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Volume39,Number 15 WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. THURSDAY, December 6, 2012
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Perry Peterson shows ? design of the new
building.
ESR 1
leaving
East
Winston ;
Agency to break-ground ,
on new multi-million |
dollar headquarters ]
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BY LAYLA GARMS
THE CHRONICLE ,
Alter calling East Winston home for 43
years, ESR (Experiment in Setf-Rcliaftc#) It
set to move to a new Home.
- j Last Friday, the agency, which offers pro
grams and services to help the "working low
income" and chronically homeless popula
tions, unveiled plans for a new $2.7 million
headquarters during a private reception for
donors and
supporters.
The
19,000- ,
square- (
foot-build- (
tog, which -i
will be
called the t
E S R ,
Community s
Services f
and;
Training {
Center, will
be located j
at the cor- t
ner of ,
Dominion
Street and i
Wellman Roebuck
ft ' . * ?'
Reynolds Boulevard in the northern part of
vie city. ESR Executive Director Twana
JVellman Roebuck said the new location will
he more centrally-located in order to serve
ESR clients, who, she says, hail from all
across die city. The new site is also in close
proximity to Goodwill Industries of
Northwest North Carolina, the American Red
Cross and other agencies with whom ESR
regularly partners.
"It's a very good site and place certainly
to serve the population we serve and broaden
our base," said Wellman Roebuck. "...We on
purpose chose a site that would keep us
(close) to our clients while at the same time
be more visible and accessible."
Wellman Roebuck said the current facili
ty at 1550 University Court has served ESR
well, but lacks the space and technology the
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Why Was WomNe Charged?
Many have questions in wake of lawmaker's exoneration
BY LAY LA UAJKM5
THE CHRONICLE
More than a week after criminal charges stemming from
a fatal traffic accident were dismissed
Burke
against State Rep. Larry Womble, some
local residents are questioning why the
veteran lawmaker was charged in the
first place.
Womble's car and that of David
Carmichael collided around 11 p.m. on
Dec. 2, 2011 on Reynolds Park
Boulevard, a short distance from
Womble's home. Carmichael died in the
crash and Womble was severely injured.
Tests showed that Carmichaers blood
Ichohol level was well over the legal limit, yet Womble
See Wamble on A5
File Photo
Rep. Womble is greeted by supporters at a September prayer
vigil in his honor.
Family seeks answers, closure
Constance "Connie" Hall was murdered more than a year ago
1Y LAYLA GARMS
~HE CHRONICLE
Growing up, city native
\pril Hall looked up to her
>lder sister. Ten years her sen
or, Constance "Connie" Hall
vas both her protector and
elf-appointed authority fig
ire.
"She would look after me
i lot," recalled April Hall, a
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>11 U I? V ?
01 two.
she just
bossed
m e
around,
just told
me what
to do ."
A s
aauits,
he two were close, calling
sach other often and fighting
rver the gravy boat at
Phanksgiving gatherings.
"She was smart. She was
tinny," said April, an adminis
rative assistant at Pepsi. "If
the had a dollar and you asked
?er for it, she'd give it to you.
she loved people, and she
oved the family."
Constance disappeared on
*4ov. 14, 2011, just weeks
xfore her 48th birthday. One
veek later, on Nov. 21, her
Phoao by Uyfc Ora
April Hall stands next to a memorial photo of her older sister, the late Constance
"Connie" Hall.
body was discovered in an
apartment complex on Manly
Street. She had been stabbed
and stuffed into a garbage cart,
a heartless conclusion to the
life of a woman who was, by
all accounts, giving and kind
to a fault.
"She didn't know no
strangers," recalled her moth
er, Maggie Hall. "She knew
everybody."
Often described as a "peo
ple person," Constance, who
was caring for her elderly
father at the time of her death,
was especially fond of
Thanksgiving, family mem
ben said.
"She loved Thanksgiving
dinner," her mother remarked.
She loved the dressing and the
turkey. She just couldn't get
enough."
Thanksgiving is no longer
a source of joy for the Hall
See Hal on A 1?
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A Long Time
Coming
Rmo by Uyta Oral
Dr. Janus -Jim" Jones (right),
the first American Indian alum
nus of Wake Forest University,
accepts a Faces of Courage
award from Dr. Anthony Perez,
senior associate dean for
Administration and Operations
at Wake Forest School of
Medicine, during the American
Indian Alumni Awards
Luncheon last week at Graylyn
International Conference
Center. Read more on BI.
j. Panelists: Church can help ease HIV/AIDS stigma
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BY TODD LUCK
HfrqfflPMCLE __
The intersection of Christianity and HTV/AIDS was
discussed during a World AIDS Day (Dec. 1) forum at
die Central Library.
Panelists included preachers, youth leaders and an
AIDS activist, many of whom have been directly affect
ed by die disease. Rev. Savaias R. Squire Sr. moderated
and conceived of the discussion. Squire, who is HIV
positive, is the music director at Qethsemane Hope
Set HIV on A2
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The
panel
listens
as Dr.
Nathan
Scorens
(center)
makes a
point.
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