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INSIDE: Simons celebrates 103 years.. Bertie Ledsfer-Advance ^ THURSDAY-JULY 30,2020 Sports m 980 S. Academy St. Ahoskie,NC 27910 Heating & Air Conditioning 252209.0223 O n *9* •A * -Sii* $ S S •a Askewville • Aulander • Colerain • Kelford • Lewiston Woodville • Merry Hill • Powellsville • Roxobel • Windsor Bertie is second to recognize Juneteenth THADD WHITE Bertie Ledger-Advance WINDSOR - Bertie County became just the second county in North Carolina to recognize Juneteenth as a holiday. , During the regularly scheduled meeting of the Bertie County Commission ers, the board unanimously approved making June 19 a county holiday. Juneteenth is the oldest nationally celebrated com memoration of the end ing of slavery in the United States. Dating back to 1865, it was on June 19 that the Union soldiers, led by Ma jor General Gordon Granger, landed at Galveston, Texas with news that the war had ended and that the enslaved were now free. It came two and a half years after President Abraham Lin coln’s Emancipation Procla mation - which had become official January 1, 1863. Commissioner Ernestine Byrd Bazemore asked for the board to add discussion of an additional holiday at the beginning of the meeting, and the board agreed. When discussion began. Commissioner Bazemore said she would like the coun EMS staff grieve County confirms death of EMS employee THADD WHITE Bertie Ledger-Advance WINDSOR - Bertie Coun ty officials announced the death of a current EMS employee last Wednesday, July 22. The county confirmed the death of the employ ee who had contracted COVlD-19, but had since tested negative for the disease. “We are heartbroken,, to hear of this loss, and we send our thoughts and prayer to the family as they work through this difficult time,” Ber tie Emergency Services* Director Mitch Cooper said. On June 30, the em ployee was the subject of a press release in which Bertie County officials said a second EMS employee tested positive. Since that See GRIEVE, A5 % MICHELLE A. MICHAEL / Contributed Photo This is the Coierain business district, which is on South Main Street. Colerain Historic District named to National Register THADD WHITE Bertie Ledger-Advance COLERAIN - The Colerain His toric District has been added to the National Register of Historic Places. The National Register of Historic Places is the nation’s official list of buildings, struc tures, sites, objects and dis tricts worthy of preservation for their significance in Amer- ictm history, architecture, ar chaeology and culture. The Colerain Historic Dis trict - which covers Academy Street, Britton Street, Cedar Street, Glover Street, Main Street, River Street and Win- ton Street - was one of seven North Carolina places recent ly added to the register. The application, submit ted by Michelle A. Michael, describes the town’s histor ic district as encompassing most of the corporate limits of Colerain. “Colerain is a small agricul tural community in northeast ern Bertie County at the in tersection of N.C. 45 and N.C. 42,” the narrative explains. “The Chowan River is ap proximately one mile east of the intersection of East River Road. The principal roads fol low the same road system il lustrated on the earliest maps of Eastern North Carolina and Colerain dating to 1770. “The historic district en compasses approximately 115 acres within the corpo rate limits of Colerain,” it continues. “The boundaries of the district follow the basic boundaries of the town limits with adjustments for vacant and noncontributing proper ties on the edge of the bound- ' See COLERAIN, A6 ty board to consider adding the holiday to commemorate Juneteenth. “This is the oldest known celebration that ended slav ery in the United States on June 19, 1865,” Bazemore said. See JUNETEENTH, A5 Cases rise again Bertie Co. reaches more than 200 THADD WHITE Bertie Ledger-Advance WINDSOR - The con firmed cases of COVlD-19 in Bertie County contin ue to escalate. In the last week, the cases have risen by 38 as the county’s confirmed cases have climbed to 219 as of late Tuesday afternoon. Of those 219 cases, 33 are active in Bertie County with 182 peo ple having recovered. There have been four confirmed deaths. Bertie County con firmed four new cases on Tuesday after seeing the total rise by 10 on Sunday. “At this time, we have no information that supports these large increases are related to large employers such as Perdue, the prison/jail. See COVID-19, A5 State board requires more One Stop voting options THADD WHITE Bertie Ledger-Advance WINDSOR - The Bertie County Board of Elections is working to meet new re quirements handed down from the state level. Bertie County Elections Di rector Shelia Holloman said the board has submitted early voting plans previous ly, but one of them does not meet new requirements. Last week, N.C. Board of Elections Executive Director Karen Brinson Bell handed down new requirements to help allow for additional ear ly voting due to the COVlD-19 worldwide pandemic. Brinson Bell said the new requirements would help ensure everyone in North Carolina who was registered could vote, but avoid long lines and unnecessary risk during the pandemic. “If we do not take these measures, we risk much lon ger lines at voting sites and greater possibility of the spread of the Coronavirus,” she said. “These are not ac ceptable risks in this impor tant election year when we expect turnout to be high.” The new directives call for more early voting sites in some counties, as well as extended weekend hours for voting. The order mandates that each county board of elec tions have at least 10 hours of weekend early voting available on the weekends of Oct. 17-18 and Oct. 24-25. See VOTING, A5 In this edition RELAY FORUFE Church & Faith B3 Classified B4 Life & Style A3 Opinion A4 Sports B1 ( Good Morning, FLoREnA Holley OF Merry Hill Thank you for subscribing! Find us on Facebook Volume 122: No. 32 0 11711 35906 6 EMERGENC^J SERVICES Bertie County Non-Emergency Transports 252-794-5334.252-325-2460 Family Helping Family 'nHiiriiT!!lll!lJIHlH
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