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Resolution motion dies, talks continue
Bertie Co. Commissioners open
to adopting revised document
THADD WHITE
Bertie Ledger-Advance
THADD WHITE / Bertie Ledger-Advance
The Powellsville Community Building was filled to capacity Monday night for the meeting of the
Bertie County Commissioners.
POWELLSVILLE - Discussion will con
tinue.
The Bertie County Board of Com
missioners declined to adopt a reso
lution presented by one of its mem
bers and a group of citizens Monday
night.
But, the group said they will be
back with a similar resolution and
will continue to work with county
leaders to find compromise.
The discussion of a proposed reso
lution supporting the Second Amend
ment right to keep and bear arms
was sometimes heated as residents
spoke about their beliefs, but ended
with both citizens and commission
ers leaving open a path forward.
Before the topic was introduced on
See RESOLUTION, 9
Early voting
starts Thurs.
THADD WHITE
Bertie Ledger-Advance
One-Stop voting be
gins tomorrow (Thurs
day).
Those
wishing
to cast
their
ballots
in the
March primary can do
so beginning at 8:30
a.m. Thursday, Feb.
13. And, folks in Bertie
County will have two
places to choose from
when voting early.
In Powellsville, vot
ers can cast votes from
8 a.m. until 7:30 p.m.
Monday through Friday
from Feb. 13 through
Feb. 28. One-stop vot
ing will also be available
from 8 a.m. until 3 p.m.
on Saturday, Feb. 29.
Those wishing to
vote in Powellsville can
do so by going to the
Powellsville Town Hall,
which is located at 106
East Main St.
The other early-vot
ing locale will be at the
Bertie County Board of
Elections, which is lo
cated at 210 West Wat
son St. in Windsor.
Voting will be avail
able from 8:30 a.m. until
5 p.m. Monday through
Friday Feb. 13 through
Feb. 28. The Saturday,
Feb. 29 voting will be
available from 8 a.m.
until 3 p.m.
See VOTING, 8
ABC Board
delivers funds
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MICHELLE LEICESTER / Bertie Ledger-Advance
Wakelon Road near Colerain was covered with water and impassable this weekend after minor flooding in the county.
In the clear - for now
THADD WHITE
Bertie Ledger-Advance
POWELLSVILLE - The
Bertie County ABC
Board provided a mo
ment of joviality in what
was otherwise a tense
meeting Monday.
In between dealing
with a variety of hot-
button topics, the Ber
tie County Commission
ers received good news
- and a pair of checks -
from the ABC Board.
“I’m going to be the
one person here to
night who isn’t going
to give you grief,” ABC
In this edition
Board Chairman Mi
chael Freeman mused.
“I am not asking for
anything. As a matter of
fact, 1 am bringing you
something.”
Freeman then an
nounced he had a check
for $12,002.50, which
would be the profit from
the ABC Board last year.
He also had a check for
$169 earmarked for the
Bertie County Sheriff’s
Office.
Freeman said he
would soon deliver a
check to the town of
See FUNDS, 8
THADD WHITE
Bertie Ledger-Advance
We’re in the clear -
for now.
Those are the assur
ances of Bertie County
and Windsor officials
following minor flood
ing late last week.
Bertie Emergency
Services Director
Mitch Cooper said
the Cashie River had
already dipped from
minor flooding stage
to the Action stage,
and added the rainfall
Tuesday and the rest
of the week was not
likely to change it.
“The upcoming fore
cast doesn’t pose any
concerns at this time,”
Cooper said. “Most of
the rain today (Tues
day) will stay to our
west, but we will keep
an eye on the northern
end of the county.”
The deluge of four
inches of rain Friday
night was enough to
cause an already el
evated Cashie River to
minor flooding stage.
Cooper said the ma
jor issue was at Liv-
ermon Park and Mini
Zoo where there was
minor flooding.
Windsor Town Ad
ministrator Allen Cas-
telloe said some of the
animals from the zoo
were relocated to the
See WEATHER, 8
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The miniature horses at Livermon Park and Mini-Zoo were free
to roam the enclosed park after minor flooding this weekend.
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