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Askewville • Aulander • Colerain • Kelford •• Lewiston Woodville * Mer|jf>n riill • Powellsville • Roxobel • Windsor Berti Ledeer-Advanc w u/cnytcnAV . mivio it >&C P53/C14**********5-DIGIT 27892 AOOOl MCCP0008293- MCC LIBRARY 1161 KEHUKEE PARK RD WILLIAMSTON NC 27892-8307 WEDNESDAY • JULY 18,2018 Windsor lAdns Area tourney Sports I 8 Three Rivers Academy replaces HCLA LESLIE BEACHBOARD Bertie Ledger-Advance WINDSOR - Changes are com ing. Three members of the charter school manage ment group that assumed the charter of the former Heritage Collegiate Leader ship Academy (HCLA) held a public meeting earlier this month at the Roanoke/Ca- shie River Center. Last month, the North Carolina State Board of Edu cation voted to transfer the charter of HCLA to Global Education Resources, Inc., (GER) a nonprofit education management group that cur rently operates three char ter schools in the state. “We want to introduce you to the new leadership that has been assigned the re sponsibility of serving the students of Bertie County,” said Don McQueen, one of the three new charter school CEO’s. The other two charter school leaders joined Mc Queen at the press confer ence. One of the other CEO’s is Simon Johnson, who is said to have founded one of the earliest public charter schools in the state. Quality Education Academy in Win ston Salem, in 1997. Johnson founded a second charter school. College Prep Leadership Academy in High Point, six years later. The third CEO is Eugene Slocum, founder of Alpha Academy in Fayetteville. The school opened in 1999. All three executives claim they are “charter school ad vocates.” See ACADEMY, 5 THADD WHITE Bertie Ledger-Advance WINDSOR - Summer, fun and music go hand-in- hand. And all will be avail able Friday, July 27 in Windsor. The Windsor/Bertie Chamber of Commerce is planning the sixth annual Sage Festival, which celebrates the presence of clary sage in Windsor and Bertie County. “We are pleased with the way the Sage Fes tival plans have come together,” said Wind sor/Bertie Chamber Ex ecutive Director Lewis Hoggard. “We have an excellent local band, in credible sponsors and an excited community. This should be one of our best Sage Festivals yet.” The Sage Festival is planned for a single day this year, as it will open at 4 p.m. Friday, July 27 and continues through 10 p.m. Moonshine will be the featured band as they will take the main stage at 7 p.m. Moonshine is fronted by R.T. Johnson, a dynamic vocalist with a rich country tone who plays lead and rhythm guitar. Kevin Johnson is on rhythm and lead guitar and also will be on vocals. Marky Palm er is on the keyboard, James Lane is on the bass guitar and vocals and Justin Byrum on the drums. “We are sure to bring a party wherever we See SAGE, 5 In this edition COOKING CAMP :'fc_ LESLIE BEACHBOARD / Bertie Ledger*Advance Top: The Bertie County 4-H hosted its annual cooking camp last week. Campers learned how to cook and eat healthy. Bottom Right; A camper learns how to properly cut fruit on a clean area. Bottom Left: A camper cuts kiwi for fruit pizzas for dessert for Wednesday's camp. 19- f w $10K grant given LESLIE BEACHBDARD Bertie Ledger-Advance ELIZABETH CITY-Support continues. The Food Bank of the Albemarle has an nounced that the mo bile food pantry serving western Bertie County will continue to provide nutritious food to those in need. This is all thanks to a $10,000 grant from the Franklin P. and Arthur W. Perdue Foundation, and a donation of more than 21,000 pounds of chicken. The mobile food pantry serves the resi dents of the Lewiston Woodville, Kelford and Roxobel regions of the county. “The Perdue Founda tion is one of our stron gest partners in the fight against hunger. We are especially grateful for the continued fund ing support and protein donation made by Per due to help the families facing food insecurity in Bertie County,” said Food Bank of the Albe marle Executive Direc tor Liz Reasoner. According to Food Bank of the Albemarle Communications and Volunteer Manager Bri an Gray, more than 4,600 people, or 22.7 percent of the county popula tion, are food insecure with an estimated 930 being children under 18 years of age. According to the North Carolina Depart ment of Health and Hu man Services, there See GRANT, 5 Church & Faith 3 Classified 6 Obituaries..... 2 Opinion 4 Out & About 2 Sports 8 ( Good Morning, Cathy Hyman OF Windsor Thank you for subscribing! Find us on Facebook Volume 120: No. 29 11711 35906 6 Bertie CoiAftV Peanuts ^ visit pniits.iwt to see our entire proAict Ihe of aw»ni winning peanut snacks and ^ combinations. illiuTi'M'rFCltHuiiit ATliitkiijra AGRICULTURE 'juffutm iWhjll'IrtillH Li
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