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QUEMANS EEKLY "'News from Next Door” THURSDAY, JANUARY 12, 2023 $1.50 5 WeEKIa S Im rn SCAN ME PAGE A2 Area’s antique ‘trail’ has plenty of stops PAGE A6 Rotary’s finger- prints on numerous charitable causes Power cou n, ° PAGE B2 Siblings honor their parents with endowed scholarship THANK YOU to everyone who helped make our children’s Christmas bright! Sheriff wants to d cameras to crime areas Crime down 15 percent since July 2021 Y REGGIE PONDER Staff Writer REGGIE PONDER/THE PERQUIMANS WEEKLY After both winning elections in Perquimans County last year, Kristy Corprew (left) is serving on the Perquimans County Board of Education and her husband Tim (right) is serving on the Perquimans County Board of Commissioners. e Perquimans County s Office is interested ding some cameras in -crime areas of Hert- even as crime is down lo percent countywide. The topic came up during Sheriff Shelby White’s report to Hertford Town Council at the council’s regular meet ing Monday night The sheriff’s office cur rently has one vacant po sition and is in the process of filling it, the sheriff told council members. “We interviewed five peo ple not too long ago,” White said. White said one consider ation for the future is buying and installing anti-crime cameras in town. He noted there have been three shoot ings in the town during the past year and a half. “All three of those shoot ings, they (victims) knew WHITE who it was,” White said. “Each per son knew exactly who shot them, and they didn’t want to talk about it They didn’t want to tell. Most of them (alleged shoot ers) were family-related or very close friend-related.” Even in one instance offi cers were able to identify a shooter from camera foot age, the victim did not wish to cooperate, the sheriff said. ' The cameras in that case were located on Housing Authority property. The town does not currently have surveillance cameras in neighborhoods. In the other two shoot ings, officers know who did them but don’t have enough evidence to move forward with charges at this time, White said. See HERTFORD, A3 Corprews serving in gov’t at same time Kristy on school board, Tim won commission seat in Nov. BY REGGIE PONDER Staff Writer Asked what it’s like to be part of a married couple serving in local government at the same time, Perquim ¬ County OKs zoning, subdivision changes Masonry skirting not required for some manufactured homes BY REGGIE PONDER Staff Writer HERTFORD — Perqui mans County commission ers have beefed up buffer requirements around solar farms and eased mandates for some manufactured housing setups. Those changes are includ ed in a comprehensive set of amendments to the county’s zoning ordinance and subdi ans school board member Kristy Corprew quips that in some ways it’s not very different from the life she’s already used to. “All these years I’ve had to ask him for money — and I’m still in the position that I’m going to have to ask him for money,” she says. The “him” to whom Cor ¬ vision regulations that was approved by the Perquim ans Board of Commission ers Jan. 3 following a public hearing. The amendments were reviewed by com missioners and the county Planning Board at a work session in October. Many of the changes are in response to mandates from the state lawmakers, such as decriminalizing zoning violations. None of the violations will be misde meanors under the amend ed rules. Violations will re sult in civil penalties only. prew referred is her hus band, Tim Corprew, who was elected to the Perquim ans Board of Commission ers in November, six months after she was elected to the county Board of Education. Asked what he thinks about he and Kristy serv ing in elective office at the same time, Tim said he has Other changes are driv en by county officials’ own goals, such as an amend ment that requires vegeta tive buffers around solar farms to be denser and wid er than what was mandated previously. The ordinance also has been amended to formally authorize county staff to make minor changes that don’t require approval by commissioners. The county has added “mini warehouse” as a spe cial use in the rural com mercial zone. been amused by the number of people who’ve noticed the novelty and asked him about it. “We just have to laugh it off and take it as it comes,” he said. “It’s still kind of comical.” The Corprews are See CORPREWS, A3 For manufactured homes on leased land, there is no longer a. requirement for masonry skirting. While skirting is still required, it does not have to be mason ry- Masonry skirting is still required for doublewide manufactured homes estab lished on land that is owned by the resident, rather than leased. The terms “mobile home” and “trailer” have been elim inated from the ordinances See ZONING, A3 Hoffler concerned about racial equity in youth sports He worries about disparity of resources for some sports BY REGGIE PONDER Staff Writer Commissioner Joseph Hoffler has been appointed to the Perquimans County Recreation Advisory Board after expressing concerns about racial equity in youth athletics programming. Hoffler brought up his concerns as commis sioners were discussing appointments to various community boards and committees with county commissioner representa tion at their Jan. 3 meeting. Hoffler said he had asked to be appointed to the recreation board but had noticed his name was not listed for the panel. HOFFLER Hoffler explained that he has an in terest in serving on the recreation board be cause he is “getting a lot of friction” from the Black community over the relative amount of space and time the Perquimans Recreation Department devotes to football and basketball compared to the space and time provid ed for soccer. He said people have complained to him that less attention is being paid to football and basketball because both sports are See HOFFLER, A3 MLK motorcade, service are Monday Chamber taps new members, plans new events The Perquimans Weekly The Perquimans County NAACP will observe Martin Luther King Jr. Day on Mon day with both a motorcade and a service of remem brance. Vehicles will begin lining up for the motorcade at 6 ■ 89076 47144 Vol. 88, No. 02 WWW.PerquimansWeekly.com @2021 Perquimans Weekly All Rights Reserved Perquimans County High School starting at 10:30 a.m. The motorcade will then leave the parking lot at 11 a.m. and proceed through Hertford, traveling down Dobbs Street to Church Street. After crossing the new S-Bridge, participants will travel on to Winfall Boulevard, turn left on King Avenue, and travel on to Main 2 Street before ending up at Winfall Landing Park. A ceremony under See KING, A3 Dog and Pet Festival set for April 1, Burger Day May 28 BY JOHN FOLEY Staff Writer The Perquimans Cham ber of Commerce has ap pointed four new members to its board of directors. Those appointed at the business group’s November meeting include Kimberly Westbrook of First National Bank; Tammy Byrum of the Nicholson House; Tiwadd Parker of TNT Grill and Catering; and Georgeanne Midgette of Small Town Trendz. Jill Cohen remains the Chamber’s interim presi ¬ dent, Pat rick Mor rissey is the interim vice pres ident and Sarah Bur kett, will continue as interim treasurer. “We are very excited about the year ahead,” said Chamber Director Diame Cangemi. “The Chamber will be redoing our website, as well as adding a digital media screen in the Cham ber’s lobby that will run on a continuous loop, advertis ing our member sponsors.” See CHAMBER, A3 JOHN FOLEY PHOTO Larry Cohen tries out his swing during the Perquimans County Chamber of Commerce’s 2nd annual Golf Scramble at Albemarle Plantation Thursday, June 2, 2022. This year’s tournament is set for May 18.
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