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AUGUST 10, 2011 - AUGUST 16, 2011
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Town seeks funds for more boat slips
By CATHY WILSON
Sta/jf Writer
The town of Hertford is
seeking $100,000 in funds to
create new boat slips at the
town dock.
Council members agreed
to seek a $100,000 Boating
Infrastructure Grant (BIG)
to help develop the Hert
ford waterfront on the Per
quimans River.
The BIG Program pro
vides federal flmds through
the U.S. Fish and Wildlife
Service for docking fa
cilities and marinas. The
North Carolina Division of
Marine Fisheries handles
the grant program in the
state.
Town Planner Brandon
Shoaf said, if funded, eight
slips could be buUt at the
town waterfront.
“If we are able to save
money on construction
costs, possibly two more
slips could be buUt,” he
added.
The town’s grant applica
tion seeks up to $100,000 in
the 75/25 grant. If awarded,
the town woidd be respon
sible for 25 percent of the
total costs.
Shoaf saidthe town’s cost
could be funded through
$25,000 of the the North
Carolina Small Town Eco
nomic Prosperity program,
a state program that helps
small towns revitalize and
gain economic develop
ment through leadership
See BOAT SLIPS, 7
Car crashes through garage
SUBMIHED PHOTO
Food Lion employee Ashley Moore (left) and Sean Jones
are shown playing around for the camera in this undated
photograph. Jones, who was killed early Saturday morn
ing in a car wreck, was a popular bagger/cashier who was
known for his laughter and jokes at the Hertford store.
Teen’s death
felt by town
By CATHY WILSON
Staff Writer
He was known for
joking around with his
customers at the Food
Lion in Hertford and
for his loud bass music
pumping from his green
Ford Taurus as he drove
around town.
Food Lion employees
were expecting to see
Sean Jones arrive at
work at 8 a.m. Saturday
morning in his favorite
ride. After all, he was a
hard worker and very
dependable in his job as
a cashier/bagger at the
local grocery store.
When he didn’t show
up for work Satimday,
his co-workers were sad
dened to learn that Jones,
19, was kOled around
See JONES, 7
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STAFF PHOTOS BY CATHY WILSON
Mel Atkins picks up debris left in the yard after a vehicle plowed through the garage of an unoccupied house located on South
Edenton Road Street on Saturday. The driver swerved to miss several deer that were crossing the road and then crashed through the
garage. Atkins was surprised to find the wreckage when he arrived at the house to cut the grass Monday morning.
Driver swerved to avoid deer
Hertford man grabs
$10K lottery spoils
NC Education Lottery
A Hertford man won
$10,0(X) in Saturday’s
PowerbaU drawing.
Tomas Rivera Pa
gan’s ticket was one of
five sold in North Caro
lina to match four white
balls and the PowerbaU
in that drawing to win
a $10,000 prize.
Pagan, who is re
tired, spent just $1 on
the one PowerbaU tick
et the day he bought his
$10,000 winner. When
he realized he won, he
said he felt “happy”
and plans to buy a tele
vision with his prize
money.
Pagan is the second
Hertford resident to
win $10,000 playing
PowerbaU since the
game came to North
Carolina.
According to lottery
officials, Perquimans
County players have
won more than $1.6 mU-
lion in prizes and local
retaUers have earned
more than $227,000 in
commissions on ticket
sales since the lot
tery program began
in March 2006 through
June 30,2010.
Vehicle came to a stop
in field behind garage
By CATHY WILSON
Staff Writer
A driver swerved to miss several
deer crossing a road early Satur
day morning and ended up busting
through a house garage on South
Edenton Road Street.
According to Hertford Police, Terica
Yossed Lee, 25 of Hertford, was driv
ing her 2007 Nissan on Edenton Road
Street around 3:47 a.m. when three
deer ran into the road from a field ad
jacent to BaUahack Road. Lee swerved
to miss the deer, lost control of the
vehicle, traveUed off the road, down
a driveway, and through an attached
garage of an unoccupied house, police
reported.
Police say instead of stepping on
the brakes, Lee accidently stepped
on the accelerator instead, caus
ing the car to crash through the
back waU of the garage and into a
field where the vehicle finaUy came
to rest.
On Monday, Lee said the incident
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The garage door and rear wall were destroyed in the accident early Saturday. The field
seen through the back side of the garage is where the vehicle finally came to a stop.
happened so quickly, she didn’t realize
she was heading into a house untU she
hit the waU.
Members of Perquimans Rescue re
sponded and transported Lee to Chow
an Hospital where she was treated
and released. When asked if she was
injured, Lee said she was a little sore.
Police estimate damage to the car
at $4,000 and $20,000 damage to the
house. According to county records,
the house is located at 716 Edenton
Road Street and is owned by Hardesty
Construction, Inc. of Midlothian, Va.
More children
taught at home
From staff reports
Statistics show that 121
children in Perquimans
County were taught in
home schools last year.
According to figures
released recently by the
North Carolina Division of
Non-Public Education, 24
more students were taught
at home during the 2010-
2011 school year than the
previous year. Sixty-seven
home schools actually op-
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erated in Perquimans, fig
ures show.
Historically, the number
of home-schooled students
in the county has nearly
doubled in the last five
years.
Statistics show 67 stu
dents were taught in Per
quimans County homes
during the 2005-2006 school
year.
North Carolina officially
legalized the concept of
home instruction, in mod
ern times, starting with the
1985-86 school year. Home
schools are defined in G.S.
115C-563(a) as “a non-pub
lic school in which one or
See CHILDREN, 7
Craicdown to headline Sunday concert
From staff reports
The third and final Sum
mer Breeze Concert of the
season happens Sunday
at the Newbold-White
House.
Craicdown, offering
acoustical music with a
high-energy, rock inspired
flare, will wrap us this con
cert season scheduled to
begin at 6 p.m. on the lawn
of the historic home.
In case of inclement
weather or excessive heat,
the concert will move in
doors to the Perquimans
Recreation Center. The
concert series is spon
sored by the Perquimans
County Restoration Asso
ciation.
The band features mu
sic from many sources in
cluding Celtic, Brazilian
chores, swing musettes of
Paris, American roots, and
original compositions.
Craicdown features Rob
Sharer on guitar, flute,
fiddle, and vocals, David
Digiuseppe on accordion
and Irish cittern, and Jim
Roberts on percussion.
Sharer’s unique musi
cal voice draws from his
grounding in folk, rock,
classical, and jazz. A gui-
PHOTO COURTESY CRAICDOW/N
Acoustic band Craicdown will
headline the final Summer
Breeze Concert at the New
bold-White House, Sunday.
tar player and singer, he
also plays.Irish flute, dou
ble bass, fiddle, and man
dolin.
He has performed solo
and with numerous bands
throughout his career. In
1998, Sharer traveled to
Ireland to absorb the mu
sic there. Settling in Clare,
Sharer became a fixture
for several years on the
session scene, playing
with many of Clare’s fin
est musicians including
Kevin Griffin, Terry Bing
ham, Christy Barry, Denis
See CONCERT, 7