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Falcons
Sports I 8
Bertie Co. opposes hunting regulations
LESLIE BEACHBOARD
Bertie Ledger-Advance
WINDSOR - The Bertie Coun
ty Commissioners discussed
and passed several resolu
tions at their regularly sched
uled meeting on Monday.
The commissioner’s dis
cussed a resolution op
posing the proposed rule
amendments shortening the
season for white tailed deer
hunting.
The resolution explained
that the lands of eastern
North Carolina, and more
specifically, Bertie County
are desirable for hunting of
white tail deer.
“The hunting of white tail
deer is a treasured part of
the life, culture and heritage
of this area and the hunting
of white tail deer is vital to
the local economy promot
ing tourism,” said Commis
sioner John Trent.
According to Trent, Bertie
County has a population of
18,967 people and is ranked
in the top four of the most
economically distressed
counties in the state since
2015.
“More specifically Bertie
County was ranked number
one as the most economi
cally distressed county in
the state in 2015. The county
ranked number two in the
state in 2016, number three
in the state in 2017 and num
ber four in the state in 2018,”
he added.
According to the National
Survey of Fishing, Hunt
ing and Wildlife-Associated
See HUNTING, 3
ANOTHER WINTER STORM
begins
THADD WHITE
Bertie Ledger-Advance
WINDSOR - Those
wishing to be a part of
Windsor’s documented
history have the oppor
tunity.
As part of Windsor’s
250th anniversary cel
ebration planned for
November of this year,
an updated version of
“The Windsor Story” is
planned.
A subcommittee of
the anniversary cel
ebration group is work
ing to compile material
needed for the book, in
cluding information and
photos.
“The original book
was published as part
of the 200th anniversa
ry in 1968, which we are
now amending to call
Volume 1,” said Anne
Lunsford, who is lead
ing the effort to publish
the new volume. “We
are searching for and in
viting the public to sub
mit old pictures or oth
er items that could be
used for this Volume 11
book, or to contact indi
viduals that might have
such information.”
The committee is
seeking submission
of articles involving
memories of long ago,
pictures depicting the
town before today’s
structures were built
and images which show
how the town looked in
the past.
“We are concentrat-
See BOOK, 3
Bertie County had its
second snowfaii of 2018
last week, with up to two
inches of snow falling
throughout the county.
It was the second time
in as many weeks the
snow fell, bringing the
total snowfall for the year
to 10 inches. No more
snowfall is in the forecast
for the next seven days,
thought rain in likely later
in the week.
RUSS RUSSELL/
Bertie Ledger-Advance
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LESLIE BEACHBOARD
Bertie Ledger-Advance
WINDSOR - The Bertie
County Commissioners
approved a resolution
at their last regularly
scheduled meeting to
extend the date on
which Bertie County
property taxes could be
paid without interest.
According to Bertie
County Tax Adminis
trator Jodie Rhea, who
read the resolution.
North Carolina Gen
eral Statutes 105-395
sets a date of Jan. 5 for
the payment of county
property tcixes without
interest, and
“The deadline date
may be extended when
county offices are
closed for weekends or
holidays,” added Rhea.
The resolution con
tinues, “Bertie County
experienced significant
snowfall and ice begin
ning Wednesday, Jan.
3 necessitating par
tial closure of Bertie
County Offices on that
day, all day closures
from Thursday, Jan. 4
through Monday, Jan.
8 and a delay in open
ing on Tuesday, Jan. 9.”
and
“It is fair and reason
able under these cir
cumstances to extend
the deadline by which
taxpayers may pay
county property taxes
without interest until 5
p.m. Friday, Jan. 12,” he
added.
See TAXES, 3
Ayden fundraiser benefits Bertie Human Society
JAKE KEATDR
The Times-Leader
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Crystal Beiner
AYDEN - For many, a pet is an
other member of the family.
The pet is a cherished family
member who always seems to
be happy to see its owner de
spite the weather, the owner’s
demeanor or any other circum
stance.
Sadly, however, for all of the
love and wags of a tail, some
pets fall into abusive homes
and are not taken care of prop
erly. Others end up in animal
shelters.
Animal shelters around the
country are woefully under
funded, resulting in crowded
living conditions and, all too
often, euthanasia.
Shelters often run on the love
and generosity of volunteers
who spend their time and ener
gy to ensure that these animals
receive the love and attention
they deserve, while attempting
to find them a perfect home.
Crystal Beiner is one of those
volunteers. Beiner held a fund
raiser Saturday at Cindirene’s,
located in downtown Ayden, to
benefit the Bertie County Hu
mane Society.
“(Bertie) is a low income
county. Right now, the dogs
aren’t even in shelters. They
are in runs with an overhang.
They use tarps and items like
that to keep the rain out, but
they need help,” Beiner said.
Beiner, a resident of Grifton,
heard from a friend about Ber
tie County Humane Society’s
struggles.
See HUMANE, 3
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Out & About 2
Opinion 4
Church & Faith 5
Classified 6
Sports 8
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