THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT
Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.
DATE: Wednesday, March 6, 1996 TAG: 9603060632
SECTION: LOCAL PAGE: B7 EDITION: FINAL
DATELINE: ELIZABETH CITY LENGTH: Long : 124 lines
Barbara Benton Lis has been arrested after being indicted by a federal grand jury last week in an embezzlement case.
Lis, 44, of the 1100 block of Folley Road, was released on a $50,000 bond, a federal official involved with the case said Tuesday.
Lis, a civilian, is a former chief accountant and bookkeeper-in-charge at the U.S. Coast Guard Exchange in Elizabeth City. She is charged with embezzling an undisclosed amount of money between March 1993 and November 1994.
A trial date has not been set.
KEYWORDS: ARREST EMBEZZLEMENT
ECSU FOUNDERS DAY: FOUNDERS DAY WILL BE OBSERVED AT ELIZABETH
CITY STATE UNIVERSITY ON THURSDAY AT 10 A.M. IN MOORE HALL
AUDITORIUM.
THE KEYNOTE SPEAKER THIS YEAR AT THE ANNUAL CEREMONY WILL BE DR.
LEONARD SLADE JR., AN ECSU ALUMNUS WHO IS PROFESSOR OF ENGLISH AND
AFRICAN STUDIES AT THE STATE UNIVERSITY OF NEW YORK IN ALBANY.
FOR MORE DETAILS, CALL THE ECSU OFFICE OF UNIVERSITY RELATIONS,
919-335-3594.
NAVAL HISTORY: A FREE LECTURE ON THE WEEKSVILLE NAVAL AIR STATION
WILL BE PRESENTED BY STEVE CHALKER ON TUESDAY AT 7:30 P.M. AT THE
MUSEUM OF THE ALBEMARLE IN ELIZABETH CITY.
THE HISTORY OF THE BASE AND THE SUCCESSFUL USE OF BLIMPS DURING
THE WORLD WAR II FOR ANTI-SUBMARINE PATROLS WILL BE HIGHLIGHTED
DURING THE PROGRAM.
THE PUBLIC IS INVITED. REFRESHMENTS WILL BE SERVED.
FOR DETAILS, CALL 335-1453.
TRUSTEES MEET: THE TRUSTEES OF ELIZABETH CITY STATE UNIVERSITY
WILL MEET TUESDAY AT 11 A.M. IN THE G. R. LITTLE LIBRARY CONFERENCE
ROOM.
DEMOCRATS TO MEET: PASQUOTANK COUNTY DEMOCRATS WILL MEET IN
THEIR PRECINCT POLLING PLACES THURSDAY.
DELEGATES TO THE COUNTY DEMOCRATIC CONVENTION APRIL 13 WILL BE
ELECTED.
FOR DETAILS, CALL PASQUOTANK COUNTY DEMOCRATIC CHAIRWOMAN BETTY
MEGGS AT 919-335-4209.
FREE HIV & SYPHILIS SCREENING: FREE HIV AND SYPHILIS SCREENINGS
WILL BE HELD FROM 10 A.M. TO 3:30 P.M. FRIDAY AT 605 S. MARTIN
STREET IN ELIZABETH CITY.
THE SCREENINGS ARE SPONSORED BY THE OPPORTUNITY INDUSTRIALIZATION
CENTER OF ELIZABETH CITY, A COMMUNITY-BASED ORGANIZATION.
FREE TRANSPORTATION, REFRESHMENTS AND CONDOMS ALSO ARE AVAILABLE.
FOR MORE INFORMATION OR FOR TRANSPORTATION, CALL 331-2156.
NEW PROGRAMS ON WGAI: BEGINNING TONIGHT, LENORA JARVIS-MACKEY
WILL HOST A WEDNESDAY COMMUNITY ROUND TABLE FROM 6 TO 7 ON WGAI
AM560.
JARVIS-MACKEY IS PRESIDENT OF RIVER CITY COMMUNITY DEVELOPMENT
CORP. IN ELIZABETH CITY.
THE SECOND WEDNESDAY OF EACH MONTH, BEGINNING MARCH 13, WILL BE
``COMMUNITY VOICES WITH CHRIS HOLLAND'' AND WILL FOCUS ON
VOLUNTEERISM, CIVIC ORGANIZATIONS, CHURCHES AND NON-PROFIT
ORGANIZATIONS.
THE SHOW WILL AIR FROM 5 TO 6 P.M. HOLLAND IS A MEMBER OF THE
BOARD OF DIRECTORS FOR THE LOCAL AMERICAN RED CROSS, VICE PRESIDENT
OF THE ELIZABETH CITY JAYCEES AND DIRECTOR OF SALES FOR HOLIDAY INN
ELIZABETH CITY.
THE CALL-IN TELEPHONE NUMBER FOR THESE NEW PROGRAMS IS 335-4371.
KILL DEVIL HILLS
GOP HOSTS CANDIDATES: THE DARE COUNTY REPUBLICAN WOMEN'S CLUB
WILL HOLD ITS MONTHLY MEETING AT THE WESTERN SIZZLIN STEAKHOUSE IN
KILL DEVIL HILLS ON WEDNESDAY AT 11:30 A.M.
THIS MONTH'S PROGRAM WILL OFFER AN OPPORTUNITY TO MEET AND ASK
QUESTIONS OF ALL THE CANDIDATES FOR THE DARE COUNTY BOARD OF
EDUCATION, A NON-PARTISAN PANEL, AND ALL REPUBLICAN PRIMARY
CANDIDATES FOR THE BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS.
RESERVATIONS ARE NOT REQUIRED. MEMBERS AND GUESTS CAN ORDER LUNCH
FROM THE MENU OR EAT FROM THE BUFFET.
FOR DETAILS, CALL 261-3062 OR 255-0125.
REGIONAL
TECH HIGH DEADLINE: NOMINATIONS MUST BE RECEIVED BY NORTH
CAROLINA POWER NO LATER THAN MARCH 15 FOR STUDENTS TO BE CONSIDERED
FOR THIS YEAR'S TECH HIGH PROGRAM AT CHOWAN COLLEGE IN MURFREESBORO,
JUNE 16-21.
TECH HIGH IS A PARTNERSHIP PROGRAM OF NORTH CAROLINA POWER AND
CHOWAN COLLEGE THAT GIVES HIGH SCHOOL SOPHOMORES IN NORTHEASTERN
NORTH CAROLINA A HANDS-ON, HIGH-TECH SUMMER CAMP THAT HIGHLIGHTS
MATH AND SCIENCE BY USING SCANNING ELECTRON MICROSCOPES, ROBOTS AND
LASERS.
STUDENTS ARE NOMINATED BY THEIR SCHOOLS. THIRTY-SIX STUDENTS WILL
BE SELECTED.
MANTEO
JOB FAIR MARCH 22: THE 1ST ANNUAL JOB SEEKERS EXTRAVAGANZA,
SPONSORED BY THE OUTER BANKS CHAMBER OF COMMERCE AND DARE COUNTY
SCHOOLS, WILL BE HELD AT THE COLLEGE OF THE ALBEMARLE, DARE CAMPUS
ON FRIDAY, MARCH 22, FROM 9 A.M. TO 1 P.M.
BOOTH SPACES ARE AVAILABLE AT NO CHARGE FOR BUSINESS OWNERS AND
MANAGERS TO MEET POTENTIAL EMPLOYEES, DISCUSS JOB REQUIREMENTS, PAY
AND BENEFITS, HOURS AND DUTIES. STUDENTS FROM MANTEO HIGH SCHOOL,
COLLEGE OF THE ALBEMARLE AND DARE COUNTY RESIDENTS ARE INVITED TO
ATTEND.
FOR MORE INFORMATION, OR TO REGISTER, CALL ANGIE BRADY-DANIELS AT
441-8144.
EDENTON
COMMISSION MEETING: MEMBERS OF THE NORTHEASTERN NORTH
CAROLINA ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT COMMISSION WILL MEET MARCH 14 AT 10
A.M. IN THE CENTURA BANK BOARD ROOM IN EDENTON.
VIRGINIA'S PLANS FOR WIDENING U.S. 17 IN CHESAPEAKE WILL BE
DISCUSSED BY BEN BERRY, CENTURA SENIOR VICE PRESIDENT IN ELIZABETH
CITY.
CURRITUCK COUNTY
BUSINESS LOCATOR DEADLINE: CURRITUCK COUNTY BUSINESSES WANTING TO
BE INCLUDED IN A MAP AND LISTING OF ALL COUNTY BUSINESSES SHOULD
CONTACT THE ECONOMIC DEVELOPMENT DIRECTOR BY FRIDAY.
THE FREE LISTING WILL INCLUDE BUSINESS NAMES AND PHONE NUMBERS
LISTED UNDER THE APPROPRIATE SECTIONS OF THE COUNTY. THE MAP WILL BE
DISTRIBUTED LOCALLY AND OUTSIDE THE COUNTY AND ENCOURAGES PEOPLE TO
``BUY CURRITUCK.''
IT ALSO CAN SERVE AS AN ADVERTISEMENT FOR ALL THE COUNTY
BUSINESSES, SAID JOHN MULVEY, THE CURRITUCK COUNTY ECONOMIC
DEVELOPER.
ANYONE INTERESTED IN BEING INCLUDED SHOULD CONTACT MULVEY AT
232-2075, EXT. 276. by CNB