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> A2 THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY, THURSDAY, DECEMBER 17,2020 Commission Receives COVID-19 Update Obituaries BY MILES LAYTON Editor Ashley Stoop of Albe marle Regional Heath Services provided Per quimans County Board of Commissioners an update about the re gion’s response to the COVID-19 pandemic. During the Dec. 7 meeting, Stoop spoke of the color coding system designating the spread of those infect ed with the virus. In recent weeks, Perquimans is among North Carolina coun ties seeing “critical” community spread of COVID-19. According to the lat est ARHS statistics, Perquimans County has 34 active cases of covid, four deaths, 359 recovered cases - 397 bases total. As of now five of the AHRS eight counties are in the red with the potential to see more red spread across the region and state in the new report that comes out later this week. The number of red counties has more than doubled from the November 23 County Alert, up to 48 from Suspects in Hertford Shooting Juveniles BY JULIAN EURE For the Perquimans Weekly All four suspects in a shooting incident Dec. 4 in Hertford that sent a man to the hospital with a gunshot wound are ju veniles, a Hertford po lice official says. One of the suspects is already in custody and facing charges, while Hertford police await authorization from ju venile justice officials to file charges against three others, Detective Sgt. John Duncan of the Hertford Police Depart ment said late last week. The juveniles are sus pected of taking part in the shooting of a 40-year-old man in the King and Stokes streets of Hertford the night of Friday, Dec. 4. All four juveniles are between the ages of 13 and 17, Duncan said. The 14-year-old juve nile who is already in custody is believed to have pulled the trigger in the shooting, Dun can said. Police have an eyewitness who saw the driver of the vehi 20 counties. There are 34 orange counties as compared to 42 coun ties in that last report. To compile the Coun ty Alert System report, state Department of Health and Human Ser vices compared coun ties according to their COVID-19 case rates per 100,000 people, their percentage of positive tests and the impact virus cases are having on their com munity hospitals. DHHS then catego rized counties into three tiers, with those coded red reporting critical community spread; those coded orange seeing substan tial community spread; and those coded yel low seeing “signifi cant” spread. In other news, com mission granted a two- year extension for a conditional use permit for Perquimans Solar LLC. The company sited COVID-19 delays that are holding up devel opment of the proper ty. Miles Layton can be reached at mlayton@ ncweeklies.com cle fire gunshots at the man, he said. The juvenile is charged with felony fleeing to elude arrest, assault with a deadly weapon inflicting seri ous injury, and felony conspiracy. Duncan said the oth er three juveniles will face the same charges if officials with the N.C. Department of Juvenile Justice sign off on the petitions for charges Hertford police have submitted. Duncan said Hertford police know the fourth juvenile’s identity but haven’t located him yet. When they do, they ex pect to submit petitions to juvenile justice offi cials also charging him in the incident. Duncan said juvenile justice officials signed off on the one juvenile’s arrest because of his lengthy record of previ ous juvenile petitions. Duncan said some of the juveniles involved in the incident have had previous encounters with law enforcement. Officers heard what SUBMITTED PHOTO On behalf of the Perquimans County Commission, Commission Chairman Wallace Nelson presented a plaque to Brenda Lassiter for her 14 years of service on the Planning Board. Her final term with the board ended in November. appeared to be gunshots in the King and Stokes streets area around 9:53 p.m. Friday, Dec. 4. Officers found a man on Stokes Street who had been shot. According to Dun can, Hertford officers who heard the gunshots quickly responded and located a red vehicle believed to have been involved in the shoot ing. Officers attempted to stop the vehicle but were unsuccessful. The officers began chasing the vehicle through a part of Hert ford before following it onto U.S. Highway 17 North, Duncan said. The officers continued the chase across the Perquimans County line into Pasquotank County before turning the pur suit over to Pasquotank Sheriff’s deputies as the vehicle crossed into Elizabeth City. Not long afterward, the driver lost control of the pursued vehicle on North Road Street and the car struck a house in the 900 block of the street, Elizabeth City police said. Three of the four ju veniles were treated for non-life threatening injuries at Sentara Al bemarle Medical Center and released into police custody. A fourth juve nile ran from the vehi cle and was not taken into custody. The man who was shot in the incident was transported to a local hospital where he was treated for a gunshot wound and released, Duncan said. The man does not believe he was targeted in the attack, Duncan said. The man’s name has not been re leased to the media. A subsequent investi gation by Elizabeth City police determined the vehicle involved the in cident had been report ed stolen from the 100 block of Ward Street on Nov. 25, according to Sgt. Lamar Battle. Julian Eure is managing editor of the Daily Advance. Per quimans Weekly Editor Miles Layton contrib uted to this report. Betty Gail Sawyer HERTFORD - Betty Gail Chappell Sawyer, 71, of Dobbs Street, Hertford, formerly of Belvidere, passed away Sunday, Dec. 13,2020, in Chesapeake, VA., after a brief illness. Born in Pasquotank County in 1949, she was the daughter of Juanita Virginia Spivey Chappell of Hertford and the late Gailey Lee Chappell. In addition to her father, she was preceded in death by a nephew, C.W. “Trey” Overton, III. A member of Whiteville Grove Baptist Church, she was a devoted caretaker to her mother, of the home, as well as a beloved mother, grandmother, great-grandmother, sister, aunt, cousin, and friend to many. Besides her mother, she is survived by a son, Thomas Wayne “Buddy” Sawyer (Amy) of Belvi dere, and daughters, Lisa Gail Sawyer Jackson (Sean) of Cary and Lori Leigh Sawyer Haines (Ca leb) of Elizabeth City. She is also survived by five grandchildren, Thom as Christopher Sawyer and Matthew James Saw yer, Dylan Sinclair Jackson and Effie Dare Jackson, and Riley Hunter Haines; two great-granddaugh ters, Paisley Marie Sawyer and Bailey Lynn Saw yer; by her sisters, Peggy Lynn Spruill (Billy) of Winfall and Vicki Leigh Overton (C.W.) of Belvid ere, as well as two nieces, Melanie Shoaf (Chris) of Hertford, and Amy Comoroski (Steven) of Win fall. She also leaves behind her dear cousin, Arlene (Bobby) Weeks of Southern Shores. A private graveside service to celebrate Betty’s gracious and loving spirit will be held on Thursday in Cedarwood Cemetery, and will be conducted by Pastors Lonnie Coker and Michael Haines. With restrictions associated with the Covid-19 Pandemic, no formal visitation will be held. How ever, friends my visit with the family at her son’s home, 124 Drinking Hole Road, Belvidere. Safety protocols including masks and social distancing guidelines will be followed for both the service and times of visitation. In lieu of flowers, memorial donations may be made to the Leukemia & Lymphoma Society. Miller & Van Essendelft Funeral and Cremation Providers, 1125 Harvey Point Road, Hertford, is as sisting the family with arrangements, and online condolences may be made by visiting www.miller- fhc.com. Obituary Policy For information on submitting obituaries or death notices Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., call 252-329- 9505 or email obits® apgenc.com and specify that you are interested in obituary information for The Perquimans Weekly. On weekends and holi days, email obits@apgenc. com. We do not accept Law Enforcement Log Perquimans Sheriff’s arrests between Dec. 4 and Dec. 10: ■ Christopher Young of Virgin ia Beach was arrested Dec. 4 and charged with possession of a firearm by a felon, pos session of a stolen firearm and larceny of a firearm. Bond was set at $6,000 secured. ■ Joel McClenney of Crescent Drive, Hertford, was arrested Dec. 5 and charged with fail ure to appear. Bond was set at $2,000 secured. ■ Clayton Rockwell of New notices by fax. Obituaries must be received, processed and approved by noon on Tues day to appear in print in the Thursday edition. Death notices are $25 and can include the name and age of the decedent; funeral and visitation or viewing information; and the name of the funeral home. Hope Road, Hertford, was arrested Dec. 5 and charged with communicating threats. Bond/other ■ Morgan Key of Elizabeth City was arrested Dec. 8 and charged with driving while li cense revoked and possession of drug paraphernalia. Bond was set at $500 unsecured. ■ Jonathan Hansley of Penn sylvania Avenue, Hertford, was arrested Dec. 10 and charged with assault and battery. Bond was set at $1,000 unsecured. Vaccinations Begin as Spread of COVID Continues FROM STAFF, WIRE REPORTS The first inoculations with the Pfizer COVID-19 are expected in Pitt Coun ty on Thursday, three days after the biggest vaccina tion campaign in U.S. his tory kicked off with health workers across the country rolling up their sleeves for shots to protect them and start beating back the pan demic. Monday’s vaccinations brought notes of optimism even as the nation’s death toll hit 300,000, record num bers of people were hos pitalized locally and state wide, and daily new cases averages were at 115 locally and 6,000 statewide in the seven days between Dec. 8-14. “I feel hopeful today. Re lieved,” critical care nurse Sandra Lindsay said after getting a shot in the arm at Long Island Jewish Medical Center in New York. “I feel like healing is coming.” With a countdown of “3- 2-1,” workers at Ohio State University’s Wexner Medi cal Center gave the first in jections to applause. And in suburban New Orleans, Steven Lee, an in ¬ tensive care pharmacist at Ochsner Medical Center, summed up the moment as he got his own vaccination: “We can finally prevent the disease as opposed to 0 (fane Aet ^ Hd^e ^iw Hertford Baptist Church 124 W. Market Street 252.426.7460 (USPS428-080) Published Each Thursday A publication of Adams Publishing Group Established 1934 111 W. Market St., Hertford, NC 27944 Robin L. Quillon Publisher Sean O’Brien General Manager Miles Layton Editor Bev Alexander. 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