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Lady Falcons bow oui Sports, Page bT P54/C15****** ** * *5-DIGIT 27892 MCCP0008293- MCC LIBRARY 1161 KEHUKEE PARK RD WILLIAMSTON NC 27892-8307 AOOOl Prviuii^ Serving Bi Askewville • Aulander * Colerain • Kelford * Lewiston Woodville • Merry Hill • Poweh VOL. 86 - NO. 9 WEDNESDAY • March 2 • 2016 el •Windsor 50 Cents Good Morning, Ronnie Bond of Jacksonville, FL ThcJnks for subscribing! OUT & ABOUT A2 OBITUARIES A2 OPINION A4 SPORTS BI CHURCH & FAITH B4 CLASSIFIED B6 0 11711 35906 f USPS # 051 - 700 Demery faces murder charge WPD seeks robber Victim accosted at gunpoint Mon. By Thadd White Bertie Ledger-Advance WINDSOR - Windsor Po lice are still investigat ing a Monday afternoon armed robbery. Windsor Police Chief Todd Lane said his of ficers were dispatched to Windsor Oaks at ap proximately 1:14 p.m. Upon arrival, Windsor Officer Beverly Peele found a subject who said he was robbed at gunpoint. The suspect was de scribed as a black male wearing a black hoodie and black pants. He re portedly perpetrated the robbery with a re volver and was able to obtain an imdisclosed amount of cash as well as the victim’s debit card and identification. “The subject was re ported to have left on foot through the woods toward the National Guard Armory,” Chief Lane said. “Because of the direction of the sus pect, we did lock down Heritage College Lead ership Academy until 2:40 p.m.” See ROBBER, Page A6 INDEX Samantha G. Demery By Thadd White Bertie Ledger-Advance KELFORD - A 24-year-old Kelford woman is behind bars. Bertie County Sheriff John Holley said his of ficers arrested Saman tha Gabriel Demery of 738-C Black Jack Rd. in Kelford, and charged her with first-degree murder. The arrest came Friday afternoon following three days of intensive work by the Bertie County Sher iffs Office, N.C. State Bu reau of Investigation and others. Demery is charged in the death of 83-year-old Willie Henry Jenkins. Deputies with the Ber tie Cormty Sheriffs Office foimd Jenkins’ body at his home on Governor’s Road in Kelford Tuesday evening when they fol lowed up on information received that night. The cause of death has not yet been released. and is pending the results of cin autopsy. Demery has two crimi nal records, having been charged in 2014 with as sault on an officer and re sisting an officer, in sepa rate incidents. She was arrested Fri- See MURDER, Page A6 Ny\TIOIM/\L „ HISTORY MONTH Bobbie Parker: The embodiment of a volunteer By Thadd White Bertie Ledger-Advance S he is perhaps the living embodiment of an exemplary volunteer. From her service in the AiAerican Cancer Society (ACS), to her love for Aulander, Bobbie Parker has been an unstoppable force in the fight against cancer and for her community. A career educator, Parker has worked tirelessly in support of her chosen profession as well. While her approach has been three-pronged, Parker is best known for her work with the American Can cer Society, and Relay For Life of Bertie County in particular. “Lucille Bazemore recruited me to be a volun teer for the American Cancer Society,” Parker said. “I began volunteering long before there was a Relay For Life.” Parker began working with ACS follow ing the loss of her mother, Mary Parker, to pancreatic cancer. “After she died, I did volimteer work for hospice, but that wasn’t the right fit for me,” Parker said. “Fm not a person who can go in there and work one-on- one, but 1 can get on top of a tale and beg for money. In the end. Relay was a better fit. “That’s what I love about Relay For Life - no matter what your personality, there is always a job for you there,” she added. In the fall of 1993, an ACS staff per son met with Parker and handed her a red three-ring binder, and asked if Bertie County could hold a Relay For Life. See PARKER, Page A6 yearly screen Colorectal Cancer Awareness Month By Leslie Beachboard Bertie Ledger-Advance WINDSOR - Yearly screenings are key to prevention. March is Colorec tal Cancer Awareness Month. Colorectal can cer is the name given to cancer of the colon or rectum. ‘ Among cancers that affect both men and women, colorectal can cer is the fourth most common cancer and the second leading cause ' of cancer deaths in the United States. Every year, about 140,000 Americans are diagnosed with colorec tal cancer, and more than 50,000 people die from it. The disease is highly preventable by getting screened begin ning at age 50. Precancerous polyps and colorectal cancer don’t always present symptoms, especially at the onset of the dis ease. That is why hav ing a screening test is important. See SCREENING, Page A6 Commissioners take steps in Sheriff’s Office move By Leslie Beachbdard Bertie Ledger-Advance WINDSOR - A project well un derway. The Bertie Coxmty Commis sioners held a special meeting on Friday, Feb. 19 in the com missioners’ room. The Commissioners re viewed the renovations of the old central school office build ing that will be the new home of the Bertie Coimty Sheriffs Department. Tjie progress is going well, but not without a large price tag. The projected cost of the renovation is an estimated $122,200. The largest expense is for the auxiliary generator, trans fer switch and installation, which have a projected cost of approximately $45,000. The expected cost for the security video coverage of all the exterior doors is $32,000. • The current doors on the building are residential grade and will need to be changed to a commercial metal style. The cost will be around $10,000 for the replacement of seven doors for security purposes. It will cost around $8,000 for the installation of bulletproof glass, a protective metal bar rier, and enhanced casings/ moldings in the reception area. The new magnetic locks Avill cost approximately $3,000 for the building. The cost of the paint for the building will be about $3,000, with another $9,000 for the labor and preparation of the interior rooms. It will cost about $6,500 for 430 yards of carpet and 144 yards of linoleum for new fioor coverings in the build ing, along with $5,500 labor See OFFICE, Page A6 There will be a booster club interest meeting on Monday, March 14 at 6 pm in the media center at Bertie High School. This is for all of our community members/fans/parents and anyone that would like to be a part of Bertie High School Athletics. Please come out and support our student atMete^ IWtiCe supports^the Falcon Club.
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