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WWW.CAROLINACHRYSLER.COM 1252-335-0724 11001 HALSTEAD BLVD. ELIZABETH CITY UPFRONT PEOPLE/ UPFRONT MB -^^^^ || *»**■»■ deep cxM&ifl William Felton retires from county post, 2 "News from Next Door" WEDNESDAY, MAY 24, 2017 50 cents Town tightens dog rules BY PETER WILLIAMS News Editor Pet owners in Hertford can no longer chain a dog to a tree and just leave them there. After months of debate, the town council adopted an ordinance that prohibits the practice as of May 19. It also says dog pens must be kept clean and free of accumula tion of waste and odors. Mary Vidarri, a member of the board of AWARE, helped push for the ordi nance. AWARE stands for “Animal Welfare of the Albe marle Region Everyday.” “We started when we saw the change in Elizabeth City after they adopted an ordi nance.” Any person failing or refusing to abate the nui sance within 24 hours shall be guilty of a misdemeanor and upon conviction, will be subject to a fine not ex ceeding fifty $50 or impris onment not to exceed thirty 30 days. Vidaurri said she under stands Dare County is look ing at a similar ordinance. She hopes more and more Municipalities, or even bounties adopt such a mea sure. * The ordinance specifi cally prohibits: ■ Keeping a dog on a chain, rope, or other type of leash unless the owner is in control of the leash. No dog can be permanently leashed See DOGS, 2 SUBMITTED PHOTO A view of the new Hertford boat ramp from the water. Ramp may open today BY PETER WILLIAMS News Editor A new boat ramp in Hertford should be ready to open to the public as early as this week. “We have a final inspection scheduled for Wednesday (today) with the contractor and the State Construction Office monitor,” said Sara Sherman, an engineer with the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission. “If it passes the final inspection it may be able to open that afternoon. If it doesn’t pass that day it will be shortly after be fore it opens.” The formal ribbon cutting — set for 10:30 am. on June 23 — has been more than three years in the making. In 2013 the N.C. Wildlife Re sources Commission already had plans to build another ramp in Perquimans and had some funds available. Perquimans County had some land available and was will ing to donate it. But instead of just a basic boat ramp, Perquimans County wanted to build an extra large one that could be used by commercial boats as well. The 72-acre Marine Industrial Park is next door to the boat ramp site. STAFF PHOTO BY PETER WILLIAMS A new boat ramp near the Perquimans Recreation Center could be open as early as today. So when Golden LEAF opened up a $10 million grant program in 2013, Perquimans asked for $306,000 for the boat ramp project and pitched it as an economic de velopment project since they have 72 acres next door designed to be a marine industrial park. Perquimans also asked for $860,000 for a one-to-one comput er initiative that would put tablet computers in the hands of hun ¬ dreds of local students. Perquimans County wasn’t the only one looking for money. Golden LEAF had $10 million to give out and got $30 million in requests from 21 counties. When the final cut was made in the early summer of 2014, the board ramp and computer projects were among those that were fimded. See RAMP, 2 Food pantry moving BY PETER WILLIAMS News Editor After 15 years in Winfall, The Open Door Food Pan try will be back to Hertford in June. “Space was the primary driver for it (the move),” said Charles Lacefield, the chairman of the board of Open Door. The new facility has 1,500 square feet, twice the space of the Apple Tree Mall facility on Winfall Bou levard. “We didn’t have enough space to handle the volun teers and it was getting hard to find a place to interview people in private.” Lacefield said access was also a factor. “With the old facility peo ple came in and went out the same door, and things got congested,” he said. The new location at 220- D Ocean Highway will offer one door for people to go in and another for people to leave. See PANTRY, 2 Farmers market changing BY PETER WILLIAMS News Editor Scholarship foundation grows to $475,000 BY PETER WILLIAMS News Editor A local endowed scholarship that started with the donation of $120,000 in stock in 2011 has grown to close to a half million dollars. As a result, the Walker and Mar jorie Rayburn Educational Scholar ship will be able to give fund four $5,000 scholarships each year start ing this year. When it started, the resources were there to fund one scholarship a year. What that means is a freshman entering college this year could get the $5,000, along with a sophomore, a junior and a senior, said Brenda Lassiter, the executive director of the Perquimans Schools Founda tion. Another new twist in addition to picking a scholarship winner, the Perquimans County Schools Foundation will select an alternate in case the winner doesn’t qualify or drops out. Lassiter said the generosity shown by the Rayburn family is “pretty impressive.” “It has set the tone and helped show other individuals the possi- See FOUNDATION, 2 SUBMITTTED PHOTO Parker Robertson poses with Walker and Marjorie Rayburn. Robertson is this year’s winner of the Rayburn scholarship. The Hertford Farmer’s Market will be held ev ery Saturday from Jime 3 through Aug. 26 from 8 a.m. until noon at a new location on Church Street. In the past the market has been held in Missing Mill Park on Grubb Street. His year it’s moving to the park ing area of Coastal Carolina Family Practice at 600 S. Church St. Once again, the market is being organized by FFA students from Perquimans County High School under the direction of instructor Angel White. See MARKET, 2 Retired Air Force officer to speak at Memorial Day service From Staff Reports Retired U.S. Air Force Lt. Col. Joseph W. Hoffler will be the guest speaker at a Memorial Day service Mon- 6 89076 47144 2 day in Hertford. The American Legion Post 126 will hold the event at 11 am. on the courthouse lawn on Church Street. Hoffler, although born in Brooklyn, N.Y., was raised in Hertford from the age of five and graduated from Perquimans County Union School in 1958. Following high school, Hoffler went on to attend North Car olina Cen tral Uni versity and received a bachelor’s degree in biology in 1962. He enlisted in the Air Force and was assigned as a security policeman at Truax Field, WI. He went on to complete officers’ training and was commis sioned a second lieutenant in 1964. His military service saw him serve a tour in South- east Asia and two tours in England. He also had a four-year tour as a missile combat crew launch com mander at Whiteman Air Force Base in Missouri. Lt. Col. Hoffler complex ed his Air Force career as the squadron commander of the 7625th Security Po lice Squadron at the U.S. Au- Force Academy, Colo. He retired in 1984. During his military ser vice, Colonel Hoffler went on to receive an MBA from the University of Missouri and a Certification in Police Administration from the University of Southern Cali fornia. His military awards and decorations include the Meritorious Service Medal, Air Force Commendation Medal and the Combat read iness Medal. Hoffler is the vice com mander of Hertford Ameri can Legion Post 362 and is See HOFFLER, 2
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