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Askewville • Aulander • Colerain • Kelford • Lewiston Woodville • Merry Hill • Powellsville • Roxobel • Windsor Bertie Ledser-Advance ^ WEDNESDAY. MAY24,2017 Warriors finish as runners-up 0-7^92 roooi I 1^61 27892-8307 W\LUAW\ST0N TiUmon guilty of ‘Rockfish’ charges Jury convicts former police officer for drugs, firearms and bribery BY LANCE MARTIN rrspin.com WASHINGTON - The only de fendant in the Operation Rockfish police corruption case to demand a jury trial has been found guilty. BCSO affirms rabies Dunlow urges caution BYTHADD WHITE Bertie Ledger-Advance The United States Depart ment of Justice announced in a press statement this evening a federal jury found Antonio Tillmon, a former Windsor police officer guilty of drug, firearm and bribery charges stemming from his participation in trafficking narcotics and narcotics pro ceeds for a large-scale drug trafficking organization. His trial began last week. His sentencing is scheduled for Aug. 8. Electronic court records filed on the federal level do not yet contain informa tion reflecting the guilty verdict and the statement did not indicate his pos sible sentencing range. Acting Assistant Attorney General Kenneth A. Blanco of the Justice Department’s Criminal Division and U.S. Attorney John Stuart Bruce of the Eastern District of North Carolina made the an nouncement. See TILLMON, A3 THE GRANDDADDY OF 'EM ALL KELFORD-The first con firmed case of rabies in more than 18 months in Bertie County has offi cials urging caution. Bertie County Animal Control Officer Skip Dunlow said a case he investigated nearly two weeks ago came back positive for rabies. Dunlow said a fox made its way into a shop in the back yard of a home and bit the man working inside. A neighboring home owner was then forced to chase the fox away before it was killed by a dog in a third yard into which the rabid animal Windsor PD investigates allegation BY THADD WHITE Bertie Ledger-Advance ABBY PARKER / Bertie Ledger-Advance A cancer survivor takes the first lap around the track at Roy L. Bond Jr. Stadium during Relay For Life. Still fighting... BYTHADD WHITE Bertie Ledger-Advance See RABIES, A5 WINDSDR - The oldest fight against cancer in North Caro lina continued Friday. Bertie County’s Relay For Life kicked off Friday evening with 37 registered teams who had a grand evening at Roy L. Bond Jr. Stadium on the for mer campus of Bertie High School. Thus far, Bertie County has raised $169,034.46 of the overall goal of $213,000. “With outstanding payroll deduction and corporate sponsorship, we should eas- See RELAY, A5 WINDSDR - There is an ongoing investigation into a student allegedly having been struck ap proximately two weeks ago. Windsor Police De partment Detective Sgt. Justin Jackson con firmed an ongoing inves tigation into the alleged striking of a student at Heritage Collegiate Leadership Academy. The parents of a stu dent at the school re ported the incident, and thereupon an investiga tion was launched. Anyone with informa tion about the incident can contact the Wind sor Police Department at 252-794-3121. ,1: Powellsifille honors citizens from 89-99 BY LESLIE BEACHBDARD Bertie Ledger-Advance CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Powellsville citizens were honored recently for achieving the milestone of reaching ages be tween 89 and 99. . PDWELLSVILLE - Honor ing the town’s citizens. As part of the 17th annual Powellsville Awareness Day, the town commissioners honored the senior citi zens of the town rangr ing from ages 89 to 99. Powellsville Aware ness Day Event Coordi nator Linda Peele, wife of Mayor Pro Tempore James Peele organized the ceremony. “Linda was in charge of various committees that made the entire event a successful one. She also worked on. organizing the parade and all the pieces nec essary to make the it the best awareness day yet,” said Powellsville Commissioner Carlyle Hoggard. Mayor Pro Tempore Peele welcomed every one to the special cer emony. After the welcome. Rev. James Hopkins led the invocation. Bertie County Com missioner Tammy Lee made comments to the guests. Afterward, Hoggard gave a brief history of See PDWELLSVILLE, A5 In this edition Obituaries A2 ◄ T Opinion A4 RELAY FOR LIFE Sports B1 Classified ;... Church & Faith B4 B6 Good Morning, Carey Smith Thank you for subscribing! Find us on Facebook Volume 119: No. 21 ollll H7n II 35906 II "6 Pound The Sound 2017 June 10.2017 • 0 a.ni. Scotch Hail Preserve Sprint Iriamioii of TSOm Swtai. 14 mle BKe and 5k Roi Reoister at www.poundthesound.coin
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