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] STORYTEASER RECOGNITION Brandice Hoggard says prepare Sue Fairless honored at retired 1 now for Halloween. school personnel meeting. I A4 B2 GRACE&TRUTH Pastor Amanda Hoggard says ‘stay in your lane.’ B3 (9 i# ^ SCAN ME Volume 124: No. 43 Bertie Ledger-Advance o Thursday ■ October 27,2022 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 WINDSOR. NC 27983 252-794-3185‘FAX 252-794-2835 8 3C c: ^ 5 S -H SC UJ O -f ar a s xrHI —I ASKEWVILLE AULANDER 4- COLERAIN 4- KELFORD 4 LEWISTON WOODVILLE 4- MERRY HILL 4 POWELLSVILLE 4- ROXOBEL 4- WINDSOR Juvenile petition filed in Winbome homicide JOHN FOLEY Staff Writer POWELLSVILLE - According to the medical examiner’s report, Chris topher Winbome’s body was in a ditch three or four days before it was discovered on July 22. Now petitions have been drawn against a local 15-year-old male. Bertie County Sheriff John Holley said an investigation was conducted after the body was discovered near Wmbome’s res idence on 220 Center Grove Rd. in Ahoskie. That eventually led to the petitions being filed this week. State law prohibits the release of names of persons imder 18 years of age. However, a petition is a document filed in juvenile court alleging that a juveMe is a delin quent or a status offender and asking that the court assume juris diction over the juvenile or that an alleged delinquent be transferred to criminal court for prosecution as an adult. Winbome’s body was badly decomposed at the time of di^ coveiy, but it was determined Ids death was caused by blxmt force trauma. Sheriff Holley said earlier Win- bome Uved at the residence with a female acquaintance and several other individuals. The North Carolina SBI was involved with the Bertie County Sheriff’s Office investigation. While state law prohibits the release of a minor’s name some ju veniles are criminally prosecuted as adults through a process called “transfer.” At age 13 or older, a juvenile may be “transferred” to adult criminal court, if a juvenile court judge finds probable cause that the juvenile committed a felony offense and conducts a transfer hearing. In certain situations, transfer See PETITION, A3 Bertie garners electric bus JOHN FOLEY Staff Writer The latest Bertie Coun ty Schools district grant is electrifying. The district has been awarded a $501,108 grant from the N.C. Volkswagen Settlement Program. The Grant includes $411,558 for an electric school bus and $89,550 to install the charging infrastmcture to keep that bus running. “As a school district, we are always about the busi ness of continuous improve ment. Students’ traditional mode of transportation, diesel school buses, is a big emitter of pollutants,” said Bertie County Schools Su perintendent Dr. Otis Small wood. “This one effort of obtaining an electric school bus will help to mitigate the negative effects of green house gas emissions.” Electric buses reduce emissions by 100 percent; this bus accounts for a re duction in nitrogen oxide emission of 1.04 tons. In April, 2017, aU.S. court ^proved the third partial settlement addressing civil penalties in the Volkswa gen case.'These settlements resolved allegations that Volkswagen violated the Clean Air Act by the sale See BUS, A3 JOHN FOLEY/BERTIE LEDGER-ADVANCE Kelly Stitzers, Charlotte Allen and Cleo Warlickm work on their brush strokes at the site of the mural. ‘Doodling’ the Day away JOHN FOLEY/BERTIE LEDGER-ADVANCE Sarah McWilson, Nicole Outlaw and Andrew NlcWilson discuss the day’s work. JOHN FOLEY Staff Writer WINDSOR - Artists of aU ages, sizes and styles brushed up on their abili ties Saturday as the town’s Granville Street mural be gan to take on new life. County residents and mmul enthusiasts assist ed in the mural’s scaling process by doodling the day away on the License Plate Agency wall at 122 Granville Street in Wind sor. Muralists Andrew and Sarah McWilson are cur rently using the doodle method to scale their art to the wall and Saturday was more than just a com munity participation day, the participation proved an integral part of the pro cess. “We use the doodles as guidelines so when we blow up our image it will be in perfect proportion,” said Andrew McWilson, See DAY, A3 Events for 800th set JOHN FOLEY Staff Writer It’s been 300 years in the making and suddenly is less than two weeks away. The Bertie County 300 year celebration is Saturday, Nov. 5, and offers a full slate of events. Everyone, from everywhere, is invited to part^e in the historic cele bration of past, present and future. Events are scheduled to take place throughout the county showcasing the unique history of Bertie County. While being formed in 1722, Bertie is one of the largest counties in North Carolina today, however, its only a fraction of its original size as it once played host to land that has since become present day Tyrell County, Edgecombe, Northampton and Hertford counties. Since the earliest inhab itants were Native Ameri cans, namely the Tbscarora and Meherrin Tribes, its only appropriate that Chief Joriathan Caudill will dis cuss a portion of Native American history. Caudill will highlight Me herrin Tribal Cultural Heri tage Experiences followed by a discussion of the Tus- carora Indians by Dr. Arwin See EVENTS, A3 Lewiston Woodville sewer project to begin, contract awarded JOHN FOLEY Staff Writer • 4 Greene Engineering of Wilson received a nod of approval from the Bertie County Board of Com missioners last Monday to begin the long awaited Lewiston Wood ville Community Water System Replacement Project. The board voted unanimously In this edition — to approve the engineering firm’s $756,500 contract. The contract covers the initial engineering por tion of the project. The American Rescue Plan Act provided funding from the State Fiscal Recovery Fund for the Lew iston Woodville project. The ARPA Project Grant will cover one-hun dred percent of project costs up to a maximum of $4,912,611. N.C. Gov. Roy Cooper an nounced the awards in July. Com munities statewide received a re cord $789.4 million in water and wastewater infrastructure fund ing. These Grants will help pay for 385 projects statewide. “Clean drinking water is neces sary for healthy families and thriv ing communities and businesses,” said Gov. Cooper. “The historic level of investment provided by the American Rescue Plan will help increase resiliency, support economic growth in our state and improve access to clean water in the communities that need it most.” Bertie County received one of the highest statewide awards making the project possible. 'The approved contract includes planning, design, permitting, bid ding, construction administration, observation and funding adminis trative services for the project Replacing the approximate 32,680 plus linear feet (Dp of six inch Asbestos Cement pipe with PVC is a massive undertaking. However, that is only one phase See CONTRACT, A3 C\OOD MORNING, IViLMA Hooey OF Ahliskie Thank YaiRTR subscribing! 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