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Volume 123:
No. 29
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Filing starts in one town^ ends in another
Lewiston Woodville under way Aulander has multiple candidates
THADD WHITE
Group Editor
LEWISTON WOODVILLE - Those wish
ing to seek office in the town of
Lewiston Woodville can file now.
Filing began Monday and will con
tinue through noon on Friday, Aug.
13. It is being held at the Bertie
County Board of Elections office on
Watson Street in Windsor.
Three offices will be on the bal
lot in Lewiston Woodville. They
include the office of mayor and a
See LEWISTON WOODVILLE, A5
THADD WHITE
Group Editor
AULANDER - There will be four can
didates competing for a spot on the
Aulander Board of Commissioners.
Filing ended Friday, July 16 with
four people seeking three available
spots on the town board.
Two incumbents - Jason Tinkham
and Jamie Tinkham - filed to retain
their seats on the board. Two other
newcomers will throw their prover
bial hats into the ring, including for-
See AULANDER, A5
MCC
offers
help
Department
will aid
enrollment
LESLIE BEACHBOARD
Managing Editor
WILLIAMSTON-Inapush
to make college more
accessible than ever to
residents of Martin and
Bertie counties, Mar
tin Community College
(MCC) has created the
Office of Admissions,
Counseling and Student
Support Services.
The newly renovated
office suite opened on
July 12, and is already
assisting students with
enrollment for the 2021
fall semester.
“We are committed
to connecting with pro
spective students, sup
porting each student as
they work to reach their
educational goals,” said
Martin Community Col
lege Director of Admis
sions, Counseling and
Student Support Servic-
See MCC, A5
LEWIS H066ARD / Windsor/Bertie Chamber of Commerce
Marcus Alston stands at the new historic marker located in Windsor.
Historic marker recalls POWs
MARCUS ALSTON
Windsor/Bertie Chamber of Commerce
WINDSOR - There is a new his
torical marker in Windsor.
The marker details how
over 500 Italian prisoners
of war was interned in the
region in 1943. The United
States were part of the Al
lied Powers fighting the Axis
Powers, which included Italy
from 1941 to 1945.
These Italian soldiers were
apprehended and captured
in North Africa then trans
ported across the Atlantic
Ocean to North Carolina. In
this county, there was a need
for able-bodied young men
who could work in the agri
cultural fields. Most of these
prisoners became day labor
ers in local farmers’ fields
which most of their work in
volved stacking peanuts.
The prisoners of war were
not just in Windsor. Prison
ers of War work camps were
established in Martin County,
Tarboro, Scotland Neck and
in Windsor. For example. Pris
on Camp Road in Williamston
is where the soldiers were
housed - like in Windsor - in
canvas tents. Actually, the
need for workers in the fields
was felt across the country,
but especially in the South.
The historical marker is
near the Windsor Farmer’s
Market. The camp was cre
ated adjacent to the Carolina
Southern Railway and the
Cashie River, which is where
Sutton Drive and River Street
run along the Roanoke Cashie
River Center. The prisoners
arrived at the camp and on
September 24, 1943 and be
gan working on the harvest
of the peanut crop.
The farmers who needed
to use the prisoners were
instructed to file and submit
applications and contracts
to the War Manpower Com
mission. The representatives
See MARKER, A5
Opioid
deal
set
NC Attorney
General
agrees
LESLIE BEACHBOARD
Managing Editor
RALEIGH - As the na
tional opioid settlement
is being reached. North
Carolina counties urge
support for an agree
ment on the use of
funds.
The North Carolina
Association of Coun
ty Commissioners
(NCACC) has expressed
support for North Caro
lina’s plan to allocate
funds from the $26 bil
lion national opioid set
tlement.
“While no amount
of money will ever be
enough, this settlement
will force these drug
companies to pay an
historic amount of mon
ey to bring much need
ed treatment and recov
ery services to North
Carolina communities.
See SEHLEMENT, A5
World Day Against Trafficking Humans observed on July 30
BRANDICE HOGGARD
Staff Writer
World Day Against Human
Trafficking is Friday, July 30.
Most people don’t realize
or see it but, in Eastern North
Carolina human trafficking is
In this edition —
taking place right in front of
them. Especially in the rural
agriculture based area.
Melinda Sampson, Com
munity Outreach Coordina
tor for NC Stop Human Traf
ficking, said, “Agriculture is
the number one issue in this
area with labor trafficking
taking place.”
Labor trafficking or any
type of human trafficking is
not something people gen
erally keep an eye out for
simply because our culture
has made it an acceptable
practice. With most human
trafficking but especially
prostitution there is more
than likely a third party
compeller involved. Which
means there may be another
individual that is compelling
someone to a commercial
sex act.
What is labor trafficking?
Labor trafficking is actu
ally a form of modern day
slavery. It is when individu
als perform labor or servic-
See TRAFFICKING, A5
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Opinion A4
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Sports B1
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