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News

School threat averted

WINDSOR – Just two weeks since hosting a regional event on school safety at Bertie High School, Bertie County Sheriff John Holley said a possible ... Read more

by Gene Motley, Thursday, November 15, 2018 9:22 am

News

Call to Action

WINDSOR – It’s a concern that echoes across the district, and beyond. There’s the school shooting in Matthews, outside Charlotte; then, there were the five ... Read more

by Gene Motley, Monday, November 12, 2018 9:44 am

Sports

Record Night

DURHAM –  The “dynamic duo” of Chowan University football players Bryce Witt and Tyrell Freeman became the first pair to ever rush for 100-plus yards in ... Read more

by Gene Motley, Monday, November 12, 2018 9:40 am

Columns

Time to hoop it up, again

ACC Basketball 2017-18 was – in the words of Charles Dickens, ‘the best of times and the worst of times.’ Collectively, the league tied a ... Read more

by Gene Motley, Monday, November 12, 2018 9:39 am

Columns

Take a hand…..be a friend

Another week, another assault weapon, and another pile of bodies. It doesn’t matter anymore if it’s a church, a synagogue, a nightclub, or even a ... Read more

by Gene Motley, Monday, November 5, 2018 9:42 am

Ahoskie

Welcome to Ollies

AHOSKIE – With its Wednesday morning ribbon-cutting, Pennsylvania-based Ollie’s Bargain Outlet continued its onslaught on the Southeast greater than Gen. Sherman’s ‘March to the Sea’. ... Read more

by Gene Motley, Wednesday, October 31, 2018 9:55 am

Northeast

NEA netters finish second at state finals

WINSTON-SALEM – One of the most successful tennis seasons in Northeast Academy history came to an end Saturday at the Salem Academy tennis courts in ... Read more

by Gene Motley, Wednesday, October 31, 2018 9:48 am

News

Florence aid available

Bertie private non-profits eligible for disaster relief Read more

by Gene Motley, Monday, October 29, 2018 10:24 am

COLUMNS--FEATURE SPOT

Saluting a pioneer with an honor well deserved

He’s not as famous as the Greensboro Four who staged the Woolworth’s sit-in that launched the modern civil rights movement, but he owns his own ... Read more

by Gene Motley, Monday, October 29, 2018 10:21 am

News

Everybody participates!

WINDSOR – Bertie County Schools recently participated in its first ever, district-wide Club Day. “By popular student demand, and with the help of two talented ... Read more

by Gene Motley, Wednesday, October 24, 2018 9:39 am

Lewiston-Woodville

Legacy continues

LEWISTON-WOODVILLE – They’ve both done it….again. Just as Bertie County Relay for Life is the top per capita American Cancer Society fundraising event in the ... Read more

by Gene Motley, Monday, October 22, 2018 11:43 am

Columns

Mid-season gridiron honors in the ACC

I love it when the biggest surprise turns out to be when there is no surprise. That certainly hasn’t been the case in ACC Football ... Read more

by Gene Motley, Monday, October 22, 2018 11:34 am

News

One million more

WINDSOR – Even as North Carolina recovers from the full-on onslaught of Hurricane Florence as well as the remnants of Hurricane Michael, Bertie County continues ... Read more

by Gene Motley, Monday, October 15, 2018 10:31 am

Columns

One shout-out for the good guys

A couple of college basketball coaches get the big hand-clap from me for something they did this week that caught my eye and I found ... Read more

by Gene Motley, Monday, October 15, 2018 10:15 am

Ahoskie

Developer compensation repealed

AHOSKIE – Following a recommendation from the town’s Planning Board, a portion of Ahoskie’s Town Code with regard to financial compensation, or reimbursement, for developers ... Read more

by Gene Motley, Thursday, October 11, 2018 12:49 pm

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