FOURTH&LONG
Columnist David Friedman says
next year will be one of gratitude.
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PICTURETHAT
Columnist Andre’ Alfred says live
your best life now.
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HARTMANTOHEART
Pastor Chuck Hartman says
have a heart relationship.
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Volume 123:
No. 52
Bertie
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A LOOK BACK AT 2021 IN BERTIE COUNTY
Bertie native Anthony Hale is Maj. Generai
Year in Review: Jan.
through March
THADD WHITE
Group Editor
While COVID-19 still was
the main story dominating
headlines throughout Ber
tie County and the United
States, there were many
stories of local importance
in the opening three months
of 2021.
Here is a look back at the
headlines for the opening
quarter of this year:
Jan. 7 - Despite hav
ing a recommendation to
appoint James Lee to the
Bertie County Commission
MICHELLE LEICESTER/BERTIE LEDGER-ADVANCE
Snow caused little concern in February 2021.
seat being vacated by Sen.
Ernestine Byrd Bazemore,
the commissioners instead
choose Ron Roberson;
Jan. 7 - A Bertie County
deputy - Brandon HaUoran
- is iryured in a wreck in
Lewiston WoodviUe;
Jan. 14 - The Bertie
County Commissioners re
ceive news that weather is
delaying the completion of
the new library and cooper
ative extension center;
Jan. 14 - Sen. Ernestine
Byrd Bazemore receives
committee assigiunents in
her new role;
Jan. 14 - The Bertie Led
ger-Advance announces
its new website: www.ber-
tieledgeradvance.com;
Jan. 14 - COVID-19 cas
es remain above 100 in the
county;
Jan. 21 - Bertie County
Schools opts to continue
remote learning and leave
winter sports suspended
Jan. 21 - Wmdsor Pohce
find drugs in a vehicle;
Jan. 21 - The Bertie
County community mourns
the loss of “Mrs. Dotsie;”
Jan. 21 - Bertie High
School makes preparations
to move to lA classification
in sports;
Jan. 28 - The vaccine
program in Bertie Coimty
is called a success by Albe
marle Regional Health Ser
vices;
Jan. 28 - Bertie Coimty
Register of Deeds. Annie
Wilson receives multiple ac
colades for her job;
Jan. 28 - The terminal at
Tri-County Airport is com
plete;
Jan. 28 - Ron Roberson
takes the oath of office as a
new Bertie County Commis
sioner;
Jan. 28 - Johnny Rascoe
is named Boys Basket
ball Coach at Bertie High
School;
Feb. 4 - Snowfall in Ber
tie County causes few iUs;
Feb. 11 - A Wmdsor resi
dent perishes in a home fire;
Feb. 11 - Supply of
COVID-19 vaccines falls in
Bertie County;
Feb. 11 - The Wmdsor/
Bertie County Chamber of
Commerce welcomes new
See QUARTER ONE, A6
Cashie All-Stars
bag state titles
Year in Review: July
through September
THADD WHITE
Group Editor
There were a variety
of headlines through the
third quarter of 2021, but
COVID-19 agam started
creeping into the weekly
rotation of stories in the re-
^on.
! Here is a look back at the
headlines for July through
September of this year
July 1 — Perdue receives
the ‘Hero of Research’
Award;
July 1 — A Wmdsor man
is arrested and charged with
the murder of a Woodland
woman;
July 1—The Bertie Alum
ni Community Association
awards seven scholarships;
July 8 — Windsor cele
brates Independence Day
with July 2 fireworks;
July 8 — The N.C. Board
of Elections reappoints Tim
othy Davis, Michael Fields,
James Lee and Anthony
Ward to the Bertie County
Board of Elections;
July 8 — Lewis Hoggard
files for Mayor of Wmdsor
and is joined by incumbent
Randy K Whither seeking
re-election as commissioner
and David Bunch seeking a
commission seat;
July 8 — The Bertie
LESLIE BEACHBOARD/BERTIE
LEDGER-ADVANCE
The skies of Windsor
were full of fireworks for
the Independence Day
celebration.
Spooktacular officially
changes its name to the
‘Spectacular;’
July 15 —^ Kelford Com
missioner Randy Robtoy
and Fire Chief Gary Scott
file for mayor of the town;
July 15 — Plans are un
derway for Bertie Beach
Day;
July 15 — Good Shep
herd Food Pantry receives
a grant;
July 22 - Rocky Baker
and his crew land a state re
cord catfish in the Roanoke
River;
July 22 - Municipal rac
es develop in four towns
- including Kelford where
incumbent Mayor BaQey
See QUARTER THREE, A7
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Students at Windsor Elementary School learned about the COVID-19 virus through a partnership with Bertie
County Schools and One Love Laboratory.
Catalytic converter thefts solved
Year in Review: April through June
THADD WHITE
Group Editor
While COVID-19 proved
to be a headline that
wouldn’t go away, the sec
ond quarter of 2021 was
also highlighted by a gas
shortage that left long lines
throughout Bertie County
and much of the U.S.
Here is a look at the head
lines from April through
June of this year.
April 1 - Windsor mourns
the loss of Tourism Direc
tor and retired fire chief
Billy Smithwick;
April 1 - Saihe Surface
retires as Executive Direc
tor of the Choanoke Area
Development Association;
April 8 - A Wmdsor man
was arrested and. charged
with the murder of his live-
in girlfriend;
April 8 - One of several
arrests made in catalytic
converter thefts in Bertie
Counly;
April 8 - Bertie County
Sheriff John HoUey says he
has all available resources
working on solving break-
ins in western Bertie Coun
ty;
April 8 - Cany the Cross
event held in Wmdsor;
April 15 - A Kelford man
is shot to death and found
lying in a ditch on East
Church Street;
April 15 - Two locals face
additional catalytic con
verter theft charges;
April 22 - Two men are
charged with break-ins in
the western portion of Ber
tie County, while another is
being sou^t;
April 22 - Martin County
Drug Unit charges two in
Bertie County;
April 22 - Albemarle
See QUARTER TWO, A6
Bertie County loses beloved native son John C.P. Tyler in 2021
Year in Review: Oct.
through December
LESLIE BEACHBOARD
Managing Editor
A variety of headlines
highlighted the third quar
ter of 2021, none more dev
astating for Bertie County
than the loss of John C.P.
In this edition
lyier.
Here is a look at the sto
ries making headlines be
tween October and Decem
ber of this year.
Oct. 5 — Downtown
Windsor building vandalism
solved;
Oct. 5 - Fire Prevention
Week is a good time to
check smoke alarms;
Oct. 14 — Bertie County
suffers two more COVID-19
related deaths;.
Oct. 14 — Sadly, there
have been 51 deaths due to
the COVID-19 virus;
Oct 14 - Bertie County’s
beloved son, John C.P. 'lyier
remembered for Ws love for
people;
Oct 21 — Juvenile arrest
ed for attempted murder;
Oct 21 - Bertie County
Schools received favorable
audit for fiscal year ending
Jxme, 2021;
Oct. 28 - Town of Au-
lander officials hold a public
meeting in which they say
there have been discrepan
cies in the town books and
they are seeking help to
solve the issue;
Oct 21 — Perdue Farms
donate 40,000 pounds of
chicken to Food Bank of the
Albemarle;
Nov.,4 - A Wmdsor man is
arrested and charged with
breaking in the same store
twice;
Nov. 4 — Bertie County
EMS stiU needs personnel
help;
Nov. 4 - 'The annual 5K,
See QUARTER FOUR, A6
The late John C.P. Tyler
Good morning,
Michelle Leicester
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