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"Neivs from Next Door"
OCTOBER 21, 2009 - OCTOBER 27, 2009
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Cole begins role as Superior Court judge
Judge is known locally
as the ‘hugging judge’
By Cathy Wilson
Staff Writer
The nervous 14-year-old Northeastern
High School student walked up to the po
dium in front of hundreds of people who
packed the Perquimans County Recreation
Center Thursday. He grinned and proudly
slid the jacket off his shoulders revealing
his two-toned blue Junior ROTC uniform
underneath.
Just six months earlier, the young man
stood before another podium in another
filled room; a district courtroom conducted
by Judge J. Carlton Cole.
The youth had gotten into trouble with
the law, and his case came before Judge Cole
who helped bridge the young man’s journey
into adulthood by pointing the way to more
structured activities. Judge Cole stepped
down from the bench that day, hugged the
troubled youth, and continued the case for
six months.
Grinning Thursday, the young man
walked over to Judge Cole and managed to
say the words “Thank you” before receiving
another hug from Cole. Many in the audi
ence stood and applauded as they witnessed
See COLE on Page 8
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coming up
By Cathy Wilson
Staff Writer
John A. Reynolds, of Bre
vard, works 40 antique shows
a year from Virginia to Loui
siana.
This year, he’s adding
Hertford to his list of loca
tions where he will show
his unique line of custom-
designed bead jewelry and
other like pieces in gold,
gemstones, and pearl.
“We design the pieces our
selves,” he said. “We have
some very unusual pearl jew
elry.”
Reynolds will also bring
antique glass, china, silver
and pottery to the show and
sale this weekend that’s spon
sored by Historic Hertford
Inc. at the Perquimans Recre
ation Center. Other specialty
items include his collection
of Russian lacquer boxes.
If you go
What: Antique Show, Sale
When: Saturday and
Sunday
Where: Perquimans
County Recreation Center
Costs: $7 ticket good for
both days
Reynolds is just one of sev
eral antique dealers who will
fill the recreation center Sat
urday 10 a.m. until 7 p.m. and
on Sunday from noon until 5
p.m.
Tickets are $7 each and
are good for both days.
Tickets are available at the
See SHOW on Page 8
Weekend
Weather
Thursday
High: 73 Low: 54
Mostly Cloudy
Friday
High: 73 Low: 56
Showers
Saturday
High: 73 Low: 53
Few Showers
Pirates enjoy Homecoming
Past kings, queens helped
in coronation festivities
By Cathy Wilson
Staff Writer
S eniors Quinyotta Pettaway
and Chris Billingsley were
crowned homecoming queen
and king respectively Friday night
during halftime festivities at Per
quimans County High School.
Chosen by their peers, prin
cesses and princes selected from
other grades included: junior
class-Naeemah James and Cody
Saunders; sophomore class-Jen-
nifer Shriver and Dustyn Fields;
freshman class-Ja’Quasia Griffin
and Dylan Elliott.
The complete Homecoming
Court included: Chris Billings
ley, Quinyotta Pettaway, Kahliah
Gordon, Cameron Zalac, Brittany
Cartwright, Naeemah James,
Cody Saunders, Sabrina Noe,
Dustin Boyce, Jennifer Shriver,
Dustyn Fields, Ja’Quasia Grif
fin, Dylan Elliott, and Danielle
Baccus.
Former homecoming queens
and kings from years past helped
with the coronation including
last year’s queen Jordan Cope
land who is now a freshman at
Louisburg College where she is
pursuing a degree in nursing and
plays softball for the Louisburg
Lady Hurricanes.
Also lending a helping hand
was the 2008 homecoming king
Rakeem Hunter who is now
employed at Newport News Ship
yard.
Homecoming queens from 2007
and 2006, Kelly Cartwright and
Jasmine Bryant respectively, as
sisted as well.
In addition to the coronation
festivities, members of the PCHS
Marching Pirates also performed.
See HOMECOMING on Page 8
PHOTO COURTESY PHIL HARRIS
Seniors Quinyotta Pettaway (left) and Chris Billingsley were named 2009 Homecoming Queen
and King during halftime of Perquimans’ homecoming game against Southside, Friday. The
Pirates won 49-16.
Man dies after car wreck on US 17
By Cathy Wilson
Staff Writer
A Hertford man died Fri
day night after being criti
cally injured that morning
when the vehicle he was driv
ing ran underneath a tractor-
trailer on U.S. Highway 17
north of Winfall.
According to the N.C. High
way Patrol, William Edward
Jordan, 87, was traveling
south around 7:10 a.m, when
his Ford Crown Victoria ran
into the side of a rig driven
by William T. Morrow, 58,
of Decatur, III, Trooper E.D.
■ Goodwin said. The impact
tore off most of the car’s roof
as the vehicle became lodged
underneath the trailer.
Goodwin said Morrow
was traveling north when he
tried to make a U-turn into
the southbound lanes of the
roadway between Old Neck
and Union Hall roads. While
DAILY ADVANCE BY JUSTIN FALLS
Sarah Parker, chief justice
of the N.C. Supreme Court
(ieft), administers the oath
to Judge J. Carlton Cole,
the newest superior court
judge for the First Judicial
District, in a ceremony in
Hertford, Thursday. Cole’s
daughter, Monique Tia,
held the Bible.
PERQUIMANS WEEKLY PHOTO
BY CATHY WILSON
William Edward Jordan, 87, of
Winfall, died Friday evening after
being injured when the car he
was driving ran underneath a
tractor-trailer on U.S. Highway
17 north ofWinfall.
turning, the tractor became
stuck on the shoulder of the
road causing the trailer to
block both southbound lanes
prior to impact.
Members of Hertford Vol
unteer Fire Department
extricated Jordan from the
See WRECK on Page 8
SPCA is
renamed
PAWS
By Cathy Wilson
Staff Writer
The group formerly
known as the Perqui
mans County SPCA has
regrouped rfter several
members left last spring to
form a regional organiza
tion.
Local residents working
for the betterment of ani
mals now have formed the
Perquimans Animal Wel
fare Society or PAWS.
“We want to keep our
focus on Perquimans
County,” explained Robin
Stamey, DVM, president'
of the new group. “The old
SPCA group was original
ly formed for Perquimans
County and we want to
continue that focus.”
Stamey said three mem
bers of the former SPCA
organization wanted to
go regional last spring,
forming AWARE. The re
maining local members
regrouped and formed
PAWS, she added.
Officers have been elect
ed, and the new organiza
tion is welcoming new
members to join the 13
members already working
for their cause. The new
group is focusing on pro
viding spay and neutering
certificates for Perqui
mans Coimty pet owners,
supporting the local food
bank for animals at Open
Door, helping treat foster
dogs for heart worms and
other injuries, and in
creasing public awareness
and fundraising.
“We just want this or
ganization to be a positive
force in the community,”
Stamey said. “We want
people to smile when they
hear our name.”
New officers include
Mark Mazer as vice presi-
dentj Page Walker as sec
retary, Jackie Eason as
treasurer, and Stamey as
president.
Stamey encouraged oth
ers to help them provide
pet food to the local food
bank in an effort to help
pet owners keep their pets
during the harsh economy.
“We try to supply the
Food Bank with pet food
because quite often, those
who come in to pick up
their own food also need
food for their pets,” she
said. “This is our way of
■helping to keep those pets
See PAWS on Page 8
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