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A2 THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 10,2020 Order: Stay home between 10 p.m., 5 a.m. Obituaries FROM SUBMITTED REPORTS RALEIGH — Governor Roy Cooper and North Carolina Department of Health and Human Ser vices Secretary Dr. Mandy Cohen announced Tues day, Dec. 8, that North Car olina will begin a Modified Stay at Home Order after a rapid increase in North Carolina’s key COVID-19 trends. The Order requires people to stay at home be tween 10 p.m. and 5 a.m. and takes effect Friday, Dec. 11, and will be in place until at least Jan. 8, 2021. “We already have strong safety protocols and capac ity limitations in place - in cluding a statewide mask requirement. With this ad ditional action beginning Commission Swears-in Familiar Faces BY MILES LAYTON Editor Due to a gas line leak Tuesday, time grew short to crank out this story about Monday’s Perquim ans County Commission meeting before the press deadline, however, here are a few highlights. Re-elected, Commission ers Joseph Hoffler, Kyle Jones and Charles Wood ard were sworn-in. On that note, commis sioners unanimously chose to keep Wallace Nelson as chairman and Fondella Leigh as vice chairwoman of the commission. Speaking of familiar fac es, Connie Brothers was appointed to serve as an at-large representative to the Albemarle Commis sion’s Board of Delegates. GAS Continued from Al transmission line, which provides natural gas ser vice to Hertford, Elizabeth City and the surrounding area “This incident was the result of third-party dam age to a pipeline that was operating safely and reli ably -just as we installed it to perform,” she said. Newspaper was unable to reach NC DOT in time for this report. There were no reported injuries. According to the Perqui mans County Sheriffs Of fice, portions of U.S. High way 17 were closed, and several businesses near Perquimans Sheriff's Office ar rests between Nov. 25 and Dec. 3: ■ Phylicia Hunter of Wynne Fork Court, Hertford, was arrested Nov. 26 and charged with assault with a deadly weapon. Bond was set at $2,000 secured. Friday, we hope to get these numbers down,” Gover nor Cooper said. “Our new modified Stay At Home or der aims to limit gatherings and get people home where they are safer, especially during the holidays. It’s also a reminder that we must be vigilant the rest of the day - wearing a face mask when we are with people we don’t live with, keeping a safe distance from others and washing our hands a lot.” The Order requires restaurants, bars, enter tainment venues, personal care businesses and more to close at 10 p.m. Travel to and from work; to obtain food, medical care, fuel or social services; or to take care of a family member is exempted. In the past week, North PHOTO BY MILES LAYTON Recently re-elected, a trio of county commissioners were sworn-in at Monday’s meeting. (Right to left) Kyle Jones, Charles Woodard and Joseph Hoffler. Brothers is a civic activist who helped spearhead a re cent get-out-the-vote drive among other important ini tiatives. Commissioners present ed a plaque to Brenda Las the rupture were closed. Hertford police Chief Den nis Brown said affected businesses had reopened by noon. Closed sections of U.S. 17 also reopened to traffic by noon. Residences who live in direct vicinity of the leak also were evacuat ed temporarily. A shelter was opened at the Perqui mans County Recreation Department on Granby Street. “Initially, everyone with in a downwind half-mile radius was evacuated but once Piedmont Natural Gas arrived on scene, we were able to ease those restric tions,” said Julie M. Soles- bee, the public information officer for Perquimans Emergency Management Law Enforcement Log ■ Jill Jennings of Elizabeth City was arrested Nov. 29 and charged with resist/obstruct/delay. Bond was set at $500 unsecured. ■ Elizabeth Ausburger of River Shore Driver, Hertford, was ar rested Nov. 29 and charged with Carolina’s case count has broken single-day records on three separate days, including crossing more than 6,000 cases per day on two of those days. Just a month ago, cases were under 3,000 per day. In recent days, the percent of tests returning positive has increased to more than 10%. Cooper said that it was clear that further action would be taken to slow the spread of the virus if trends do not improve. This could require further limiting of restaurant dining, indoor entertainment or shopping and retail capacity restric tions, among other safety protocols. Cohen also provided an update on North Carolina’s COVID-19 County Alert System map. The number siter for her long service on the Planning Board. Her final term with the board ended in November. Ashley Stoop of Albe marle Regional Health Ser vices provided an update Services. Sharpe said the com pany has offered 20 fami lies, who were affected by the evacuation, to pay for rooms Tuesday, maybe lon ger, at the Fairfield Inn in Elizabeth City. According to Perquim ans EMS, the county’s 911 communications center was notified at around 8:55 a.m. Tuesday of the line break. Emergency response personnel evacuated the area until Piedmont could determine the extent of the rupture. “Currently, we have about 20 households that are still impacted and we will maintain a shelter for these residents,” Solesbee said. “Tuesday, we had cyberstalking. Bond was set at $200 unsecured. ■ Tina Castelow of Elizabeth City was arrested Dec. 2 and charged with a domestic violence protec tion order violation. Bond/other. ■ Kimberly Scott of Harris Land of red counties (critical community spread) has more than doubled since November 23, up to 48 red counties from 20 red counties. There are now 34 orange counties (substan tial community spread), as compared to 42 orange counties from the previous report. With today’s report, more than 80% of the state’s counties fall into the red or orange tier. Read the update to see where each county stands and how the system was designed. “Your actions can keep people from getting sick, save fives, and make sure our hospitals can care for people whether it’s for a heart attack or a car acci dent or COVID-19. Protect yourself, your loved ones, and your community now,” Cohen said. about COVID-19. More on that next week. County Planner Rhon da Money asked commis sion to approve hiring a subcontractor, Holland Consulting, to update the ordinance books, a job that most be done time to time so as the state, citi zens and everyone else is on the same page. Job is to cost up to $17,500. Zachaeus Legal Services (ZLS) made a presentation about the work they by pro viding property tax fore closure services for local government. Commission ers are considering hiring the company. Hertford has already signed ZLS for this kind of work. More about Monday’s commission meeting will appear in a future edition of the Perquimans Weekly. about 4 people that evacu ated to the shelter but left once they were able to re turn to work.” Piedmont personnel are assessing what repairs will be needed and customer line connections remain active. Responding agencies in cluded Hertford police and fire departments, Winfall Fire Department, Perqui mans Fire Marshal, Per quimans Sherriffs Office, Perquimans Emergency Management, Perquim ans EMS, Hertford Public Works, Perquimans Social Services, Dominion Power, PNG, NC State Highway Patrol, NC Department of Transportation, NC Emer gency Management and the American Red Cross. ing, Hertford, was arrested Dec. 2 and charged with simple assault. Bond/other. ■ Ronald Morgan of Bethel Fish ing Center, Hertford, was arrested Dec. 2 and charged with assault on a female. Bond/other. Madge C. Bunch EDENTON - Madge Elaine Copeland Bunch, 88, of 104 Morris Circle, died Monday, November 30, 2020, in Elizabeth City Health & Rehabilitation. Mrs. Bunch was born in Chowan County on Feb ruary 13,1932, and was the daughter of the late Mil- ton Cortez and Eva Jane Lane Copeland. A homemaker, she had formerly been employed with the Edenton School System, working in the cafeteria at the Ernest A. Swain Elementary School, and later as a secretary with Carter’s Ink. She was a member of Edenton Baptist Church, and for many years was involved in the Home Demonstration Club, organized through the Chowan County Ex tension Service. In addition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband of 64 years, Frederick Carl ton Bunch; and by her daughter, Darlene Bunch Riddick. Surviving are her sons, Charles Gary Bunch and wife, Vickie, of York, PA, and Milton Art Bunch and wife, Crystal, of Hertford; her sister, Evangeline Wheeler and husband, Harold, of Virginia Beach, VA; eight grandchildren, Tara, Joshua, Corby, Kath erine, Jason, John, Wayne, and Jennifer; and eight great-grandchildren. Funeral services were held Friday at 2:00 p.m. in the chapel of Miller Funeral Home & Crematory, 735 Virginia Road, Edenton, and were conducted by her pastor, The Rev. David Brooks. Burial fol lowed in the Lane Family Cemetery in the Belvi dere community. Friends joined the family in the funeral home the hour prior to services. Masks and social distancing measures were encouraged. Online condolences may be made by visiting www.millerfhc.com. Leslie L. Narron HERTFORD - Leslie Lee Narron, 85, of River Front Drive, Hertford, NC, passed away on Satur day, December 5, 2020, in The Edenton House. Mr. Narron was born in Wilson, North Carolina on November 10, 1935, and was the son of the late Leamon L. and Nola Deans Narron. Retired after 30 years with the Norfolk Assem bly Plant of Ford Motor Company, he was the for mer owner of Narron Mobile Home Park and Nar- ron’s Motor Sales, and was the developer of Shady Oaks Estates, a residential subdivision in Perquim ans County. A member of Berea Church of Christ, he had served in the North Carolina Army National Guard. Other enjoyments included his love of NA SCAR, where for many years he traveled annually to Daytona for the big race. In addition to his parents, he was preceded in death on June 6th of this year by his wife of 62 years, Sarah Louvinia Caddy Narron; a sister, Beu lah Mae Narron Mizelle; a brother, Cecil Narron; and by a grandson, John Copeland. Surviving are his daughter, Sarah Narron Cope land (Arthur) of Hertford; two sons, Richard Lee Narron of Edenton, and Leslie Allen Narron of Grifton; a sister, Rachel N. Mizelle of Windsor; two grandsons, David Copeland (Allison) and Josh Co peland; two great-grandchildren, Casey and Jacob Copeland; and several nieces, nephews, friends, and church family. Funeral services were held Wednesday at 11:00 a.m. in Berea Church of Christ and were conducted by Dr. Melvin Styons. Burial followed in the church cemetery and those rites were conducted by Pas tor Lee Modlin. Friends visited with the family at the gravesite immediately following the service. Memorial contributions may be made to Berea Church of Christ, 1664 New Hope Road, Hertford, NC 27944. 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