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"News from Next Door"
WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 7, 2018
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Early voters come out in strong numbers
BY PETER WILLIAMS
News Editor
Voters came out in strong
numbers in early voting to
elect a sheriff in Perquimans
County and play a role in de
ciding some key state races.
Results of Tuesday’s elec
tion were not available by
the time The Perquimans
Weekly went to press this
week.
Early voting ended on
Saturday. Over a span of
five hours, 239 people cast
SHELBY BRAY
ballots. Over the course of
early voting, the total was
3,049.
There was only one con
tested local race. Sheriff
Shelby White faced opposi
tion from Jim Bray. White
is a Democrat and Bray is a
Republican.
There were three seats
open for the Perquimans
County Commission and
three people running. Two
incumbents were running,
Fondella Leigh and Wallace
Nelson. Also running was
Alan Lennon who was run
ning as a Libertarian. Leigh
is a Democrat and Nelson is
a Republican.
Incumbent Todd Tilley
ran unopposed for Clerk of
Superior Court.
In a race for the N.C.
House, Republican Ed
Goodwin faced Democrat
Ron Wesson.
In a race for N.C. Sen
ate, Democrat Cole Phelps
ran against Republican Bob
Steinburg.
In the sheriff’s race, Bray
held a slight edge in fund-
raising over White.
According to campaign fi
nance reports for the period
from July 1 through Oct.
20, Bray raised $23,396 and
spent $20,958 of it. Bray is
a retired sergeant with the
N.C. Highway Patrol.
White raised $20,630 and
spent $20,120. White has
worked for the sheriff’s of
fice for 18 years and was
appointed sheriff when Eric
Tilley retired in 2017.
Going into the final days,
Bray had $2,437 in cash on
hand. White had $509 ac
cording to the N.C. Board of
Elections..
Bray’s biggest donor this
cycle was Ed Walker Sr., the
owner of Starlight Manufac
turing. He gave $1,000. Keith
Nowell, the owner of North
west Contractors, gave $500.
Scott Perry, the owner Albe
marle Tradewinds magazine
game in kind donations of
$400 this cycle for advertis
ing. Robert Wayne Ward,
the order of Wayne’s Auto
Supply gave $250 along with
David Dewald, a truck driv
er and Carl Lewis, owner of
Central Insurance Agency.
See VOTING, 2
Veterans to
be honored
Monday
From Staff Reports
Halloween
Hertford American Le ¬
gion Post 126 will hold their
annual Perquimans County
Veterans Day observance
on Monday at 11 a.m. on the
Perquimans County Court
house lawn at the Veterans
Monument.
BUNDY
In case
of inclem
ent weath
er, the ob
servance
will be
moved to
the recre
ation cen-
ter located
off Harvey
Point Road in Hertford.
The day is set aside to
honor veterans who are
currently serving and those
who have served honorably
in the past in the military in
wartime or peacetime.
The observance also will
include the American Le
gion’s traditional POW/MIA
remembrance. Participat
ing in the observance will
be members of Post 126
See VETERANS, 2
Extra help
sought for
seniors
BY PETER WILLIAMS
News Editor
The holiday season may
not be so bright to some se
nior citizens who don’t have
family or friends to cele
brate with, so the Albemarle
Commission’s Area Agency
on Aging will be collecting 1
items to help brighten then-
season.
“We do know there are
some seniors that won’t
have any visitors over the
holiday, they won’t be go
ing out to eat and they don’t
have family spending time
with them,” said Ashley
Lamb, an aging specialist.
See SENIORS, 2
STAFF PHOTO BY
PETER WILLIAMS
STAFF PHOTO BY
PETER WILLIAMS
A trio of trick
or treaters
check out the
candy outside
one store in
Hertford last
week. For more
pictures from
Halloween, see
Page 9.
Perquimans County
Right, Manager Frank
Heath puts a crow
back on a scarecrow
after wind knocked it
off during Halloween
in downtown Hertford
last week. Top, a
young trick of treater
doesn’t quite know
what to make of two
dinosaurs on Church
Street on Halloween.
Jackson
facing
another
charge
BY PETER WILLIAMS
News Editor
Hertford Town Coun
cilman Quentin Jackson
was served with a warrant
Thursday for unauthorized
use of a motor vehicle.
The in
cident hap
pened on
Wednes-
dayandthe
complaint
was filed
the next
day in Pas
quotank
County
JACKSON
and the warrant was served.
Jackson was not jailed and
a court date has been set for
Nov. 26,
Jackson, 35, had few
words to say about the in
cident.
“No comment,” he said.
“It was a dispute between
partners. It was business
property. I will say I’m not
the only one charged in
this.”
The warrant for arrest
lists the vehicle as a 2003
GMC track. The complain
ant was listed as Jeffrey Al
len Keith and according to
the warrant, the owner of
the track is Alex Sanchez.
One official in the Pasquo
tank Clerk Of Court’s office
confirmed the warrant had
been issued and served on
Thursday, but officials in the
criminal division could not
be reached for comment.
Jackson has been in court
on other issues.
In October he was
charged with assaulting a
government official. Jack-
son admits hitting Council
man Sid Eley in the head
with a closed first after a
town meeting in October.
Jackson said he felt threat
ened and could not retreat
because Eley was standing
between him and the door.
The original restraining
order against Jackson man-
See JACKSON, 2
Youth jobs program wins award
BY PETER WILLIAMS
News Editor
The Albemarle Commis
sion was honored last month
with a national award for a
program that helps young
people learn job skills.
The Career Cafe are held
about once a month in each
of the 10 counties the Com
mission covers. It is part
of the NEXTGEN program
which is run through the
Northeast Workforce Devel
opment Board and coordi
nated by Lora Aples. It tar
gets people age 16 through
24.
The National Association
of Development Organiza
tions (NADO) awards cere
mony was held in Charlotte
on Oct. 13-16.
“It was exciting for us to
be recognized and reward
ed,” said Cathy Davison, the
former executive director
of the Commission. Davi
son, who has stepped down
from the Commission, at
tended the ceremony.
Davison said the Career
Cafe concept is much like
some programs run in more
urban areas, but is tailored
to the needs of rural areas.
About 180 people are par
ticipating in the program,
Davison said.
“It includes vision map
ping, and resume assis
tance.”
Sessions on computer
programming are held.
The Career Cafes give
young people the opportu
nity to network with other
young people, local busi
nesses and volunteers to
learn essential things about
See PROGRAM, 2
SUBMITTED PHOTO
Cathy Davison poses with Washington County
Commissioner Tracey Johnson at the NADO conference
in Charlotte last month.