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Bertie Ledger-Advance
WINDSOR - Bertie Coun
ty Commission Chair
man and Vice Chairman
remain the same despite
debate.
The Bertie County
Commissioners met
Monday afternoon
and discussed if there
would be change to
the position of Com
mission Chairman and
Vice Chairman at their
annual organizational
meeting.
Current Bertie County
Commission Chairman
John Trent and Vice
Chairman Ernestine Ba-
zemore took their posi
tion in December of last
year.
As the discussion
began, Bertie County
Commissioner Tammy
Lee recommended the
current seats remain
the same.
“1 believe the seats
should remain the same
due to the relations with
FEMA and the county’s
flood damage and also
due to the ongoing trou
bles with Bertie County
Schools,” said Lee.
Bertie County Com
missioner Ronald Wes
son objected stating
that positions should be
See CHAIR, A5
MERRY CHRISTMAS FROM ROXOBEL
THADD WHITE / Bertie Ledger-Advance
Santa Claus gives a friendly greeting as he arrives to Saturday’s event courtesy of the Roxobel Fire Department.
Christmas in Roxobel
BY THADD WHITE
Bertie Ledger-Advance
ROXOBEL - A new event
brought out a familiar face
here Saturday.
The town of Roxobel host
ed its inaugural Celebration
of Christmas Saturday eve
ning, and welcomed Jolly Old
St. Nick himself as hundreds
gathered to celebrate the
season.
Roxobel Mayor Alvin Sim
mons welcomed those in at
tendance, and invited them
to celebrate Christmas and
to enjoy the festivities.
“We welcome you here,” he
said. “We look forward to to
night’s celebration, but we al
ways remember Jesus is the
reason for the season.”
The mayor also reminded
citizens to show love for one
another as they celebrated
the Christmas season.
Lesley Parker then lit the
ir tall Christmas tree that
will serve as the centerpiece
for Roxobel’s celebration.
See ROXOBEL, A5 Lesley Parker lights the Christmas tree in Roxobel Saturday evening.
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BY THADD WHITE
Bertie Ledger-Advance
WINDSOR - A Windsor
man is in jail on mul
tiple assault and drug
charges following an in
cident Dec. 2.
Windsor Police Chief
Todd Lane said his offi
cers were dispatched to
Pitt Street Friday night
after a citizen reported
a person at their resi
dence who had a gun
and refused to leave.
When officers arrived,
the suspect had left the
scene, but not before al
legedly assaulting and
threatening the victim.
The victim, however,
was able to identify and
describe the suspect to
officers.
Windsor Police Of
ficer Jason Thomas lo
cated the suspect on
South Queen Street, and
initiated a traffic stop to
detain the suspect ve
hicle.
Thomas had the sus
pect remove himself
from the vehicle and
began a search. During
the search, the suspect
assaulted Thomas, but
Thomas and Officer
Chris Leggett gained
control of the man and
handcuffed him.
“A search of the ve-
See ASSAULT, A5
Aulander plans Christmas events
BY THADD WHITE
Bertie Ledger-Advance
District Court Judge Teresa Raquel Robinson Freeman waves
during last year’s Aulander Christmas parade.
AULANDER - The annual Christ
mas celebration is coming to
Aulander.
Saturday will see a the town
celebrate its annual Christmas
parade, hold a Christmas con
cert and have a Christmas Tree
Lighting.
“We welcome everyone to
come and spend Saturday af
ternoon in our town,” Aulander
Mayor Larry Drew said. “It will
be a wonderful day of celebra
tion and fellowship.”
The annual Christmas parade
is slated to begin at 2 p.m. The
parade will begin at Rice Avenue
and continue down Main Street
until taking a left at Commerce
Street. It will then continue past
the railroad track, where it will
end.
Following the parade, Richard
Simmons will provide a Christ
mas concert in the Aulander
Community Building. That is
slated to begin at 3:30 p.m.
The annual Christmas Tree
See AULANDER, A5
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