Askewville • Aulander • Colerain • Kelford • Lewiston Wou^''e
Bertie
Ledffer-Advance
^ WEDNESDAY - MAY 2,2018
—‘—“ Dan\/,^k«=»I • \A/inH;or
P52/C14*****»****5-dicit 27892 aOOOl ^
MCCP0008293- MCC LIBRARY
1161 KEHUKEE PARK RD
WILLIAMSTON NC 27392-8307
rally for
Falcons
Sports I B1
BCI officer knocked unconscious
THADD WHITE
Bertie Ledger-Advance
WINDSOR - A Bertie Correc
tional Institute officer was
knocked unconscious after
an assault here April 26.
Windsor Police Depart
ment Lt. Justin Jackson said
officers were called to Bertie
Correctional at approximate
ly 5:30 p.m. last Thursday.
Windsor Police Officer
Chris Leggett went to the
scene and was told the offi
cer had been transported to
Vidant Bertie Hospital.
Officer Leggett went to
the hospital where he inter
viewed Corrections Officer
Joshua Barbour.
Lt. Jackson reported Bar
bour said he was working on
the unit, “and the next thing
he knew he woke up in the
hospital.” Barbour was not
able to give officers a mo
tive.
Witnesses interviewed at
the prison said the inmate
walked over to Barbour and
began hitting him, striking
him in the face and head.
Despite being unconscious,
Barbour received no serious
injuries.
“We take any assault on a
corrections officer seriously.
See ASSAULT, A3
Bowen
to file
motion
THADD WHITE
Bertie Ledger-Advance
WINDSOR - Adrian Bo
wen will seek a court
injunction barring the
certification of the May
8 election results in Ber
tie County.
Bowen, who filed as a
Democratic candidate
for sheriff, was declared
an ineligible candidate
by the Bertie County
Board of Elections fol
lowing a hearing last
month. The board found
Bowen had not proved
he was a resident of
Bertie County by a 3-1
vote.
Bowen filed an appeal
with the State Board of
Elections last week, but
will request the injunc
tion in case the appeal
isn’t heard before the
May 8 primary, accord
ing to his attorney.
Attorney Brad Hill of
Hill Law, PLLC in Ra
leigh, said Bowen filed
his appeal of the local
board ruling, but the
State Board is currently
awaiting a transcript
of the hearing held in
Windsor.
“They are waiting for
a transcript of the hear
ing, and 1 suspect that
won’t occur until next
week,” Hill said.
Bowen’s attorney
See BDWEN, A3
THE LITTLE MERMAID
JiM GREEN / Bertie Ledger-Advance
Prince Eric (William Harrell) blows a kiss to Ariel during a production of “The Little Mermaid" at Lawrence Academy.
Lawrence play a success
JIM GREEN
Bertie Ledger-Advance
MERRY HILL - Their spring mu
sical production was a suc
cess.
Lawrence Academy’s Kin
dergarten class presented
“The Little Mermaid” on
Thursday night (April 26) and
Friday morning (April 27) in
the gymnasium.
The play was led by teacher
Pam White and her assistant,
Amy Smith, along with key
boardist Scott Bradshaw.
The play lasted just over an
hour and was narrated by two
Lawrence Academy seniors.
Lane Corbett and Makayla
Deaver.
The students had been
practicing since January,
whenever they had free time
during the school day.
Parents of the children
provided creative costumes,
the backdrop and different
See PLAY, A5
Kids
Walk
slated
THADD WHITE
Bertie Ledger-Advance
WINDSOR - Any child
who wants to partici
pate in Relay For Life
has an avenue all his or
her own.
Children and students
can participate in Ber
tie County’s fundraising
event to fight cancer by
signing up for the Kids
Walk, which is sched
uled on Friday, May 18
in the midst of Relay
For Life.
The Kids Walk is open
to all children and stu
dents, but a parent or
guardian must accom
pany them for the Relay
event.
Those children are
requested to fill out a
registration form either
online or by hand and
pay a $5 registration
fee, which covers the T-
Shirt they are given for
participating.
Registering online
can be done by going
to www.relayforlife.org/
bertienc and filling out
the registration by join
ing the Kids Walk Team.
A copy of the form is
available on Page A3
of this week’s edition
of the Bertie Ledger-Ad
vance.
The registration dead
line is May 14. All regis-
See WALK, A3
Bertie County will hold Memorial Day ceremony
TRAVIS JACKSON
Bertie Ledger-Advance
WINDSOR - Memorial
Day will be observed.
Citizens in Bertie
County will have the
opportunity to pay hon
or and respect to the
memory of those who
gave the ultimate sac
rifice for their freedom
at a ceremony planned
at 11 a.m. Monday, May
28 at the Bertie County
Courthouse Square.
The ceremony will
feature a variety of pa
triotic music, a guest
speaker and a tribute
to Memorial Day.
The event is being
organized by the Bertie
Ledger-Advance and the
Windsor/Bertie Cham
ber of Commerce in
conjunction with Ber
tie County, the town of
Windsor and the Bertie
High School JROTC.
“Bertie County is the
heartland of our coun
try, and our people
have fought and died to
keep us free. It is right
and fitting that we hon
or those who paid that
sacrifice, and we look
forward to doing that
on Memorial Day,” said
Bertie Ledger-Advance
Editor Thadd White.
“In Bertie County, we
believe in the ideals of
this country - life, lib
erty and the pursuit of
See CEREMONY, A5
In this edition
^ 4 Church & Faith B4
^ ▼ Classified B3
■ RELAY Obituaries A2
V IMK Opirtion A4
Out & About A2
Sports B1
Vote
Tuesday
May 8**'
Good Morning,
JoAnn Mizelle
OF Colerain
Thonk you for subscribing!
Find us on
Facebook
Volume 120: No. 18
0 11711 35906 6
• Career prosecutor of 25 years including
18 years as Elected District Attorney
• Proven record with over 250 jury trials
• 100% conviction rate on homicides she
has tried
Paid for by the Committee to Re-Plect Valerie Mitchell Asbeil—Stanley fu^ene Dixon, Jr., Treasurer
.VALERIE
Asbell,
DISTRICT ATTO R N E Y
Experienced. Qualified. Respected.