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Perquimans NAACP criticizes school board on track naming
The Perquimans NAACP is calling on the county Board of Education to honor what it says is a six-year-old commitment to name without conditions the high school’s new athletic track for the first woman and first African American ever to chair the county Board of Commissioners. In a May 4th open letter to Perquimans County residents, the local NAACP chapter said the school board voted unanimously in April 2018 to name the athletic track at the Perquimans County High School Athletic Complex, once it was...
Edenton Tea Party Chapter of DAR installs new officers
Edenton’s Tea Party Chapter of the Daughters of the American Revolution installed a slate of new leaders on May 8. Betty Corbin, state organizing secretary of the North Carolina State Society Daughters of the American Revolution, presided over the installation event. The new leaders are Bonnie Henn, chapter regent; Kay Caveney, first vice regent; Nicole Dalton, second vice regent; Clara King, chaplain; Melanie Gibbs, recording and corresponding secretary; Kim Gongwer,...
'Spudtacular' festival all about potatoes coming to Elizabeth City
ELIZABETH CITY, N.C. — The North Carolina Potato Festival, which celebrates one of the largest crops in Elizabeth City, returns this weekend. "It's a celebration of our heritage," Deborah Malenfant, an organizer for the event, told 13News Now. Along with endless potato-related snacks, the festival will feature a beer...
Pasquotank's Newland Park project heads to 4th round of bidding
Pasquotank is holding a fourth round of bidding to find a contractor to oversee construction of phase one of the county’s $2 million new park in Newland. County commissioners agreed last week to seek another round of bids after both bids submitted in the third round were higher than the county’s estimated cost of the project. Following Pasquotank Manager Sparty Hammett’s recommendation, commissioners agreed unanimously to hold a fourth bid opening at 2 p.m. on June 11. ...
LGC: Hertford no longer on Unit Assistance List
HERTFORD — When the Local Government Commission’s next Unit Assistance List comes out, the town of Hertford won’t be on it. The town, which had been on the LGC’s Unit Assistance List, or UAL, for several years because of its financial health and past fiscal management practices, was notified on Friday that it will not be on the state agency’s 2023 UAL. Kendra B. Boyle, director of the fiscal management...
What's Up: City to host meeting on drainage, flooding
TODAY Newbold-White House The Perquimans County Restoration Center has reopened the Newbold-White House in Hertford for the season. Guided tours and gift shop hours will be 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. each Saturday through Oct. 26. Other tour days can be arranged with two weeks notice by calling 252-426-7567. MONDAY ...
Camden to explore homebuilding halt, cites sewer lack
CAMDEN — Camden is exploring a moratorium on new residential development because of insufficient wastewater infrastructure capable of meeting the county’s expected growth. County commissioners voted 4-1 earlier this week to start the process of possibly instituting a moratorium on new developments. Commissioners Ross Munro, Troy Leary, Tiffany White and Sissy Aydlett all voted in favor of exploring the possibility of a moratorium. Commissioner Randy Krainiak cast the lone no...
Chowan board set public hearing on rec bond for July 15
EDENTON — Chowan County commissioners have taken another step toward placing a recreation bond on the November ballot, agreeing this week to submit an application to the state Local Government Commission for a $15 million bond to upgrade the county’s recreation facilities. The LGC will not act on the application until after Chowan voters go to polls on the referendum on Nov. 5. Commissioners will hold a public hearing on...
Parker-White column: School board must honor vote to name track for Wiggins
Editor’s note: This column is an open letter addressed to the citizens of Perquimans County. In 2018, the Perquimans County Board of Education voted to name, posthumously, the future track at the Perquimans County Athletic Complex in honor or Capt. M. Shirley Wiggins, USN (Ret.). In anticipation of the track’s March 2024 grand opening celebration, there was a rumor in the community that the track would not be named after...
Town to host blood drive with Blood Connection May 31
The town of Edenton will sponsor a blood drive in Town Council Chambers’ overflow room later this month to boost local blood supplies. The blood drive, a partnership with The Blood Connection, will take place from noon until 5 p.m. on Friday, May 31. In addition to knowing they’ve done something good for their neighbors, donors will receive $50 in rewards from The Blood Connection. “This is a great way...
Commissioners set public hearing on rec bond for July 15
Chowan County commissioners have taken another step toward placing a recreation bond on the November ballot, agreeing this week to submit an application to the state Local Government Commission for a $15 million bond to upgrade the county’s recreation facilities. The LGC will not act on the application until after Chowan voters go to polls on the referendum on Nov. 5. Commissioners will hold a public hearing on the proposed...
Pasquotank extends EMS contract with Camden for another year
Pasquotank County will provide emergency medical services to Camden County for at least another year, the Pasquotank commissioners agreed on Monday. Commissioners unanimously approved a one-year extension to the county’s current emergency medical services contract with Camden. The contract is set to expire June 30. The extension will cover the fiscal year 2024-25 and cost Camden $710,265, which is a 9.5% increase from the current annual cost of $648,645. Pasquotank...
Commissioners approve rec bond for November ballot
EDENTON — Chowan voters will decide this fall whether the county should incur $35 million in new debt to renovate several county parks and increase recreational opportunities for residents. The Chowan Board of Commissioners voted Monday to authorize the county to put a $35 million recreation bond on the Nov. 5 general election ballot. If the bond referendum is approved, the county will have the opportunity to secure a loan...
Nixon wears a lot of hats, and each one is important
Jonathan Nixon is a Perquimans County civil servant whom few people ever have the chance to meet face to face. Most of the time, the work of his office does not affect daily life for county residents. But when it does, Perquimans County Emergency Services and its work are as important as anything can get. Nixon’s role includes not just coordinating the work of Perquimans’ first responders and essential volunteers...
Residents sue Tyrrell County over ‘Faithful Slaves’ monument at courthouse
COLUMBIA, N.C. (AP) — A federal lawsuit filed Tuesday seeks the removal of a Confederate monument marked as “in appreciation of our faithful slaves” from outside of a North Carolina county courthouse. The Concerned Citizens of Tyrrell County, a civic group focused on issues facing local Black residents, and several of its members filed the […]
EC City Council to hold closed session Thursday to discuss personnel
City Council will hold a closed-session meeting to discuss personnel in Council Chambers at City Hall today at 5:30 p.m. The Camden Board of Education will meet in the Camden Library meeting room today at 7 p.m. The board will meet for a closed session at 6 p.m. The regular meeting will be livestreamed. The Currituck Board of Commissioners will meet in the conference room of the the Historic Courthouse Thursday at 4 p.m. to discuss advertising for a county manager, consider a project ordinance for the Grandy EMS station and budget amendments and hold a closed session to discuss personnel matters. The Albemarle Commission Board of Delegates will meet at the commission office at 512 South Church St., Hertford, at 6 p.m. on Thursday, May 16.
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