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2 THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY, WEDNESDAY, NOVEMBER 21,2018 ARLES Continued from 1 Muriel Harmon, a resi dent and often vocal critic of Jackson, said Aples’ resig nation should be a wake-up call for Hertford residents. “The resignation of Ar chie Aples is a very sad day for Hertford,” Harmon said. Harmon claims Aples has been receiving threats — something Aples did not confirm Tuesday night. Har mon also said Aples’ efforts to find common ground didn’t win him any friends. “To some white folk he was too black, and to some black folk he was too white,” Harmon said. The Hertford Town Coun cil can pick someone to complete Aples’ unexpired term, but Harmon wonders if they’ll be able to find any one who wants the job. “Who in the hell would want to serve?” she asked out loud. A number of residents got up at Tuesday’s council CAMERAS Continued from 1 have had no problems there. “But I will put them (cam eras) there if I need to,” White said. After the cameras went up at King/Stokes, White said the crowds of people who used to hang out on the street “are gone.” She said the vast majority weren’t housing authority residents, but were people from out side the area. “You don’t know the num ber of phone calls we’ve got from people who are thank ing us, because now they can get a good night’s sleep,” White said. Councilman Frank Nor- BRIDGE Continued from 1 construction until a team could arrive from Greens boro to remove it Under the original con tract, the company had un til Nov. 30 to complete the bridge. “We then allow them 90 days to get the vegetation established along the slopes. After that time if the vegeta tion is fine, the contractor is officially done with the job.” Construction started July ; 9 on the $1.9 million project. DOT may be able to recover JACKSON Continued from 1 the defendant in the other. A magistrate was origi nally slated to hear the case in small claims court today. Now it is scheduled ■ for Nov. 28. Jackson is asking for a total of $20,000 to cover Body of Edenton man recovered From Staff Reports The body of an Edenton man was recovered Sunday after he disappeared while fishing in Edenton Bay on Saturday. Chowan Emergency Man agement Coordinator Cord Palmer identified the man as John North “Jack” Held of Surfside Drive. Held’s body was recovered at the mouth of the bay around sunset on Sunday. According to the U.S. Coast Guard, Held’s wife Robin Lee notified the agen cy Saturday that her 83-year- old husband had gone fish ing on a 21-foot pontoon meeting and lauded Aples and criticized Jackson. Susan Beckwith, a proper ty owner and businesswom an, said Hertford has the po tential to thrive, but not with the leadership it currently has. She suggested she might run for council herself next year when the terms of Reid, Aples and Eley are all up. “I am not going anywhere and I don’t care who threat ens me,” Beckwith said. Jackson tried to respond to those critical of him, but Reid gaveled him out of or der. Later when he was given a chance to speak, Jackson appeared chagrined. “You can say whatever you want about me, but I am a product of Hertford,” he said. “Your vision may be different than mine, but the people wanted change.” Jackson and Councilman Norman upset two incum bent board members in the 2017 town election. Their victories changed Hertford’s town board from one with three white members and man questioned just what the cameras are covering. He lives at the Wynne Fork project. White said they are aimed just at the properties the housing authority owns. “I’m only interesting in our property,” White said. Councilman Quentin Jackson also had issues. “I have a mqjor issue with one of the cameras on King Street,” he said. “And the reason they stopped hang ing out there is because it got cold.” Jackson was also wor ried about who could view the video the cameras cap ture. White said right now it would require help from Nixon’s Solutions, but even tually they would not be viewing the images, only her. The police would be $500 in liquidated damages for each day the project is late. Closing the bridge has been a pain for residents and emer gency officials as well. The Perquimans County EMS of fice is located just a few hun dred yards from the bridge. Closing the bridge, means ambulances needing to get to U.S. 17 must either loop back over the S-Bridge and go through Hertford down Church Street, or take a right and go down Winfall Bou levard to Wiggins Road and then U.S. 17. Buses from Per quimans Central School also have had to make detours. County Manager Frank his financial loss. In the complaint against Bateman, Jackson wrote she used “her authority as a notary to sign over my company vehicle to a pri vate citizen costing me and my business to suffer. Have not been able to get property back yet.” In the complaint against the town he wrote “em boat but failed to return by 6:30 p.m. Coast Guard boat crews searched for the man throughout Saturday night, finding his boat and fishing gear shortly after beginning their search. Coast Guard helicopter crews resumed their search for the man Sun day morning. Coast Guard first responders searched approximately 325 square- miles by surface and by air. “Our hearts go out to the families and friends affected by this tragedy,” said Capt. Bion Stewart, commander of Coast Guard Sector North Carolina. “We would also like to thank our part two blacks to one with four black members and one white, Eley. Jackson said he has tried to talk to many of the peo ple who were critical of him Tuesday, but they don’t want to meet with him. “I have reached out to you,” he said. “Give me a solution. Give me a solu tion. It can work if you talk to me. I’m human. You guys just don’t want to trust the process.” Norman asked the audi ence to give the new coun cil a year to produce results. He said he doesn’t agree with everything Jackson does, but they are trying to make Hertford better. Both attended a meeting of a national group of munici palities in Los Angeles and both said they brought back important information and contacts. Norman said he grew up in Detroit where the sports team wasn’t the best. “But that’s the team we had. This is the team you got,” he said. welcome to view the video as well if they had a need to. Norman too had con cerned about who was viewing the data. Jackson also said a town bucket truck with someone from Nixon Solutions was used to install at least some of the cameras. That would have meant the town could have been sued if some thing bad happened. White said she had to knowledge of that happening, but she did ask then interim Town Manager Pamela Hurdle if they could use the truck, and was told yes. White said the housing authority in Edenton has al ready installed cameras and the one in Elizabeth City is seeking bids for them there. Heath said he hopes the De cember date is correct, “From an emergency ser vices standpoint, it is critical we get it back open.” The old bridge was built in 1940 and is supported by timber piles. The new one has concrete supports. Only two companies bid on the project. Loving’s bid of $1,900,505 was sig nificantly lower than the $2,367,000 bid of Mclean Contracting. DOT engineers estimated the project would cost about $1.5 million. Loving has offices in Goldsboro and Raleigh and has been in business for nearly 100 years. ployee while working with the town, illegally signed over my personal property in access of over 25,000. Since I could not have my property I (lost) major in come. I filed a police re port that was improperly done.” Jackson would not com ment about the police re port as well. ner agencies for assisting us throughout this search.” Assisting in the search were officers with the N.C. Wildlife Resources Commis sion, the Chowan Sheriffs Office and emergency man agement agencies in Chow an and Hertford counties. Held was the retired own er of Bellevue Hardware in Richmond, VA. He had served in the United States Air Force, and was an Epis copalian by faith. Miller Funeral Home & Crematory, 735 Virginia Road, Edenton, is assisting the family and online condo lences may be made by visit ing www.millerfhc.com. STAFF PHOTO BY PETER WILLIAMS Firefighters carry one of the “victims” of a collision with a train away from the scene Saturday in Winfall. HAZMAT Continued from 1 Hospital said the “victims” were actually transported to Edenton and nurses met the ambulances outside to see the patients. She said the drill was limited because the emergency room actu ally was busy at that time. Spruill said the nurses went out to meet the ambu lances because “you don’t know what you are dealing with at that point.” Nixon said as part of the exercise, state officials es timated where the plume of plaque could have been carried by the wind and law enforcement staged a simu lated effort to notify the residents in that area. Su Son, the general man ager of the railroad watched the scene unfold. “It’s good to see them do ing this,” he said. If the event were real, an emergency shelter would have been set up at Perqui mans County High School. The drill continued on Monday when staff from Albemarle Regional Health Services worked through MURPHY Continued from 1 Murphy found out about the Albemarle Commission post through the N.C. Asso- ciation of County Commis sioners. It keeps a job list ing service of agencies that need help and people, like Murphy, who can fill in on an interim basis. Murphy said he knows a little about the region. “I grew up in Portsmouth and back then people took Sunday rides. I remember going to Elizabeth City, but Chowan Perquimans Habitat for Humanity Restore Open Tues., Thurs., Sat. 9:00 am to i:00 pm We pick- up large donations! only Flat Screen TVs will be accepted. 1370 N. Broad St., Edenton 482-2686 STAFF PHOTO BY PETER WILLIAMS A remote control rover was sent to the site of Saturday’s HAZMAT drill. how they might get the powerful antibiotics in the hands of people who will need them to fight off the plague. That meeting was planned for Edenton. In the drill, a bus fitted out to be an ambulance was actually brought over from Currituck County and trac tor-trailers with emergency I had never been to Hert ford before,” he said. “It’s a beautiful area.” Applications for the Al bemarle Commission job fAMiLY V^tistky with a gentle and caring touch YIPIKG T^y 00S Family • Cosmetic • General Dentistry Same Day Emergency Care Insurance Filed for your Convenience New Patients Welcome 212 Ainsley Avenue Hertford, NC 252-426-5585 Perquimans Weekly (USPS428-080) Vol. 86 No. 47 Published each Wednesday. A publication of Adams Publishing Group Established 1934 111 W. Market St., Hertford, NC 27944 Mike Goodman Publisher Peter Williams News Editor Bev Alexander Advertising Representative Phone 252-426-5728 • Fax 252-426-4625 Email: perquimansweekly@ncweeklies.com Subscription Rates In Daily Advance home delivery area $26.25* All other continental U.S $32.50* *Plus applicable sales tax. Activation fee of $1.99 will be collected with all new subscriptions. Deactivation fees may apply for early cancellation. POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Perquimans Weekly, Hertford, NC 27944 equipment from Williamston arrived at the scene. If the event were real, some of that may have taken a lot longer than the four hours the drill lasted Saturday. The drill included a de contamination area where HAZMAT crews who were near the leaking tank could decontaminate. STAFF PHOTO BY PETER WILLIAMS Firefighters and EMS workers applaud at the end of Saturday’s HAZMAT drill in Winfall. will be accepted through Dec. 3. The commission board hopes to have a new executive director in place by January or February. Minzies Creek Sanitary District Monthly meeting will be held on Saturday, November 24, 2018 At 10:00am The Meeting Will Be Held at 139 Treasure Lane, Hertford
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