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FOODFORTHOUGHT John Foley thanks everyone for the warm welcome. A4 FOURTH&LONG David Friedman wonders if Durant must win a title. THISISTHEDAY Johnny Phillips says love and faith are intertwined. B3 SCAN ME Volume 124: No. 26 Bertie Ledger-Advance O Thursday ■ June 30,2022 MISSING AN EDITION OF EASTERN LIVING? PICK UP A COPY AT 109 S. KING STREET WINDSOR. NC 27983 EASTERN LIVING MAGAZINE 109 S. KING ST‘PO BOX 69 UIINDSOR.NC 27983 252-794-3185‘FAX 252-794-2835 s s S if as a s s gs S • S3 lid! ASKEWVILLE AULANDER COLERAIN ♦ KELFORD LEWISTON WOODVILLE MERRY HILL 4- POWELLSVILLE 4- ROXOBEL ^ WINDSOR Windsor man missing since June 18 THADD WHITE Group Editor Bertie County officials are seeking help locating a 34-year-old Windsor man. The man - Kendrick Maurice Williams - was last seen Jtme 18, accord ing to Ber- WILLIAMS tie County Sheriff John HoUey. Williams is described as an African American male who stands 6’-!” tall and weighs more than 200 pounds. He was last seen in the early morning hours of last Saturday (June 18). Sheriff Holley said Wil liams may be in a dark-col ored sedan. Williams is known to vis it the Tarboro and Princev- ille areas. Anyone with information on Williams’ whereabouts is asked to contact the Ber tie County Sheriffs Office at 252-794-5330 or use 9-1-1 in case of an emergency. Thadd White can be reached via email at twhite@apgenc. com. Commissioners approve budget JOHN FOLEY . For the Bertie Ledger-Advance It is official. There will be no property tax hike for county residents this year. The Bertie County Com missioners unanimously approved the county bud get for the 2022-2023 Fiscal Year Tuesday evening, and the $24,319, 447.00 budget begins July 1,2022. There was also good news for low and moderate income families. Director of Local Community Affairs Merrill Flood reported that the Choanoke Area Hous ing Consortium will receive $733,850.00 in Housing and Urban Development funds to address low and moder ate income housing in the five counties that make up the consortium. “As you can see there is some lag time here, since the funds will not be avail able for some time. Howev er, eligible activities include rehabilitation of housing by low and moderate income home buyers, the construc tion of housing for low and moderate income home See BUDGET, A5 Summer Reading still going strong BRANDICE HOGGARD Staff Writer There is still time to ei\joy the fun activities at the ^r- tie Coimty Library in Wind sor and the Sallie Harrell Jenkins Library in Aulander this sununer. From July 5 through July 9, the Bertie County Library will have a grab-and-take craft kit, along with a seek- out treasure in a library scavenger hunt. Movie Night will be at 5 p.m. on Monday, July 11. Finding Nemo will be play ing. The library will be host ing Amazing Teacher that same week, at 10:30 a.m. on Wednesday, July 13. See READING, A5 > XT A crowd gathered for the Bertie Arts Council reception last week. Bertie County Arts Council Juried Show welcomes crowd ■ c ■Lstf JOHN FOLEY/FOR THE BERTIE LEDGER-ADVANCE Chowan County’s Margi Wynn judged the Bertie Arts Council Juried Show. JOHN FOLEY For the Bertie Ledger-Advance Artists, authors, patrons, benefactors and enthusiasts from Bertie and neighbor ing counties filled the Bertie County Arts Council build ing last 'Thursday as the or ganization host^ its 2022 Juried Members Show. The evening was a walk through Watercolors, Acrylics, Oils, Pottery and Photography as 16 artists framed their talents and presented their works to the public and famed Chow an County Art Judge Margi Wyim. “I was excited to come when Jeri Oltman invited Firework show set for Sunday afternoon LOGAN HARRISON Windsor/Bertie Chamber of ■ Commerce The Wmdsor-Bertie Chamber of Commerce and the town of Wmdsor are excited to be hosting this year’s annual Freedom Fireworks event on July 3rd starting at 5:00 pm at the Roanoke-Cashie Riv er Center. This year the event is back and better than ever with an exciting lineup of musicians and vendors wrapping up with fireworks at night. This year’s entertainment begins at 5 p.m., when peo ple near and far converge at the river center and are able to walk through the exhibits to learn about the ecological and cultural his tory of Bertie Coimty and the area around the Roa noke and Cashie rivers. Bertie Co. Schools prepare for summer, fall curriculum GENE MOTLEY For the Bertie Ledger-Advance WINDSOR - ’The Bertie County Board of Education held one of their final meet ings of the 2021-22 school calendar year at the Bertie County Schools’ Adminis- In this edition tration complex on U.S. 13 North here June 14. In his presentation, Su perintendent of Schools Dr. Otis Smallwood updated the board with the Summer Learning Program. “Remediation is going on now and summer learn ing began on Monday, June 21,” Smallwood observed. “It was originally scheduled for four days a week, but we are going to trim it back to three days in an effort to save money on fuel. “The tiines will be ex^ tended one hour to meet the requirements of RTA (Read- To-Achieve) for third grade students,” the superinten dent explained. Smallwood sard in light of all the school shootings, and in an effort to keep staff and students safe, the district has applied for a school security grant that will provide a standardized, network accessible video security platform on aU dis trict campuses that will be critical to incident response and live monitoring. “The ^pMcation will pro vide coordination of First Good morninc;, Peggy lUiaiAMs OF Ahiiskie Thank Yar FOR subscrking! Find us on Facebook wvvw.bertieledgeradvance.com Church & Faith B3 Classified B4 Cdtnmunity A2 Opinion A4 Sports Bi t RELAY RNIL^ n 1 35906 JOHN FOLEY/FOR THE BERTIE LEDGER-ADVANCE me to judge this fabulous show. 'There is so much tal ent here and so many piec es of art. It’s very exciting,” Wynn said. The judge went on to ex plain that while judging is very subjective, there were pieces that jumped out at her that were unique and original. “The piece I gave Best in Show to, ‘Sparkle Rock,’ was extremely original. It jumped out at me and I don’t even know how it was done,” Wynn said. Recently relocating fi’om Massachusetts, local Wil- liamston artist and Sparkle See SHOW, A5 A diverse selection of vendors will also be avail able for patrons starting at that time, ranging firom Y’all Eat Yet, Holiday Con cessions, Speller’s Enter prises and Bubba’s Road side Grill to various items such as jewelry and other trinkets that will be avail able for purchase. In addition, the Wmdsor Farmer’s Market will be open, beginning at 1 p.m. Starting at 4 p.m, the ra dio station Magic 95.9 will See FIREWORKS, A5 Responders to any emer gency on school grounds,” the Superintendent empha sized. “The county 911 cen ter will have a dedicated console for system moni toring. The grant amount is See SCHOOLS, A5
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