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HERTFORD NC 27944
Perquimans
April 20, 2000
VqI, No. uS Hertford, North Carolina 27944
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Boone arrested on drug charges
ANNA GOODWIN MCCARTHY
Correspondent
Roadside checks will be
enforced to prevent the ever
increasing speeds of motorists
throughout the town of
Winfall.
“Traffic continues to be a
problem,” said David Shaffer
in his police report to the
Winfall Towm Council
Wednesday night.
Shaffer said that the Winfall
Police have received several
complaints from residents
about drivers traveling at dan
gerous speeds on Winfall’s
roads,
A majority of the com
plaints cite Main Street
Extended and Two Mile Desert
Road as two of the main roads
where speeding occurs.
“Someone is going to get
killed,” said Shaffer.
Concerned about the reck
less speeding of drivers,
Shaffer has decided to set up
roadside checks immediately
The Governor's program for
roadside checks does not start
until May. but Shaffer said he,
believed the t:hecks needed to
start now.
The Winfall Town Council
also discussed wj’iting a letter
to the North Carolina
Department of
Transportation in support of
lowering the speed limit on the
streets in Winfall where haz
ardous speeding is taking
place.
Former
Hertford cop
charged after
SBI probe
JEREMY DESPOSITO
The Daily Advance
A former police officer for
both Elizabeth City and
Hertford was arrested last
Wednesday on charges of
cocaine trafficking and
destroying evidence following
a State Bureau of Investigation
Bistro offers
new choices
downtown
SUSAN R. HARRIS
Editor
The smells that drift
through Hall of Fame Square
make your mouth water. The
aromas of fresh coffee brew
ing, warm sticky buns, scones,
French toast, cooked-to-order
omelettes afld otheT delith'fS*
assault the senses as cus
tomers stop in for a leisurely
breakfast. In addition to regu
lar and decaf, bistro patrons
may enjoy specialty coffees
such as the macadamia nut
brewed for the grand opening,
or maybe a steaming cappuci-
no.
Around lunchtime, the fare
— and the smells — turns to
probe.
According t-
County Sh(n i!r.
records, Charles i i :■>!
Jr., 25, was ^t i- s
and charged v'IN'
with intent In ii
cocaine, sale M:i>: .
cocaine, andott.■
destroy criminal evi,
$10,000 secured anjai ■.
Sheriff Eric nik-v
officials asked
Sheriffs Dep:ir;...o.
duct the probe aoo n
paperwork, bur
details of ti.‘ ii v s
with him.
“They oM’I
■ I I'.i.'ins
■ imeiif
Bo('!r ■
tpni 1'.’
■lelri '
discuss it,” he said. “They sat
-Hifi filled out paper
work.
MerHord Police Chief Dale
iisiiov said Boone's last day
• 1'^ a I lertfoi (I police officer was
' 1999. He had resigned
in sii))i)('sed)y” take a job in
( ■iinicctj(‘iil, Vanscoy said.
■'! tc'Meve his wife had fami-
n .!}; i-)(>re and he was going
. j. th're to woi’k,” Vanscoy
\ .un '’oy said he had no rea
son to believe Boone was
invT'ive i Ir. any illegal activity
li.o.aljnii wliiie a member of the
Heriroid pf'iice Department.
'I ii I (. ,-ii e. imwever, allegations
SIkU (‘
V.dn
unrelated to the recent charges
that Vanscoy is now preparing
to investigate.
“I was getting ready to call
for an investigation myself to
see if the allegations were
true,” Vanscoy said.
District Attorney Frank
Parrish could not be reached
for comment.
Two complaints have been
filed against Boone and dis
missed in the past two years. A
citizen made a complaint
against him in August 1998,
alleging that he had pointed a
gun at him. A member of the
Elizabeth City Police
Department at the time, Boone
The Blue Heron Bistro
ting last Friday. T he s
thick sandwiclx-s ■■
of breads stufT--d '' ip-
.iU'
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Ma'I of Fame Square held a chamber-sponsored ribbon cut-
in offerings to dining in Hertford.
*n(-:ifs and rdieeses, soups After months of anticipa-
■dnds, tion as Joseph and Judith
later resigned to join the
Hertford Police Department,
Elizabeth City Police Capt. Bill
Williams said.
An arrest warrant was also
issued for Boone on June 24,
1999, after a complainant said
Boone had rammed his head
into a car window and threw
him to the ground five months
earlier. The complainant at the
time of the incident was
arrested by a second Hertford
police officer for assaulting
Boone's sister. Boone was
found not guilty in district
court.
SBI officials could not be
reached for this story.
Monks put finishing touches
on her new business, the Blue
Heron Bistro & Bakery opened
last month. A ribbon cutting
last Friday sponsored by the
Chamber of Commerce
marked its official grand open
ing.
The bistro offers dining both
upstairs and down.
Downstairs, diners can watch
the activity on Church Street
through the large plate glass
windows or sit at the chic
bistro-style tables and chairs
in the HaU of Fame haUway.
Upstairs, there is room for
larger groups, and even an
area that will accommodate
meetings.
The Blue Heron is open
Monday—Friday, 7 a.m.-4 p.m.,
with breakfast served until 11
each morning.
On Saturday and Sunday,
the bistro’s hours are 8 a.m.—4
p.m. Breakfast is served until
11 on Saturday and until 12:30
on Sunday
Five candidates seek three school board seats
susan r. harris
Editor
Five candidates — two
incumbents and three chal
lengers — seek election to the
Perquimans County Board of
Education on May 2.
Iris Byrne, Ramona Murphy,
Helen Shaw, William Byrum
and Thomas Riddick are ask
ing voters to seat them on the
school board. Shaw and
Riddick are presently on tlie
board, and Riddick serves as
vice chairman.
Each candidate was asked to
respond to a set of written
.questions about educational
issues. Their responses appear
exactly as submitted. They
have not been edited.
Byrne, Murphy and Shaw
were the first candidates to
respond. As there is limited
space in this week’s edition,
their answers will appear this
week. Next week, we will fea
ture the responses of. Byrum
and Riddick.
What talents/abilities/
experiences/training quali
fy you to sit on the school
board?
Byrne: My 18 years experi
ence as an elementary teacher
and three years of instruction
at the college level can help me
bring a classroom perspective
to the school board. As an
adjunct faculty member at
College of the Albemarle,
teaching Early Childhood
Education, I have learned the
importance of utilizing com
munity resources and encour
aging parental involvement in
our schools for the benefit of
Iris Byrne
the chUd. My experience in the
business world enables me to
understand budgetary priori
ties and how to put our tax
money to the best use.
Murphy: Being a parent
and my children’s first teacher
qualified me to sit on the Board
of Education. I have their best
interest along with aU of the
other students. Without our
children there would not be a
school system.
Shaw: My interest covers
every aspect of the school sys
tem, mainly elevating the stu
dents to their highest possible
attainment.
What is your interest in
the school system?
Murphy: Everything about
the school system interests me.
We are aU needed to help all
students grow up to be happy,
healthy, well educated individ
uals. I have always taught my
children that their education is
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Ramona Murphy
the one thing that no on
take away from them.' im ( hil
dren are not dollar signs (h'>
are individuals, all ol thim rn ■
special and their (»pin’ons and
their parents opin ions at e vci y
important to me.
Shaw: My interest cover;
every aspect of the school sys
tem, mainly elevating the stu
dents to their hie'-"; i"' '.i. ic
attainment.
Byrne: My gi.o'dsca,
Daniel Carnall. att'nd’ jj'- '
grade at Penininiaiis ( con il
School. 1 began to lak" p pci
sonal interest in Penptinrins
County Schools when ho
entered Kindergarten in 199!’. i
was delighted that he coold t"-
a student in the imvv riii pi
School facility Wl'i'n ' ' r ed
that North Caroiiiia. sl idmd^
tested in the lowei tni-dor i|c
nation, 1 bera.Mir .-Miirpi' ,r-.
because 1 did nr.: i ' this hr
my grandsini c.i ; i.-, ... !..■
Helen Shaw
dents in our school system.
Vvliat could 1 do as a grandpar
ent'.'’ Bi'coiue a member of the
Poar-d of Education and help
whei’e I can to raise the stan
dard of education in our com
munity.
Why are you running for
school board?
Shaw: To continue to give
on ’o|rii rof a h(!tter school
\ Sit( ‘V! I ,
Byi ne (See previous
■nr-,vr>!',)
iVUn riiiy; I am running for
the M'.iacd of Education for sev-
ei al reasons.I want to be a
voice for onr children and our
parents. As a parent I have the
tjual say over my children, not
the ' tf'iu. Parents have been
lor process of decisions
Inc rlu'ir children. I want to
n. ;oioi( cliool bus awarcucss
n cur community and across
' ' ■> .n.'ii I will take the fee
i>: ol I,, |(|,. of Education
■' . ■ . . aim giv.e it back to
the students involved in the
band, art, music and drama
classes by purchasing much
needed supplies. Our children
need a very well rounded edu
cation not only ABCs. They
need the arts. The high school
needs an art teacher. I want to
see more respect and disci
pline taught at home and in
our school system. I want chil
dren to be able to sit and learn
in a class room that does not
have a hole in the roof I want
our children to be safe in
school and on the buses.
(Editor’s note: The candi
dates were asked to base
answers to the next qustions
based on state statutes and local
policies.)
What is the greatest chal
lenge facing Perquimans
County Schools? What can
the school board do to meet
this challenge?
Byrne: Perquimans County
Schools need to raise aU stu
dents to the level of standards
set by the state and even above
that level. We became an exem
plary school last year because
of the improvement of testing
results over the previous year.
We still need to bring the 40
some percent of children who
are stiU testing below level up
to state requirements. This
requires teacher, parent,
administrator, and school
board cooperation. We aU need
to work toward this goal.
Murphy: The greatest chal
lenge facing our school system
is to not count our children as
percentages on a piece of
paper. They are individuals
and our future, they deserve
the best education that we can
provide them with. The Board
of Education can help by act
ing in the best interest of the
students and parents. Quit
pressuring our teachers and
students to compete with other
areas. Keep in mind that all
students have parents that
have the final say in educating
their children and that they
can remove them from the sys
tem and teach them at home or
elsewhere.
Shaw: The greatest chal
lenge is making sure our stu
dents continue to perform at
the highest rate possible and
receive exemplary status at all
four schools.
Please see BOARD, page 10
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