Askewville • Aulander • Colerain • Kelford • Lewiston Woodville • Merry Hill • Powellsville • Roxobel • Windsor Berti Ledfijer-Advance TUIIDCnAV . ADDII -)n*lA THURSDAY • APRIL 23,2020 o nx Sports a Page 8 Two earn 980 S. Academy St. Ahoskie,NC 27910 MASTERS —r“ Heating & Air Conditioning 252209.0223 Two arrested in LW armed robbery THADD WHITE Bertie Ledger-Advance LEWISTON WOODVILLE - An armed robbery at a Lewiston Woodville residence has led to multiple suspects being arrested. Bertie County Chief Depu ty Kenny Perry said deputies responded to a call at ap proximately 5:45 p.m. April 14 at the Duck Thru con venience store in Lewiston Woodville. Upon arrival, Cpl. Harris Williams determined the robbery took place at a resi dence across N.C. 11, and the victims went to Duck Thru to call 911. Maj. Matt Roebuck arrived and he, along with Cpl. Wil liams, met with victims to determine what happened and where. The victims said they were on Lake Drive when three to four males accosted them, pointed guns at them and took all of their personal be longings. The suspects then fled the scene in the vehicle of one of the victims. . In addition to the two of ficers who responded, Lt. Martin Phelps, Det. Ronald Rascoe and Det. Terrence Davis spent three days dili gently working the case and were able to identify two of the suspects. Jalik Lquan Lassiter, 19, of Kelford was arrested on April 17 and charged with two counts of robbery with a dangerous weapon and one count of larceny of a motor vehicle. He was confined to the Bertie-Martin Regional Jail under a $35,000 secured bond. Lassiter’s first appearance See ROBBERY, 7 COVID-19 BERTIE COUNTY MANAGER SWORN up swing Medical Director says 40-50 percent may be asymptomatic THADD WHITE Bertie Ledger-Advance WINDSOR - The num ber of active cases of COVlD-19 in Bertie County is back on the upswing. Last week, county of ficials reported there was only one active case in the county. A week later, the number has risen to 10 active cases as of Tuesday af ternoon. The county now has recorded 25 confirmed COVlD-19 cases: 10 ac tive, 14 recoveries and one death. In addition, three cases have been confirmed at Three Rivers Health and Re habilitation Center in Windsor. All patients have been tested as of Monday night, and no new cases have been confirmed there. Bertie Emergency Services Director Mitch Cooper said Monday night the residents at Three Rivers have been tested, and staff testing is ongoing. Cooper commended \ See COVID-19, 7 Bertie County Manager Juan Vaughan II takes his oath of office while his wife, Austin, holds the Bible. Vaughan was sworn in Monday night at the Bertie County Commission- TAMMY LEE / Bertie County Commissioner ers meeting after taking the post officially on April 1. The Vaughans’ daughter, Ade Alexandra, was also on hand to support her father. Census numbers below state, national average THADD WHITE Bertie Ledger-Advance WINDSOR - The bad news is Bertie County is behind. The good news is there is still plenty of time to rectify the situation. Monday night, Bertie County Planning and Inspec tions Director Traci White gave an update on the prog ress of the 2020 Census. As of Sunday, April 19 - the last details available - the self-response rate in the United States is 50.7 percent, while North Carolina is just off the pace with a rate of 46.8 percent. Bertie County, however, has a self-response rate of only 37.9 percent. Some municipalities in the county are struggling while others are near or above the national average. Askewville is over the na tional average, with already 57.9 percent of its residents providing self-response for the Census. Windsor is next with 45 percent of its residents having responded, while Colerain is also above near the state average with 40.8 percent responding. Some towns in the county, however, are struggling with low response rates. Powells ville is the furthest off the pace with only 7.6 percent of its residents responding. See CENSUS, 7 Youth Bertie Inc. still serving, garners $12.5K grant THADD WHITE Bertie Ledger-Advance Youth Bertie has remained busy despite school being closed due to the COVID-19 virus. And, the organization has been rewarded for the work they do in providing food for students who need it in Ber tie County. The Albemarle Area United Way, a non-profit organiza tion in Elizabeth City, award ed Youth Bertie Inc., specifi cally the Backpack Program, a grant of $12,500. “We at Youth Bertie are ex tremely excited by the sup port from the United Way,” said Youth Bertie co-chair man Ron Wesson. “This is the second year they have supported us, and to see their support grow from $7,500 to $12,500 is a bless ing we could not have imag ined. “Youth Bertie Inc., is pri marily a grassroots organiza tion supported by individual contributors; no state or fed eral grants,” he continued. “Our only grant sources are The Vidant Hospital Founda tion and The Albemarle Area United Way.” The Backpack Program currently feeds 215 children on weekends during the school year. It is provided for students who are consid- See BACKPACK, 7 In this edition Academia 3 Church & Faith 5 Classified 6 Opinion 4 Out & About.. 2 Sports 8 ( Good Morning, Braxton Coss OF Merry Hiu Thank you for subscribing! 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