Financial shortfalls have forced the N.C. Department of Transportation to delay construction on many parts of the proposed 213-mile Interstate 87 project from Raleigh to Virginia, a move that will push back the $1 billion project by several years.
News Stories
Saturday, January 16, 2021
Following guidance from state health officials, Albemarle Regional Health Services plans to expand COVID vaccinations to persons 65 and older starting Monday, the agency said Friday.
Perquimans County Schools Foundation announces the availability of the 2021 Roy and Sobelia Winslow International Travel Grant for PCHS Students/Graduates.
Wednesday, January 13, 2021
Hertford Town Councilman Quentin Jackson announced Monday that he has filed a lawsuit against Mayor Earnell Brown and that he seeks a public hearing to censure her.
Friday, January 08, 2021
HERTFORD — Almost 50 years after the Perquimans County Restoration Association began the restoration of the oldest brickhouse in the state, two contributors to a new book on the property say the organization is still learning about the site.
Sports Stories
Saturday, January 16, 2021
HERTFORD — The Perquimans County High School volleyball team defeated East Carteret 25-10, 23-25, 25-15, 25-7 Thursday evening in the second round of the North Carolina High School Athletic Association Class 1A state playoffs.
Thursday, January 14, 2021
Boys’ Basketball
Friday, January 08, 2021
CAMDEN — Camden County and Perquimans County have had their share of tightly contested high school varsity volleyball matches over the years.
Thursday, January 07, 2021
MANTEO – Camden County High School boys’ and girls’ cross country teams won the Albemarle Athletic Conference Championship on Wednesday at Manteo High School.
Thursday, December 17, 2020
Fishing for rockfish this time of year can be a little confusing with most anglers heading to bridges and deep channels to find their prey but in truth most stripers are in shallow water less than five feet.
Opinion Stories
Saturday, January 16, 2021
We make choices based on the countless temptations that we face in every area of our life.
Sunday, January 10, 2021
For many years, our family lived in West Virginia, a place where there is a strong sense of community.
A year ago, right after President Trump had been impeached, I wrote that the charges against him had been bogus, the result of an unremitting war that had sought to destroy him since the day he was elected.
Richard and I received our Corona Vaccine this morning. We would like to say congratulations to the Perquimans Health Department for a job well done! All of our local departments did an outstanding
And, so, here we are.
Features Stories
Saturday, January 16, 2021
Edenton Tea Party Chapter member Kathleen Carrow Ingram of Hertford, who is also a member of the International Society of Genetic Genealogy, presented a program about “Genetic Genealogy-Basic DNA” at the January 13, chapter meeting.
In Proverbs 11:17, we are reminded that our soul is nourished when we are kind, but we destroy ourselves when we are cruel. Proverbs 11:17 is a verse by which to live.
Happy New Year to everyone! We are off and running into 2021.
Thursday, January 14, 2021
Black Delegates Had Voice at 1868 Convention
Monday, January 11, 2021
Ethan Hunt, Jim Phelps, Dan Briggs… these guys were all the ones challenged, if they chose to accept it, a mission to save the world. The familiar theme of Mission: Impossible is so very well known, you can probably hum it.