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April 26, 2006
Vol. 74, No. 17 Hertford, North Carolina 27944
Weekly
White indicted on federal drug charges
MARGARET FISHER
After 14 months of
undercover drug work,
Perquimans County
Sheriff’s Office believes
that they’ve nabbed a big
fish.
During the investiga
tion, the sheriff’s office
picked up Travis Antonio
White, 22, of 823 Sandy
Cross Road for allegedly
distributing more than 50
grams of crack cocaine.
White was indicted by a
federal grand jury, and
faces a sentence of 10 years
confinement to life and up
to a $4 million fine if con
victed in federal court.
White’s first appearance
was held in Greenville on
April 20 where the charg
ing and sentencing guide
lines were explained to him
in front of a federal magis
trate, said Sb ^riff Eric
Tilley
If the U.S. Attorney’s
office decides to use
White’s past three drug-
related convictions. White
could face a mandatory life
sentence, Tilley said. The
sheriff added that criminal
history is usually consid
ered in sentencing.
White’s hearing was
scheduled for April 25 in
Greenville, where he was
detained in the Pitt County
Detention Center without
bond.
“This is part of an ongo
ing investigation that has
spanned over the last 14
months with Perquimans
County Sheriff’s Office,
Chowan County Sheriff’s
Office and the SBI (State
Bureau of Investigation),”
Tilley said.
Hertford extends
sewer moratorium
Business after hours
MARGARET FISHER
The town of Hertford
has extended its waste-
water moratorium affect
ing new residential subdi
visions until October 2007.
The moratorium’ was also
modified to restrict any res
idential building in new
developments, including
those outside the town’s
corporate limits.
A conflict discovered last
month within the town’s
own ordinance created a
problem in giving prelimi
nary approval for Phase I of
Jakob’s Landing, a subdivi
sion in the extraterritorial
jurisdiction. The town’s
attorney, Ike McRee, found
that the ordinance requires
all subdivision lots, includ
ing those in the ETJ, to be
hooked up to the town’s
sewer and water systems.
while other sections in the
ordinance state that those
in the ETJ may use on-site
septic and well systems. In
addition, the town ordi
nance states that when a
conflict appears within the
ordinance, the stricter of
the two apply.
Jakob’s Landing develop
er, John Nixon, told council
members at this month’s
public hearing that certain
sections in the ordinance
allow him to install on-site
sewer at his ETJ site. He
said that he had already
received approval by the
planning board and council
members had led him to
believe that he would be
able to get preliminary
approval to build.
“We’ve spent a lot of
time and money on this
project,” Nixon told coun
cilors.
Continued on page 14
PHOTO BY MARGARET FISHER
Church Street bridge
work to start in May
MARGARET FISHER
A pedestrian bridge on
Church Street Extended
delayed by other construc
tion jobs is expected to be
resumed on May 1.
Work on the 6-foot walk
way over Skinners Creek
began in January but was
not completed. Pilings were
driven in below the water
to meet the environmental
deadline or the bridge
would not be completed
until fall, said Lee Bundy,
transportation supervisor
for the N.C. Department of
Transportation.
DOT is currently work
ing in Camden as State
Highway 343 is being
widened and resurfaced
and lines are being
installed, Bundy said.
When that job is finished,
they will start on the pedes
trian bridge, he said.
Church Street will be
closed during the day from
the closest driveways either
direction from about 8 a.m.
to 5 p.m. for approximately
two weeks beginning in
May. It will reopen during
non-working hours.
“If we have a lot of rain -
the welders can’t weld in
the rain - that will hold us
up,” Bundy said.
Drivers can use Edenton
Road Street or the S-Bridge
on Church Street as a
detour in and out of town.
John and Lenore Mohr, owners of Sea Tow of the Albemarle, find refreshment at
the Chamber's Business After Hours held at Albemarle Plantation last Thursday.
The event followed the 4th annual Edenton-Chowan, Elizabeth City-Pasquotank
and Perquimans Chamber Challenge Golf Tournament. Perquimans won for the sec
ond year in a row. The event was sponsored by North Carolina's Northeast
Partnership, Sprint, Lansing Building Products, Albemarle Plantation, Albemarle
Distributors, City Beverage and Pepsi-Cola.
Resources, insurance discussed at meeting
MARGARET FISHER
A business luncheon
provided by North
Carolina’s Northeast
Partnership and attended
by aboutl8 officials and
Chamber members was
held last Thursday at
Albemarle Commission.
Rocky Lane, existing
industry specialist with the
Partnership, updated com
munity members with
industry news at the third
annual Perquimans County
Existing
Business/Industry
Luncheon. Lane took the
place of Jack Runion,
chairman of the
Partnership and Northeast
North Carolina Regional
Economic Development
Commission boards, who
was originally on the agen
da to speak.
“We make sure business
es know all the resources
they need to grow and
expand,” Lane said. The
Partnership helps busi
nesses within 16 counties
find resources and helps
spot warning signs that
could lead to business fail
ure, he said.
One of those resources is
the Northeast NC
Buyer/Supblier Network, a
free listing of goods and
services suppliers that will
also host Web sites for busi
nesses. It can be found at
www.buynortheastnc.com.
Because people aren’t
taking advantage of it,
Elizabeth City State
University is going to be
using it as an outreach by
having interns promote it
Continued on page 14
Five candidates seek three available spots on school board
\Miislow
dies in Iraq
SUSAN HARRIS
A soldier with roots in
Perquimans County is one
of the latest casualties of
the war in Iraq.
Ryan George Winslow,
19, of Hoover, Ala. was
killed while conducting
combat operations with the
2nd Tank Battalion, Scout
Platoon, in A1 Anbar
Province. Winslow was
awarded the Purple Heart.
The Alabama native
joined the Marine Corps in
January 2005.
Winslow was the son of
George A. and Marynell B.
Winslow of Hoover, and the
grandson of the late
Raymond and Sara
Winslow of Hertford. His
uncle, Raymond Winslow
Jr., lives in Hertford.
{Please see obituary on
page 3.)
Hertford
abandons
streets
MARGARET FISHER
Town councilors
approved the closure of two
roads in the town of
Hertford.
Jimmy Hunter Drive is
being abandoned to allow
the road to he moved so that
a new gym can be con
structed on a portion of the
former road at Perquimans
County High School.
Permit delays have prohib
ited the moving of the road
and utility lines until now.
A second road, an
unpaved portion of Front
Street behind Holy Trinity
Episcopal Church, is also
being abandoned by the
town.
Continued on page 14
{Editor’s note: Each candi
date for a contested local
office was sent a question
naire asking him or her to
discuss their qualifications
for and knowledge about
the office which they seek.
This week, we publish
answers submitted by can
didates for school board.)
Why are you running for
school board?
Leigh: I have a great pas
sion and love for the chil
dren and the community.
Mason: I want to make a
difference by continuing to
bring fresh ideas to the
Board and working with
others members in a collec
tive effort to impact the
lives of our children, which
is our future. We want to
“Build Bridges for Future
Crossing.”
Nelson: The students of
Perquimans County
deserve the absolute best
educational opportunity
available. The administra
tion and teachers of our
system need a progressive
Board of Education that
stands ready to support
them in every way to facili
tate the delivery of that
quality educational experi
ence.
The Board of Education
must be willing to stand
firm and support our staff
and students. I believe the
history of my involvement
with public boards reveal
such a commitment, one
which is ready to plan for
the future and make the
tough decisions required to
lead Perquimans County
Schools.
Saul: To help complete
the projects already in
motion.
Winslow: I am running
for the school board
because I believe that a
quality public education is
very important for all our
children. I am retired from
an excellent school system
in Virginia and want to
ensure that the children in
my community receive the
best education possible in
Perquimans County. My
experiences have given me
an inside look at what it
takes to create an educa
tion setting that is safe and
enriching for young citi
zens.
What skills or abilities
would you bring to the
position that would
make you an effective
board member?
Leigh: I am a graduate
of Perquimans County
Schools and I have 16 years
of board responsibilities,
including chairman and
vice-chairman.
Mason: I am a parent
with a genuine passion,
love and drive within me to
invest my life into the lives
of all children. I would
appreciate the opportunity
to serve another term and
to tighten up in the areas I
may have fallen short in the
first term. I’ve served sys
tems that were wealthy,
middle class and poor. I
taught elementary educa
tion in private schools for
12 years. Received 1999
Elementary Teacher of the
Year in our school in
Virginia Beach; 25 years in
Business Management
positions, 10 years working
with Inner City Youth as
block Chaplain
(Missionary work and
Counseling); 15 years vol
unteer work in Detention
Centers and various other
penal institutions.
Ordained Minister and
Associated Pastor of Ellis
Temple Missionary Baptist
Church, Winfall NC. Rev.
Elwood Davis, pastor.
Nelson: Thirty years of
membership on governing
Boards, eight of which as a
member of the Perquimans
County Board of Education
provide a background of
Continued on page 10
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