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Askewville • Aulander • Colerain • Kelford • Lewiston Woodville • Merry Hill • Powellsville • Roxobel • Windsor Bertie Ledffer-Advance ^ WEDNESDAY • MARCH 11,2017 P56/C14**********5_[3jqj^ 2 AOnm Iviv^uruuuo^yi;- MCC LIBRARY 1161 KEHUKEE PARK RD run WILLIAMSTON NC 27892-8307 J.H. Rose Sports I B1 tsai Two-coimty chase ends near Windsor Sheriff helps stop car from Chowan County BY THADD WHITE Bertie Ledger-Advance WINDSOR - An incident in neighboring Chowan County led to a dangerous situation in Bertie County Friday. Bertie County Sheriff John Holley said he and six of his deputies were involved in stopping an Edenton man in volved in a high-speed chase that began in that Chowan County town. Edenton Police Chief Jay Fortenbery said the incident began when police officers attempted to stop a vehicle on Badham Road because one of the occupants is a person of interest in an on going investigation. “The vehicle refused to stop and fled from authori ties,” the chief said. “The chase continued down Broad Street to Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Avenue and dn to Highway (U.S.) 17 where nabs ten BY THADD WHITE Bertie Ledger-Advance The Down East Drug Task Force is continu ing its efforts to combat the illegal drug trade in Bertie, Northampton and Hertford counties. The task force - which is made up of the drug enforcement officers for the three sheriff’s offices and the Ahoskie Police Department - re cently announced its most recent arrests. “I’m pleased with the work of the drug task force,” Bertie County Sheriff John Holley said. “It is something we’ve needed for a long time. I’m extremely proud of it. “This task force is the real deal,” he added. “They are not play^ ing. They are out there working.” Those arrested from Bertie County included: ■ Travis Lamont Lee, 37, of Railroad Lane in Roxobel was arrested and charged with pos session with intent to sell and deliver cocaine, maintaining a vehicle to keep/store a controlled substance and posses sion of drug parapher nalia. He will make his See TEN, A6 isjyAa"iorsjy\L / HISTORY IVIONTH fwM ..... •• H V vSx-': fS-- nFBORAH GRIFFIN P-'i> 'j - ance Cheryl Denton stands in front of Askewville Assembly of God, where she has spent more than 30 years in ministry. Distance is a constant in the life of Cheryl Denton BY DEBORAH GRIFFIN Bertie Ledger-Advance ASKEWVILLE - Distance - and the yearning it can bring - has long been a part of Cheryl Denton’s life and ministry. When she was a teen, she told God, “1 will go anywhere you want and try anything you ask.” Her life of ministry - which includes drama, music and writing - has taken her to over 27 countries and 42 states. A native of the state of Washington, she graduated from Northwest Bible College with a double major in Bibli cal Literature and Christian Education. She always felt her calling was to be a pastor’s wife or a missionary’s wife. But upon graduation, she had still not See DENTDN, A5 See CHASE, A6 BCC want more input BY LESLIE BEACHBOARD Bertie Ledger-Advance WINDSOR - The Bertie County Commissioners received an update from Bertie County schools on Monday about their financial crisis. The Bertie County Commissioners met with Sharon Edmund- son from the North Car olina Local Government Commission and Alexis Schauss from the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction. Bertie County Com mission Chairman John Trent welcomed the quests and thanked both of them for com ing. “Two weeks ago to day, Vice Chairman Er nestine Bazemore and I received Bertie County Schools Superinten dent Dr. Steven Hill’s re sponse to the financial audit for the fiscal year ended, June 30, 2016,” said Trent. “We also received the auditors letter dated Jan. 6, which outlines 29 items that are “an op portunity for strength ening internal controls and operating efficien cy.” See SCHOOLS, A6 Windsor moves forward with filling vacancies BY THADD WHITE Bertie Ledger-Advance Cathy Wilson WINDSOR - With heavy hearts, Windsor ^officials are moving forward. Last week, Windsor Mayor Jim Hoggard and the town’s board of com missioners began the pro cess of moving forward following the death of Mayor Pro-Tempore Bob Brown. The late commis sioner served as a com missioner for more than two decades before his death earlier this month. “1 am sorry we have to do this, as 1 know you are, but it’s our job,” the may or said. “There are some roles we have to move forward with now.” The first order of busi ness was choosing a Mayor Pro-Tempore. The post is necessary to have someone available with the authority of the may or in his absence. Commissioner David Overton made a motion See WINDSDR, A5 In this edition Obituaries A2 Opinion A4 Sports B1 Church & Faith B3 Classified B4 Good Morning, Hannah Jefferson Thank you for subscribing! Find us on Facebook Volume 119: No. 12 0 11711 35906 6 Bertie County Peanuts got to be AGRICULTURE Visit pnuts.net to see our entire product iine of award winning peanut snacks and gift combinations. 217 U.S. Highway 13 North, Windsor, NC , 252-794-2138 • info@pnuts.net • www.pnuts.net ‘5.
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