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A2 THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY, THURSDAY, JUNE 18,2020 Obituary Joanne Francine Sawyer Brown HERTFORD - Joanne Francine Sawyer Brown, 74, of 507 Edenton Road Street, Hertford, NC, passed away Friday, June 12, 2020, in her home where she was being cared for by her family. Mrs. Brown was bom in Pasquotank Coun ty on May 15, 1946, and was the daughter of the late Gerald Meekins and Lizzie Anderson Sawyer. Retired from Perquim ans County Schools, she was a longtime agent with A & A Insurance Agency, was a member of First Christian Church, and had also been active with the Jaycettes. In ad dition to her parents, she was preceded in death by her husband, Franklyn Ainsley “Frank” Brown, Sr., and by two brothers, Charles Wayne and Ger ald Douglas Sawyer. Surviving are her daughter, Elizabeth Anne Brown and husband, John Livingston; two sons, Franky Brown, Jr. and wife, Michelle, and Lyl Brown and wife, Natalie; a sister, Donna Sawyer Baker and husband, Ronnie; and six grandchil dren, Mitchell, Logan, Landon, Colby, Benjamin, and Alexander. Funeral services were held Monday, June 15th, at 11:00 a.m. in the Miller & Van Essendelft Funer al Chapel, 1125 Harvey Point Road, Hertford, and was conducted by Todd Tilley. A private burial fol lowed in Cedarwood Cemetery. Friends joined the family Sunday, June 14th, from 3 to 5 p.m. at the residence. Online condolences may be made by visiting www.millerlhc.com. Law Enforcement Log BY STAFF REPORTS Perquimans Sheriffs Log between June 5 and June 11: ■ Nyreese Morre of Edenton was arresteed June 5 and charged with carrying a concealed gun and posse sion with intent to manufac ture drugs. Bond was set at $6,000 secured. ■ Deondre Copeland of Harrington Court, Hertford, was arrested June 5 and charged with possession with intent to manufacture drugs and possession of a stolen firearm. Bond was set at $10,000 secured. ■ Thomas Leary of Drummonds Point, Eden ton, was arrested June 5 and charged with failure to appear and obtaining prop erty by false circumstances. Bond was set at $5,000 se cured. ■ Robert Hall of Explor er Arch, Hertford, was ar rested June 7 and charged with second degree tres passing and injury to per sonal property. Bond was set at $1,000 secured. ■ Jody Hall of Explorer Arch, Hertford, was arrest ed June 7 and charged with second degree trespassing and injury to personal prop erty. Bond was set at $1,000 secured. ■ Trayvien Miller of Is land Trail, Hertford, was arrested June 8 and charged with second degree tres passing. Bond/other. ■ April Jackson of Island Trail, Hertford, was arrest ed June 8 and charged with second degree trespassing. Bond/other. ■ Reginald Jenkins of Ocean Highway South, Hertford, was arrested June 9 and charged with simple physical assault. Bond was set at $500 unsecured. HPD Crime Log May 2020: ■ 5/9 Vandalism at the Family Dollar-Officer Cas tellanos investigating ■ 5/9 Disorderly Con duct at the Speedway-Sus pect trespassed by Officer Castellanos. ■ 5/10 Unauthorized Use A R.L. ARNOLD CPA PC Accounting & Tax Service 5 S’ CORPORATE & INDIVIDUAL TAX PREPARATION ^ S' BOOKKEEPING 220 WINFALL BLVD, WINFALL (APPLE TREE MALL) (252) 426-1040 * Fax: 1-866-254-2994 MONDAY- FRIDAY9am - 6pm• SATURDAY9AM - 12PM www.richardarnoldcpa.com of a Motor Convenience at Dogwood Mobile Home Park-Officer Castellanos investigated and warrants have been issued ■ 5/10 Drug and Para phernalia Possession on Dobbs Street-Officer Castel lanos made an arrest ■ 5/10 Speeding to Elude on Hwy 17-Officer Downing and Investigator Duncan assisted NCSHP on attempt ing to stop a motor vehicle. Investigation continues ■ 5/12 Disorderly Con duct at Wynne Fork-Captain Rodriguez is investigating where some unknown per- son(s) kicked and pounded on someone’s back door. In vestigation continues ■ 5/15 Assault with a Deadly Weapon with Intent to Kill already reported)-Of- ficer Duncan has issued warrants for the arrestS of Jatrel Colman ■ 5/15 Disorderly Con duct on Hwy 17-Officer Martin made an arrest on an accident scene ■ 5/15 Counterfeiting at the Speedway-Officer Sul- liban is investigating the passing of counterfeit mon- ey ■ 716 Obstruction on Hwy 17-Officer Downing made the arrest ■ 716 Communication of Threats on Dobbs Street-Of ficer Martin investigated, and a criminal summons was issued ■ 5/18 Obtaining Proper ty by False Pretense at the Food Lion-Officer Castella nos is investigating a fraud case ■ 5/19 Obtaining Prop erty by False Pretense at the Dollar General-Officer Castellanos is investigating a fraud case where a white female who drives a gray mustang was involved ■ 5/24 Shooting into an Occupied Dwelling (already reported) on Edenton Road- Inv. Duncan is investigating ■ 5/25 Burglary of a Mo tor Vehicle at Hardees-Offi- cer Martin is investigating where an unknown person stole a wallet from a car in the parking lot s' ^ FUNDING Continued from Al Jackson responded, “U just cost the Town Of Hertford 50,000 and u didnt know the sub stance maybe u shoul- da answered ya phone mayor pro tern! But u know so much i will also make this email public.” Hodges then re plied Jackson - “This sounds pretty serious. Why then did you not SCHOOL Continued from Al cate of occupancy. School proponents said so far, more than 80 students have registered their intent to attend the charter school in the fall. Construction and facility upgrades are underway to make the site compati ble with education needs. A member of the school’s Board of Directors, Tony Riddick said a local per son has been hired as an administrator to lead the school. Another member of the charter school’s Board of Directors, Archie Aples spoke in no uncertain terms during his speech in support of the school. He said school organiz ers have worked long and hard to formulate plans - “dotted every I and crossed ever T” - that the state has approved to found this educational in stitution. Aples told a story about how he became inspired to assist the school’s creation. He re called a conversation with a young lady, who was raised in Perquimans County, about New Orle ans; she asked him if that city is located on the oth er side of Edenton. When a few people in the room laughed, Aples shot back the tragic story is not meant to be joke, “that’s not funny.” He then spoke out about the importance of obtaining a quality ed ucation, no matter where a kid goes to school. Riddick spoke out against the bigotry of low expectations when only 30 percent of students are grade level proficient within the school system. Formerly employed in Sil icon Valley, Riddick not ed how once upon a time Americans dominated en gineering and technology fields, but that is no longer the case. Hertford Town Coun cilman Frank Norman shared a powerful story about his son, a product of Perquimans County Schools, who is now an Army major. Norman said even though his boy graduated in the top 10 percent of his class from PCHS, his ability for writ ten communication need ed a lot of work. When the young man attended North Carolina State University, he was advised to take a remedi ^Modern Dentistry^ in a relaxed environment for the entire family. The dental hygiene team at Albemarle Dental Associates. DR. CHRIS KOPPELMAN, DDS DR. ETHAN NELSON, bDS COMFORT • QUALITY • EXPERIENCE ALBEMARLE DENTAL ASSOCIATES ^enetal and Cosmetic ^entisty respond to my text, not leave a voice mail, not send an email with details, and not coor dinate the time of the meeting in advance to make sure everyone could make it? Why did you call the USDA grant evaluator out of the blue yesterday (June 11) and not let anyone know? And why had USDA not called or emailed us through any formal channel (Man ager, Mayor, Attorney) before your call to let al English course. Later when as an Army officer he wrote a report for his superiors, he was advised never to submit such a badly written report again - to get someone else to write it. Norman also tore into the county commission’s penchant for underfund ing the school system. He complained that year after year, school funding falls far short of what is need ed to provide students a proper education. When Norman chal lenged a comment from Matthews about how not every kid attending a pub lic school would succeed, Matthews clarified his comments after the meet ing. “Frank was adamant that ‘every kid’ would excel and I noted that no matter how good the school, ‘not every kid’ will excel,” he said. “Some kids do not have the capacity to excel and some elect not to excel. That probably did not come out as well as I intended, but it’s a fact. No system can guarantee 100% success.” Riddick addressed the money situation - how tu ition and fees don’t belong to the school, but follow the student. He countered that the right way to look at the matter is not that the county school system loses money when a stu dent attends school else where, it is that the money remains with the student wherever he/she is educat ed. For Perquimans, the amount for fiscal year 2019-2020 that was “re duced” from Perquiman’s state funding was approx imately $79,000. County’s Economic Adviser Dave Goss not ed that rather than turn this site into a school, the county’s premier in dustrial facility should be used to attract industry so the county can gain the jobs needed for eco nomic development. He said without such a facil ity, the county would de cline economically as it falls behind other region al competitors that offer such facilities. Moreover, if the school moves for ward with its plans, the county stands to lose at least $8,000 annually in tax revenue from the in dustrial site, he said. Hertford Town Coun cilman Quentin Jackson noted how the facility has been vacant for some time, (USPS428-080) Published Each Thursday A publication of Adams Publishing Group Established 1934 111W. Market St., Hertford, NC 27944 Robin L. Quillon Publisher Sean O’Brien General Manager Miles Layton Editor Phone 252426-5728 ■ Fax 2524264625 Email: mlayton@ncweeklies.com Subscription Rate Home delivery. $35 + tax per year Information “We always welcome new patients. 482-5131 103 Mark Dr. Edenton, NC (behind Chowan Hospital) For subscription questions, delivery issues, classified ads, legal notices, and obituaries, please call Customer Care at 252-329-9505 POSTMASTER: Send address changes to The Perquimans Weekly, Hertford, NC 27944 us know there was a problem?” When reading through a text message that has become part of public record, the newspaper sought in- formation/statement on these matters arising from the meeting, the grant and more. In a second screen- shot obtained by the Perquimans Weekly, Jackson wrote, “Town of Hertford will not be getting this grant. Thank me later.” so it is best to use it for a school. He said the facility meets the standards need ed to grant CUP, so zoning board should approve this request. Matthews was the sole vote against the CUP. “It was an ‘interesting’ meeting,” said Matthews, in an interview after Mon day’s meeting. “It appears that I may be the only one of the Planning Board that had reviewed the full ap plication for the charter school. It was not pro vided in advance and we were not referred to its presence online. That said, I know I took the meeting into much more discus sion than called for in a meeting of the planning board. I’m sure that of fended some people. How ever, I did this because I was trying to point out that this proposed school that is scheduled to start classes in mid-August is not prepared to provide a quality of education that is anywhere close to that provided by our current public schools.” Dr. Matthews formerly worked as a toxicologist at the National Institute of Health Sciences for 30 plus years as a Research Scientist and Chief of Staff at the Institute in the Department of Toxi cology. When queried by the Perquimans Weekly about the zoning board meeting, Matthews noted several points including whether teachers or sup port staff have been hired or, to his knowledge, even identified and how only 50 percent have to be state certified. “Any teachers hired will have to be on board and available for prelim inary training in only six weeks,” he said. “I don’t think it is likely they can find the ‘highly qualified’ teachers they propose that are not already committed to work elsewhere.” School supporters countered that in addition to certified teachers seek ¬ Obituary Policy For information on submitting obituaries or death notices 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 holi days, email obits@apgenc. com. We do not accept Newspaper sought comment Monday from Jackson and Town Hall about these matters. As of press time Tues day evening, Jackson nor Town Hall has re sponded to the Perqui mans Weekly’s request for information arising from these matters. The newspaper will contin ue to follow these mat ters. Miles Layton can be reached at mlayton® ncweeklies.com ing employment with the school, they have highly qualified individuals with formidable resumes and valuable skills who are in terested in teaching. Matthews said the school will be managed by Torchlight Academy. The student body of Torchlight Academy in Raleigh is 99% minority. Matthews noted how the school plans to focus on attracting minority students. A total of 90 stu dents are required to open such a school. He said the Perquimans County School system does not have 90 minority students in K-3, the grades the school seeks to teach. “Therefore, they plan to recruit from Pasquotank County,” he said. “They plan to buy three or four used school buses to transport students to the school. I am not sure how many parents in Pasquotank will be willing to have their K through 3 age kids make such a long trip every day.” Riddick and other school supporters took offense when Matthews applied the word “minori ty” to what he considered as the charter school’s target enrollment demo graphic. They didn’t deny that while they want to attract minority students, their aim is to attract all students without regard to race so as to provide a quality education. Matthews said the lease arrangement with school site is a lease-to-purchase agreement that has not been finalized. He said it is not clear where the money to purchase this building will come from. He asked whether it come from the money that is designated for the education of the children? School leaders con tended that the lease was signed and that money from the state would be used to pay the rent, not fees set aside for educa tion. notices by fax. 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