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Attempts to smuggle contraband halted
Windsor Police, N.C. Wildlife work in partnership
THADD WHITE
Bertie Ledger-Advance
WINDSOR - Two attempts.
Two failures.
The Windsor Police De
partment and N.C. Wildlife
Resources Commission
thwarted two attempts to
smuggle contraband into
Bertie Correctional Institute
this past weekend.
“The officers of the N.C.
Wildlife Resources Commis
sion are excellent partners,”
Windsor Police Chief Justin
Jackson said. “When patrol
ling their grounds, their of
ficer are always vigilant and
contact us when they see
something that doesn’t seem
right.”
The first incident of the
weekend occurred at ap
proximately 3:30 p.m. Friday
when officers from N.C. Wild
life Master Officer James
Strider contacted the Wind
sor Police Department.
Cpl. Blake Mizelle of the
WPD arrived and found a
male walking on the road
leading to the prison.
The person stopped and
put items down near, the
woods line and then returned
to the roadway, where Cpl.
Mizelle stopped to talk to
him.
As he was talking to the in
dividual, Cpl. Mizelle walked
to find the items and found
bottles wrapped in duct
tape.
“The suspect admitted he
was planning to throw the
contraband over the prison
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of association
JIM GREEN / Bertie Ledger-Advance
Tennis matches such as those played by Bertie High School
and Lawrence Academy at the Windsor Tennis Courts help
draw visitors to Bertie County, according to Wipdsor/Bertie
Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Lewis Hoggard.
Above, BHS senior Alyssa Byrum delivers a shot during a
tennis match for the Lady Falcons.
Visitor spending in Bertie Co.
increases by 4.6 percent
THADD WHITE
Bertie Ledger-Advance
Domestic visitors to Bertie
County spent more than $14.6
million in 2018. It was an in
crease of 4.6 percent over the
previous year.
The information was includ
ed in an annual study commis
sioned by Visit North Carolina.
The study highlights tourism
spending in-each of North Caro
lina’s 100 counties.
Statewide visitors spent $1.3
billion in North Carolina, which
was an increase of 4.7 percent
over 2018. It equates to $69 mil
lion per day.
In Bertie County, there are a
variety of tourist destinations
including The Hope Plantation,
Scotch Hall Preserve, the Cashie
Treehouse Village and three
museums located in downtown
Windsor.
Those draws definitely help
visitor spending in the county,
but there are other areas to
consideV, according to Wind
sor/Bertie Chamber of Com
merce Executive Director Lewis
Hoggard.
“We are fortunate to have
. See SPENDING, A5
LESLIE BEACHBDARD
Bertie Ledger-Advance
WINDSOR - A great hon
or.
Bertie County Regis
ter of Deeds the Honor
able Annie Wilson was
sworn in as President
of the North Carolina
Registers of Deeds As
sociation last month
during a ceremony in
Blowing Rock.
According to Wilson,
she began the journey
“Walking the Chairs”
as it is called when she
was elected as Histo
rian in 2014.
After the one-year
term, she held the po
sitions of secretary in
2015,treasurer in 2016,
Second. Vice President
in 2017 and President
Elect in 2018 before as
suming her new role.
“I had to be on the
executive committee
before I could hold any
of the positions,” said
Wilson.
As president, Wilson
will preside over the
association and several
committees.
“I will help the asso
ciation reach new goals
and inform all other
North Carolina Register
of Deeds of legislative
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changes,” said Wilson.
• The North Carolina
Register of Deeds As
sociation consists of
all 100 county Register
of Deeds offices across
the state. The asso
ciation is governed by
the General Statutes of
North Carolina.
“I am excited about
the opportunity to lead
the organization. Some
times it can be a little
challenging with all the
many roles I have,” she
said.
■ Wilson also served
as the President of the
Rotary Club of Windsor
for the 2018-2019 term.
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Baker named new Family, Consumer Science agent
Baker
LESLIE BEACHBDARD
Bertie Ledger-Advance
WINDSOR - The Bertie County
Cooperative Extension has a
new agent.
Earlier this summer, the Bertie
County Cooperative Extension
Director Billy Barrow introduced
Elizabeth Baker as the county’s
new Family and Consumer Sci
ence Director.
Baker took the position as FCS
Director for Bertie and Martin
counties On June 3.
“She is glad to be here,” said
Barrow.
Baker is a northeastern North
Carolina native and is familiar
with the area and families she
will be working with.
Baker has a Bachelor Degree
of Science in Community Health
Education, an Associate Degree
in General Education and an ex
tensive amount of practical, real
world business experience.
“She has developed many per
sonal skills including the ability
to work effectively with people
at all levels and from all works
of life,” said Bertie County Coop
erative Extension Administrative
Assistant Shelia Powell.
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