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Filing will soon begin for Bertie Board of Education
Filing will soon be under way for those wishing to seek a seat on the Bertie County Board of Education and the Bertie Soil & Water Board of Supervisors. Filing will begin at noon on Monday, June 10 and will continue through noon on Friday, July 5. Two seats are available on the Bertie school board. Those are the District 1 and District 5 seats. ...
Bertie County opens Dream Point Apartments, a new home for teachers
WINDSOR, Bertie County — Bertie County School Officials hosted a ribbon cutting Sunday for the opening of an $800 a month apartment complex in Windsor, dedicated to teachers. It took about six years to go from the planning stages to building the complex of 24 units comprised of two...
Budget shortfall is estimated at $1.9M
Bertie County Commissioners spent their Wednesday morning work session grappling with a $1.97 million mistake county management made in their original proposed 2024-2025 budget. Bertie County Manager Juan Vaughan had previously notified the commissioners of the budget shortfall made due to an over valuation of Bertie County property. Neither Vaughan or Tax Administrator Jodie Rhea could offer a solid explanation of how Bertie County property was overvalued by $223 million....
Heritage association's Farm Fest offers step back in time
On Saturday, June 1, Chowan County residents got to step back in time a hundred years, experiencing what everyday life was like for rural people during the turn of the 20th century. The world was simpler back then, but it required a skill set that would render most 21st-century people virtually helpless. Heritage Farm Fest, an annual event held by the Chowan Heritage Association at its center on Morristown Road,...
Hertford Council to vote on budget with increases Monday
The only citizen to speak during last week’s public hearing on the town of Hertford’s proposed $7.6 million budget praised the plan — even though it raises the town’s property tax rate and water and electric rates. “Some things I was not particularly happy with but I understood it,” Dara Winslow said, referring to the proposed budget during the May 29th hearing. “If previous councils had been responsible, we wouldn’t be paying increases on utilities to make ends meet. I thought the town manager and...
Crime Roundup: Deputies locate, charge break-in suspect
Pitt County authorities arrested a Bertie County man on a charge that he broke into a vehicle in the Whitehurst area between Bethel and Stokes. The Pitt County Sheriff’s Office said that deputies responded about 4:10 a.m. on May 26 to a break-in that had just occurred in the 3900 block of Staton Mill Road. The area is near N.C. 30 south of Bethel. A vehicle description was obtained for...
SECU Foundation provides scholarship to HCHS grad
SECU Foundation, a charitable organization funded by the members of State Employees’ Credit Union, has awarded a $10,000 four-year college scholarship to Jada Lloyd, a senior at Hertford County High School. The scholarship will support the student’s academic journey at North Carolina Central University, one of the University of North Carolina System’s 16 universities. The […] The post SECU Foundation provides scholarship to HCHS grad appeared first on The Roanoke-Chowan News-Herald.
Last day of school held at Aulander Elementary
Last Friday was the final day of school at Aulander Elementary. The school will be shuttered due to declining enrollment. While the day could have been a farewell tear jerker for the many Blue Jays in attendance, Aulander Principal Dr. Chandra Eley and her team of educators and support staff turned the event into a celebration filled with dancing, hugs, ham sandwiches, short speeches of endearment and eventual water balloon...
95 receive diplomas at Perquimans grad ceremony Friday
Perquimans County High School’s long list of alumni now includes the 95 members of the Class of 2024. On Friday, May 31, the nearly 100 PCHS graduating seniors received their high school diplomas on the Charles H. Ward Football Field at the Nixon Athletic Complex in Hertford. Perquimans Schools Superintendent Dr. Tanya Turner lauded graduates for their accomplishments, noting that Class of 2024 members had been awarded more than $1.3...
Chowan's Ronaldo Williams wins Undergraduate Research Award
Recently, North Carolina Independent Colleges & Universities (NCICU) revealed the names of the exceptional students who have been selected as the recipients of the prestigious 2024 Undergraduate Research Award. This year, a total of 11 outstanding students from various NCICU institutions across the state were chosen for their work in science, technology, engineering, mathematics (STEM), and psychology. Among the recipients is Chowan University’s Ronaldo Williams, a senior biology major and...
Hertford woman pleads guilty to 2 charges tied to Jan. 6, 2021 attack
A Hertford woman has pleaded guilty to two federal charges tied to her involvement in the Jan. 6, 2021, attack on the U.S. Capitol and is scheduled to be sentenced in October. Sandra Lee Hodges pleaded guilty on May 13 to one misdemeanor count each of disorderly and disruptive conduct in a Capitol building and parading, demonstrating or picketing in a Capitol building, according to a spokesperson for the U.S. Attorney’s Office. Hodges’ case is being heard in the U.S. District Court for the District...
Budget change preserves some funding for schools
Southampton County staff provided some updates on the proposed FY 2025 county budget on May 29 that included no overall increases but some reallocations, including a slight increase in local funding for Southampton County Public Schools to preserve $330,000 in state funding for the division. The updates came at a special called Southampton County Board […] The post Budget change preserves some funding for schools appeared first on The Tidewater News.
Perquimans budget hearing set for June 17
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, June 17, 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...
VDOT reopens Cobb Road
According to a press release from the Virginia Department of Transportation (VDOT), as of June 5, all lanes on Route 642 (Cobb Road) in Southampton County have reopened following the completion of culvert restoration work by VDOT. The release says the detour has been lifted, and lanes in both directions are open to traffic. The post VDOT reopens Cobb Road appeared first on The Tidewater News.
Birge leads heading into Sunday's championship round in Bass Pro Tour tourney on Chowan River
EDENTON — It took Zack Birge of Blanchard, Oklahoma, 45 events and 12 Top-10 finishes before he notched his first Bass Pro Tour victory at Lake Eufaula in Oklahoma last month. Now that he’s broken through, he just might make lifting trophies a habit. Birge used a blistering start Saturday morning to claim the top spot, then maintained it for the rest of the knockout round at the Major League Fishing Bass Pro Tour U.S. Air Force Stage Five presented by WIX Filters on the...
Shallow Water Will Dominate At Chowan River
EDENTON, N.C. – The MLF Bass Pro Tour is set to visit Edenton, N.C. and the Chowan River this week for the fifth regular-season event of 2024. Competition days at Tuesday through Sunday. David Dudley of Lynchburg, Va., has had a home near the Chowan River for the past...
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