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PICTURETHAT Andre’ Alfred says family ties create traditions. A4 FOURTH&LONG David Friedman says check out Team USA Women’s Basketbail. B1 MEDITATING Sylvia Hughes says it is tough to love your enemies. B3 rst oc SCAN ME Volume 124: No. 39 Bertie Ledffer-Advance ^ Thursday • September 29,2022 MISSING AN EDITION OF EASTERN UVING? PICK UP A COPY AT 109 S. KING STREET WINDSOR, NO 27983 EASTERN LIVING MAGAZINE 109 S. KING ST‘PO BOX 69 WINDSOR. NC 27983 252-794-3185‘FAX 252-794-2835 CD a II iu » UJ s S ® S x' s fc: s C HE ^ C SS. i 'ti a: tuu aK S S i -S 8 S ^ ■S » ^ $ X '2 P X a ASKEWVILLE 4- AULANDER 4 COLERAIN 4 KELFORD 4- LEWISTON WOODVILLE 4- MERRY HILL 4- POWELLSVILLE 4- ROXOBEL 4- WINDSOR Citizen dies in confrontation with deputies Deputy on paid administrative leave JOHN FOLEY Staff Writer CENTER GROVE - Bertie County law enforcement answered a call on Wednesday, Sept. 21 at approximately 10 a.m. According to Bertie Coun ty Sheriff John Holley, the 911 Communications Center re ceived a call for service in the northeast region of the county concerning a possible suicide situation. The Aulander Police Depart ment, the Hertford County Sher iffs Office and Bertie County ■deputies were already present when Sheriff Holley arrived. According to earlier reports, a woman was outside her resi dence with a weapon in the Cen ter Grove neighborhood. ' Those reports said, deputies made several • verbal requests for the weapon to be dropped, but the female - now identified as Doris Jean Taylor — refused to follow those commands. When Taylor proceeded to approach the deputies while still holding the weapon. Dep uty Jonathan Price fired a fatal shot. Price is currently on paid administrative leave, according to the sheriff. The State Bureau of Investi gation, (SBI) has been contact ed to assist with investigation. Sheriff Holley said he will be releasing more information as the investigation continues. John Foley can be reached via email at jfoley@apgenc. com. JOHN FOLEY/eaRTIE LEDGER-ADVANCE Members of the panel at Saturday’s discussion at Mt. Olive Baptist Church near Lewiston Woo^ville. Mt. Olive BC symposium highiights youth heip JOHN FOLEY Staff Writer LEWISTON WOODVILLE - When Mt. Olive Baptist Church Project Coordina tor Linda McNair-Moore sent out her instructions on the topics to be addressed by the Bertie County com munity leaders and state officii at Saturday’s “Help Me To Survive and Protect Myself panel discussion; she knew their words would each be different. But the message would be the same: Think Before You Act. “We want to thank ev eryone that came today, especially the youth. We love the youth, we love the youth, we love the youth and we support the youth. And we care for the youth and we are concerned for the youth,” said Mc- Nair-Moore in her opening remarks welcoming every- JOHN FOLEY / BERTIE LEDGER-ADVANCE Event organizer Linda McNair-Moore speaks at the introduction of Saturday’s event. one to the youth panel. The panel included Ber tie Coimty Superintendent of Schools Dr. Otis Small wood, N.C. Highway Patrol Officer Malcom Cherry, Hertford County Sheriff Dexter Hayes, presumptive Bertie Coimty Sheriff-Elect Tyrone Ruffin, Parole Offi cer Sheldon Rhines, Outpa tient Therapist KaToya Jor dan from Integrated Family Services and the Honorable Vershenia BaUance-John- son and Teresa Freeman. While N.C. State Sena tor Don Davis signified the importance of the event during a campaign stop, the morning’s focus was on the topics of educating and supporting youth during tu multuous times. The outside forces to day’s youth face including garrg influence, drug temp tation and use and gun vio lence were discussed along with the need to “think be fore you act.” Dr. Smallwood led off the panel discussion with a message that children need to be weU read, eager to learn and have respect for authority figures. “I respect this man a whole lot,”, Smallwood said, pointing to the See YOUTH, A5 Little named DSS Director in Bertie Co. JOHN FOLEY Staff Writer WINDSOR - The search for the new Bertie County Di rector of Social Services has ended. Daphine Little has been selected as the new Bertie County Director of Social Services effective October 17. Little has 19 years experi ence ■within social services and served her last five years as a Regional Child Welfare Consultant within the Division of Social Ser vices at the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services. She began her career at Cumberland County De partment of Social Services where she served as a food and nutrition worker, adult services social worker, a Daphine Little human services counselor for .domestic violence and the batterer’s treatment pro gram RESOLVE and also served as a child welfare See LITTLE, A5 Referendum set for Nov. 17 JOHN FOLEY staff Writer It’s time to revisit the Nickels for Know How ref erendum. This year’s vote will be held Nov. 17 at three Bertie Coimty polling places: Ber tie Cooperative Extension Office, Nutrien Ag and Pow ell & Stokes. Every six years farmers, feed and fertilizer produc ers have the opportunity to vote on continuing a yearly self-assessment program. “The referendum is being held to let users and pro ducers of feed or fertilizer decide if they wish to con tinue the self-assessment program. This prograpr has been in place since 1948, and the law requires that a new referendum be held every six years,” explained Bertie Coimty Extension Di rector Billy Barrow. Created after World War n the program was de veloped to support crop See VOTE, A5 Update provided on pet pantries, available grants Trent offers to sponsor pantry for western Bertie JOHN FOLEY Staff Writer The Bertie Coimty Commis sioners were presented -with North Carolina Animal Spay and Neuter Program options last Mon In this edition day (Sept. 19) at a work session meeting. However, Deborah Tayloe, one of the Go-foimding members of Companion Animal Advocates Bertie (CAAB) also offered a CAAB update before she made the presentation. CAAB is an ad-hoc committee originally formed by Bertie Coim ty resident Beth Northcott in July, at the urging of Bertie Corruuis- sioner Ron Wesson. “Since July we have made a lot of progress focusing bn animal care. We now have eight to ten advocates working with us. We also have Dr. (Cheryl) Powell, our county veterinarian, is on board as an ad-visor,” said Tayloe. “We want to have someone who can verify we are gi-ving out accurate infor mation.” • Tayloe was the second member to join Northcott’s committee. ‘To date, the committee has developed a website and a Face- book page. We want to help dogs and cats and their owners. We are not trying to mess with animals. We are not a rescue or a shelter. We are going to leave the hands- on work to the professionals at Animal Control and the Humane Society,” Tayloe said. She went on to explain there are numerous grants available to no-kill, non-profits and the com mittee has applied for non-profit status. One available grant includes a $60,000 award to purchase trans portation vehicles to transport an imals to spay and neuter facilities. The Pet Pantry program, which began as a Northcott dream, is See UPDATE, A5 QOCO MORNING, Ronald Mirer OF CoLERAIN Thank rat TOR subscribing! Find US on Facebook www.bertieledgeradvance.com INDEX Church & Faith 63 Classified 64 Opinion A4 Sports Bi
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