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"News from Next Door" WEDNESDAY, JUL 12, 2017
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More funding sought for marine park
BY PETER WILLIAMS
News Editor
Bob Peele is excited, but
not too excited
He’s excited that the Gen
eral Assembly allocated
$2.9 million towards build
ing a boat basin at the Per
quimans Marine Industrial
Park.
He’s not too excited
because it will take more
money to complete the first
phase.
Peele is the director of
the N.C. Seafood Industrial
Park Authority - an agency
within the N.C. Department
of Commerce that oversees
that state’s three marine
parks, including the one in
Hertford. The state and lo
cal officials have been try
ing to develop the Hertford
site for about eight years.
“I will say we’re the clos
est we’ve ever been,” he
said. “But we’ve got a lot
of work ahead of us. What
we’ve done so far has been
the easy part.”
He was referring to get
ting the necessary permits
to build the project.
“Now we’re trying to find
the money to build it,” he
said.
“I just hope one day we
get to the point you see
See PARK, 2
Schulze named
to park authority
BY PETER WILLIAMS
News Editor
A former Congressman who retired to
Perquimans County from Pennsylvania
has been named a member of the N.C.
Seafood Industrial Park Authority.
The authority oversees three designat ¬
ed marine parks, includ
ing the one in Hertford.
It is goverened by an
11-member state board.
Dick Schulze was ap
pointed to the board
by House Speaker Tim
Moore.
Schulze, 87, served in
SCHULZE Congress for 18 years in
the 1970s, 80s and 90s.
He’s owned property at Albemarle Plan-
See SCHULZE, 2
Murder
trial set
for Sept. 11
BY WILLIAM WEST
The Daily Advance
CAMDEN — A trial is set
for this fall for two Perqui
mans County men charged
with murder in the fatal
shooting of an Elizabeth
City teen at Camden Cause
way Park nearly two years
ago.
Judge Jerry Tillett has
set the week of Sept. 11
for the start of the murder
trial in Camden Comity Su
perior Court for both Ka-
mani Ames, 18, and Nahcier
Brunson, 20. The men are
charged with first-degree
murder in the death of
Unique Graham, 17, in Sep
tember 2015.
An autopsy report, ob
tained from die N.C. Office
of the Chief Medical Exam
iner, shows Graham died
from a gunshot to the head
that was fired from behind
him. The report also out
lines injuries to Graham’s
face and forehead.
Elizabeth City police said
Graham’s body was found
in the shallow water of the
Pasquotank River just off
the walkway at Camden
Causeway Park the morning
of Sept. 28,2015. The park is
in Camden County but be
cause the area was annexed
by Elizabeth City, city police
investigated.
The day after Graham’s
body was found, police ar
rested Ames, of the 100
block of Red Banks Road,
and Brunson, of the 900
block of Chapanoke Road.
See MURDER, 2
84-year-old woman injured in Harvey Point wreck
From Staff Reports
An 84-year-old Chowan County
woman is in serious condition at a
Virginia hospital after she was in
jured in a single-car wreck on Har
vey Point Road Sunday.
Patty Jordan of the 2100 block
of Albemarle Drive, was still being
treated at Sentara Norfolk General
Hospital Monday afternoon, Sentara
Healthcare spokesman Dale Gaud-
ing said.
PHOTOS BY TYLER NEWMAN & ANGEL WHITE
Top, Children and adults wave to passing trucks in
the annual Fourth of July Parade held in Hertford
earlier this month. Right, Hertford Grammar School
Principal Jason Griffin (left) and Superintendent
Matthew Cheeseman were honored during the
third annual Independence Day Parade held in
Hertford. Also pictured is Linda White. Bottom left,
fireworks light up the sky over Hertford and Winfall
on July 1 during the annual display. Bottom right,
a float by Bethel Baptist Church rides past the
Perquimans County Courthouse during the parade
this month.
Trooper K.R. Briggs of the N.C.
Highway Patrol said Monday that
Jordan was driving a 2004 Ford
Focus southeast on Harvey Point
Road Sunday morning when she
apparently lost control of her car
in a curve. Jordan’s Focus left the
roadway, struck a ditch, crossed
a driveway and became airborne,
Briggs said. The Focus landed near
two vehicles parked at at roadside
garage, Briggs said. The rear axle of
Jordan’s car was found on top of a
2001 Lexus.
Briggs said Jordan suffered an
injury to one of her legs but was
conscious and speaking after the
wreck.
Briggs estimates Jordan was driv
ing 50 mph in a 55 mph zone. Jordan
also was wearing her seat-belt be
fore the accident, he said.
Besides Briggs, also responding to
the wreck were Perquimans Emer
gency Medical Services, Perquimans
sheriffs deputies, Hertford police
officers and firefighters. Briggs said
a landing zone was set up at Perqui
mans Parks and Recreation Center
so a Nightingale Air Ambulance
crew could pick up Jordan for trans
port to Sentara Norfok General.
Following the accident, traffic
on Harvey Point Road had to be
detoured, Briggs said. He estimated
he was the scene for an hour and 45
minutes.
He said his investigation of the in
cident is continuing.
Election
filing
period
starts
BY PETER WILLIAMS
News Editor
Incumbents in both Hert
ford and Winfall will run
again for office later this
year and Hertford will have
a contested race.
The filing period for mu
nicipal offices opened on
July 7 and closes on July 21
at noon. The election will be
held on Nov. 7.
Each town has two seats
that are up this year. In Hert
ford, it’s the seats of Ed Lane
and Lillian Holman. A third
person, Frank Norman, said
he’s running as well.
In Winfall, Ken Rominger
and Debbie Jean Whedbee
say they will run again.
Norman moved to Hert
ford about 25 years ago as a
35-year-old adult.
He’s been involved in the
NAACP and as a Perquimans
County school testing proc
tor. He’s worked in an out
reach ministry, as a mentor
and COA MEDIA program
advisor. He’s volunteer put
ting on the Indian Summer
Festival and with Carolina
Moon Theater plays.
He said he sees potential
in Hertford, and quoted a
line from a recent Carolina
Moon play, “If you look to
the future you will see that
the future is now.”
Rominger, 77, is finish
ing out his second four-year
term and didn’t plan on
seeking a third. In fact he
didn’t plan on having a sec
ond term. His name wasn’t
on the ballot four years ago.
He was elected because of
write-in votes.
“I did it because nobody
else is running,” he said
Monday. “We tried to get
people to do it, but it didn’t
work. It’s a shame we can’t
get more people to take
part.”
While he did file for office,
he said, “this is definitely go
ing to be the last time.”
It will be the third term
for Whedbee. She serves as
See ELECTION, 2
Plantation wraps up fourth Biggs Classic golf tournament
BY PETER WILLIAMS
News Editor
The fourth annual Biggs
Classic at Albemarle Planta
tion was a success, and or
ganizer’s say they will look
at where to go from here.
There were 33 people
who participated, but the
young would-be pros num-
LAWRENCE
bered 19.
Buddy
Lawrence,
the acting
manager at
The Planta
tion, said it
would have
been nice to
have more
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golfers.
“We are exploring our op
tions to generate more play
ers. That is a major interest
for us, to have more players.
SUBMITTED PHOTO
Bruce Biggs (left) and his wife Anna pose with
Chad McCann, the winner of the fourth annual
Biggs Classic at Albemarle Plantation on July 1.
McCann holds on to win
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See GOLF, 3
BY CRAIG MOYER
The Daily Advance
Chad McCann reached the
green on the Par-4 18th in two
shots on July 1, with a two-shot
lead he knew he had three putts
to become the champion of the
Biggs Classic, he only needed
two.
The 20-year-old, who lives in
Wilmington, finished his impres
sive week by knocking in a par
putt on the 18th green, much
to the delight of the hundreds
of fans around the green and
watching from the clubhouse
deck.
McCann finished the tourna
ment with a 12-under par 272,
after posting an even-par 71 in
the final round on Saturday, to
win the tournament, finishing
two shots ahead of second place
See MCCANN, 3