Pursuant to NC General Statute 143-318.11(3), the Perquimans County Board of Commissioners will hold a Closed Session during a SPECIAL CALLED MEETING on Monday, September 21, 2020, at 7:00 p.m. in the Meeting Room of the Perquimans County Library located at 514 S. Church Street, Hertford, North Carolina. The purpose of the Closed Session is to consult with their attorney regarding a legal matter. The Board will take action on this item and, at its discretion, may take action on such other matters, as the Board deems appropriate.
In order to space out crowded polls for the safety of our citizens on election day One Stop Voting will be 7 days a week for two weeks & 2 new additional Early Voting Sites were approved in the last meeting of our Local Board of Elections. Yes there will now be 3. The locations for One Stop Voting are in Hertford, New Hope, and Bethel. Poll workers are needed to man those locations. For more information, see
To view the upcoming Board of Election meeting dates and One Stop Voting schedule, go to
The NCDOT and their Contractor, S.T. Wooten Corporation, plan to close SR 1338 (Wynne Fork Road) in the Hertford section of Perquimans County from US 17 to US 17 Business (S Edenton Road Street). The purpose of this closure is to facilitate removal and replacement of Bridge #11 over Raccoon Creek with a new concrete structure beginning at sunrise on Monday, August 31, 2020, with an expected project duration of five (5) months. Barricades will be placed on the shoulders at the intersection of US 17 and SR 1338 and the intersection of SR 1338 and US 17 Business (S Edenton Road Street) to alert motorists of the impending closure yet allow for passage of local traffic with a second set of barricades placed at the bridge, closing the road. No official signed detour is planned at this time. If you have any questions or comments, please contact me, Brandon Tatum, at 252-331-4860.
To view the recent Press Release from Albemarle Regional Health Services (ARHS), go to:
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