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"News from Next Door" WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 19, 2015
Newbold-White House
to offer grape picking, 6
50 cents
PHOTOBYCHUCK PA GELS
Jim Tepper, Earl Pinigar and Pete Perry, members of American Legion Post 126 conduct a flag retiremeht ceremony Saturday at Missing
Mill Park. The event featured the Post 126 Color Guard and Boy Scout Troop 150.
Athletic
policy
changed
BY PETER WILLIAMS
News Editor
Perquimans County ath
letes will follow the same
rules as other area schools
when they take to the field
this fall.
Perquimans County High
School has adopted a new
policy that aligns with the
standards set by the N.C.
High School Athletic Asso
ciation.
The old Perquimans
policy set a higher bar. It
required student-athletes
maintain a 2.0 grade aver
age. It also said a student
convicted of theft or assault
would be prohibited from
ever playing sports in Per
quimans again.
The second thing be
came an issue last fall when
two football players were
. convicted of misdemeanor
assault. They were still al
lowed to play and school
staff claimed they .were un
aware of the policy.
Football Coach Elvin
James was forced to sit
out two weeks of coaching
and one game and Prin
cipal Chante Jordan was
suspended without pay for
three days. Assistant Super
intendent James Bunch had
a five-day suspension.
The incident highlighted
how the Perquimans policy
was tougher than other
area schools. Had the two
players attended Camden
See POLICY, 2
FLAG BURNING CEREMONY HELD
BY PETER WILLIAMS
News Editor
The 34th annual Indian Summer
Festival in Hertford will include a
tribute to the 9/11 well as some In
dian demonstrations.
Historic Hertford, Inc. puts on the
event in downtown Hertford. Most
of the craft and informational booths
are located along Church Street and
food vendors are centered down
Market Street. A children’s play area
is set up beside Hertford Baptist
Church.
The event starts
Sept. 11, a Friday night
and continues through
Sept. 12.
Susan Cox, one of
the organizers, said it
will include the presen
tation of the colors by
the Hertford Fire De
partment Honor Guard
and local Boy Scouts
in honor of >9/11 at 6:30 p.m. There
will be a prayer of remembrance and
members of the Albemarle Chorale
will sing patriotic numbers.
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The Main Event
band from
Greenville will
perform Sept.
11 in downtown
Hertford as part
of the Indian
Summer Festival.
Summer Festival coming Sept. 11-12
member Greenville-band performs
R&B, soul, beach, country and funk
See FESTIVAL, 2
Spay/neuter program credited for decline
BY PETER WILLIAMS
News Editor
A spay/neuter program
started in 2009 is reducing
the number of unwanted
cats dropped off at the Tri
County Animal Shelter.
In the year ending in
June, the shelter took in
450 fewer cats than it did
the previous year, accord
ing to Barbara Yates, the
president of AWARE (Ani
mal Welfare of the Albe
marle Region Everyday).
The number of dogs was
higher, but she said fewer
dogs have been spayed or
neutered.
“We’re hoping the dog
numbers will grow, but I
think we’re moving in the
right direction,” Yates said.
The Tri-County Shelter
serves Chowan, Gates and
Perquimans counties.
AWARE has been offer
ing discounted services
since 2009. Thanks to do ¬
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“We’re inviting area
law enforcement EMS,
firemen and veterans
to come down and take
part,” Cox said.
There will also be
entertainment that Fri
day on the courthouse
green. The main event
will be — The Main
Event. The seven
nations, grants and reim
bursement from the state’s
program for low-income
pet owners, 245 cats and
126 dogs were altered. The
next CatSNIP spay-neu-
ter clinic in Perquimans
County is Sept. 25. AWARE
See CREDIT, 2
Deputy
wrecks
during
chase
BY PETER WILLIAMS
News Editor
A Perquimans County
Sheriffs deputy who was
chasing a southbound car
over the U.S. 17-Bypass
bridge was forced to swerve
off the road and wrecked
Thursday morning when
another sheriff’s vehicle
pulled into the way to join
the chase.
Sheriff Eric Tilley said his
office was responding to a
request from the Elizabeth
City Police Department to
detain a suspect who was
suspected of stealing a large
screen television from Wal-
Mart.
Deputy David Murray
picked up pursuit of the red
Dodge Magnum as it passed
through Winfall and started
the chase. Deputy Tom Reid
set up in his vehicle in the
median on the south side
of the U.S. 17-Bypass bridge
facing north.
“He (Murray) got behind
the car, and runs the license
number and it’s the vehicle,”
Tilley said.
See WRECK, 2
DOT
meeting
to be held
From Staff Reports
A meeting designed to get
input on road, bicycle and
pedestrian improvements in
Perquimans County will be
held Sept. 23 at the Emer
gency Medical Services
Building in Winfall.
There will be no formal
presentation, however, local,
regional and state staff will
be on hand to hear input, an
swer questions and collect
comments. The meeting
runs from 4 p.m. until 7 p.m.
and residents are invited to
drop in. The EMS building is
at 159 Creek Drive.
The North Carolina De
partment of Transportation,
in cooperation with the
Towns of Hertford and Win
fall and the Albemarle Rural
Planning Organization, is
working on a Comprehen
sive Transportation Plan for
Perquimans County and the
steering committee needs
your input on recommenda
tions for future transporta
tion improvements.
Sixty golfers raise money
for Schools foundation
Teacher Retreat
From Staff Reports
Sixty golfers took to the
greens Aug. 6 for the Per
quimans County School’s
Foundation during its 12th
annual golf tournament at
Sound Links Golf at Albe
marle Plantation.
The event raises money
for Foundation, a 501(c)(3)
charitable organization de
signed to encourage and
assist educational func
tions and activities.
With the threat of se
vere weather looming,
the pro sounded the horn
with about an hour left
to play, leaving several
teams with a couple of
holes still to go.
“Safety was priority
for the event,” said the
tournament directors.
“All players were under
standing when the deci
sion was made to end the
tourney.”
/ Cody Lamb, John Las
siter, Ryan Caldwell and
Zak Caldwell placed first
in this year’s tournament
with a score of 56. Team
Caldwell was able to com
plete the entire course be
fore the horn sounded.
Van Harris, a member
of the Farm Bureau team,
hit a hole-in-one on the
150-yard No. 11 hole. Har
ris’ team landed second
place in the tournament
with a score of 57. Other
players on The Farm Bu
reau team included Alan
Stallings, Wayne Baker
and Stephen Marshall.
See FOUNDATION, 2
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Perquimans County educators attended a retreat Aug. 4 in the conference room at
Albemarle EMC. Classes resume on Monday.