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OCTOBER 12, 2011 - OCTOBER 18^2011
Food, Fun,
Music
Concert,
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Internet sweepstakes cafes request tabled
By CATHY WILSON
Staff Writer
Hertford Town Council
wants more information on
internet sweepstakes cafes
before deciding whether or
not to allow them to operate
in the town’s commercial
district.
Monday night, council
tabled a proposed ordi
nance amendment until
next month that woidd al
low such establishments by
conditional use permit in
the town’s C-2 district.
“I don’t feel like I have
enough information on
this,” said Councilwoman
Liltian Hohnan in asking
to table the issue.
Elizabeth City business
man Bob Luther has ap
plied to open an internet
sweepstakes cafe in Hert
ford. He already has one
operating on Ehringhaus
Street in Elizabeth City
“Ours is open only for
adults for entertainment
purposes,” Luther ex
plained during a public
hearing. “We don’t con
sider it to be any different
from Bingo.”
The zoning amendment
proposed to coimcU by
the town’s planning board
would define electronic
gaming/internet sweep-
stakes cafe as a business en
terprise that would utilize
electronic machines includ
ing computers and gam
ing terminals to conduct
games of odds or chance
such as sweepstakes, and
where cash, merchandise
or other items of value are
redeemed or distributed. It
does not include operations
See INTERNET, 4
Schools Celebrate Homecoming
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PHOTO COURTESY PHIL HARRIS
Seniors Dustyn Fields and Katie Copeland were crowned Homecoming King and Queen at Perquimans County High School, Friday.
PERQUIMANS COUNTY
SCHOOLS PHOTO
Perquimans County |
Middle School
students check out I
the choppers on their
school mascot during
the school’s recent
homecoming celebra
tion. A variety of spirit-
filled dress-up days
were enjoyed by the
students to celebrate
Homecoming. See
more Homecoming
photos on page 7.
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SCHOOLS PHOTO
Perquimans
County High
School celebrated
homecoming last
week with several
themed days for
wearing outland
ish costumes and
displaying school
spirit. Kaysan Hal-
lett (l-r), Michael
Castle and Victoria
Johnson show their
spirit during
Nerd Day.
Reid resigned from
BOE before f iiing
to run for mayor
Decision
2011
One stop voting
begins Oct. 20
By CATHY WILSON
Staff Writer
A Hertford mayoral can
didate apparently followed
state law when he resigned
from the Perquimans
County Board of Elections
(BOE) before filing to seek
local political office.
Eula Mae Forbes, direc
tor of the county BOE, said
Horace Reid was appointed
to the board in March 2010
but is no longer a mem
ber of the board where he
served as secretary.
“He resigned before he
completed his notice of
candidacy,” wrote Forhes
in an email.
“He was a real asset to
the board,” Forbes added.
“We are reaUy going to
miss him.”
State law prohibits elect
ed officials or those seek
ing political office from
serving on local election
boards.
Vera MurrUl was ap
pointed to replace Reid on
the BOE, said Forhes.
Reid and candidate
Lloyd Hodges are challeng
ing veteran Hertford May-
Get out
and vote
One stop voting for the
Nov. 8 election begins Oct,
20 at the county BOE office
and continues until 1 p.m. -
on Nov. 5.
or Sid Eley for the mayor’s
slot in the upcoming Nov. 8
election.
Reid was appointed
to the county BOE four
months after losing his
Hertford council seat hy
one vote during a five-per
son race for two council
seats in the November 2009
election. He had served on
town council since 1997, in
cluding three terms as vice
mayor.
In the 2009 election.
Councilman Ed Lane re
ceived the most votes with
194 followed hy LUlian
Holman with 138. Reid re
ceived 137 votes. Quentin
Jackson received 74 votes
followed by Lloyd Hodges
See REID, 4
Hopeline brings
awareness to
domestic violence
By CATHY WILSON
Staff Writer
A candlelight vigil was
slated to be held on the his
toric Perquimans Court
house square Oct. 11 in
tribute to those who have
suffered from domestic vi
olence. Domestic violence
victims who have died
across the state were to be
remembered as weU.
Tuesday’s vigil was
the first vigil planned in
the county by Albemarle
Hopeline, Inc., a non-profit
agency serving victims of
domestic violence and sex
ual assault in Perquimans,
Pasquotank, Camden, Cur
rituck, Gates and Chowan
counties.
See HOPELINE, 4
“}Ne planned
the vigil in
Perquimans
County to
continue our
effort to provide
awareness
and education
on issues
surrounding
domestic
violence. ”
Tania Williams
Outreach specialist, '
Albemarle Hopeline Inc.
Perquimans guitarist Jernigan featured in CMT video
By CATHY WILSON
Staff Writer
A Hertford guitarist is
featured in a country mu
sic video now playing on
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CMT.com.
James William Jerni
gan, known as JJ Jernigan
around Perquimans, and
James William in the busi
ness, played acoustic guitar
in “Kickin’ Up Dust” featur
ing the multi-instrumen
talist and recording artist
Jake Clayton. In addition
to playing guitar, Jernigan
also helped design and cre-
ate the al
bum cover
artwork.
“I flew
out to
Nashville
in May
for a very
busy week
of rehears
als, shows,
and a video shoot,” stated
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Jernigan
Jernigan. “We played
a warm-up show at the
Whiskey Bent Saloon in
the heart of downtown
Nashville, and then trav
eled to Jake’s hometown
of Mexico, Missouri for
the cd release show. I had
the pleasure of sharing the
stage with some incredible
musicians, including Troy
Luccketta, drummer for
the multi-platinum selling
rock band Tesla. He played
drums on eight of the 12
tracks on Barnyard Stomp
and was very happy to
come play the shows with
us. It took me quite some
time to come back down to
earth after such an excit
ing week.”
The video showcases
Clayton playing seven dif
ferent instruments (only a
portion of the 27 he plays
in total). The video is also
a candidate for the Wide
Open Country show that
airs on CMT’s second
channel, CMTPure. The
‘Kickin’ Up Dust’ video
was most recently featured
on The PhU Mack Coxmtry
See JERNIGAN, 4