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OCTOBER 7, 2009 - OCTOBER 13, 2009
One stop voting here starts Oct. 15
By Cathy Wilson
Staff" Writer
One-stop'absentee voting for
the Nov. 3 municipal elections
in Hertford and Winfall begins
Oct. 15.
Both Hertford and Winfall
have two council seats up for
grabs. Five people are vying
for the two seats in Hertford
while only two people seek two
seats in Winfall.
Voters already registered
may vote early between Oct. 15
and Oct. 31 at the office of the
Perquimans County Board of
Elections.
Those who wish to vote, but
have not registered, may regis
ter and vote during that same
time frame. The office will be
open for one-stop absentee
voting Monday-Friday, 8 a.m.-
5 p.m. except on the final day,
Oct. 31, when vpting will cease
at 1 p.m.
In Hertford, newcomers
Lillian Anne Holman, Lloyd
S. Hodges, Quentin Jackson,
and Wfiliam E. (Ed) Lane, wUl
square off against incumbent
Horace C. Reid Jr. for the two
open seats. Councilwoman
JoAnn Morris is not seeking
re-election.
In Winfall, newcomer Steav
F. Congdon and incumbent
Debbie Jean Whedbee are
seeking the two seats. Coun
cilwoman Donna Mummert is
not seeking re-election.
To register at a one-stop
voting location, voters must
provide identification. Ac
ceptable forms of identifica
tion include: a North Carolina
driver’s license with current
address or a utility bill with
name and current address;
a telephone or mobile phone
bill; an electric or gas bill; a
cable television bill; a water
or sewage biU; a passport; a
governmentdssued photo ID;
a U.S. military ID; a license to
PCHS Marching Pirates shine
BREUA. CWRK/THE DAILY ADVANCE
Sporting their new uniforms (above) are members of the Perquimans High School Marching Pirates. Below: Color guard member Savan
nah Black is framed in a swirl of purple flags during Friday night’s half-time show.
New uniforms highlight new season
By Cathy Wilson
Staff Writer
T his is an exciting time for
the Perquimans County
High School Marching Pi
rates.
Dressed in their new uni
forms, band and color guard
members recently kicked off
their competition season in
high style..
On Saturday, the band took
several awards in Class 3A com
petition during the 34rd Annual
Peanut Festival in Edenton.
According to Chris White
hurst, director of bands for the
school, his marching Pirates
captured first place in color
guard, first in percussion and
first for general effect. The band
placed second in music and
third in marching.
“Of special note, the band
took the highest drum score
for the entire competition as
well as the highest general
See BAND on Page 2
Weekend
Weather
Thursday
High: 74 Low: 54
Partly Cloudy
Friday
High: 69 Low: 58
Sunny
Saturday
High: 75 Low: 61
Showers
Give to the local United Way chapter
By Diana Mazzeila
The Daily Advance
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Despite an economic slow
down that’s kept local un
employment hovering near
10 percent for months, area
business and civic leaders
feel confident the Albemarle
Area United Way
(AAUW) will meet
its fundraising
goal of $400,000
this year. AAUW
kicked off its
annual capital
campaign re
cently in Eliza
beth City.
Arm Hoffman,
AAUW board chairwoman and
publisher of The Perquimans
Weekly, encouraged attendees
at the recent kickoff to give to
the organization.
“... It’s been a pretty rough
year for everyone but especial
ly for those who are less for
tunate,” Hoffman said. “You
know there are signs of recov
ery, but unemployment is stiU
very high, people are stiU los
ing their jobs and their homes
and tragedy stni strikes. It’s
ever important to live united.”
Twenty-five nonprofit
agencies are supported by
the United Way in nine
area counties including
Perquimans. The groups
• include among
U^ilwdvytail
of America Humanity,
Food Bank of the Albemar
le, Albemarle Hopeline, the
Greater Albemarle Chapter of
the American Red Cross, Cath
olic Charities, Boy Scouts of
America: Tidewater CoimcU,
hunt, fish, own a gun, etc.; a
property or other tax bill; au
tomotive or vehicle registra
tion; certified documentation
of naturalization.
Also, a public housing or So
cial Service Agency document;
a check, invoice or letter from
a government agency; a birth
certificate; a student photo ID
along with a document from
the school showing the stu
dent’s name and current ad
dress; a paycheck or paycheck
stub from an employer or a W-
2 statement; a bank statement
or credit card statement.
If an acceptable form of
identification for proof of
residence is not given, the reg
istration application can not
be fully processed until the
•required information is pro
vided. Registered voters may
also update their address and
change vital information in an
existing registration record at
the one-stop site.
Fired town officer
carrying badge, ID
By Cathy Wilson
Staff Writer
A former Hertford police of
ficer is facing larceny charges
after he was found to be in
possession of his police badge
and official identification af
ter being dismissed from the
force.
Hertford Police Chief Joe
Amos said two misdemeanor
larceny warrants have been
issued for Clifton Johnson of
Elizabeth City.
Johnson was fired from the
Hertford Police Department
by Amos two months ago.
Amos has not made the rea
son for Johnson’s termina
tion public citing personnel
matters.
According to a press re
lease issued by Amos, Hert
ford police were contacted on
Oct. 2 by the Elizabeth City
Police Department advising
they were detaining a former
Hertford police officer.
“While conducting a drug
investigation, Johnson was
found to be in possession of
a Hertford Police Department
badge and identification,” the
press release states. “John
son was not charged with any
drug violation by Elizabeth
City police.”
“At the time of his termi
nation, it was believed that
Johnson had turned in aU the
property that had been issued
to him,” Amos added.
Amos said Johnson’s vehi
cle was stopped by police, and
a passenger in the vehicle was
charged in connection with a
drug violation.
Student absentee
rate is still climbing
Girl Scouts Council: Colonial
Coast, The Salvation Army
The local Habitat for Hu
manity is one local agency
that receives support from
the campaign. United Way
has designated $4,452 to the
Chowan/Perquimans Habitat
for Humanity this year.
Since the early 1990s, Chow
an/Perquimans Habitat for
Humanity has built seven
houses for low-income resi
dents.
For some of those residents
it was their first home, said the
organization’s president Rich
ard Vail.
“These people are absolute
ly elated,” he said of the first
time homeowners.
The local Habitat for Hu
manity has built one house
See GIVING on Page 2
By Cathy Wilson
Staff Writer
The number of sick stu
dents missing school here
continued to climb last week.
Brenda Lassiter, public
information officer for the
Perquimans County Schools,
said the number of absen
tees in all, four schools rose
to 209 last Friday. Usually the
school system averages about
80 students absent on a given
day. The school system has an
enrollment of about 1,800 stu
dents,
“A high rate of absences
are because of strep throat,”
Lassiter pointed out. Other
ailments keeping kids home
from school include flu, vi
ruses, injuries, and deaths in
families, she added.
Absenteeism jumped Fri
day at Perquimans Central
School from 48 to 62. Hertford
Grammar School counted 54
students out while absentees
at Perquimans Middle and
Perquimans High each num
bered 46 and 47 students re
spectively.
The number of students
out sick with a variety of ail
ments, including flu, began
rising over 100 on Sept. 24 and
has continued to rise since
then. Last Monday, more than
half of the sick students sent
home exhibited flu-like symp
toms.
School nurses are monitor
ing attendance closely and
are following up on illnesses
in an effort to track the flu
virus.
“We are staying in close
contact with the Albemarle
Regional Health Department
so that they can help advise
us,” she added.
Local health department of
ficials have indicated that 99
percent of all flu experienced
in the country now is HlNl,
more commonly known as
Swine Flu.
Counterfeit cash being
distributed in county
By Cathy Wilson
Staff Writer
Counterfeit money has
been distributed in both Win
fall and Hertford over the
past two weeks.
On Oct. 1, three fake $20
bills were found at Winfall
Deli. In September, someone
passed fake $20 and $100 bills
at Food Lion and Hess in
Hertford.
Local merchants are en
couraged to pay close atten
tion and examine any $20 or
$100 bills received.
“Be diligent about check
ing any money taken in,”
said Winfall Police Chief Da
vid Shaffer. “A lot of times,
these folks will wait and try
to pass fake money when the
cashier is busy.”
“Check the color of the
ink, look for the holograms,
and check for security strips
on the money,” added Hert
ford Police Chief Joe Amos.
“If they are still not sure,
call the police and we can
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