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Askewville • Aulander • Colerain • Kelford • Lewiston Woodville • Merry Hili • Powellsville • Roxobel • Windsor Bertie Ledger-Advance ^ WEDNESDAY • AUGUST 16,2017 Gridiron campaign beg: Sports Windsor PD thwarts another attempt Four nabbed near Bertie Correctional BY THADD WHITE Bertie Ledger-Advance WINDSOR - Some people never learn. Despite six people being nabbed for attempting to in- Bertie-Martin Regional Jail. filtrate Bertie Correctional Institute with contraband, more tried last week. They met the same fate... a date in Bertie County Dis trict Court and a trip to the Windsor Police Chief Todd Lane said a joint operation between the Windsor Po lice Department and Bertie County Sheriff’s Office led to the arrest of four people who were allegedly making attempts to get contraband into the prison. Chief Lane said Windsor Police Officer Jessie Mizelle was dispatched to Cooper Hill Road near the correction al facility at approximately 4:51 a.m. last Thursday. He was sent to the scene after two males were seen run ning down a path toward the prison. Officer Mizelle contacted Cpl. Frank Ratzlaff and Det. Eddie Hoggard of the Wind sor Police Department, and Bertie County Sheriff’s Depu ties Roger Blount and Tonya NCHP seeks TOP FIVE IN THE NATION BY THADD WHITE Bertie Ledger-Advance Years have passed, but the N.C. Highway Patrol hasn’t given up. N.C. Highway Patrol 1st Sgt. Rodney W. Saw yer said the organiza tion is still searching for answers in the hit-and- run deaths of two peo ple in recent years. On Aug. 10, 2014 Vic toria Little of William- ston was struck by a vehicle while lying in the roadway of U.S. 13 between Windsor and Williamson. “The vehicle failed to stop at the scene, and investigators were un able to locate any evi dence indicating a type, color or make of the involved vehicle,” Sgt. Sawyer said. The original investi gation revealed a call came in at approxi mately 3 a.m. on Aug. 10 about a woman lying in the road. Before officers could respond. Little had been struck, and no vehicle was found at the scene. Sgt. Sawyer said the NCHP continues to in vestigate the case, and is asking anyone with Mi ILMIIlfl in 1 A A. \ ’A CONTRiBUTED PHOTO Kaley Jase Boutique has made it to the finai levei of voting in the 2017 Boutique Awards. Voting ends Aug. 21. Staff members (from ieft) are Nicoie White, Meiissa White. Lorie Thomas (Owner), Jessica Halsey and Bridgette Morris. Kaley Jase among best in competition BY LESLIE BEACHBOARD Bertie Ledger-Advance See NCHP, A5 WINDSOR - In the top five in the nation. That is where Kaley Jase Boutique ranked in the 2017 Boutique Awards, and has been voted into the final round of the contest. “1 am extremely honored, proud and excited to have made it to the top five in multiple categories with be ing from such a small rural town,” said Kaley Jase Bou tique Owner Lorie Thomas. From over 4,000 boutiques worldwide, Kaley Jase Bou tique has won the hearts of both local and global shop pers. The boutique has made it to the final round of voting, which ends Aug. 21, as a con tender for Global Boutique of the Year, North Carolina Bou tique of the Year and North Carolina Online Boutique of the Year. “The fact that this busi ness has been successful and I’ve stayed connected with so many customers both lo cally and long distance, 1 owe all the credit to God. 1 am so glad he has allowed me to do See KJB, A5 a Sheriff Holley chooses 'In God We Trust' BY THADD WHITE Bertie Ledger-Advance WINDSOR - In God we trust. Those simple words, which adorn currency in the United States, are now also on the vehicles patrolling Bertie County. Bertie County Sheriff John Holley said each vehicle in the sheriff’s of fice now has those four words em blazoned on the back. “It is something I’ve thought about In this edition for a while,” Sheriff Holley said. “With all the things law enforcement officers go through - being criti cized, and things of that nature - 1 think we need to know we can trust someone. “We can always trust in God, and 1 especially feel that way myself,” he added. Sheriff Holley said while he knew other sheriffs had added the words See THWARTS, A5 Crack down BY LESLIE BEACHBOARD Bertie Ledger-Advance COLERAIN - Commis sioners plan to begin cracking down on town ordinances. At the regular sched uled meeting Monday night, the board re viewed several town ordinances dealing with problems in Colerain. Street parking was one of the items discussed. “Cars must not be parked on the streets. If you park the car on the street at night, and leave the next morning, that is ok; but leaving a car parked on the street for 24 hour or longer is not okay,” said Mayor Pro Tempore Bill Har rell. According to Harrell, the problem is indi viduals are leaving cars parked on the streets for an extended amount of time, and it is causing problems with others who are trying to pull out of parking lots and cannot see around the vehicles parked. “There have been complaints from citi zens having to pull out in the middle of the street to see around the See CRACK DOWN, A5 See SHERIFF, A5 THADD WHITE / Bertie Ledger-Advance Bertie County Sheriff John Holiey (right) and Chief Deputy Kenny Perry take a cioser look at the new logo “In God We Trust” on the back of a BCSO vehicle. A Obituaries A2 ) Good Morning ▼ RELAY FORUFE Out & About Opinion Sports A2 A4 B1 ( Terisa Davis Thank you for Church & Faith Classified B3 B4 subscribing! Find US on Facebook Volume 119: No. 33 11711 35906
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