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N.C. Elections
Board reappoints
all members of
local group
BY THADD WHITE
Group Editor
RALEIGH - Four people,
all returning, have been
appointed to the Bertie
County Board of Elec
tions.
The N.C. State Board
of Elections met Tues
day to appoint four
members to all 100
count boards of elec
tions.
In Bertie County, the
two current Republi
can members were re
appointed for another
term. They are Timo
thy Davis and Michael
Fields.
In addition, current
Democrats James Lee
and Anthony Ward were
reappointed by the
state board.
“We are happy to wel
come new members to
North Carolina’s elec
tions team,” said Karen
Brinson Bell, executive
director of the State
Board. “Together, we
will continue to ensure
that Our elections are
accessible, safe and se
cure, and that every eli
gible vote counts.”
Every two years, state
statute requires the
State Board to appoint
four members - two
See APPOINTED, 3
LESLIE BEACHBOARD / Bertie Ledger-Advance
The skies about Windsor were lit with fireworks on Saturday, July 3 as the county celebrated Independence Day.
Freedom Celebration
Windsor, Chamber host firework event
LESLIE BEACHBOARD
Managing Editor
WINDSOR - Independence
Day was celebrated red,
white and Bertie style.
Fireworks lit up the sky
over the Cashie River and the
town of Windsor Saturday
night, celebrating America’s
Independence.
The Freedom Fireworks
were held Saturday, July 3
at the Roanoke Cashie River
Center after being resched
uled from the day before due
to the possibility of inclem
ent weather.
The gates opened at 4:30
p.m. for spectators, with
vendors, entertainment and
more.
It was a beautiful sunny
evening without a raincloud
in sight. A slight breeze made
it cooler than a typical hot
July evening for the specta
tors arriving to find the best
seat for the show.
“It was a fantastic evening.
The weather was beautiful,”
said Windsor-Bertie Cham-
Youngsters enjoyed the opportunity to get outside and listen to music,
dance, eat and watch fireworks.
ber of Commerce Executive
Director Lewis Hoggard. “We
had a great crowd. The crowd
was about the same size we
have had in years past.”
There were multiple ven
dors on site and included
Y’all Eat Yet, Speller Enter
prises, Deep South Hawaiian
Ice and others.
They provided a variety
of foods including hot and
cheesy crab & artichoke dip,
famous BBQ loaded trailer
fries, funnel cakes, ice cream,
shaved Hawaiian ice, sno-
cones, sausage and turkey
barbecue.
The Windsor Farmer’s Mar
ket operated by the Good
Shepherd Food opened for
the event.
See FIREWORKS, 3
Hoggard files
for mayor,
Whitaker, Bunch
for commissioner
THADD WHITE
Group Editor
WINDSOR - Filing got
started quickly Friday.
Then went silent on
Monday.
Three people - all
current or prospective
leaders in Windsor -
filed for election soon
after it opened at noon
Friday.
Lewis W. Hoggard,
who serves as Execu
tive Director of the
Windsor/Bertie Cham
ber of Commerce filed
for mayor of the town of
Windsor.
In addition, incum
bent Commissioner
Randy K. Whitaker filed
for a second term. New
comer David Bunch
filed as well.
There are currently
two seats - those held
by Whitaker and retir
ing Windsor Commis
sioner David Overton
- that will be on the bal
lot.
No one filed for of
fice in any other Bertie
County town.
Filing continues Mon
day through Friday un
til noon on Friday, July
16.
Thadd White can be
reached via email at
twhite@ncweeklies.com.
New name, same excellent event planned for October
MICHELLE LEICESTER
Bertie Ledger-Advance
WINDSOR - The Spooktacu-
lar 5K has a new name.
The annual 5K race will
now be called Bertie Spec
tacular 5K & 1 Mile Fun Run.
The name was brought to
the committee’s attention
that the original name was
being interpreted in a nega
tive way by part of the com
munity.
The committee released a
statement.
“The term was only used
for identifying our event
which was held at or near
Halloween,” it reads. “We ap
preciate their honesty and
forthrightness concerning
this and to that end, we are
changing the name of the
event to avoid any belief that
we condone its use in any
negative way. Our intention
has been and always will be
to provide financial support
for the mission of the Good
Shepherd Food Pantry.”
The 5K , 1 Mile Fun Run
and Jamboree was orga
nized in 2010 to address the
problem of hunger in Bertie
County by raising funds for
The Good Shepherd Food
Pantry.
See SPECTACULAR, 3
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