Newspapers / Bertie Ledger-Advance (Windsor, N.C.) / Aug. 18, 2022, edition 1 / Page 1
Part of Bertie Ledger-Advance (Windsor, N.C.) / About this page
This page has errors
The date, title, or page description is wrong
This page has harmful content
This page contains sensitive or offensive material
PICTURETHAT Andre’ Alfred says a year makes a big difference. A4 FOURTH&LONG David Friedman says coaching fights should be fun, not deadly. B1 GRACE&TRUTH Pastor Amanda Hoggard says make room for more. B4 ■I SCAN ME Volume 124: No. 33 Bertie Ledger-Advance ^ Thursday ■ August 18,2022 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 WINOSOR.NC 27983 252-794-3185‘FAX 252-794-2835 fcJU CSk =«= 2 3 Ci O O M S » «-» oe K x' 5 t a ^ ar uu ac S i & O ■» u ag ® fx •» ASKEWVILLE AULANDER COLERAIN KELFORD > LEWISTON WOODVILLE MERRY HILL 4- POWELLSVILLE 4 ROXOBEL 4- WINDSOR Bertie teen arrested in Greenviiie kiiiing Williamston man, 21, found dead in July The Dally Reflector GREENVILLE - A Bertie County teen has been ar rested in a July shooting that killed a man at an ^artment complex in north Greenville, police reported. Khalil Desean Small wood, 19, of Windsor, was taken into custody Thurs day after turning himself in to the Greenville Pohce Department’s Violent Crim inal Apprehension Team, a news release from the de partment said. Smallwood is charged with an open count of mur der in connection to the shooting death of Travis Johnson, 21, of Wilham- ston, in an apartment on Bostic Drive on July 19. Smallwood had addi tional charges pending from WilHamston that were served for possession of a weapon of mass destruc tion, the police department said. He was jailed at the Pitt Coiinty Detention Center without bond. Police earher reported they responded to a shoot ing about 2 a.m. at 4110 Bostic Drive, Apt. 103, in the Paramount 3800 com plex. Officers found John son dead in the residence from a gunshot wound. Contact Bobby Bums at babums@reJlector.com and 329.9572. Khalil Desean Smallwood Bertie Co. plans anniversary celebration JOHN FOLEY For the Bertie Ledger-Advance WINDSOR - N.C. Governor Roy Cooper should clear his calendar for Nov. 5. He is going to be invited, along with other state and county leaders and every resident, to join the 300 year anniver sary celebration of Bertie County. That was the message As sistant County Manager Da vid Scarborough presented to the Bertie County Board of Commissioners Monday evening as plans for the 300 year Anniversary Celebra tion are underway. Scarborough reported the 300 year anniversary planning committee had their first meeting and ten tatively decided Saturday, Nov. 5, was the best day to celebrate Bertie’s 1722 change in status fi:om pre cinct to county. “We developed the com mittee from aU of the Bertie County department heads and wanted to device a plan and establish a date before contacting the cities and other municipalities regard ing participation,’’ Scarbor ough said. In Ms presentation, Scar borough suggested the event be held on GranviQe Street in Wmdsor, claim ing the committee had also See CELEBRATE, A3 jMl, Wr i iM fsu -'nTiTT' m - fri ' LEWIS HOGGARD/WINDSOR/BERTIE CHAMBER OF COMMERCE Chief (Ret.) Randy Cherry by his cooker during Saturday’s event in Indian Woods. Indian Woods celebrates ‘Back to School’ event JOHN FOLEY For the Bertie Ledger-Advance INDIAN WOODS - CMcken grillers, cMcken lovers, cMcken judges, volunteers, participants, family members, fiiends and school aged children all gathered Saturday at the Blue Jay Recreation Center in Indian Woods to ei\joy a ‘Back to School Extravaganza.’ And an extravaganza it was. Commimity spirit filled the air along with the pleasant aromas of a barbecue cook off. Inflation didn’t show its face Sat urday as the Blue Jay Recreation Association provided everything, including book bags and supplies for school aged children, for free. In a monumental outpouring of commimity support fpr youngsters going back to school, hundreds of residents eiyoyed an afternoon of late suiruner activities, under cool- LEWIS HOGGARD/CHAMBER OF COMMERCE A youngster receives her book bag at Saturday’s Back to School Extravaganza. er skies Saturday, including classic cars, sparkling motorcycles, hot dogs, hamburgers and a cMcken judging contest. And cMcken, lots of cMcken, at the Blue Jay Recreation Center. The enticing smells of barbe cued cMcken on a hot grill wafted through the pines and could be er\joyed fi'om a half mile away as ei^t grill masters prepared hearty cMcken legs and thighs for the five judges to eryoy. “This is some of the best cMcken I have ever had,” said former Ber tie Coimty Manager Scott Sauer, a contest judge. “It’s going to be very hard to pick a winner.” The judges had to rate the cMck en on flavor, appearance, tender ness, doneness and how moist each piece was. 'The grill masters had been cooking for hours before the noon judging began. See SCHOOL, A3 flags Bertie DSS was audited before being taken over JOHN FOLEY For the Bertie Ledger-Advance WINDSOR - The question of who dropped ffie ball overseeing the procedures at the Bertie County office of Social Services remains unanswered as resumes to fill the vacant director’s po sition have been received. Former Bertie County Social Service Director Cin dy Perry resigned abruptly on June 24 in light of a June 30 scheduled pre-dismissal conference addressing the possible unlawful signing of Social Service custody or ders by the director. Currently under the tem porary supervision of the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Ser vices (DHHS), the Bertie County office of child wel fare was found to be in a state of disarray by DHHS officials in May. 'The DHHS mitiated a review of child welfare ser vices after being informed of serious concerns around its practice, delivery and administration of child wel fare services, a statement from DHHS said. It went on to say information gathered during the review revealed “a systemic lack of adequate training, supervision and ca pacity to deliver appropri ate child welfare services in See DSS, A3 Ryann Bryant takes over Bertie County Public Library reins Bryant JOHN FOLEY For the Bertie Ledger-Advance Windsor native Ryann Bryant was named the Ber tie County Library Manager on August 1, taking over library management from former manager Nancy Hughes, who retired on July 31 after a 36-year career at the Windsor-based library. Bryant was bom and raised in Windsor and holds a Bachelor’s in English from East Carolina Uraversity and a Masters in Library and Information Sciences from Rutgers Umversity, as of May 2020. Currently there are no plans to make any mqjor changes. “We have only been in tMs new location for a little over a year so we are stiU feeling out our patron base and what they would like from us,” said Bryant. “We had such a strong turnout for our summer reading program this year that it gives us hope that we can keep that momentum going tMough the rest of the year and hopefully through to next summer.” Bryant is not a newcom er to thp library system. She has been working for the li brary system since October of 2017 while she was work ing on her Masters degree online. Citing Hughes’ tutelage, Bryant said, “The biggest thing that she (Hughes) taught not oMy me, but the other staff members as well, was how to work with patrons. It is a challenge at times, to understand how to help a person who may not know what exactly they need in terms of help,” said Bryant. ”Working through how to approach those kinds of issues took quite a bit of time.” One of the challenges facing Bryant is online com petition. In an attempt to stay current, Bertie County See LIBRARY, A3 In this edition GOOX) MORNINCi, ftORETTA HoILPC OF Merry Hill Thank vaiTDR subscribinu! Find US on Facebook www.bertieledgeradvance.conn INDEX Church & Faith B4 Classified B2 Opinion A4 Sports Bi RELAY FOR LIFE 0 11711 35906 ,6
Bertie Ledger-Advance (Windsor, N.C.)
Standardized title groups preceding, succeeding, and alternate titles together.
Aug. 18, 2022, edition 1
1
Click "Submit" to request a review of this page. NCDHC staff will check .
0 / 75