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Smirlock letter: Perquimans' tax rate rising more than 2 cents
Perquimans’ tax rate rising more than 2 cents in 2024-25 budget On June 17th, the Perquimans County Board of Commissioners approved the county’s annual budget ordinance. The budget presentation showed an effective tax rate increase from 49.7 cents per $100 of property value, to 52 cents per $100. This would seem to be a 4.5% increase in property taxes. A deeper dive shows otherwise. This year, the county conducted a...
Brain power: Alston teaches chess to help seniors stay mentally active
HERTFORD — As Kelvin Alston set the last pawn on the board, he made his first move and stopped the time clock. Then, he leaned back in his chair and took a moment to acquaint his student with the chess board. “The Queen is the most powerful piece. All the pieces on the board protect the king,” he said. “The object of the king of the game is to put your opponent in checkmate. What is checkmate? Checkmate is when you cannot move the king....
Winslow Mini-Grant Fund to help 34 students attend camp
More than 30 Perquimans County High School students plan to attend the Fellowship of Christian Athletes summer camp this year, the largest group of PCHS students ever to travel to the annual camp in western North Carolina. Funding from the Collin “Snap” Winslow Mini-Grant Program will help them make the trip. According to a press release from the Perquimans County Schools Foundation, interest in the Fellowship of Christian Athletes continues...
Overton, Outland awarded Kemet Perseverance scholarships
A former Perquimans County High School graduate who is himself studying for a university degree is providing scholarship funding so other PCHS grads can follow their own college dreams. The $500 Kemet Perseverance Scholarship sponsored by Thomas A. Riddick Jr. was made available to PCHS grads for the first time this year. Riddick graduated from Perquimans County High School in 2023 and is currently enrolled at North Carolina A&T University...
Heath announces plan to retire on Dec. 31, 2025
Frank Heath has finished his next-to-last budget as Perquimans County manager. Heath announced in his message for the county’s 2024-25 fiscal year budget that commissioners approved on Monday that he intends to retire on Dec. 31, 2025. But he’s not going anywhere just yet. Following his retirement as manager, Heath said he hopes to work...
Durant's Neck Ruritan Club awards 3 $1.5K scholarships
DURANT’S NECK — The joys of the high school graduation season are not limited to students capping 12 years of education. For civic clubs like the Durant’s Neck Ruritan Club, the graduation season also is a joyful time. It’s when the club’s months of fundraising pay off with the awarding of college scholarships to deserving students, many of whom plan to return to Perquimans and make the county a better place to live and work. ...
22 from Perquimans graduate from COA
More than 20 Perquimans County residents graduated from College of The Albemarle during the spring semester. The graduates and their degrees include: • Morgan Baccus, associate in arts • Dawson Brickhouse, associate in science • Tiffany Demase, associate in applied science, associate degree in nursing ...
Perquimans, Chowan schools get $145K in digital learning grants
The public school districts in Chowan and Perquimans counties will receive a total of $145,000 in state grant funding to support digital learning practices. The grants are among the 11 approved by the State Board of Education earlier this month through the state’s Digital Learning Initiative that, according to a press release, “supports the development and dissemination of local innovative digital learning models.” The Edenton-Chowan Schools is one of seven...
Lewis recipient of Barry Ford 'Giving Back' Scholarship
A recently graduated Perquimans County High School senior is this year’s recipient of the Barry Ford “Giving Back” Scholarship. Shavoris Lewis, who graduated from Perquimans High School on May 31, plans to attend Shelton State Community College in Tuscaloosa, Alabama, where he will study electrical technology at the Nucor Technical Academy. Lewis was a dual enrolled student at PCHS and College of The Albemarle and had a 4.14 grade-point average. ...
Brickhouse awarded SECU's People Helping People Scholarship
A Perquimans County High School graduating senior who plans to attend East Carolina University to pursue a bachelor’s degree in computer science is this year’s recipient of the SECU Foundation’s People Helping People Scholarship. Dawson Brickhouse, who graduated May 31, was a dual enrolled student at Perquimans High School and College of The Albemarle and had a 4.6 grade-point average. While at PCHS, Brickhouse implemented a “technology help desk” where...
Open Door Food Pantry of Perquimans nets $8.5K in grants
The Open Door Food Pantry of Perquimans County has received two grants totaling $8,500 to assist with its mission to help feed healthy, nutritious meals to county residents. The Hertford-based nonprofit received a $5,000 grant from the Northern Albemarle Community Foundation to help fund its Bagley’s Recipes Program and a $3,500 grant from the Food Lion Feeds Charitable Foundation to use providing healthy food and nutrition education, Dina Hurdle, chair of the Open Door Board of Directors said in press releases. ...
Letter: Story on track naming for Wiggins needs clarification
We are writing to clarify information included in recent articles that appeared in the Perquimans Weekly and The Daily Advance concerning the naming of the Perquimans High School track. The misunderstanding appears to stem from the consideration of only one of the two meetings involved with the presentation and request for naming the track during the March 26, 2018, school board meeting and the meeting on April 23, 2018, when the vote was taken. ...
Baccus awarded Bogue Scholarship, to attend Chowan U
A recently graduated Perquimans County High School student who plans to attend Chowan University and pursue a career in physical therapy is this year’s recipient of the Bogue Scholarship. Morgan Baccus, who graduated from PCHS on May 31, was a dual-enrolled student at the high school and College of...
County budget ups tax rate 2 cents above revenue-neutral rate
HERTFORD — Perquimans County taxpayers will see their property tax rate rise 2 cents above the revenue-neutral rate and their annual solid waste fee increase by $30 if commissioners approve the county’s proposed budget for the next fiscal year. The Perquimans County Board of Commissioners is scheduled to hold a public hearing Monday on County Manager Frank Heath’s budget proposal that also raises county worker pay by 3% and increases funding for the Perquimans County Schools, law enforcement and public safety, and other county services. ...
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