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A2 THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY, WEDNESDAY, OCTOBER 30,2019 FROM PAGE ONE State reports first flu death of season PCMS King And Queen From Staff Reports Officials with the North Carolina De partment of Health and Human Services’ Division of Public Health announced the first reported flu-related death of the 2019- 20 flu season occurred the first week of October. It involved an adult in the central part of the state. To protect the privacy of the fam ily, the person’s hometown, county, age and gender will not be released. “We are very saddened by this death and send condolences to the loved ones of this person,” said State Epidemiologist Zack Moore, M.D. “Flu is a serious illness and in some cases can lead to complications and even result in death, which is why we strongly encourage people to get vaccinat ed every year.” During the 2018-19 flu season, 208 flu deaths were reported in North Carolina, down from 391 deaths during the 2017-18 flu season. Of those 208 deaths, 133 were people age 65 and older and five were un der the age of 18. The CDC recommends vaccination against the flu for everyone 6 months and older with any licensed, age-appropriate flu vaccine. Vaccination is the best way to prevent infection with the flu. Vaccination can also make illness milder for those who do get the flu, making it especially important for those at higher risk of more serious out comes, such as people over 65 years old, children younger than 5, pregnant women and those with certain medical conditions such as asthma, diabetes, heart disease and obesity. Flu vaccinations are available at hos pitals, pharmacies, private medical offic es, some federally qualified health care centers and local health departments. To find a flu vaccine near you, visit flu. nc.gov. SUBMITTED PHOTO Dakota Mayo and Harley Hunter were crowned king and queen at Perquimans County Middle School’s homecoming. VOTING Continued from Al Police Chief Dennis Brown said Monday he has seen and posted on Face- book, video from a Hert ford Housing Authority camera on King Street that shows somebody, perhaps on a bike on King Street. Brown said that if the per son is caught they could be charged with a misdemean or larceny for each sign that was taken. Brown encour aged any candidate who had a stolen sign to contact police. Jackson said he is ready for the election to be over. “I am in the ‘whatever’ mode,” he said. “Whatever happens, happens. I have seen a lot of true colors of a lot people. Even if Jackson lose, he still has two years in town council post. He said all of the candi dates “have been cordial with one another.” Their supporters might have been. He estimates the cost of the stolen signs at $400. He still expects to spend less that $1,000 on his campaign, the threshold at which do nors and expenses must be reported to the state elec tions board. Brown, who is running against Jackson, said she hasn’t seen a large number of signs for either of the can didates missing. She said she talked with residents of one development who wanted a sign and then said later they couldn’t put it up because the landlord didn’t want it. She said she put out about 90 signs. Early voting continues all this week from 8 a.m. until 5 p.m. at the elections office at 601S. Edenton Road St. CHAPPELL Continued from Al did. ECU is the third largest univer sity in North Carolina with 21,589 undergraduate and 5,797 graduate students. Her high school had few er than 500 students. The day Chappell was crowned was also the same day that Dan Gerlach, the interim chancellor, stepped down over an issue with him being in a bar late at night. “That was very sad, but I under stand his decision and I respect that,” she said. Among her accolades was be ing a Golden Leaf Scholar at a time when Gerlach was in charge of Golden LEAF. In addition to being in the ECU Honors College, Chappell is a business scholars, a peer tutor at the Pirate Academic Center and works as a customer service representative at Dowdy Student Stores. The Homecoming King is Noah Rodgers, somebody Chappell said she has known since she has been at college. Both are in ECU’s Hon or’s College. MURDER Continued from Al for a death sentence, includ ing that the murders were especially heinous, atro cious and cruel. The victims were hit with hammers, punched and stabbed with knives made from scissors, he said. The throats of two of the victims — Darden and Smith — were cut. As the district attorney re- counted the horrific manner in which the four murders were carried out, friends and family members of the victims passed around tis sue to wipe their tears. They also patted one another in a comforting maimer. Womble also recounted how an inmate who tes tified during Brady’s trial described witnessing him CALE Continued from Al “We had a wedding out there two weeks ago,” he said. The center can seat 400 peo ¬ ple. With tables, it can handle 240. Thomas said Cale raised $2,500 the first week with little publicity. He thinks the $30,000 goal is attain able. Checks can be mailed to 377 Camp Cale Road, Hertford, NC. Include the words “Capital Cam paign” in the memo line. Gifts are tax deductible. Thomas said he hopes to have a master plan in a few months that will map out the future for Cale. Af ¬ ter the second bunkhouse, he said the next step may be to replace Jackson Hall, the dining facility that was built when Cale first got start ed. “It’s really tiny and pretty rustic,” he said. beating Corrections Officer George Midgett with a ham mer. “He said Brady was beat ing him (Midgett) like he was breaking concrete,” Womble said, recounting the inmate’s testimony. After beating Midgett — who is now permanently disabled as a result of the attack — Brady and the oth er three inmates entered the prison yard and headed for the prison’s fences, Womble said. There they stabbed and hit other officers, he said. “If you decide life with out parole is appropriate for (tire murder of) Darden, what about Smith, Shannon and Howe? How many do you get to kill?” he asked. Womble’s reference to Darden was apparently in response to Brady’s re morseful testimony during the penalty phase that he considered Darden a moth er figure — even though he didn’t deny taking part in her murder. Sentencing Brady to life in prison would be tanta mount to declaring open season on correctional officers across the state, Womble argued. Following Womble, de fense attorney Thomas Manning made his case to jury for why Brady should be sentenced instead to life without parole. Manning spoke quietly to jurors, recounting Brady’s turbulent childhood, long history of mental issues and lack of proper med ication both outside and inside prison. As he did so, jurors appeared to fidget in their seats, and the victims’ friends and family mem bers shook their heads and rolled their eyes. “There is no evidence from the state that he is not mentally ill,” Manning said, referring to Brady. He also pointed to con ditions at Pasquotank Cor rectional Institution that he claimed showed the prison lacked the treatment and controlling environment Brady needed. Manning said that lack “ could be consid ered a mitigating factor” against sentencing Brady to death. Manning also assert ed that “if there had been better management, better control and rigor (at PCI) four people would be alive.” Earlier in the trial, after Brady’s defense attorneys contended that prison un derstaffing and a lack of training were mitigating fac tors jurors should consider in their deliberations, Tillett disagreed. “How does that third-par ty action make one less cul pable?” Tillett asked rhetor ically. “If crime is committed on a full moon, would that be evidence?” he asked Man ning. Tillett said that testimony to be considered as mitigat ing circumstances should be about character history, not conditions that did not cause the crime. Manning’s co-counsel, defense attorney Andy Warmack, also took a crack at convincing the jury that death wasn’t the appropri ate sentence for Brady. “Life without parole: the only way to get out (of prison) is in a pine box,” Warmack said. “Don’t con sider each mitigating factor alone but in total. Look at it all together: family abuse, history of mental illness, early development deter mines what you become as an adult.” Brady’s records showed previous diagnoses for bi-polar disorder, post-trau matic disorder, major de pressive disorder, attention deficit disorder, and, later in life, adult anti-social be havior. Baylor THEATER 208 S. Broad St. Edenton Taylortheater.com * (252) 368-1595 Now Showing JUDY (Biography/Drama Rated PG-13) Zombieland (10/31 final show) (Rated R) Starting Friday Nov. 1st Maleficent Mistress of Evil (Rated PG) 7pm ^sEVERYNIGHT Matinees Friday-Sunday We can’t wait to watch with you! Obituary Policy For information on submitting obituaries or death no tices Monday through Friday, 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., call 252- 329-9505 or email obits@apgenc.com and specify that you are interested in obituary information for The Perquimans Weekly. On weekends and holidays, email obits@apgenc. com. We do not accept notices by fax. Obituaries must be received, processed, approved and paid if required by 2:30 p.m to appear in print in the next edition. Death notices can include the name and age of the decedent; funeral and visitation or viewing information; and the name of the funeral home. Perquimans 1 WEEKLY (USPS428-080) Vol. 87 No. 44 Published Each Wednesday A publication of Adams Publishing Group Established 1934 111 W. Market St., Hertford, NC 27944 Robin L Quillon Publisher Peter Williams Editor Bev Alexander. Advertising Representative Phone 252-426^5728 ■ Fax 2524264625 Email: perquimansweekly@ncweeklies.com Subscription Rate Home delivery. $35 per year POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Perquimans Weekly, Hertford, NC 27944 Recycle this newspaper. ed service to their country, and to celebrate and honor those who have served the U.S. Armed Forces. The flags at the Veterans Monument will remain after conclusion of the program should individuals wish to take pictures or look at the monument’s brick walkway which honors individual veterans. HEATH Continued from Al Perquimans County Man ager Frank Heath will be the guest speaker for the annual observance. Heath, originally from Kin ston, has worked with Per quimans County government for 16 years, and county man ager since 2011. He is a grad uate of East Carolina Univer sity with a Masters Degree in public administration. He is married to the for mer Roberta Chappell, from Perquimans County, and they have two children, son Nash, 17, and daughter Lauren, 14. They live in Durants Neck.. The program will begin with the posting of the na tion’s colors by the Post 126 Honor Guard. The Perqui mans County High School Band, under the direction of Evan Copeland, will provide the National Anthem and service songs. As with tradition, a POW/ MIA remembrance will be presented. 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