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PICTURETHAT Andre’ Alfred says tell those you care about. FOURTH&LONG David Friedman recaps College ;• 1 r. i llhbu. Football’s opening week. Bl HARTMAN2HEART Pastor Chuck Hartman desribes the posture of success. im SCAN ME Volume 124: No. 36 Bertie Ledffer-Advance ThiiKcHou • CantomhAf 8 Thursday * September 8,2022 980 S. Academy St. Ahoskie,NC 27910 m :ft-' IMASTERS Heating & Air Conditioning 252209.0223 —I jf at a * S fu SE E £ s M O Si s »S I 3 ASKEWVILLE 4- AULANDER 4- COLERAIN -4 KELFORD 4- LEWISTON WOODVILLE 4> MERRY HILL 4- POWELLSVILLE 4- ROXOBEL 4- WINDSOR Aulander receives second PARTF Grant New project to include playground, picnic shelter CONTRIBUTED PHOTO A rendering of the playground that can be built from the PARTF grant awarded to Aulander. JOHN FOLEY Staff Writer There’s a new playground in the town of Aulander’s future. North Carolina Parks and Rec reation Authority (Authority) ap proved a $142,650 grant from the state’s Park and Recreation 'Trust Fund (PARTF) for Aulander at its meeting held on Aug. 26 at the Na ture Research Center in Raleigh. Aulander will be constructing the new playground, along with public restrooms and a picnic shel ter, grills, picnic tables and park benches. In addition, the grant will include restirfacing the existing walking, fitness track, installing new fitness stations signs, a new swing set, additional bleachers for the baseball field and renovations to the gym and senior center. “This was a second PARTF Grant that the town applied for this funding cycle,” said Aulander Commissioner Bobbie Parker. “We were very fortunate to be able to hire Emily Miller of McAdams and Associates as our grant writer. She also was the grant writer for our original PARTF Award.” Parker is the council member tasked with all PARTF funding projects. The project will encompassed the same area as the splash pad. See GRANT, A3 Drew resigns as Aulander Mayor JOHN FOLEY Staff Writer • Aulander Mayor Lany Drew resigned as the town’s chief official last month cit ing health concerns. The resignation was ef fective immediate. Currently, Aulander Com missioner Bryan Moiings is Mayor Pro-Tern. .Drew has held the top post for the past 13 years and his term does not offi cially end until 2023. With the vacancy recent ly created, the council now must take steps to fill the position. Per the North Carolina League of Municipalities, ■first the board will fill the vacant council seat by ap pointing someone. The next step for the Au lander Board of Commis sioners will be appointing a new mayor to serve the remainder of Drew’s term. If they choose a current com missioner - which is not a requirement - the board will then have to appoint a per son to fill that term. Officials in Aulander said Mr. Drew plans on posting a letter to the citizens on the town’s Facebook page in the coming weeks. John Foley can be reached via email at jfo- ley@apgenc. com. Bertie County harvest on track JOHN FOLEY Staff Writer While Inflation has many Bertie County farmers con cerned about the cost of future inputs, this year’s harvest looks to be on track for a strong finish according to Bertie County Extension Agent Edward Godfrey. “It’s a little early to tell right now on yields, but we hope that most of the crops had a strong finish given the precipitation leading up to the last couple weeks. How ever, the crops that aren’t about to be harvested could probably use some rain right now,” said Godfi-ey. There is rain in the fore cast for early next week. The drought is one concern farmers face, however, sup ply chain disruptions are also causing concerns. Godfrey noticed that See CROPS, A3 OCIAN KAtAk. ■ 3 RUSS RUSSELL / BERTIE LEDGER-ADVANCE Bertie Beach Is Just one part of the Tall Glass of Water project. Commissioners discussed funding for the project at their last meeting. Commissioners review TGOW project JOHN FOLEY Staff Writer The Bertie County 'Tall Glass of Wa ter (TGOW) project came under re view last week when project consul tant Robin Payne informed the Bertie County Board of Commissioners they needed to take a sharp pencil to the TGOW Bertie Beach Project. “We are over,” were Payne’s open ing remarks to the board. “We’re about $450,000 to $500,000 over. So to move forward, we need to agree to commit to those funds being avail able by May 2023.” “Bertie County’s investment in the TGOW 147-acre property will be the first public beach access to recre ational waters, unlike anywhere else in Noitheastem North Carolina. Re ferred to locally as “Tall Glass of Wa ter” (TGOW)” until a name and logo have been selected, the site’s most stunning feature is its 2,200 linear feet of sand beach and shallow calm wa ters overlooked by impressive high cliffs on the Albemarle Soimd where the Chowan River begins,” according to the County’s project web page, ** The ‘overage’ Payne was referring to, focused on the shortage in commit ted funds to the project, not including the allocated money to date. Inflation and rising costs have had substantial effects on the construction industiy nationwide and construction costs are expected to escalate by 14 per cent by year’s end. The commissioners have commit ted to financing the project and to date have advance funding for almost 90 percent of Phase I. Payne may still See TGOW, A3 Burroughs exhibit opens Thursday at Bertie Arts Council JOHN FOLEY Staff Writer The Bertie Arts Council is hosting a gala reception at their King Street location from 5:30-7:30 p.m. p.m. on Thursday, Sept. 8. The event will mark the opening of a solo exhibit by In this edition Dion Burroughs. “Dion Burroughs is pas sionate about his artwork and sharing it with others. He is very excited to be hav ing this show,” said Bertie Arts Council Secretary Re becca Jinnette. Burroughs was bom and raised in Martin County, and Good morning, Joseph Stcouo OF Merry Hill Thank YOU FOR subscribing! began drawing and painting at age of fifteen. Through his high school years he attended the summer pro gram at the Martin Luther King Center in Williamston, learning much from high school teachers Carolyn Ashley, Cyndi Herman and Kathy McKee. Find us on Facebook wvvw.bertieledgeradvance.com Burroughs experimented with pen and ink, appliqued felt and paint. The artist has displayed his work in near ly 31 solo exhibitions and many juried and invitational art e^^bits in neighboring counties, earning first place awards for some of his art works. Burrough’s quilt entitled “The Scary Scarecrow” is displayed in the First South Bank’s Permanent Collec tion. Several of his paintings have been chosen for the N.C. Community College Art Exhibit. See EXHIBIT, A3 CONTRIBUTED PHOTO Dion Burroughs at a previous art show exhibit. INDEX Church & Faith B4 Classified B2 Opinion A4 Sports Bi Bertie County Non-Emergency Transports 252-794-5334.252-325-2460 Family Helping Family 0 11711 35906 6
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