EDENTON — Among the fun things you will be be able to do on National Lighthouse Day in Edenton Saturday is to take a shot at dunking a local celebrity — and even get a “guaranteed dunk” if the price is right.
EDENTON — Among the fun things you will be be able to do on National Lighthouse Day in Edenton Saturday is to take a shot at dunking a local celebrity — and even get a “guaranteed dunk” if the price is right.
For now, wearing a face mask in indoor public places remains optional for both vaccinated and unvaccinated residents in Chowan and Perquimans counties despite new guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and the governor’s office recommending they be worn where the rate of COVID-19 tran…
HERTFORD – Jacob Ward, of 105 Norma Drive, Hertford, was charged with one count of failure to appear in court as required. A $5,000 secured bond was set.
HERTFORD – Jacob Ward, of 105 Norma Drive, Hertford, was charged with one count of failure to appear in court as required. A $5,000 secured bond was set.
ROCKY HOCK — This could be a big year for cotton in Perquimans County.
HERTFORD – Perquimans Weekly Publisher Sean O’Brien has named a new management team for the newspaper.
Farmers from across the area unloaded outdated, banned or otherwise unwanted pesticides July 21 as the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Perquimans County Cooperative Extension joined forces in a pesticide collection event in Hertford.
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EDENTON — The 4th annual Santa in July promotion at the Edenton Steamers game July 21 collected a wide array of items to benefits recipients of home-delivered meals in northeastern North Carolina.
An unusually rainy spring had area farmers calling a lot of audibles when it came to planting dates and field preparation. Even so, farmers and Extension agents say most crops appear to have come through the sluggish start and recovered well.
A Perquimans County man faces child sex charges stemming from a grand jury indictment.
HERTFORD — The Perquimans County Board of Elections reached no decision following a hearing Thursday, July 22, on a challenge to Connie Brothers’ qualification to run for a seat on the Hertford Town Council.
The Bethel, Belvidere, Durants Neck, Hertford, Intercounty and Winfall volunteer fire departments have continued to improve their service over the past several months, a press release from Perquimans Emergency Services states.
COLUMBIA — Authorities recovered on July 22 the bodies of two Virginia men who had been missing since their helicopter crashed in the Albemarle Sound several days earlier, the Tyrrell County Sheriff’s Office said on Facebook.
HERTFORD — Perquimans County officials heard details last week about how the county plans to amend its zoning ordinances to comply with the state’s new Chapter 160D land use law.
For the first time in weeks, both the number of new COVID-19 cases and active virus cases rose sharply in the eight-county public health district.
In the wake of the announcement that Todd’s Pharmacy is selling its stores to CVS Health, independent pharmacies in the area say they are hanging on amid rising economic pressure.
GREENVILLE — Trillium Health Resources’s new One Community initiative focuses on addressing health disparities, such as those experienced by residents in rural areas where health providers may be lacking.
GATESVILLE — Gov. Roy Cooper continued his statewide push to get adults and children 12 and older vaccinated against COVID-19 with a visit to a vaccination clinic at the Gates County Health Department Thursday, July 15.
EDENTON — This year’s Northeast Ag Expo is set for Thursday, July 29, and will be held in Chowan County.
