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The historic Windsor Castie on Watson Street on a snowy day.
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A long time tradition is sledding down Hofler Hill. Families have
been coming to the hill for years for winter weather fun.
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When fhe snowfall began, it came quickly and covered the ground in a hurry as it did with this wagon near Sans Souci.
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the roads so that NC-
DOT crews could work
without obstructions or
disabled vehicles.”
The Bertie County
Board of Commission
ers has also asked the
water department to
be flexible with late
payments and billing
delays, so as to not bur
den our water custom
ers during the storm
recovery period.
Bertie County Main
tenance staff under the
direction of Anthony
Rascoe has worked tire
lessly to clear sidewalks
and parking lots at nu
merous county facilities
and the courthouse.
--Two local contrac
tors, Frank Mitchell and
Boyd Copeland during
the coldest days this
past week, also assisted
Rascoe.
i ^‘Public safety officials
including law enforce
ment, fire, EMS and jail
staff have sacrificed and
worked additional shifts
to protect citizens and
properties in our coun
ty. There have been
many unspoken acts of
kindness by neighbors
and businesses as we
endured the extended
frigid temperatures,”
said Sauer.
“1 am grateful for my
colleagues in the school
system and the town of
Windsor who have kept
open lines of communi
cation so that we may
share information and
keep our citizens well
informed,” he added.
According to Windsor
Police Chief Todd Lane,
there were only two re
ported accidents in the
town.
“Both accidents in
volved snow plows
hitting parked cars in
parking lots. One was
at the Brian Center and
the other was at Bertie
Correctional Institute,”
added Lane.
According to North
Carolina Governor Roy
Cooper, Road condi
tions on major inter
states and highways
in North Carolina are
greatly improved.
“Last night was a qui-
qter one for the troop
ers on the highways. It
appears many people
heeded the warnings
and stayed off the roads,
and there were far fewer
collisions,” Gov. Cooper
added.
In less than 48 hours.
North Carolina State
Highway Patrol troop
ers responded to more
than 2,000 calls and The remnants of last year’s Christmas lights at the Hoggards’ home was also covered with snow.
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like other places in the county - was covered in snow, leaving a beautfiful postcard-esce landscape.
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1,270 collisions.
“Utility companies
including Duke Energy,
Dominion Power, Elec
tricities and the NC
Electric Cooperatives
worked quickly to re
store power outages
during the cold weath
er,” said Gov. Cooper.
Power outages peaked
at more than 20,000
Thursday morning dur
ing the storm.
Gov. Cooper declared
a state of emergency
on Wednesday morn
ing, which remained
in effect through the
weekend, along with an
executive order waiving
truck weight, size and
hours of service restric
tions to ease movement
of heating fuel, supplies
and equipment and to
allow restoration of util
ity services.
Other problems citi
zens often face after the
snow melts are sccims
and price gouging.
The price gouging
law that protects con
sumers from scammers
is now in effect for 54
counties due to the win
ter storm state of emer
gency.
North Carolina Attor
ney General Josh Stein
notified businesses and
consumers to be on the
lookout for any such
consumer issues.
“ If you are concerned
about businesses tak
ing advantage of people
during or after the win
ter storm, please let my
office know. We are here
to protect the consum
ers and we take the job
seriously. It is against
the law to charge an ex
cessive price during a
state of emergency, and
if any businesses vio
late this law, 1 will hold
them accountable,”
Stein said.
North Carolina has a
strong statute against
price gouging that is
tied directly to the dec
laration of a state of
emergency.
Stein and the North
Carolina Department of
Justice will be review
ing complaints from
consumers closely over
the next several weeks
and are prepared to
take action against any
businesses engaging in
price gouging activities.
Report potential
price gouging by calling
1-877-5-NO-SCAM or file
a complaint at www.nc-
doj.gov.
Leslie Beachboard can
be reached via email at
lbeachboard@ncweek-
lies.com.