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^ WEDNESDAY • JANUARY 10,2018
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LISA BRILEY / Contributed Photo
The historic St. Mark's Episcopal Church on Church Street in Roxobel is covered with snow following more than half a dozen inches falling throughout Bertie County last week
WINTER WONDERLAND
Bertie County covered in snow following last week’s storm
LESLIE BEACHBOARD
Bertie Ledger-Advance
Beginning to thaw.
Bertie County turned
into a winter wonder
land after a winter storm
dropped at least eight
inches of snow across
the county late Wednes
day night and into early
Thursday morning.
The snow closed
schools, businesses and
government offices and
also canceled meetings
across the county.
Most woke up to the
freshly fallen snow on
Thursday morning. It
was a special event for
Bertie County because
this area rarely sees
snow accumulations to
such a large degree.
Many children and
those young at heart
used the opportunity
for building snowmen,
having snowball fights
and sledding.
As in the large snows
of the past, Hofler Hill
was blocked off and
was used by many for
sledding. A large burn
barrel was placed in
the middle of the street
for others to stay warm
while taking a break
from fun in the snow.
Another problem for
Bertie County were the
arctic temperatures
throughout the area.
Temperatures did not
rise above freezing until
Monday.
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LESLIE BEACHBOARD / Bertie Ledger-Advance
Above: Beyond the snowy
banks, the Cashie River
was frozen from the several
days of artic temperatures.
Left: With iocal schools out,
children around the county
enjoyed “snow days’’ with
siedding, snowball fights and
building snowmen.
Temperatures re
mained in the 20s and
below with the wind
chill making it feel much
colder.
According to Bertie
County Manager Scott
Sauer, the county com
missioners is mindful
of Bertie County citi
zens were unable to get
to the tax office or the
post office in order to
meet the January 5th
property tax deadline.
Bertie County Tax Ad
ministrator Jodie Rhea
is preparing a resolution
for the board’s consid
eration and approval at
its next meeting, which
will waive penalties,
and interest accrued on
late payments through
Friday, Jan. 12.
Rhea has been coor
dinating this effort with
other counties in the
area with the support
of UNC’s School of Gov
ernment and the North
Carolina Department of
Revenue.
“We all owe a great
debt of gratitude to the
North Carolina Depart
ment of Transportation
staff who have worked
throughout the past
week to keep the roads
clear and highways safe
for travel,” said Sauer.
“It is also helpful that
citizens limited their
travel and stayed off
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Classified 5
Church & Faith 6
Sports 8
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