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INSIDE: Civic engagement month at the library... Bertie Ledffer-Advance ^ THURSDAY • SEPTEMBER 12020 Page 4 980 S. Academy St. Ahoskie,NC 27910 MASTER! Heating & Air Conditioning 252209.0223 S S ^ m Lu G) LU ^ rvi P Askewville • Aulander • Colerain • Kelford * Lewiston Woodville • Merry Hill * Poweilsville • Roxobei • Windsor Windsor PD solves break-in q * o ^ * CL ^ S * (J r^ _J * U ' UIV/J Seven hours after report, suspects found THADD WHITE Bertie Ledger-Advance WINDSOR - Seven short hours. That’s how long it took the Windsor Police Department to solve a weekend break-in at the library building cur rently under construction on King Street. “This is exactly why we work as a team at the ’Wind sor Police Department,” WPD Chief Justin Jackson said. “The group worked to gether and it helped us solve this quickly.” The incident was reported early Friday morning when Windsor Police Officer Jes sie Mizelle was dispatched to 102 Lancaster Avenue to take a report about items missing from the construc tion site. Later that same day two men were taken into cus tody on unrelated charges, but the investigation led of ficers to those two men as suspects in the case. The investigative team was led by Lt. Frank Ratzlaff and Det. Sgt. Jason Thomas, as well as Officer Mizelle. Following the arrest of one of the two men, Officer Mizelle questioned the sus pect about the break-in at the construction site. The suspect admitted to having a connection to the break-in. Det. Sgt. Thomas ques- See QUICKLY, 8 COVID cases rising THADD WHITE Bertie Ledger-Advance WINDSDR - The number of COVlD-19 cases in Bertie County continue to soar. As of Monday after noon, the county had more than 400 con firmed cases of the nov el cornavirus, with 65 of those cases still active. In addition, the coun ty lost its sixth person to COVID-19 during the worldwide pandemic. Last Thursday, Bertie County and the Albe marle Regional Health Services announced the death of an individual who was between 50 and 64 years of age. The person succumbed from complications to COVID-19. Overall, Bertie Coun ty has 441 confirmed cases of COVlD-19. Of that number, 364 have recovered and more than 70 cases are still active. See COVID, 8 '33 ; '^i ■^0 CONTRIBUTED PHOTO The Roanoke/Cashie River Center is now home to a TRACK Trail. Interactive Fun: Trail opens THADD WHITE Bertie Ledger-Advance WINDSDR - Family fun can be hard to come by in the days of COVlD-19. Thanks to a grant and some hard work by the Roanoke/Cashie River Center staff, a new source of safe, fun recreation is available on the banks of the Cashie River in Windsor. “We are exctied to have partner with the Kids in the Park program to offer the TRACK Trail at the Roanoke/Cashie River Center, link ing our popular site with the other TRACK Trail sites in the region and throughout the country,” said Science Programming Special ist Rod Martin. The River Center partnered with the Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation’s Kids in the Park program to install the TRACK Trail at the Riv er Center. A TRACK Trail is designed to allow families to do more than an ordinary hike. “TRACK Trails are designed to turn an or- See TRAIL, 8 County moves debris THADD WHITE Bertie Ledger-Advance WINDSOR - Storm de bris removal began yes terday (Wednesday). Bertie County has contracted with South ern Disaster Recovery for the removal of all storm debris, and it be gan Wednesday. The removal is for Morning Road and Woodard Road only. The N.C. Department of Transportation will begin removing trees and vegetative debris countywide in the near future. Those wishing to have storm debris removed should have it within 10 feet of the highway, but keep it out of the road way. The debris should be separated into six categories: electron ics, large appliances, hazardous waste, veg etative debris, con struction debris and household garbage. See DEBRIS, 3 45 Years Later: Tom Davis not forgotten J SARAH HDDGES STALLS Enterprise & Weekly Herald Trooper Tom Davis No one may ever be sure how many cars cross the Roanoke River bridge each day. For some, the bridge is simply a link between Martin and Ber tie counties. In 2004, the bridge was named in honor of N.C. Highway Patrol Trooper G. Tom Davis, but some may have no idea why. Those who knew Davis re member a highly regarded law man and one of the darkest days Bertie and Martin counties have ever known - all in one breath. This week marks 45 years since Davis, a North Carolina Highway Patrolman nearing the completion of his 28th year of service, was killed on North Sycamore Street, now known as Martin Luther King Drive. Some of the men involved in the events sat down to remem ber Davis at an earlier anniver sary of his death. “It was a day,” he paused, “like 1 don’t want to see again.” That is how retired Wil- liamston Police Officer Rod Bass remembered Sept. 2, 1975. Shortly after 10 a.m., Bass - then a corporal - was headed toward Martin Plaza from the other side of town. According to Bass, he was going to keep watch for a car reportedly flee ing from a Jamesville bank rob bery which had just occurred minutes earlier. “1 heard the shot,” Bass re called. As he got closer to the scene, See DAVIS, 3 In this edition Church & Faith 5 Classified 6 Opinion 4 Out & About 2 Good Morning, Emily Shinaberry OF Poweilsville Thank you for subscribing! 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