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Colerain man faces drug charges
THADD WHITE
Bertie Ledger-Advance
WINDSOR - The knowledge
of one Windsor Police Offi
cer led to the arrest of a Col
erain man last week.
Windsor Police Chief Todd
Lane said he was pleased
with the proactive approach
of off-duty Windsor Police
Cpl. Jason Thomas, whose
knowledge and quick reac
tion led to the arrest.
Cpl. Thomas observed
Brandon Williams, 34, of
Capeharts Church Rd. in Col
erain walking near Granville
Street in Windsor on May
3. Cpl. Thomas was aware
of outstanding warrants for
Williams in Hertford County,
and contacted officers who
were on duty with the Wind
sor Police Department.
Det. Eddie Hoggard re
sponded to the location and
found Williams in front of
Golden Skillet. When Det.
Hoggard approached the
suspect, Williams reportedly
dropped a small package in
the purse of his female com
panion.
The woman gave Windsor
Police officers permission
to search her purse for the
item Det. Hoggard had seen
placed in it. Windsor Police
Officer Blake Mizelle con
ducted the search and lo
cated individually packaged
dosages of heroin and three
See CHARGES, A6
BCS Heartfelt thanks | Hold
seeks Angela Mizelle lives for those moments put in
funds
LESLIE BEACHBOARD
Bertie Ledger-Advance
60 percent
of deficit
settled
THADD WHITE
Bertie Ledger-Advance
WINDSOR - Bertie Coun
ty Schools is back on
the right financial path.
That message was de
livered Monday night
when school district
leaders presented their
budget request for the
2018-19 fiscal year.
BCS Finance Officer
Lisa Nowlin told the
Bertie County Commis
sioners 60 percent of
the deficit the school
district faced a year ago
has been cleared, and
80 percent of the audit
findings have been cor
rected.
Nowlin said the five-
year plan the school
district needed to be
back on sound financial
standing would be com
pleted in two years.
The presentation be
gan with a year in review
video which highlighted
some of the strengths
of the school district in
the last year, along with
some of the programs
See BUDGET, A5
O ne local teacher has spent
her career educating chil
dren and families throughout
Bertie County.
Angela Williford Mizelle
was born and grew up in Ber
tie County.
She is the daughter of Jack
and Edith Williford, and has one younger sister,
Jackie Williford Copeland.
“Both of my ^
TlACHfcR APPRECIATION WEEK
>4
were
always teaching in some form,
whether it wouidi be a Sunday
school class or substitute
teaching,” said Mizelle.
She attended Bertie Coun
ty Schools and graduated
in 1979.
Mizelle was asked,
when she knew she want
ed to become a teacher?
Mizelle replied, “1 al
ways knew I wanted
children and I wanted a
career that would allow
me to spend holidays
and the summer with
them. Teaching was a way
I could do that and help
other children, too.”
After she graduated from
high school, Mizelle began
attending Chowan College,
but eventually dropped out.
“My boyfriend at the time
was killed in a single car ac
cident after leaving the col
lege one night. I had a hard
time with what happened,” she
said.
See MIZELLE, A5
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injunction
THADD WHITE
Bertie Ledger-Advance
RALEIGH - The State
Board of Elections
granted a petition by
Adrian L. Bowen last
week.
The State Board grant
ed an injunction bar
ring the Bertie County
Board of Elections from
certifying the results of
the race for Democratic
nominee for sheriff until
10 days after the board
hears Bowen’s appeal.
A hearing by the Ber
tie County board found
Bowen not to be a resi
dent of Bertie County,
thereby disqualifying
him from being a candi
date for sheriff. He has
appealed the finding to
the state board.
Last week, Bowen
asked the State Board
to hold open the results
of the election until they
can hear his appeal, and
it was granted.
Attorney Brad Hill
of Hill Law, PLLC in
Raleigh said the State
See BOWEN, A6
Annual Tee & Sea event planned for this week
LESLIE BEACHBOARD
Bertie Ledger-Advance
WINDSOR - A local tradition
will continue this week.
The Windsor Fire Depart
ment will host its 26th annu
al Tee & Sea event Thursday,
In this edition —
May 10 and Friday, May 11 at
Cashie Country Club.
The event will start on
Thursday at 1 p.m. with the
Duffers Golf Tournament.
Ken Younger Night will be
gin at 6 p.m. after Thursday’s
golf tournament.
Younger, former Windsor
resident was an avid golfer
and a strong supporter of
the weekend event.
This event is open to ev
eryone and will include an
auction and reverse raffle.
“There will be heaA^ hor
d’oeuATes and beverages.
The top winner of the reverse
raffle will receive $5,000. The
auction will be an open auc
tion and has several items
up for bid. This Ken Younger
night is pretty much about
the reverse raffle,” said Event
Coordinator Josh Kilpatrick.
Golf will resume 8:30 a.m.
Friday and more golf will be
gin at 1 p.m.
Friday night’s activities
will include a seafood buffet.
See PLANNED, A6
Church & Faith
B5
Classified
B4
Obituaries
A2
Opinion
A4
Out & About
Sports
A2
B1
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