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Durant new CFO in Asheville Pages Homecoming set at PCHS Page 4 Parr up for national award Page? September 28, 2005 Vol. 73, No. 39 Hertford, North Carolina 27944 t-’li:/C6 PERQUimSS COUa%Y LIBRARY 110 W ACADEMY 57' HERTFORD, HC Perquimans Weekly Hertford woman stabbed MARGARET FISHER A woman was stabbed after a confrontation with another woman at Meads Mobile Home Park. Lakisha Hunter, 35, of 205 East Railroad Ave. was sitting in a parking area of the mobile home park on Wednesday, Sept. 14. At about 10:55 p.m., Tara Miller-Sanchez, 35, of 227 Meades Circle pulled up in a car and began arguing with Hunter, said Chief Dale Vanscoy of the Hertford Police Department. The confrontation became physical when the two women began striking each other, Vanscoy said. “Sanchez pulled out a knife and allegedly stabbed Hunter in the hack,” Vanscoy said. After Sanchez fled, Sgt. Lee McPherson was called to the scene. Hunter was taken to Chowan Hospital and released. A warrant was obtained against Sanchez who then turned herself in to Hertford Police on Sept. 19. She was taken to Albemarle District Jail and a $5,000 secured bond was obtained. Signing the way PHOTO BY MARGARET FISHER A bright new sign greets visitors alongside by Missing Recreational Trails Program. This week, bike racks will Mill Park. The $2,200 sign is part of the beautification be installed. The project should be completed within and upgrading of the park that came about from a two months. The improvements have increased park grant to the Town of Hertford from the North Carolina use, said Town Manager John Christensen. arson MARGARET FISHER Another episode of arson occurred Monday morning in Snug Harbor, making it the second fire this month and the fourth this year. A smoldering towel was discovered under the home of Erin Flood, her two chil dren and Robert Rue who reside at 126 Redwood St. “1 woke up at 6:30 in the morning to get my kinder- gartner ready for school and that’s when I noticed the smoke,” Flood said. The smoke appeared to be coming in from the vents inside her home and Flood thought that the attic might be on fire, said Perquimans County Sheriff, Eric Tilley.Flood got her chil dren, ages 4 and 11 months, out of bed and out of the house and went to get help from a neighbor. Rue was Continued on page 10 COA increases pool of boat-building job seekers Margaret Fisher A Hertford student graduated last month from a boat building class offered at College of The Albemarle’s Edenton- Chowan campus. Lakeven Warren, 23, completed 35 hours of pre employment boat building instruction through COA’s Corporate & Continuing Education division. The course teaches stu dents a general knowledge of the boat building indus try, as well as basic skills in tools, safety, plumbing, electricity and working with materials related to boat construction. The 15 graduates were offered tours at Regulator Marine and Albemarle Sportfishing Boats, both in Chowan County “What they got was a general overview of the boat building industry,” said Lynn Hurdle-Winslow, vice president for the con tinuing education pro gram and interim dean at the Edenton campus. The course is aimed to provide a pool of qualified applicants that wiU fulfill the needs of the local boat building industry, Hurdle- Winslow said. A lamination certifica tion course will be offered to employees in the indus try, as well as other spe cialized courses. There are four major boat manufacturers in Chowan County. Seven graduates from the class were employed by Albemarle Boats. PHOTO BY MARGARET FISHER LeKeven Warren of Hertford is one of those who has taken advantage of the boat-building course of study at College of The Albemarle, Edenton campus. This type of partnering allows businesses to focus on their day-to-day manu facturing processes instead of allocating busi ness time for training. In 2004, President George W Bush commended the part nership between Regulator Marine and COA when he met with small business owners from all over the country at the White House. Warren had no previous experience with boats, but saw the course as an opportunity to check out the industry and find a good paying job. The Perquimans County native is currently employed by a fast food restaurant, but has taken time off because of a foot injury. Warren at first said that none of the boat build ing companies had open ings, but he is guaranteed an interview. Later, he said he was interviewed by one of the companies, but he doesn’t know what the sta tus is. “I think my chances are pretty good when they start hiring again,” Warren said. The college recently qualified for a $300,000 grant from the Golden Leaf Foundation to build a boat building facility on the old D.F. Walker campus, which is now utilized by COA as classrooms and labs. “We’re now soliciting bids for architects to design and build the build ing,” said Dawn McAvoy, COA’s director of market ing and communications. Building completion is anticipated in March 2006. Morning fog raises school delay questions MARGARET FISHER Two accidents occurred on two consecutive morn ings last week during foggy conditions. Those acci dents raised concerns that Perquimans County Schools should have delayed opening school. On Monday, Sept. 19, Robert Elliott of 178 Haywood Smith Road was driving 55 miles per hour on Turnpike Road when he lost control in a curve, said 1st Sgt. J.S. Hardison of the North Carolina Highway Patrol. Elliott’s 2001 Dodge pick up went off the road to the right, overturned and land ed in a ditch. Elliott was not injured and was charged with exceeding a safe speed, Hardison said. “Just like you can’t exceed speed in ice, you can’t exceed speed in heavy fog,” Hardison said. Another accident took place on the following day after Mack Daniels Toon of 439 Goodwin Mill Road came to a stop sign at the end of Beechsprings Road. Toon told Trooper J.F. Bray that he stopped his 1979 Ford SUV at the stop sign and then made a left turn onto Center Hill Highway. His vehicle then struck a 1999 Dodge passen ger car driven by Nicole Lisette White of 112 Union HaU Road. The SUV landed in a ditch across the T- intersection. White was taken to Albemarle Hospital by Perquimans County Emergency Management Services. Her injuries at the time were classified as evident, but not disabling. Toon was not injured and was charged with fail ure to yield to a right of way. The accident was not weather-related, according to Trooper L.M. Hill’s report, although there was fog at the time of the acci dent. Accidents in fog raise questions about scTwo accidents in two mornings are not excessive, Hardison said. “If (the fog) was that thick, I would have expect ed more wrecks. ...We usu ally have more than this in the rain because people drive too fast.” Hardison recommends that drivers be extra cau tious in heavy fog by dri ving slower. Continued on page 10 Town noted by power agency The Town of Hertford was awarded a Public Power Award of Excellence Honorable Mention for Grassroots/Building Political Strength. The award was given during the Electricities annual meeting. The award recognizes the town’s involvement in public power legislative issues, initiation of grass roots events and participa tion in federal and state leg islative events. More than 70 North Carolina public power com munities, including the Town of Hertford, serve more than 500,000 residen tial, commercial and indus trial customers. Member municipalities both own and operate their electric systems, and most have been providing electric ser vice for 100 years or more. Since 2001, public power communities have con tributed more than 14,000 new jobs and nearly $1.5 bil lion in investment. ElectiCities provides customer service and safe ty training, emergency and technical assistance, com munications, government affairs and legal services to public power cities, as well as serving the state’s two municipal power agencies. Weekend Weather Thursday High: 84, Low:57 Scahered T'storms Friday High: 76, Low: 59 Mostly Sunny Saturday High: 84, Low: 66 Sunny
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