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Wesson announces bid for House seat
THADD WHITE
Bertie Ledger-Advance
Ronald Wesson
WINDSOR - Ronald D.
Wesson proverbially
threw his hat in the ring
Monday.
Wesson, who has twice
been elected to serve as
a Bertie County Commis
sioner, informed citizens
he will be seeking a seat
in the N.C. House of Rep
resentatives.
“As most of you know,
Bertie County was moved
in the latest redistricting
plan,” Wesson said. “We
are moving from District
5 to District 1.”
Wesson said Bertie
County will make up 27
percent of the new dis
trict, which also includes
Chowan, Camden, Perqui
mans, Washington and
Tyrrell counties.
“1 will run as a Demo
crat,” Wesson said. “The
state caucus announced
my candidacy this morn-
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Wesson said he has al
ready spoken with the
Democratic Party chairs
in all six counties.
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in stop
Man passed
out in vehicle
admits drug
possession
THADD WHITE
Bertie Ledger-Advance
BLACK HISTORY
MONTH
WINDSOR - Windsor
Police officers found a
man passed out in his
vehicle Jan. 31.
Windsor Police Chief
Todd Lane said the man
was found in his vehicle
at a stop sign on Cashie
Street and was later
charged with felony
possession of heroin.
Officer J.C. Leggett
was patrolling on King
Street at approximate
ly 8:30 p.m. on Jan. 31
when he saw a Ford Ex
plorer on Cashie Street.
After further patrolling,
he found the same ve
hicle stopped in the
same location several
minutes later.
“Officer Leggett
drove his patrol ve
hicle around the block
and came to a stop be
hind the Explorer, and
once again the vehicle
did not move,” Chief
Lane. said. “Officer Leg
gett activated his blue
lights and approached
The perfect fit
Powell learns to love school work
LESLIE BEACHBOARD
Bertie Ledger-Advance
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“1 would have done it sooner.”
That’s how Bertie County Sheriffs Department Ser
geant Bonnie Powell feels about being a resource of
ficer for Bertie County Schools.
Powell was born and raised in Halifax County to
George and Beatrice Brantley. She one of five chil
dren, one older sister, a twin brother and two other
brothers.
She graduated from Southeast High School in
1984.
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Powell didn’t initially begin her career in
law enforcement. She decided to go into
law enforcement in 2004.
“1 was a single parent and was laid
off from my job in manufacturing. 1
decided to go to school for criminal
justice, so 1 enrolled at Edgecombe
Community College and started
taking classes for a year. 1 also
applied for a job with the Edge
combe Sheriff’s Department.”
She said.
Powell was hired as a de
tention officer for Edgecombe
County.
“1 loved my job and excelled
quickly. During my free time 1 was
always learning new tasks. One of
the officers in finance got sick, and
transitioned to the position,” she
added.
Powell said about two years later she
See POWELL, A5
See DRUGS, A3
“I’m in it to win it,” he
said. “1 want to serve the
citizens, not only of Ber
tie County, but the entire
district.”
He said he wants to be
an energetic representa-
See WESSON, A5
begin
Commission
seat, sheriff,
clerk of court
up for grabs
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Bertie Ledger-Advance
WINDSOR - Filing for
elective office in North
Carolina is slated for
next week.
Those wishing to
seek office as a county
commissioner, clerk of
court, sheriff or mem
ber of the N.C. General
Assembly as a partisan
candidate must file be
tween noon on Mon
day, Feb. 12 and noon
Wednesday, Feb. 28.
Three seats on the
Bertie County Board
of Commissioners will
be up for election this
year. They include the
District 2 seat currently
held by Stewart White,
an independent, the
District 3 seat held by
Democrat Tammy Lee
and the District 5 seat
held by Democrat Er
nestine Byrd Bazemore.
In addition, the office
of Bertie County Sher
iff John Holley will be
on the ballot, as well as
Clerk of Superior Court
See FILING, A5
Windsor PD nabs man wanted in two counties
THADD WHITE
Bertie Ledger-Advance
WINDSOR - A traffic stop
took a wanted man off the
streets in Bertie County.
Windsor Police Chief Todd
Lane said a man wanted in
In this edition —
Bertie and Martin counties
was arrested after Cpl. Frank
Ratzlaff stopped him for a
routine traffic violation.
Cpl. Ratzlaff was on routine
patrol on Ghent Street at ap
proximately 5:30 p.m. Feb. 3
when he observed a person
driving a Cadillac attempting
to cover his face by holding
his hand over it.
Cpl. Ratzlaff followed the
vehicle and noticed the
registration on the car had
expired. He pulled the car
over at the Duck Thru con
venience store.
After running a license
check, Cpl. Ratzlaff deter
mined the man - Jamel She-
var Swain - was wanted in
two counties.
Swain, 41, of 139 Repub
lican Road in Windsor was
wanted in Bertie County for
possession with intent to sell
and deliver a Schedule 11 con
trolled substance. In Martin
County, he was wanted for
two counts each of posses-
See WANTED, A6
RELAY
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Obituaries ....,.A2
Out & About A2
Opinion A4
Sports B1
Church & Faith B4
Classified B6
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I am a lifetime resident of Bertie County and for the past 35 years, it has been my pleasure and honor to serve you, the residents, of the great
county of Bertie. I have worked hard to make the county I love a safer place to live along with your help. I believe I have more to do, more to offer
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