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Students from Aulander Elementary STEM School perform “O Christmas Tree What Will You Be?”
Aulander celebrates
Christmas Tree Lighting, concert held
BY THADD WHITE
Bertie Ledger-Advance
These youngsters enjoy refreshments during the Christmas
concert at the Aulander Community Building.
AULANDER - Hundreds came to celebrate Christ
mas together.
The town of Aulander hosted its annual cel
ebration of Christmas Saturday complete with
the annual parade, a Christmas concert and the
town’s tree lighting ceremony.
The parade had more than 70 entries, and
traveled from Rice Avenue to Main Street before
turning on Commerce and heading all the way
to the railroad track.
That was followed by a Christmas concert by
Richard Simmons, during which refreshments
were served and citizens were able to mingle
and fellowship.
The final event of the day was the annual
Christmas Tree Lighting ceremony.
” See AULANDER, A3
Train museum becomes reality
BY LESLIE BEACHBOARD
Bertie Ledger-Advance
WINDSOR - All aboard.
The Windsor Railroad
Museum is one step
closer to opening.
“This is no longer a
figment of our imagina
tion, but is now a real
ity,” said Windsor Rail
road Museum Director
Mike Dail.
The museum, which
will be located on Gran
ville Street in Windsor,
will have something for
train enthusiasts of all
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ages.
The front room of the
museum will have sev
en or eight trains run
ning. There will also be
train memorabilia, in
cluding some donated
from a train museum in
Wilmington.
“The middle room will
be the Windsor train
room,” said Dail.
The room will house
a replica of the railroad
tracks and trains that
once traveled around
See TRAINS, A3
LESLIE BEACHBOARD / Bertie Ledger-Advance
Trains have begun to be set up at the train museum.
Arrest made
in break-ins
BY THADD WHITE
Bertie Ledger-Advance
BLACK ROCK - A rash of
break-ins has led to the
arrest of a Bertie Coun
ty man.
Bertie County Sheriff
John Holley said his of
fice was investigating
multiple break-ins , in
the Merry Hill and Col
erain areas.
“There have been
reports of items be
ing taken out of yards
and vehicles, and there
have been 14 residen
tial break-ins,” Sheriff
Holley said.
On Dec. 5, the Bertie
County Sheriff’s Office
received a call about a
break-in on Black Rock
The vehicle was later
located on Connaritsa
Road on Kelford, and
the driver was identi
fied as Kirklin Williams.
Warrants were drawn
for Williams’ arrest on
two counts of breaking
and entering and lar
ceny after breaking and
entering.
He was arrested on
Dec. 8 and placed under
a $30,000 secured bond
on those charges. He
was confined to Bertie-
Martin Regional Jail.
Sheriff Holley com
mended the citizens
who provided informa
tion, and the work of
his deputies.
“This is another good
example of what hap-
Road. Information at pens when the commu-
the scene led officers to nity and deputies work
search for a white Nis-
san Sentra. See ARREST, A3
Windsor board
alters UDO
BY LESLIE BEACHBOARD
Bertie Ledger-Advance
WINDSOR - The town of
Windsor Commission
ers voted last week to
change the Unified De
velopment Ordinance
(UDO) to add home oc
cupations.
“The amendment has
positive aspects for the
town,” said Holland
Consulting Planners Di
rector Dale Holland.
The amendment
would allow businesses
to occupy a home in a
residential district, as
long as the business
falls in the following
categories: agriculture,
forestry, law and ac
counting.
The one stipulation
to the proposed ordi
nance would be all adja
cent homeowners must
write a letter agreeing
to the change of hav
ing the business in the
area.
“If one adjacent home-
owners refuses to write
a letter the business
will not be allowed to
See WINDSOR, A3
Powellsville
seeks help
BY LESLIE BEACHBOARD
Bertie Ledger-Advance
POWELLSVILLE - Pow
ellsville leaders and
citizens are seeking
to bring a little more
Christmas sparkle to
the town.
The Powellsville Com
missioners and citizens
discussed possible op
tions to purchase new
Christmas light deco
rations at last week’s
meeting.
See POWELLSVILLE, A3
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