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BERTIE LEDGER-ADVANCE NOVEMBER 15,20171 The fabric of Bertie County since 1832 Continued Cashie egies moving forward, and work with the Army Corps of Engineers and other Federal partners to implement basin- specific mitigation measures recommended by respective studies. “Today’s news is an im portant step to develop and maintain better defenses against natural disasters like Hurricane Matthew,” said Senator Richard Burr. “Miti gations will make it easier, faster and cheaper for North Carolina to bounce back from weather related events, especially in vulnerable ar eas like these four river ba sins. 1 am pleased with the progress and look forward to working with state and Change local entities to begin these efforts.” Bertie County and the town of Windsor are cur rently working with North Carolina State University on a hydrologic and hydraulic model and strategic miti gation study of the Cashie River. The study is being funded through the Disaster Recov ery Act of 2016 (DRA-16) al location to the Golden LEAF Foundation. The results of the study are expected to be available in early 2018. North Carolina Emergency Management (NCEM), work ing with the North Carolina Department of Transporta tion (NCDOT), will lead a basin-wide study of the Lum ber River to be completed in the spring of 2018. The study will also put for ward recommended mitiga tion strategies. Recently, NCEM Risk Man agement completed a study on the flooding around the levee in Lumberton. It was a major source of flooding for properties along and around 1-95. The study generated five possible flood mitiga tion strategies for the City of Lumberton to consider, including the installation and operation of floodgates where there are openings along the levee. The results of the study are expected to be shared with the city soon. NCEM, in partnership with the NCDOT, will lead a flood source and mitigation study of the Neuse River basin to be completed in early spring 2018. The study will also put for ward recommended mitiga tion studies. North Carolina State Uni versity will partner with NCEM and other experts to coordinate with the U.S. 70 Corridor Commission and communities in the Neuse River basin. Additionally, the North Carolina Department of En vironmental Quality (NCD- EQ) has been rewarded a $500,000 grant by the United States Army Corps of Engi neers to catalogue all exist ing information on dam sys tems throughout the basin. and integrate. this informa tion into a model. This .model will further the experts’ understanding of the effectiveness of the dams. NCEM, in tandem with NC DOT, will lead a basin-wide study of the Tar River to be completed in the spring of 2018. Additionally working with NCDOT, the engineering firm Moffat & Nichol is conduct ing an in-depth hydrology study of the section of the Tar River between Tarboro and Princeville regarding the causes of major flooding and the best strategies to miti gate future floods. The study will be incorpo rated into a larger Tar River study led by NCEM. the road, current Lewiston Woodville Commissioner James Earl Pugh was elected mayor by a 70-36 count over incumbent Dayle Joyner Vaughan. DiAnne Bazemore earned a second term as Commis sioner from the Lewiston District with 68 votes. Judy Brown received 30 votes as a write-in. June Jernigan was re-elected Woodville District Commissioner with 64 votes. Brown also received 13 write- in votes in that district. In Windsor, Mayor Jim Hoggard was elected to his third term, with 274 votes in an uncontested race. Com missioner David Overton was named on eight mayoral ballots as a write-in. The Windsor Commission er’s race saw Overton re Wreaths elected with 208 votes, while challenger Randy K. Whitak er won the second seat with 161 votes. Commissioner Jon Powell received 135 votes. “1 am honored by the con fidence the citizens of Wind sor have shown in me,” Whi taker said. “1 look forward to serving the citizens of Wind sor, and to working with the mayor and commissioners as we continue to move Windsor forward.” In the other race for Wind sor Commissioner, Randy Walston earned the final two years of the late Bob Brown’s term. He defeated Jason White 175-120. “1 am thankful to the citi zens of Windsor for their support, and 1 am anxious to get started,” Walston said. “My wife, Angie, and 1 have lived here for 24 years, and we have no plans to go any where. We are proud of our community, and 1 want to help continue to move it for ward.” Walston said many times people get into politics to jnake changes, but he decid ed to seek office to be part of the change he already sees taking place in Windsor. In Powellsville, current commissioner James Peel was elected mayor in an un opposed bid. Commissioner Carlyle Hoggard was the only mem ber of the Powellsville board re-elected as he earned 43 votes. He will be joined by newcomers Hattie Askew (42) and Gerald Waters (32). Commissioner J.T. Watford (27) was defeated in his bid for re-election. In Aulander, three commis sion seats were available, and it appears three mem bers of the same family have been elected to take seats on the board. Current Commissioner Ja son Tinkham led all vote-get ters with 100 votes while for mer Commissioner Jeanette Tinkham received 89 write- in votes. Jamie Tinkham re ceived 68 write-in votes. If re sults hold after canvassing, the three family members will earn seats after having defeated challenger Jerry Welch (57) and incumbents Ron Poppell (54) and Philip L. Thomas (52). In Colerain, only two commissioners filed for re- election. Commissioner Bill Harrell was re-elected with 10 votes and Commissioner Duncan Hughes with six. Current Commissioner Bob Kaylor, who had announced his intention to retire from service, was re-elected with four votes. Askewville Mayor Gloria Bryant received 18 votes, and was re-elected with out opposition. The same was true for commissioners Carla Pesce (18), Mike Baker (15) and Kay White Brantley (15). Like Askewville, Kelford will have no changes in its town leaders. Mayor Bailey N. Parker received 24 votes in his bid for re-election. All five com missioners were re-elected including John “Timmy” Eaton (28), Tim Emory (24), Jim T. Harrell (21), Wayne Bland (20) and James Bland Jr. (18). All results are unofficial un til canvassing by the Bertie County Board of Elections Friday. Following the can vass, the board will declare the results official. From A1 tion founded to continue and expand the annual wreath laying ceremony at Arlington National Cemetery, begun by Honored Maine businessman Morrill Worcester in 1992. The organization’s mis sion to “Remember, Honor, Teach” is carried out in part each year by coordinating wreath-laying ceremonies in December at Arlington, as well as more than 1,000 cem eteries and other locations in all 50 states and beyond. Orders can be placed by going to Wreaths Across America website, www. wreathsacrossamerica.org. If placing an order please use the following Edgewood Cemetery code: NCEWCW. The fundraising group num ber is NC0040. Concord on Oct. 14. Sackrison has been with Vidant Health for nearly 15 years, having served in his current role for 13 of those years. He earned a Bachelor’s degree in Nursing from East Stroudsburg University and a Master’s degree in Business Adminis tration from California Coast University. He is also a fellow in the American College of Healthcare Executives and a member of the following organiza tions: North Carolina Letters cepting our annual Let ters to Santa from boys and girls who live or go to school here in Bertie County. Letters should be submitted to: Bertie Ledger-Ad vance Attn: Santa P.O. Box 69 Windsor, NC 27983. Anyone wishing to use email to send the letters can do so by emailing bertienews® ncweeklies.com. Please make sure the subject Hospital Association, North Carolina Hospital Association Strategic Partners Board, East ern Area Health Educa tion Center Executive Board, Edenton Chow an Partnership Board and Executive Commit tee, and the Edenton Rotary Club. In accepting the award, Jeff stated, “1 am truly honored, and humbled, to be chosen as one of the Class of 2017 Great 100 Nurses of North Carolina. As 1 approach retirement, 1 can’t think of an award that means more to me - especially given that 1 was selected by my peers. It is one of the most meaningful com pliments 1 have ever re ceived.” About Vidant Health Vidant Health is a mission-driven, 1,439- bed health system that annually serves more than 1.4 million people in 29 eastern North Carolina counties. The not-for-profit system is made up of 12,000 em ployees, eight hospi tals, home health, hos pice, wellness centers, and Vidant Medical Group, a multispecialty physician and provider line says “Letter to San ta.” Those wishing to drop them off at the of fice should bring them to 109 South King St. in Windsor. Those letters will be gathered and pub lished in our Dec. 21 edition, as well as being forwarded to the North Pole. Individuals wishing to submit letters should do so by 4 p.m. on Fri day, December 8. Local school class rooms and daycares are also encouraged to Af«\bu yaiting tor YoUrKcfe toTo^to YOUA^ PafTnershfp for e Drug-Free North Carolina l‘- 8 8 8 - 7 32 -3 s'lft 2 group with more than 420 providers in 80 practice sites. Vidant Health is affiliated with the Brody School of Medicine at East Caroli na University. As a ma jor resource for health services and education, Vidant Health has a mission to improve the health and well-being of eastern North Carolina. For more information, visit www.vidanthealth. Jeff Sackrison was recently honored as one of the 100 Great Nurses of North Carolina. 2809 NC Higtiwav903 Stokes, NC 27884 252.717.5671 vl 'toll! O'fo Jills' & work on a project to gether and submit them as a class. Those letters should be submitted by 4 p.m. Wednesday, Dec. 6. SERVICE NO HIDDEN DELIVERY FEES GAS APPLIANCE SALES & SERVICE PRE-BUY & LOCK IN PROGRAMS YEARLY Wednesdays Only! 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