Perquimans County News

A vote recount in Hertford has confirmed the results of last Tuesday's Town Council election in Hertford.

Donnie Denny - Perquimans County's singing plumber - has crooned his way into the finals of Oprah Winfrey's "Karaoke Challenge." Denny, owner of Standard Plumbing in Hertford, was named one of three finalists on the talk show host's popular singing segment on Friday.

The Perquimans County Board of Elections on Monday will recount the votes cast in this week's Hertford Town Council race, an elections official said Friday.

At Perquimans County High School, the Graduation Project is just another part of the required curriculum.

The group formerly known as the Perquimans County SPCA has regrouped after several members left last spring to form a regional organization.

A North Carolina county has broken ground on a nearly $19 million reverse osmosis plant that is expected to start pumping fresh water late next year.

Staff Photo by Justin FallsArchitectural renderings of a new reverse osmosis water plant are seen during a groundbreaking ceremony for the plant which is being installed on Foreman Bundy Road near the intersection of Okisko Road, Monday.

A Hertford man was in critical condition Friday after his vehicle collided with and then became lodged beneath a tractor-trailer in Perquimans County, the N.C. Highway Patrol said.

Supreme Court Chief Justice Sarah Parker administers the oath of office to new Superior Court Judge J. Carlton Cole inside the Perquimans County Recreation Department gymnasium, Thursday.

Dozens of stolen firearms are on the street of two North Carolina counties. Pasquotank and Perquimans county sheriffs tell NewsChannel 3 that several homes were burglarized in the last two weeks.

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The number of sick students missing school in Perquimans County continued to climb last week.

Hundreds of people came to Edenton Saturday to enjoy a full day of activities that made up the 34th annual Peanut Festival.

Unemployment rates in August generally decreased in the Albemarle and across most of the state.

Since the early 1990s, Chowan/Perquimans Habitat for Humanity has built seven houses for low-income residents.

Albemarle Area counties have seen significant declines in sales tax collections this past year, newly released figures confirm.

It will be eight years this Friday that more than 3,000 Americans lost their lives in terrorist attacks, and Hank Daidone wants to make sure the anniversary doesn't pass unnoticed.

Hugh Copeland , artistic director for Hurrah Players, is bringing the Broadway musical 'Grease'; to PCHS.

A Pasquotank County official said last week he wants the sale of bulk water from the reverse osmosis water plant to help defray the cost of future plant expansion.

While other Albemarle counties reported slight decreases in unemployment in July, Chowan County's jobless rate continued to rise.