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Film festival begins accepting submissions
The Pecan Pickling Film Festival 2024, slated to begin on Friday, September 13 and run through that weekend, is accepting short film submissions until July 8. Directors and producers are encouraged to submit projects for consideration, according to Equity Films President Patricia Ferguson. Ferguson is the founder of The Pecan Pickling Film Festival which premiered last year in Windsor and saw film enthusiasts and industry professionals come together to celebrate...
Charlotte W. Robertson
COLERAIN – Charlotte White Robertson, born June 16, 1939, in Bertie County, North Carolina, passed away peacefully on July 1, 2024, at the age of 85, at ECU Health Medical Center surrounded by her loving family. A dedicated homemaker, Charlotte embraced her role with grace and devotion. Her faith...
Windsor woman charged with child abuse and neglect
A Windsor woman was arrested and charged with child abuse and neglect last week. Bertie County Sheriff Tyrone Ruffin said deputies were called to a residence on Downey Lane in Windsor on Thursday, June 27 to assist the Bertie County Department of Social Services. “Upon arrival, Sgt. D. Young and Dep. B. Manning discovered DSS workers had responded to the address on Downey Lane earlier in the morning to perform...
Arrest made in North Carolina after authorities found 3 kids left alone without electricity, food or water
BERTIE COUNTY, North Carolina — Bertie County Sheriff's Office made an arrest after it was discovered three kids were left along without the bare necessities. (Video above: WYFF News 4 Evening Headlines) BCSO was dispatched to assist the Bertie County Department of Social Services at a home around 2...
Windsor mother charged after young children found home alone without essentials
WINDSOR, Bertie County — On Thursday, June 27, 2024, around 2:00 p.m., deputies with the Bertie County Sheriff's Office were called to assist Bertie County DSS at a home on Downey Ln in Windsor. When authorities arrived, they found out that DSS workers had already visited the residence earlier...
3 children left alone without power, food, water in North Carolina; woman arrested
WINDSOR, N.C. (WNCT) — A woman has been arrested and is facing charges after the Bertie County Sheriff’s Office said three children were left alone in a house with no power, food or water. Officials said they responded at around 2 p.m. Thursday to assist Bertie County DSS at a home on Downey Lane in […]
County celebrates longest day of the year
The longest day of the year ended too soon for many area music lovers who took advantage of Make Music Bertie and enjoyed selections of jazz, classical, gospel, metal, rock, country and Afrobeats throughout the day at select venues. Bertie County participated in the nationwide musical celebration on the year’s longest day and was one of only 14 North Carolina counties participating, and the only county in Eastern North Carolina. ...
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