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“News from Next Door”
THURSDAY, JULY 30, 2020
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NEWS
Hertford K9 Receives
Vest — A2
NEWS
Better Together Hertford
Program Grows Good Will
— A3
COMMUNITY
Wolfpack grad donates
hair to Wigs for Kids — B2
PQ Schools Announce Reopening Plan
Plan includes a combination of
in-person and remote learning
BY MILES LAYTON
Editor
The upcoming school year will
look different at Perquimans Coun
ty Schools.
Monday, Perquimans Board of
Education voted to adopt Plan
B which includes a combination
of in-person learning and remote
learning. Parents also have an op
tion to choose an all remote learn
ing instructional experience.
The plan follows the NC De
partment of Health and Human
Services guidelines for reopening
schools. The decision was in re
sponse to the July 14 announce
ment by Governor Roy Cooper
that schools needed to choose a re
opening plan for students to return
to school on Aug.17.
Tire district hopes to provide
families an opportunity to do what
is best for their students and their
households.
“We know that
no plan is perfect,
but our goal is al
ways to provide
our students the
best possible in
structional expe
rience in person
TURNER and in remote
learning settings.
We are working
hard to ensure that our schools are
as safe as possible under the NC-
DHHS guidelines. We are looking
forward to the return of our teach
ers, staff and students,” Superin
tendent Tanya Turner said.
Perquimans County Schools’
Plan B opens school four days per
week for face-to-face instruction
with one day of remote teaching
and learning for students in grades
PreK-6. Grades 7-8 would receive
two half-days of face-to-face in
struction with three days of remote
teaching and learning. Grades 9-12
will participate in one day of face-
to-face learning with four days of
remote teaching and learning.
In terms of remote learning,
Turner said the district will also of
fer a high-quality all remote learn
ing option for families who may
not be ready for their child to re
turn in an in-person setting.
Schools will open for in-person
instruction under an updated Plan
B that requires face coverings for
all K-12 students, fewer children in
the classroom, measures to ensure
social distancing for eveiyone in
the building, and other safety pro
tocols.
See PLAN, A3
Hertford
Reinstates
Police
Captain
BY MILES LAYTON
Editor
Captain Gilbert Rodriguez has
been reinstated to the Hertford
Police Department last week
after being placed on leave with
pay since June pending the out
come of an investigation that
concluded recently.
Hertford Town Council unan
imously approved reinstating
Rodriguez after a closed session
Town Hall has not provided
any reasons for the investigation
nor specified when it concluded.
North Carolina Press Associa-
See CAPTAIN, A2
9-Year-Old
Shot, Killed
in Chowan
BY STAFF REPORTS
EDENTON — A 9-year-old
Edenton girl was shot to death
and her mother injured Friday
MAKIIA
SLADE
night in an inci
dent the Chow
an County sher
iff described as
a “senseless”
act of violence.
Sheriff
Dwayne Good
win said Maki-
ia Slade and
her mother,
Shatoiy Hunt
er Slade, were
shot by someone in a passing
vehicle as they were traveling in
Maybe the most symbolic photo of the big day to come was from the baccalaureate service in June
when the Pirates got to wear their commencement robes for the first time.
Pirates Poised for Big Day
BY STAFF REPORTS
Congratulations to the soon-
to-be Perquimans County High
School Class of 2020.
Provided by the PCHS, pho
tos of each senior are published
pages B1-B2. Thanks to local
business support, there is a full-
page ad listing the names of the
graduates provided by the school
sy stem appears on page A6.
Above photo: Sandra Rennie’s
enthusiasm says it all! Left
photo: Superintendent Tanya
Turner, who is a successful
graduate of Perquimans
County High School, shows her
support for the Class of 2020.
Steinburg Dismisses Marxists: Praises Trump’s Energy
A story discussing the time,
day and place of graduation
along with COVID-19 guidelines
appears on Bl. Did you know
that the Class of 2020 has been
offered $480,000 in scholarships?
Valedictorian Claribel Or
daz-Rios and salutatorian Allison
Copeland will give speeches at
commencement.
Photo collage comes from a
series of pictures taken through
out the year.
SUBMITTED PHOTOS
Editor
Leaves
Legacy of
Compassion
Peter Williams died Saturday
BY MILES LAYTON
Editor
S pace that is ordinarily
reserved for the weekly
round-up column seems
to be better used to pay trib
ute to Peter Williams, former
longtime editor of the Perqui
mans Weekly.
He was also an editor of
Chowan Herald.
Rather than talk in jour
no-speak, I’ll write in a more
personal manner about Peter,
a man who was loved and re
spected by the community.
As most folks know though
it is still a shock to many, Pe
ter died Saturday while under
going care at Vidant Hospital
in Greenville. Peter celebrat
ed a birthday recently and he
was in early to mid 60s.
During Williams’ long
See EDITOR, A3
PETER WILLIAMS
See 9-YEAR-OLD, A2
EDITOR’S NOTE
Due to late breaking news
- very busy news cycle - a
follow-up to the Perquimans
Commission story about ongoing
discussions about the future of
the Confederate statue at the
courthouse will have to wait
until the next edition.
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Vol. 86, No. 31
@2020 Perquimans Weekly
All Rights Reserved
BY MILES LAYTON
Editor
Editor’s Note: This con
cludes our story about NC
Senator Bob Steinburg’s vis
it to nation’s capital and his
meeting with President Don
ald Trump.
NC Senator Bob Steinburg,
R-Chowan, was a member of
Tarheel delegation of leading
members of the General As
sembly who got an impromp
tu meeting with President
Trump on July 16 in the Oval
Office of the White House.
“Afterward, I kept thinking
that this was a surreal expe
rience - even though I did
this and I went through it - as
See STEINBURG, A2
PHOTO BY THE OFFICIAL WHITE HOUSE PHOTOGRAPHER JOYCE N. BOGHASIAN
NC Senator Bob Steinburg, third from the right, was part of a special Tarheel delegation from the
General Assembly who met recently with President Trump.