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A2 THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY,THURSDAY, FEBRUARY 4,2021 Albemarle EMC Recovers from Outages OBITUARY FROM STAFF REPORTS Albemarle Electric Mem bership Corporation was able to quickly restore more than 2,000 outages caused by a snowstorm that crossed the co-op’s service area early Thursday morning. Power was restored to all Albemarle EMC mem bers around 12:30 p.m., on Thursday. Thursday morning, about 1,300 outages oc curred in the New Hope Road area of Perquimans County. The majority of those outages in Perqui mans resulted from a bad insulator on the pow er line feeding the New Hope Substation. Pow er was restored to most Perquimans members around midday. About 500 outages oc curred when a limb fell on a Dominion Energy transmission line that supplies power to two co-op metering points in Camden. Another 500 outages occurred in South Mills, due to high winds caus ing ice-coated power lines to slap together, tripping breakers. The Camden outages were re stored around 9:30 a.m. “Albemarle EMC per sonnel did a fantastic job safely restoring power in winter conditions,” Albemarle EMC General Manager Gary Ray said. “With the amount of ice accumulation we had on our lines, this could have easily been a lot worse.” Lincoln Owen Mott Nucor Reports $400M in 4th Quarter Earnings Elliott Recognized THE ASSOCIATED PRESS CHARLOTTE — Nu cor Corp, on Thurs day, Jan. 28, reported fourth-quarter earnings of $398.8 million. The Charlotte, North Carolina-based compa ny with a plant in Win ton, in Hertford County, said it had net income of $1.30 per share. Earn ings, adjusted for one- time gains and costs, came to $1.34 per share. The results surpassed Wall Street expecta tions. The average esti mate of three analysts surveyed by Zacks In ¬ vestment Research was for earnings of $1.22 per share. The steel company posted revenue of $5.26 billion in the period. For the year, the com pany reported profit of $721.5 million, or $2.36 per share. Revenue was reported as $20.14 bil lion. Nucor shares have fallen 3.5% since the beginning of the year, while the Standard & Poor’s 500 index has stayed nearly flat. The stock has increased slightly more than 4% in the last 12 months. SUBMITTED PHOTO Siana Elliott serves as an Instructional Assistant in the Exceptional Children’s program at Perquimans County High School. She has been selected by her Exceptional Children colleagues across the district to represent Perquimans County Schools as the Extraordinarily Exceptional Educator for the district. Elliott will be highlighted by the EC Division of the NC Department of Public Instruction in February. Elliott is pictured with Superintendent Tanya Turner. HERTFORD - Lincoln Owen “Line” Mott, age 96, passed away peacefully on Sunday, January 24, 2021 surrounded by his loving family. Born in Tuckerton, NJ on November 23, 1924, Lincoln was the son of the late Joel Milton Mott, Sr. and Florence Virginia Quinn Mott. In addition to his par ents, he was preceded in death by his brothers, Dwayne, Elmer, Milton, Leonard, and Joel as well as his sisters, Ver- da, Mary and Bella. Goodwin Appointed to NC House Committees FROM STAFF REPORTS North Carolina Rep resentative Ed Goodwin (R-Chowan) will chair two state House commit tees during the 2021-22 legislative session. The appointments were an nounced Monday, Janu ary 25. Goodwin was named GOODWIN chair of the Ap propri ations, Agricul ture and Natural and Eco nomic Resourc es Com ¬ mittee and the Homeland Security, Military, and Veterans Affairs Commit tee. He also will serve on the Agriculture, Appro priations, Environment, Marine Resources and Aqua Culture, State Per sonnel and Transporta tion committees. “I am sincerely grate ful for the opportunity to work on behalf of the good folks in my district and the people of North Carolina in the NC House of Representatives,” Goodwin said. 2021-2022 biennium of the North Carolina House were announced Monday as the General Assembly returned to work this past week. Lincoln grew up on his family farm and at the age of seventeen enlisted into the United States Navy. A World War II veteran, he served aboard the de stroyer USS Remey in the South Pacific. During his time aboard the Remey they participated in nine major engagements. He obtained the rank of Radio Technician 3rd class having received several battle ribbons, and was discharged after the completion of the war in 1945. In 1948 he met his wife to be, Barbara Jane “B.J.” Wentzel, and after a wonderful courtship they were married on November 10, 1951 in Pottstown, PA. They had a fantastic 69 years of marriage with many fond memories together until her recent passing in December 2020. They raised one son, Leigh Owen Mott, and resided in Tuckerton, NJ on Mott’s Farm. Line and B.J. served as sponsors on many occasions such as Boy Scouts of Ameri ca events, 4-H Horse Shows, VFW clam bakes, and Hoxie’s Brothers Circus. In 1984 they relocated to the Snug Harbor com munity of Hertford, NC. ’While living in Hertford they frequented both the Perquimans County Se nior Center and Bethel Fishing Center, enjoying the company of others and making many lasting friendships. Surviving along with his son are his daughter- in-law, Rhonda Pierce Mott; three glandchildren, Dylan Leigh Mott, Reagan Mott Carlin, and Jakob Pierce Mott; two great-grandchildren, Mason Saw yer Mott and Leighton Elizabeth Mott; and the fam ily canine, Ava. At his request, no services will be held. Miller & Van Essendelft Funeral and Cremation Providers, 1125 Harvey Point Road, Hertford, is assisting the family with arrangements, and online condolences may be made by visiting www.millerfhc.com. Obituary Policy Official: No New Clues in Shooting Case FROM STAFF REPORTS A little over six months have passed since 9-year- old Makiia Slade was killed and her mother, Shatory Hunter Slade, was injured in shooting on US 17 near the West Queen Street in terchange. On Tuesday, a spokeman for the law enforcement agencies investigating the case told the Chowan Her ald that there are no new leads. “The Chowan County MAKIIA SLADE Sheriff’s Office and the North Caroli na State Bureau of Inves tigation continue to work toward an arrest in this case and in turn justice for Makiia,’” said Chow an County Sheriffs Office Chief Deputy John McAr ¬ thur in an email. On the night of July 24, 2020, Makiia was shot and killed while in a car her mother was driv ing near the US 17 and West Queen Street inter change. Shatory also was injured in the incident. The Sheriff’s Office and regional State Bureau of Investigation is investi gating the incident. Currently, a $15,000 re ward is being offered to anyone who brings forth information that leads to the arrest and conviction of the suspects. On Dec. 1, 2020, the agencies, along with Sha tory and Makiia’s family, handed out flyers on US 17 South, near the spot of the shooting. The Sheriff’s Office and the NCSBI continue their appeal to anyone who has information on this case to please call the Sheriff’s Office at 252-482-8484, or call the anonymous tipline at 252-482-5100. For information on sub mitting obituaries or death notices Monday through Friday, 8:30 am. to 5 p.m., call 252-329-9505 or email obits@apgenc.com and specify that you are inter ested in obituary informa tion for The Perquimans Weekly. On weekends and holidays, email obits® apgenc.com. We do not ac ¬ cept notices by fax. Obituaries must be received, processed and approved by noon on Tues day to appear in print in the Thursday edition. Death notices are $30 and can include the name and age of the decedent; funeral and visitation or viewing in formation; and the name of the funeral home. Law Enforcement Log COA Announces President’s, Dean’s Lists FROM STAFF REPORTS College of The Albemar le announced that 157 stu dents have been named to the Dean’s List and another 141 to the President’s List for the 2020 fall semester. To qualify for the Dean’s List, students must com plete 12 or more curricu lum hours in a semester, in courses numbered at or above 100, maintain a 3.5-grade point average and have no incompletes in courses for the term. To qualify for the Presi dent’s List, students must complete 12 or more cur riculum semester hours, in courses numbered at or above the 100 level, main tain a 4.0 GPA and have no incompletes for the term. The following Chow ¬ an County residents were named to the Dean’s List: Haley Kristen Buchanan, Aaron Storm Dendy and James Ivan Alston. The following Gates Coun ty residents were named to the list Beqjamin Michael Hawkins, Quinton Christo pher Odom, Kyia Lanae Rid dick, Parren Middle Williams, Savanna Chevelle Williams, Arri LeoToni Woodhouse and Billie Jo Dunlow. In Perquimans County, students making the list in cluded: Ashle Dawn Bass. Tatiyanna Monique Berry, Kinlee Alyssa Chappell, Ol ivia Danielle Hurdle, Han nah Marie Ownley, Kristen Alysse Wilson and Faith Michelle Wright. From Chowan, students named on the President’s List included: Lilly Ryce Bunch, Makensey Faith Ca- roon, Makayla Alexis Cisne ros, Izak Lee Hines, Ketasha N’shelle Holley, Emily Huey, Jaleesa Johnson, Aliah Mi- kelle Spencer and Meredith Ashlyn Tunstall. Gates residents named to the list included: Brianne M. Ashley, Ashby Ellyn Dicker son, Bryce Cole Hawkins, Logan S. Miller, Jordan A. Mitchell, Barry Eugene Roscoe, Haven Alara Stiles, Hannah Maurine Ward and Eleanor Layne Boyd. From Perquimans, students making the list included: Jaden Tfyler Al len, Carson Hunter Biggs, Stephanie Marie Brady, Kendahl Dunn, Allison Ma rie Hobbs, Bailey Maurine Joyner, Danielle Caprice Rand, Andrew Michael Tin ney, Kathryn Mary Wilson. Perquimans Sheriff’s arrests between Jan. 22 and Jan. 28: ■ Kentre Dillard of Wynne Fork Court, Hertford, was arrested Jan. 23 and charged with failure to appear in court. Bond was set at $917/other. ■ Jeremy Holley of White Street, Winfall was arrested Jan. 25 and charged with failure to appear. Bond set at $1,000 secured. ■ Brandon Skinner of Penn sylvania Avenue, Hertford, was arrested Jan. 25 and charged with larceny. Bond was seat at $1,000 secured. ■ Davina Archer of King Ave nue, Winfall, was arrested Jan. 26 and charged with failure to appear. Bond was set at $1,500 secured. ■ Derrick Leary of Creek Drive, Hertford, was arrested Jan. 27 and charged with possession of a firearm by a felon. No bond. ■ Victor Beasley of Elizabeth City was arrested Jan. 28 and charged with possession of marijuana up 1 /2 ounce, possession of marijuana paraphernalia, carrying a con cealed gun and possession of a firearm by a felon. Bond was set at $6,000 secured. ■ Sherman Robbins of Eliz abeth City was arrested Jan. 28 and charged with failure to appear/driving while license revoked. Bond was set at $500 secured. 66 We always welcome new patients.” COMFORT • QUALITY • EXPERIENCE (USPS428-080) Published Each Thursday JOINING I EE REDlIC ROM NIAVYIARS SPECIAL!; I \ VI I A I IO.X AL MI.MBERSI 111’ ENJOY THE CHALLENGE OF THE SOUND GOLF LINKS DUES PACKAGES BEGIN AT $180.00/MO. CONTACT: GOLF PROFESSIONAL ED WHITE 4 BY PHONE AT 252-426-5555 ' ALBEMARLE ITAMAIKD SOUND GOLF LINKS $500,0^^00’ Modern Dentistry in a relaxed environment for the entire family. A publication of Adams Publishing Group Established 1934 111W. Market St., Hertford, NC 27944 Robin L. 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