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Armed man
apprehended
Suspect charged in robbery
BYTHADD WHITE
Bertie Ledger-Advance
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WINDSOR - A Windsor
man is charged with
armed robbery after
allegedly
stealing
from a se
nior citi
zen.
Wind
sor Po
lice Chief
Todd
Lane said
a female senior citizen
was leaving Subway
in the Windsor Square
shopping center at ap
proximately 11:35 a.m.
James Allen Jr.
Dec. 14. After making
it inside her vehicle, a
man approached the
car and pulled the door
open before allegedly
pointing a pistol in the
victim’s face. He threat
ened her life before tak
ing her purse and flee
ing the scene.
Windsor Police Offi
cers responded to the
call with Det. Eddie
Hoggard taking a de
scription of both the
suspect and the vehicle
in which he fled. Wind
sor police officers also
were able to view video
See ARREST, A3
Drugs found
on suspect
BYTHADD WHITE
Bertie Ledger-Advance
WINDSOR - The vigi
lance of the Windsor
Police Department con
tinues to pay off.
According to Wind
sor Police Chief Todd
Lane, a suspect was ar
rested last week after
Officer Jessie Mizelle
attempted to ticket a
driver who was operat
ing a vehicle while his
license was suspended.
Officer Mizelle was re
portedly patrolling near
the Duck Thru No. 9 in
Windsor Square when
he saw the subject driv
ing on a suspended li
cense.
Before the officer
could stop the vehicle,
the driver exited and
went inside the store.
Officer Mizelle waited
near the vehicle for the
man to return from the
store.
“The suspect exited
the store and, as he
saw Officer Mizelle ap
proach him, started
stuffing items into his
pants and walking in
the opposite direction
of his vehicle,” Chief
Lane said. “Officer Miz-
See DRUGS,A5
Superintendent
hired by BCS
BYTHADD WHITE
Bertie Ledger-Advance
WINDSOR - Bertie
County Schools has a
new superintendent.
Dr. Catherine Ed
monds will take over
the duties of Superin
tendent of Schools on
Feb. 1, 2018 following
her selection last week
by the Bertie County
Board of Education.
Dr. Edmonds will be
come the fifth person
to lead the district in
the past two years. She
follows Elaine White,
who retired in June of
2016, Dr. Julius Walker
In this edition
(interim). Dr. Stephen
Hill, who resigned after
just nine, months on the
job, and Dr. Del Burns
(interim).
“I’m excited about the
opportunity to work
with the Bertie County
Board of Education and
other stakeholders in
Bertie County - includ
ing county officials,
community members,
parents, staff and stu
dents - to build upon
the great things already
being done in the Ber
tie County Schools, to
continue to create op-
See SCHOOLS, A5
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LESLIE BEACHBOARO / Bertie Ledger-Advance
Horse drawn carriages filled the streets of Windsor giving riders a view of the town’s Christmas d6cor.
Carriage rides highlight season
BY LESLIE BEACHBOARO
Bertie Ledger-Advance
WINDSOR - It’s a Windsor tradi
tion.
The Windsor/Bertie County
Chamber of Commerce held
its annual Christmas carriage
rides this month.
The rides have becohie a
tradition for the small town of
Windsor in the weeks leading
up to Christmas.
People come from near and
far to enjoy the scenery from a
horse drawn carriage.
The rides were held from 6
until 8 p.m. Tuesday, Dec. 5,
Tuesday, Dec. 12 and Thurs
day, Dec. 14.
The carriage rides started at
the Bertie County Arts Coun
cil’s Gallery and went down
King St. toward the Cashie
River Bridge. The ride then
turned left onto East Pitt St.
and followed around York St.
and Water St.
The rides’ then turned back
onto King Street, then turn
left onto W. Pitt Street, right
onto Queen Street, left on Gray
Street then right onto Sutton
Drive, right onto Granville
See CARRIAGE, A5
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LESLIE BEACHBOARO / Bertie Ledger-Advance
Bertie High School JROTC students participated in laying wreaths on Veteran’s graves at Edgewood Cemetery during
Wreaths Across America.
Annual wreath ceremony held
BY LESLIE BEACHBOARD
Bertie Ledger-Advance
WINDSOR - Edgewood Cem
etery veterans were honored
this holiday season.
Individuals from near and far
gathered at Edgewood Cem
etery at 12 noon Saturday,
Dec 16 for the annual nation
wide Wreaths Across America
event.
The event honors veterans
by placing a live balsam wreath
on his or her tombstone and
saying their name as a way of
paying tribute during the holi
day season.
Windsor Mayor Jimmy Hog
gard opened the event.
“1 would like to welcome ev
eryone to Windsor. This is a
great event. It is a happy occa
sion. Somber, but happy. There
are not so many veterans here
anymore, but it’s nice to see 60
and 70-year-old kids out here,”
said Hoggard.
Participant Joe Hale led the
participants in prayer at the
start of the event.
See WREATHS, A5
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