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Help us put a little See inside print ad for drop off locations! “News from Next Door” THURSDAY, NOVEMBER 3, 2022 PAGE Bl Serve and advance: Lady Pirates sweep Northside- Pinetown christmas tree! W SCAN ME PAGE A2 22H/T24 Foundation recently presented T-shirts to OCS students PAGE B3: First-ever R Niche Ag Conference to highlight niche farming Ml H '«■ or Commission hopefuls excited about early voting turnout Over 1,600 have already voted early in Tuesday’s election BY REGGIE PONDER Staff Writer The six candidates for coun ty commissioner in Perquimans County expressed appreciation this week for the relatively strong turnout during one-stop voting and expressed cautious optimism as they turned their eyes toward Tuesday’s turnout on Election Day. As of 10a.m. Tuesday, 1,676 voters had cast ballots at one-stop voting an 50 absentee ballots had CORPREW JACKSON LEIGH been received by mail. One-stop voting continues today and Friday from 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. and again on Saturday from 8a.m. to 3p.m. at the Board of Elections Office at 601S. Edenton Road St., Hertford. Polls open statewide for Tues day’s General Election at 6:30 p.m. NELSON NOWELL WARD and close at 7:30 p.m. The six candidates are vying for three seats on the board. They include incumbent Republican Wallace Nelson and incumbent Democrat Fondella Leigh, Demo crats James Nowell and Quentin Jackson, Republican James Ward, Belvidere Day and un- affiliated candi date Tim Corpew. U n - der the county’s “single shot” ELECTION NIGHT Because of The Perquimans Weekly’s ■ early deadline Tuesday night, we will not have results from Tuesday’s election in next week’s edition. Look for the results online Tuesday night at perquimansweekly.com and for full coverage in our Nov. 17 edition. elector al system, voters cast their ballot for only one candidate in the race even though three commissioners are being elected. “I’m optimistic about the elec tion,” said Nelson, who currently chairs the Perquimans County Board of Commissioners. “Cam- paigning is another opportunity to connect with those we serve, to sharpen our focus on their concerns, and hear ideas for our future. See COMMISSION, A6 PHOTOS BY JOHN FOLEY/THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY A tractor tools through Belvidere during the parade at Belvidere Day Saturday. More than 1,000 people are estimated to have attended the 10th Belvidere Day event. Delays are over: S-Bridge opened to vehicle traffic New half-mile bridge opens 2 months after ribbon-cutting From staff reports HERTFORD — Nearly two months after hold ing a ribbon-cutting cere mony for Hertford’s new S-Bridge, the N.C. Depart ment of Transportation officially opened the new span to vehicle traffic on Tuesday, Oct. 25. The first vehicles — fire trucks from Hertford and Winfall — met at the mid dle of bridge about 4 p.m., DOT said in a press re lease. According to DOT, the new swing-span bridge carries U.S. Highway 17 Business over the Per quimans River between Hertford and Winfall. It replaces the deteriorating former Hertford S-Bridge, which accommodated ve hicles and maritime traffic for 93 years before it was dismantled and removed last year. Construction be gan on the new bridge’s See BRIDGE, A3 1,000-plus turn out for parade, food, fun Parade featured tractors, antique cars, fire trucks BY JOHN FOLEY Staff Writer BELVIDERE — M More than 1,000 residents, visi tors, and those who have attended the every year it’s been held converged on the Belvidere community Satur day for the 10th Belvidere Day celebration. “I can’t imagine that it wasn’t over 1,000 people,” said Libby Wilburn, treasur er of the Belvidere Ruritan Club, which sponsored the event. “We had 87 vendors in 100 spaces. I believe ev eryone did real well this year.” It didn’t matter where your taste buds wandered: there was food, fun and en tertainment in a variety of See BELVIDERE, A3 Steve Palermo hugs the two bags of kettle corn he purchased at Belvidere Day in Belvidere on Saturday. JOHN FOLEY/THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY A Perquimans County Schools bus crosses the newly reopened S-Bridge over the Perquimans River, Wednesday, Oct. 26. The N.C. Department of Transportation officially opened the bridge to vehicle traffic on Oct. 25, nearly two months after holding a ribbon cutting to celebrate the bridge’s near completion. Sailing couple on ‘Dream Inspiration Tour’ Coverts docked 78-foot Huron Jewel at AP last week BY JOHN FOLEY The Perquimans Weekly When Julie and Hugh Co vert docked their 78-foot, hand-built schooner Huron Jewel at Albemarle Planta tion last week, their “Dream Inspiration Tour” had been underway for three months but the seed for it was plant ed years ago. The Coverts, who live on 6 " 89076 47144 Vol. 87, No. 44 WWW.PerquimansWeekly.com @2021 Perquimans Weekly All Rights Reserved Drummonds Island, Michi gan, had just spent their first New Year’s Eve together as a married couple, watch ing the ball drop in Times Square to usher in a new year when Julie looked at Hugh and asked, “What do you want to do with your life?” “I want to build schoo ner,” he replied. That conversation would eventually lead Hugh, a self-taught naval architect and boat builder, to build the Huron Jewel and the Coverts to undertake a 7,500-nautical mile journey from Drum- 2 mond Island in Au gust. After leaving home, the Coverts crossed See JEWEL, A3 SUBMITTED PHOTO The schooner Huron Jewel is shown on the Albemarle Sound while visiting Albemarle Plantation last week. Owners Hugh and Julie Covert are sailing the 78-foot schooner Hugh built from their home in Drummond Island, Michigan, to the Caribbean. Marine vet, county native, to speak at Veterans Day event Post 126 to host observance Nov. 11 on courthouse lawn From staff reports A retired Marine Corps veteran who served in both Iraq and Somalia will be the keynote speaker for this year’s Perquimans County Veterans Day ob servance hosted by Hert ford American Legion Post 126. John L Benton, a Perqui mans County native, will speak at the observance at the Veterans Memorial on the Perquimans County Courthouse lawn Friday, Nov. 11, at 11 a.m. Post 126 Commander Rick Caporale said the o b s e r - vance will also in clude the American Legion’s traditional POW/MIA Remem- BENTON brance Service. “A POW/MIA empty chair is placed at all official meetings or observances as a physical symbol of the thousands of American prisoners of war and those missing in action still unac- counted for from all wars and conflicts involving this country,” Caporale said. “Let us remember and See BENTON, A6
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