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Three men charged in 19 B&E, assault
One suspect still at large
THADD WHITE
Berlie Ledger-Advance
Three men are facing
charges in a June 2019 break
ing and entering on Early Sta
tion Road in Bertie County.
Bertie County Sheriff John
Holley said a multitude of ju
risdictions worked together
with the N.C. State Bureau of
Investigation to identify the
three suspects, two of which
are behind bars in Gates
County.
Sheriff Holley said Brian
Valentine
der charge.
Meanwhile,
Kenton Val
entine and
Tracy Lamont
Mitchell are
each in cus
tody in Gates
County on an
unrelated at
tempted mur-
officers on
the lookout
for Horace
James White
Jr. of Hertford
County. Sher
iff Holley said
White should
be consid
ered armed
and dangerous.
All three men are facing
Mitchell
White
charges that
include two
counts of
first degree
kidnapping,
first degree
burglary, rob
bery with a
dangerous
See ARRESTS, 3
ELECTION RESULTS 2020
Carlton lone
challenger to
win in Bertie
THADD WHITE
Bertie Ledger-Advance
A majority of incum
bents will be return
ing to office following
a mostly uneventful
slate of races in Bertie
County.
Incumbent Bertie
County Commissioners
Ronald D. Wesson and
John Trent won their
unopposed bids for re-
election, as did Register
of Deeds Annie Wilson.
Also, one of the two
candidates up for re-
election for the Bertie
County Board of Edu
cation holds a lead ac
cording to results.
Bertie County Elec
tion Director Shelia Hol
loman said there are 87
provisional ballots to
count when the board
does canvassing Friday,
but was unsure of how
many mail-in ballots
were received on time
and would be valid.
The only change, ac
cording to unofficial
results, will come in
Bertie County School
See BERTIE, 3
CAROLYN KASTER / Associated Press
With several states still counting mail-in ballots, the U.S.
Presidential election remains unsettled. Most news outlets,
including the Associated Press, have called the race for for
mer Vice President Joe Biden (left). President Donald Trump
said his campaign will file lawsuits in multiple states to contest
EVAN VUCCI / Associated Press
the election. Left: President-elect Joe Biden speaks Tues
day, Nov. 10, 2020, at The Queen theater in Wilmington, Del.
Right: President Donald Trump speaks at the White House,
Thursday, Nov. 5, 2020, in Washington.
Bazemore elected to Senate, Goodwin stays in House
THADD WHITE
Bertie Ledger-Advance
Bertie County’s Senate Dis
trict went Democrat, while
the House District remained
Republican, according to un
official election results from
last week.
On the Senate side, Bertie
County Commissioner Er
nestine Byrd Bazemore was
elected to replace outgo
ing Sen. Erica D. Smith, who
chose not to seek another
term.
Bazemore won the dis
trict, which encompasses
six counties stretching from
the Virginia border to the
Pamlico River in Washing
ton. The senator-elect will
represent Beaufort, Bertie,
Martin, Northampton, Vance
and Warren counties.
Overall, Bazemore de
feated Vance County Com
missioner Thomas Hester
45,246 votes to 41,775. She
won four of the six counties.
including her home county
of Bertie and Hester’s home
county of Vance. Hester had
more votes only in Martin
and Beaufort counties.
In Martin County, it was a
close race with Hester earn
ing 6,218 votes to 5,832 for
Bazemore. Beaufort County
was not as close, with Hes
ter securing 15,996 votes to
9,297 for Bazemore.
Bazemore easily won her
home county, securing 5,731
votes to 3,599 for Hester.
She also took Northampton
County (5,972 to 3,785) and
Warren County (6,376 to
See LEGISLATURE, 3
COVID-19 cases rise in NC, indoor limit cut back to 10
THADD WHITE
Bertie Ledger-Advance
N.C. Governor Roy Cooper
made a tweak to state regu
lation on COVlD-19 during
his recent update Tuesday.
Gov. Cooper lowered the
indoor gathering limit from
25 to 10 people, but kept
North Carolina paused in
Phase 3 of reopening. This
came in response to a con
tinued increase in the daily
counts of new lab-confirmed
cases of COVlD-19.
“This reduction in our in
door gathering limit aims to
slow the spread and bring
down our numbers,” Gov.
Cooper said. “It also sends
a serious signal to fami
lies, friends and neighbors
across our state. Success in
slowing the spread will help
our businesses.
“As you can see, our num
bers are too high,” Gov. Coo
per added.
Bertie County, like the
state of North Carolina, con
tinues to see increases in the
number of lab-confirmed CO-
VlD-19 cases. As of Tuesday,
Albemarle Regional Health
Services reported 21 active
cases in Bertie County.
Overall, Bertie County has
had 756 cases of COVlD-19
and 713 of those cases have
seen recoveries. The county
has lost 22 people to the
novel coronavirus.
The Albemarle Regional
Health Services service
counties has 188 active
cases. A total of 124 people
have lost their lives to the
See COVID-19, 3
In this edition
Church & Faith 5
Classified 6
Obituaries 2
Opinion 4
Sports 8
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