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CHAMBERCHAHER Brandice Hoggard says do what is best for your children. LUCKYSEVEN Brandice Hoggard says do what is best for your children. GRACE&TRUTH Pastor Amanda Hoggard says promises are kept. SCAN ME Volume 124: No. 37 MISSING AN EDITION OF EASTERN LIVING? PICK UP A COPY AT 109 S. KING STREET WINDSOR, NO 27983 i m VI, J 1x1 imyVv ■ EASTERN LIVING MAGAZINE ^ w ■ 109 S. KING ST‘PO BOX 69 Thursday ■ Soptoiiibor 15,20221252-794-3185‘fax 252-794-2835 Bertie Ledffer-Advance Thiircii'iu . Canfamkar 1 R OflO' U4 r>. 2 2 3 •*> S H i s s gas ^ z s s PS m z s & ^ ASKEWVILLE 4- AULANDER COLERAIN KELFORD 4- LEWISTON WOODVILLE 4- MERRY HILL 4- POWELLSVILLE 4- ROXOBEL WINDSOR JOHN FOLEY/BERTIE LEDGER-ADVANCE Dion Burroughs at the opening of his one-man show at the Bertie Arts Council. Arts Council hosts one-man show JOHN FOLEY Staff Writer The Bertie County Arts Council brought downtown to life Thursday evening as it hosted the opening of Dion Burroughs’ one man show, “The Creative Art of Diversity.” A steady stream of foot traffic graced King Street as art lovers and enthusiasts arrived to view Bur roughs’ acrylic creativity. While his multi-colored canvas highlighted the walls, BCAC President Susie Remkes’ culinary creations appealed to other palates as gallery rebars opted for the Pepper Sauteed Shrimp, Medi terranean Skewers, Philo-bird nests. Cheese balls, fruit trays and other lite- passables. There was also a se lection of grapes in both varieties, sip and chew. It was, however. Burroughs’ show that left patrons hungry for more. The artistic entrepreneur has been draw ing since he was a teen. “I began drawing when I was 14 JOHN FOLEY/BERTtE LEDGER-ADVANCE Bertie County citizen Scott Sauer takes in the newest exhibit at the Bertie Arts Council. and have not stopped. It has always been one of my passions,” said Bm- roughs. Burroughs derives his inspiration See SHOW, A3 Walk focuses on mental health stress JOHN FOLEY Staff Writer WINDSOR - Over 100 res idents gathered in Wind sor Saturday at the former Woods and Water location on King Street to show their support for local health ini tiatives by partaking in ‘Let’s Talk About It Mental Healtlt Awareness Walk.’ The walk was organized by Rwenshaun Miller and te Good Stress Company. The Bertie Coimty YMCA and Executive Director Ca sey Owens, along with Eu- In this edition stress, Inc. sponsored the event. “It was a terrific event. Look at the amount of peo ple that showed up,” said Owens, smiling. Aside from being the CEO of Eustress, Inc., Mill er is a licensed psychother apist and a “Mental Health Change Agent” primarily working with Black men and boys — a demograph ic tliat suffers from Mental Health more than other groups. Obtaiiiing adequate See WALK, A3 JOHN FOLEY/BERTIE LEDGER-ADVANCE Zumba dancing was a good way to start of Saturday’s walk. Former Aulander mayor thanks constituents JOHN FOLEY staff Writer Last month Larry Drew surprised fellow city offi cials, town employees and Aulander resi dents when he resigned his position as the town’s Mayor after serving in that role DREW for the past 14 years. “I have spent the last few weeks struggling with a very difficult decision. I have prayed for guidance and direction and I have come to the realization that the time has come for me to step away fi"om the daily op eration of the town and put the health of my wife and myself as my primary con cern,” Drew said in a writ ten statement. In the announcement. Drew went on to address his ultimate commitment to making a positive difference during his tenure. “It breaks my heart that I can’t finish my term as mayor, but I know there are some really good and talent ed people who can continue to lead this town,” he said. Drew has been a force in Aulander for years. A grad uate of Bertie High School, he spent his professional career as a human resource See DREW, A2 Pet Pantries to open in Bertie Co. JOHN FOLEY Staff Writer In July, Beth Northcott stood alone in front of the Bertie Coimty Commission ers and proposed the board consider the possibility of a tethering ordinance in Ber tie County. While that discussion did not muster adequate support for an ordinance, Northcott did get the nod from the board to form an ad-hoc committee to further research the possibilities of some county legislation. Two months later, North cott is standing with a group of Bertie County res idents who have fonned CAAB (Companion Animal ,,, 4. . ' ll I*, w * 1^/ The pet pantries being built for distribution in Bertie County will be similar to these food pantries. Advocates of Bertie), and the organization is actively working to set up education al programs while offering free pet food through their new Pet Pantry Program. See PANTRY, A3 DHHS set to revamp regional support model JOHN FOLEY Staff Writer While the current state of Bertie County Department of Social Services (DSS) is not the catalyst for the move, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Service (NCDHHS) is creating a new Regional Support Model for monitor ing county services. This new model calls for the creation of 14 new po sitions appropriated in tire 2022-2023 state budget The Regional Support Model will have three clrild welfare specialists assigned to each region with one for Safe ty, which includes Intake, CPS Assessments, and CPS In Home, one designated for Pennanency Plarming services and another for CQI-Contmuous Quality Improvement, focusing on case review, data review and the development of CQI See MODEL, A3 CiOOD MORNING, Paige Myers OF COLERAIN Thank yam’R subscribing! Find us on Facebook www.bertieledgeradvance.com INDEX Church & Faith Classified Opinion Sports REOiH ■ Saturday, October lEEGIQMFMGMofe’US 17 Business (1317 West QueeMllM
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