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Rotary Students of the Month, 4 "News from Next Door" WEDNESDAY, JANUARY 9, 2019 75 cents Hertford officials to refuse to pay 911 fee BY PETER WILLIAMS News Editor Hertford officials are saying they will refuse to pay a county bill for 911 services at least until they understand what the charges are for. By one estimate the an nual bill totals $74,000. Councilman Quentin Jackson brought the issue up Monday night at a workshop meeting. In 1993 the county, Hertford and Winfall signed an agreement for the opera tion of a county- wide emergency phone system. Before that time the county didn’t have a consoli dated dispatch system. In the agreement, the towns agreed to help pay a share of the total cost of paying for non-medical calls. Jackson said the system is un fair to town residents, because they are county taxpayers too. “For 26 years you have been getting robbed,” Jackson told the audience. He said for years the town has been just getting a bill without itemized charges and for years, it’s just been paying it. Newly named Police Chief Dennis Brown questioned the bill when he first saw it. The county handles dispatch duties for Hert ford police and fire 24-hours a day, and the utilities department dur ing nights and weekends. Brown said the dollar figure isn’t based on actual calls in town, but on 12 percent of the total cost of 911 expenses after deducting the cost of medical dispatch calls. Brown said Perquimans County has a great 911 dispatch system, but it’s an issue that needs to be discussed. Councilman Frank Norman said he was unaware that Jackson was going to bring the issue up, because he was going to bring it up too. “What I would do is not pay it (the bill),” Norman said. Town Manager Pamela Hurdle called the 911 fee “a budget night mare” because officials never re- See HERTFORD, 2 Cause sought for man’s death From Staff Reports The State Medical Exam iner’s office has been called in on the investigation after a body was found the early morning hours of Dec. 30 off West Grubb Street in Hertford. In a statement released by Hertford Police Chief Dennis Brown, the Hertford Police Department, Perqui mans County Sheriffs Of fice and Perquimans County EMS responded to what he referred to as an “ unattend ed death” behind the 100 block of West Grubb. As of Monday, the office of the Medical Examiner in Greenville reported no cause of death has been de termined. The process could take 180 days. Perquimans EMS Direc tor Jonathan Nixon said the call came in at 8:23 am. Perquimans County Sheriff Shelby White confirmed a body was found off West Grubb Street, but referred all other questions to the Hertford Police Depart ment. No other details were immediately available. Anyone with information should contact Chief Brown at 426-5587. Schools seek input on search BY PETER WILLIAMS News Editor The school system has a web survey on-line now to get input on the search for a superintendent. The address is https:// www.surveymonkey.eom/r/ pqsupe2019. Perquimans hopes to have a replacement for Superintendent Matthew Cheeseman in place by July 1. Cheeseman’s last day on the job was Jan. 1. The Perquimans County School Board hired The Masonboro Group to coor dinate the application and screening process. The survey has three questions. The first asks if the person is a parent of a See SEARCH, 2 STAFF PHOTO BY PETER WILLIAMS Superior Court Judge Jerry Tillett (left) swears in Ed Goodwin as a member of the N.C. House of Representatives last week. Holding the family Bible is Goodwin’s wife Lori. The ceremony was held at Camp Cale. Goodwin sworn in at Cale BY PETER WILLIAMS News Editor Ed Goodwin was sworn in to a seat in the NC House last Tuesday and vowed to represent the people of northeastern North Carolina to the best of his ability. Goodwin, (R-District 1) de feated Democratic challenger Ron Wesson in November. The district includes Camden, Chowan, Perqui mans, Tyrrell, Bertie and Washing ton counties. Goodwin said he picked Camp Cale for the ceremony because it is Steinburg hopes to unite region BY NICOLE BOWMAN-LAYTON Chowan Herald EDENTON — State Sen. Bob Steinburg, R-Chowan, urged resi dents of northeastern North Caro lina to unite to improve the region Friday during a speech shortly af ter talcing the oath of office Friday. Steinburg was sworn in as the senator for District 1 by the Hon orable Justice Paul Newby in front of a standing-room only crowd at the first floor courtroom at the Historic 1767 Chowan County Courthouse. State Senate District 1 includes Camden, Chowan, Cur rituck, Pasquotank, Perquimans, Tyrrell, Hyde, Dare, Washington, Gates and Hertford counties. The audience patiently waited as Newby, an NC associate Supreme Court justice, arrived a little late to the ceremony. Steinburg, who told the audience of the delay, noted with a laugh that the last time Newby administered centr Jly located to residents of the district. About 125 people showed up for the event. However Goodwin said Cale is an important place for him person ally. The Baptist-owned youth sum mer camp opened in 1962 Goodwin said he was among the first group of campers. “In 1962 I came to the woods to learn something about myself, and also to learn something about my relationship with God,” Goodwin said. “This is a special place for me.” Goodwin made jokes and CHOWAN HERALD PHOTO Sen. Bob Steinburg was sworn in Friday in Edenton. the oath of office to him in 2013, Newby also was late then. Newby administered the oath as Steinburg’s wife, Marie, held the Bible. When Steinburg spoke, he thanked his “angel,” Marie, for her support throughout the years. On laughed during much of his speech, but other parts were peppered with just how seriously Goodwin plans to take his new job. When it came to the pledge of allegiance, Goodwin’s son Kenji re cited the pledge of allegiance and the audience followed along. But Kerji’s speech came via videotape. He’s a 25-year-old Army first lieu tenant based in Helmand Province, Afghanistan. “I hope to live up my expecta tions for service in office, and I See GOODWIN, 2 Jan. 6, they will mark their 47th wedding anniversary. “If I have any cockamamie ideas, she the one who rights our path,” he said. “I would not be here today if not for her.” See STEINBURG, 2 Bridge opening delayed again BY PETER WILLIAMS News Editor I Motorists may have to wait yet another month to use a new bridge on Creek Drive in Winfall. According to Perquimans County Emergency Manage ment Director Jonathan Nix on, the N.C. Department of Transportation has advised the county the replacement project may not be done un til the end of January. That would put the project two months behind schedule. The e-mail from Nixon | said DOT cited weather and material delays faced by contractor, the T.A. Loving Company of Goldsboro. Weather was the prime reason DOT cited when it announced in November | that the $1.9 million proj ect wouldn’t be finished by the end of that month. While Perquimans County wasn’t hit hard by the two See BRIDGE, 2 — Scholarship to honor late teacher BY PETER WILLIAMS News Editor The Perquimans Schools Foundation is raising mon ey to create a scholarship fund to honor a Hertford Grammar School teacher who died unexpectedly in December. As of Monday, more than $1,100 had been col lected. Ac cording to F o u n d a - tion Ex DAUGHERTY ecutive Director Brenda Lassiter, the money will go towards a special line item to continue Kim Hunter Daugherty’s legacy in edu- See TEACHER, 2 Inter-County donates surplus truck BY PETER WILLIAMS News Editor A fire engine that had served the Inter-County Fire Department for more than 20 years, found a new home last week. The department sold the 1995 Freightliner to the Bea ver Dam Volunteer Fire De partment for the sum of $1. Assistant Fire Chief Mi chael Cartwright said the old Engine No. 71 was re tired in January 2017 when a new engine was purchased to take its place. Inter-Coun ty put the older truck up for sale, but got little interest. “When we didn’t get any offers, we put it up with a broker and still in all that time, we only got two inqui ries,” Cartwright said. When Inter-County learned of the need at Bea ver Dam in Cumberland County, the board of direc tors agreed to offer sell it for the nominal fee. “It’s a nice back-up en gine,” Cartwright said. “Technically we’re not giv ing it away. Officially we’re selling it for one dollar.” Cartwright gave thanks to B&S Enterprises for transporting the old truck on a flatbed trailer free of charge. Roseboro is in Cumber land County and suffered damage as the result of Hur ricane Florence. “Their coverage area is a whole lot more square miles than ours,” Cartwright said. And because some of those homes were beyond the six-mile distance from See TRUCK, 2 SUBMITTED PHOTO The Inter-County Fire Department recently sold a 1995 fire truck for $1 to a fire department in Cumberland County that was in need of one.
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