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Four injured in boating accident
SARAH HODGES STALLS
AND THADD WHITE
Bertie Ledger-Advance
Four people were injured
in a boating accident on the
Albemarle Sound Saturday
morning.
Senior Wildlife Officer Kyle
Barkley said two boats were
following one another short
ly before 6:30 a.m. when the
first boat struck what is be
lieved to be a submerged log
in the Sound. The second
boat hit the same log mo
ments later.
When each boat hit the
log, the motor broke off the
boat and landed in the pas
senger area of the vehicle.
“1 do not believe speed
was a factor in this case, just
a mostly submerged object,”
Barkley said.
All four individuals were
injured, but two were able to
be treated at the scene. The
fourth was airlifted to Vidant
Medical Center in Greenville
while the fourth was taken
to Vidant Chowan Hospital
in Edenton.
Bertie County Sheriff John
Holley said he had officers
on hand, including Chief
Deputy Kenny Perry, witli
the sheriff’s office boat. He
See ACCIDENT, 3
A LOOK AT NEW LIBRARY/EXTENSION BUILDING
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LEWIS HOGGARD / Windsor/Bertie Chamber of Commerce
The new Bertie County Library and N.C. Cooperative Extension Center opened Monday.
Above: the outside of the new facility. Middle: The library area. Three; the new kitchen.
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BY ERIC TUCKER
CATHY BUSSEWITZ AND
ALAN SUDERMAN
Associated Press
WASHINGTDN (AP) — Hit
by a cyberattack, the
operator of a major
U.S. fuel pipeline said
Monday it hopes to
have services mostly
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restored by the end of
the week as the FBI and
administration officials
identified the culprits
as a gang of criminal
hackers.
U.S. officials sought
to soothe concerns
about price spikes or
damage to the economy
by stressing that the
Commissioners hear ‘21
schooi budget proposai
LESLIE BEACHBDARD
Bertie Ledger-Advance
WINDSDR - Bertie Coun
ty Schools Superin
tendent Dr. Otis Small
wood presented the
2021-2022 proposed
budget for the school
system to the Bertie
County Commissioners
Monday night.
“1 would like to thank
the board for putting
the sales tax increase
on the ballot last year
to help continue to pro
vide supplements to
our teachers and staff,”
said Dr. Smallwood.
He also gave an over
view of some accom
plishments the school
system achieved dur
ing the COVlD-19 pan
demic.
Bertie County
Schools provided ap
proximately 600,000
meals to students,
and distributed 1,000
Chromebooks and
200 hotspots to chil
dren during the last
14-months of the CO-
VlD-19 pandemic.
“We purchased addi
tional Chromebooks for
families with multiple
children participating
in virtual learning and
additional hot spots.
We created stronger wi
fi signals in our build
ings so families could
park and learn at loca
tions throughout the
county,” he added.
Bertie County
School’s mission is to
provide safe, high-qual
ity and engaging stu
dent-centered learning
opportunities that will
prepare all students tq
graduate and become'
productive citizens. *
The strategic plans
include eliminating
opportunity gaps, in
tentional focus on
teaching and learning,
building community
relationships and the
recruitment and reten
tion of highly effective
teachers.
See BUDGET, 3
CPTA gives yearly review
LESLIE BEACHBDARD
Bertie Ledger-Advance
WINDSDR - COVlD-19
did temporarily stop
the Choanoke Public
Transportation Author
ity (CPTA) from provid
ing services to Bertie
County.
CPTA Executive Di
rector Pamela Perry
recently presented the
Bertie County Com
missioners with an
overview of its annual
report.
CPTA finished its
2019-2020 fiscal years
with assets totaling
$2,646,010.29.
“We did have revenue
loss during the 2019-
2020 fiscal year due to
COVlD-19 effecting our
rideshares in February.
We did receive C.A.R.E.
funding through a COV-
ID-19 grant to help with
the losses,” said Perry.
CPTA showed an
equal balance of
$2,646,010.29 between
its assets and liabilities
during the fiscal year.
CPTA showed a reve
nue of $1,172,942.57 for
the fiscal year.
The revenue came
from a variety of sourc
es including:
■ Fares provided
$544,000.21;
■ Local govern
ment funding provided
$32,800;
See REVIEW, 2
Cyberattack hacks gas pipeline
fuel supply had so far
not experienced wide
spread disruptions,
and the company said
it was working toward
“substantially restoring
operational service” by
the weekend.
The White House said
See PIPELINE, 3
THADD WHITE / Bertie Ledger-Advance
Duck Thru at the corner of Sterlingworth Street at U.S. 13 bypass had a line of cars Tuesday.
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Classified 6
Obituaries 2
Opinion 4
Out & About 2
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