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GRACE&TRUTH HjPV OUTHERE Pastor Webb Hoggard recalls the Editor Thadd White recalls his parable of the prodigal son. family's adoption of ‘Lily.’ Page 2 FOURTH&LONG David Friedman writes about classes for student-athletes. Page 5 ((■) SCAN ME Volume 123: No. 28 980 S. Academy St. Ahoskie,NC 27910 IV^STERS Heating & Air Conditioning 252209.0223 Askewville • Aulander • Colerain • Kelford • Lewiston Woodville • Merry Hill • Powellsville • Roxobel • Windsor Municipal races develop in four towns Contests set in Kelford, Aulander, Roxobel and Windsor THADD WHITE Group Editor A trio of well-known can didates will be seeking the mayor’s seat in Kelford. The northwestern Bertie County town, however, is not the only place there will be competitive races as Wind sor, Aulander and Roxobel will have true contests for their commission seats. Filing ended Friday and the Bertie County Board of Elections chose not to ex tend the date with all but one town fielding a full slate of candidates. In Kelford, two challeng ers had already filed and on the final day, incumbent Bai ley Parker joined the fray to keep his mayoral post. He is being challenged by first- term commissioner Randy Rpbtoy and Kelford Fire Chief Gary Scott Jr. There will be five names on the ballot for the five commissioner seats. They include incumbent Harvey Wayne Bland, John “Timmy” Eaton and Jim T. Harrell. Joining them will be Ken “KC” Cain, who was nearly See FILING, 3 mMEl CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Rocky Baker of Four Oaks and his boat mate Justin Clifton were able to land this state record catfish in the Roanoke. Record fish landed in Roanoke ANDRE’ ALFRED Sports Writer Most fishing stories end up with the words “1 had a big one, but it got away”. Fortunately for Rocky Baker of Four Oaks those words were never uttered. At 9:45 p.m. on the Roanoke River near Williamston, Baker snagged a blue catfish weighing in at a whopping 127.1 pounds. This catch logged in a new state record. The live blue catfish was carefully transported to E-Z Bait and Tackle shop located in Goldsboro where the fish was officially weighed and certified by a biologist. The prior state record was 122 pounds. Baker was accompanied by boat mate Justin Clifton. Clif ton assisted Baker in landing the catfish along with manag ing the reels and equipment on the boat. The catfish was released back into its natural habitat. It was a rewarding and memorable night of recreational fishing. Andre’ Alfred can be reached via email at aalfred@ncweek- lies.com. Sponsorships still available for Relay event FORUFi BRANDICE HOGGARD Staff Writer WINDSOR - Thought about being a sponsor for Relay For Life? ^ There V is no la e 11 e r time than now. Relay for Life of Bertie County will be accept ing sponsors through the end of September. However, those who would like to be recog nized at the Relay For Life event this year, they will need to ver bally commit to being a sponsor by August 14. Relay for Life in Ber tie County has two ma jor corporate sponsors. They are Perdue and Vi- dant Health, along with a host of “mom and pop” sponsors. JoAnn Jordan, Chair of Relay, said, “If it was not for the mom and pop sponsors along with the individual sponsors we would not be where we are now.” Bobbie Parker, Ac counting Chair, advised they are still waiting See RELAY, 3 Freeman appointed to elections chair WINDSOR - N.C. Gov ernor Roy Cooper on Monday reappointed William Michael Free man to serve as Chair man of the Bertie Coun ty Board of Elections. Freeman’s reappoint ment follows the N.C. State Board of Elections also reappointing the four board members - Republicans Timo thy Davis and Michael Fields and Democratic board members Antho ny Ward and James Lee. Movie partially filmed in Windsor to make debut GINGER LIVINGSTON The Baity Reflector GREENVILE - In a world where a global pandemic closed movie theaters and delayed the release of blockbuster movies, one local filmmaker brought his first feature film to life. With support from local backers, James Jones’ “Free dom of NC” will have its red carpet premiere at the Regal Greenville Grande on Oct. 9. “They took a very big loss while they were closed and they want to get people excit ed about coming back to the theater,” Jones said. “They told me it is the first indy film to premiere in this area. I’m like, ‘Wow, that’s huge.’” Spoiler alert: “Freedom of NC” is the story of an enslaved family and the dreams of free dom cherished by daughter Sarah Jones, portrayed by Vi- netrice Reynolds. “While the story is fictional, it is based on true events that happened all across Ameri ca,” said Jones, who wrote, di rected, produced and edited the film. Spoiler alert 2: Sarah’s ex ploits eventually lead her fam ily to the land of Regur, which means black soil. “It’s a place where people look just like them,” Jones said. “Everything that was See MOVIE, 3 In this edition ▼ RELAY FOR LIFE Church & Faith 2 Classified 6 Opinion 4 Out & About 2 Sports 5 ( Good Morning, Beverly Williams OF Durham Thank you for subscribing! Find us on Facebook 11711 35906 Little Golden Skillet 103 W Granville St. Windsor, NC 27983 SPORTS iViA Which NFL team Is the defending Super Bowl Champion? Email your answer to twhite@ncweeklies.com
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