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UPFRONT feme / u pfront me SONfiC AF I AVE NEWS VALENTINE'S DAY QUARTET wWllWig Vr |LWE BACKFORANOTHERYEAR . P The ERQUIMANS .WEEKLY WWW.CAROLINACHRYSLER.COM I 252-335-0724 11001 HALSTEAD BLVD ELIZABETH CITY See What’s Happening in the county, 3 "News from Next Door" WEDNESDAY, FEBRUARY 1, 2017 50 cents Commissioners meet over wind project BY PETER WILLIAMS News Editor County commissioners from Perquimans and Pas quotank counties sat down with state lawmakers last week to support the Ama zon wind farm that straddles both counties. The meeting was in re sponse to a letter sent by a half dozen N.C. lawmakers, including the leaders of the House and Senate to Presi dent Donald Turnip’s nomi nee for Homeland Security director John Kelly. The let ter warns about problems with the Amazon project and asks him to take action. The letter said the Amazon project stands to harm the U.S. Navy’s over-the-horizon radar system and needs to be shut down or at least fur ther studied. Rep. Bob Steinburg (R- Chowan) called the meeting Tuesday at the Perquimans County Recreation Center. Steinburg wasn’t consulted at the letter and disputes the charges it makes. Nine state leaders, includ ing Steinburg and House Speaker Tim Moore, attend ed the meeting last week. Steinburg said after the meeting he felt good that the project won’t be shut down. “I believe in my gut that this particular project is go ing to continue,” Steinburg said. “I do not believe its’ go ing to be shut down.” Steinburg said he believes opponents of clean energy have been using the idea that wind power poses a threat to the military as “straw man” defense. The term is used for something intentionally misrepresented proposition that is set up because it is easier to defeat than an op ponent’s real argument. “Opponents of this project have thrown up every kind of argument under the sun and they’ve all be refuted,” Steinburg said. The General Assembly opposition isn’t the only is sue. Congressman Walter Jones and two are pushing a measure that would prohibit wind projects, near military bases. “Congressman Jones is See WIND, 2 Retiring Sheriff gets Surprise Economic BY PETER WILLIAMS News Editor F riends say outgoing Per quimans County Sheriff Eric Tilley is rarely at a loss for words. But he was on Friday when a TV crew from Arizona showed up at his retirement party to announce they were giving him an all-expense-paid trip to go deer hunting in Texas. “I was stunned,” Tilley said. “I looked at the video and it’s like I wasn’t excited, I didn’t know what to think.” “You’ve seen him speechless a lot,” said his wife Sherry. What started with an off- hand comment to his wife Sherry in December turned into a dream vacation for the retiring sheriff: Tilley explained he was home with his wife and he was watching the show “The Jour ney” on The Outdoor Chan nel. The show selects special people and surprises them with exotic hunting or fishing adventures. “We were going to some thing in Elizabeth City and I said, ‘wait, wait, I want to see who they pick. “On the trip in the car, Tilley I was telling her it was so cool it is that they would show up out of the blue and do this,” See TILLEY, 2 STAFF PHOTO BY PETER WILLIAMS Retiring Perquimans County Sheriff Eric Tilley reacts with surprise and shakes the hand of Davie Watson, the executive producer of the T.V. show The Journey last week. STAFF PHOTO BY PETER WILLIAMS Sherry Tilley (left) looks on as her husband Sheriff Eric Tilley talks to a deputy Friday at Tilley’s retirement party. development solutions sought BY PETER WILLIAMS News Editor Gov. Roy Cooper’s pick to be Secretary of Commerce admits there is no magic bullet to boost the economy in the state. But Tony Cooper has some ideas, and the Perquimans native said he’s keenly aware of the issues rural areas face. “I lived in rural North Carolina, I grew up in rural North Carolina and having been in the pri vate sector and the public sector I understand the tools of the economy. There is not a simple answer. The first thing is talent and that means a solid K-12 system, and the universities and com munity colleges. “The next thing you have to look at is the in frastructure.” That includes natural gas, roads, water and sewer utilities and high-speed Internet access.” Copeland suggested that building closer ties to the Port of Virginia would be a good step, but said “there is no one-size-fits-all solution.” “When we look at northeastern North Caro lina we know a lot of commerce flows through the Port of Virginia I remember when Ford See DEVELOPMENT, 6 Perquimans students rack up big wins in regional show BY REBECCA BUNCH Chowan Herald Perquimans County art students nearly swept the awards for outstanding mid dle school and high school work in a Multi-County Stu dent Art Exhibit sponsored by the Chowan Arts Coun cil. Perquimans High students took first and second place. In the middle school catego- ry PCMS students took first, ALLEN BROWN second and third. Students from John A. Holmes Chow an Middle School and Gates County Middle School also picked up awards. Students and their teach ers were recognized during an awards ceremony at the CAC Gallery in downtown Edenton that also included an opening reception with food prepared by Chef Les lie Lippincott and her Cu linary Arts students at the COA Edenton campus. Cash prizes of up to $150 were presented to the win ning students or the teach- See WINNERS, 4 Support sought for youth From Staff Reports In the wake of the suc cess local students had in a regional arts council, the Perquimans Arts League is mounting a campaign to make sure they have what they need. “It’s so amazing that the students did so well with so little to work with,” said Sheryl Corr, the presi dent of PAL. “They are re ally pretty desperate for supplies PAL has adopted a do nation drive - Show Your Love: Adopt an Art Room - to support arts programs in our local schools by collecting art supplies the schools need. PAL is launching the col lection drive now to sup port and raise awareness that March is Youth Art Month. Youth Art Month See SUPPORT, 4 Man objects to selection process BY PETER WILLIAMS News Editor One of the people who was passed over for the sheriff’s job is questioning the process the Perquimans County Commission used in making the decision. he wasn’t given a chance to interview with the board be fore they made the decision after a closed-door meeting Jan. 17. “They classified me as a loser,” Campbell said last week. Campbell insists that his beef is not with the Per quimans Sheriff’s Office. He blames the Perquimans County Commission for not being open and fair. See CAMPBELL, 3 STAFF PHOTOS BY PETER WILLIAMS People browse auction items Friday night at the annual Perquimans County Chamber of Commerce Banquet held at Louise s Meeting Place. Perquimans County Chamber of Commerece executive director Sid Eley (left right photo) gestures while new Chamber President Gina Wharton looks on Friday night at the annual chamber banquet and auction.
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