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Third person succumbs to COVID-19
New cases rise by 16 in one week
THADD WHITE
Bertie Ledger-Advance
WINDSOR - The numbers
keep climbing.
Tuesday afternoon, Bertie
County announced six addi
tional cases of COVlD-19 in
the county, raising the total
to 67.
The total number of cases
rose by 16 in the past week,
and there was a third con
firmed death in Bertie Coun
ty due to complications from
the virus.
“We are deeply saddened
to announce the third COVID-
19-related death in Bertie
County,” the Bertie County
Government Facebook page
read. “The patient was in the
50-64 age range with under
lying health conditions.
“Out of respect for the fam
ily, no other information will
be released,” the statement
continued. “Please keep
the patient’s family in your
thoughts and prayers during
this difficult time.”
As of Tuesday afternoon.
there were six zip codes in
Bertie County which report
ed COVlD-19 cases. They in
clude:
* Windsor - 37 cases;
* Colerain - 14 cases;
* Aulander - 6 cases;
* Lewiston Woodville - 2
cases;
See CASES, A5
moved
Memorial Day
ceremony will
be Nov. 11
WINDSOR - Safety first.
While North Caro
lina wrestles with the
process of returning
to some semblance of
normalcy following the
COVlD-19 shutdown,
it is important to con
tinue to safeguard the
health of citizens in Ber
tie County.
For that reason, the
organizers of the annual
Memorial Day celebra
tion have decided to de
lay the event until later
this year.
“We’ve done this for
two years now, and the
crowd both times has
exceeded 50,” Bertie
Ledger-Advance Editor
Thadd White said. “At
this point, its still too
early to tell where we’ll
be at as a state, but we
needed to make a deci
sion.”
The Memorial Day
ceremony, which is co
hosted by the Bertie
See MEMORIAL, A5
MOVING ON DOWN THE ROAD
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Windsor’s One-Room School House was moved Satur
day as it made its way from its former home on York
Street to its new location on the corner of Queen and
LESLIE BEACHBOARD / For the Bertie Ledger-Advance
Granville streets. The school house, a tourist attraction,
was dedicated in memory of the late Ted Lassiter, who
was Headmaster of Roanoke-Chowan Academy.
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Library
urges
caution
ARL sets new
guidelines for
patrons
THADD WHITE
Bertie Ledger-Advance
WINDSOR - Get ready to
read.
The seven branches of
the Albemarle Regional
Library are open as of
yesterday (Wednesday),
according to ARL Direc
tor Hugh Davis.
While the libraries are
open - including the
Bertie County Library in
Windsor and the Sallie
Harrell Jenkins Memo
rial Library in Aulander
- there are new regula
tions in place.
The new regulations
include the requirement
of a face covering, the
cleaning of hands and
a limit on the number
of people allowed in the
library at one time.
“When patrons come
to the library, they are
asked to wear a face
covering, per the gover
nor’s guidelines,” Davis
See LIBRARY, A5
Three graduates hired hy BCSO
SARAH HODGES STALLS
Adams Publishing Group
WILLIAMSTON - “1 will never for
get this class.” Those words
from Chris Baker, one of Martin
Community College’s newest
Basic Law Enforcement Training
Program graduates, summed up
his feelings.
Seven candidates became
graduates as the program
wrapped up Monday evening
at the Williamston campus of
MCC.
Baker and two of his fellow
classmates - William Holley and
Colter Lipscomb - have already
been hired by the Bertie County
Sheriff’s Office.
At 51 years old. Baker was
the senior statesman of the
36th BLET class at MCC. After
20 years military service. Baker
took his degree in Criminal Jus
tice and signed up without hesi
tation.
“I’m still young,” Baker ex
plained. “1 want to make a differ
ence.”
He brings to the job experi
ences he faced while serving the
U.S. Army as a military police of
ficer.
The BLET Program, as taught
through MCC, brings around 25
experienced law enforcement
See GRADUATES, A5
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SARAH HODGES STALLS / Adams Publishing Group
These three BLET graduates from Martin Community College
were hired by the Bertie County Sheriff’s Office. They are (from
left) William Holley, Colter Lipscomb and Chris Baker.
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