The Virginian-Pilot
                             THE VIRGINIAN-PILOT 
              Copyright (c) 1996, Landmark Communications, Inc.

DATE: Saturday, October 26, 1996            TAG: 9610260376
SECTION: LOCAL                   PAGE: B2   EDITION: NORTH CAROLINA 
TYPE: Local Briefs 
DATELINE: BERTIE COUNTY                     LENGTH:   18 lines

FERGUSON APPOINTED TO NATIONAL POST

Bertie County Commissioner Patricia Ferguson has been named to the National Association of Counties' Human Services and Education Steering Committee.

The appointed was made by NACo President Michael Hightower.

The NACo steering committees each are comprised of 50 to 60 county officials who meet during the year to examine issues critical to local government.

The Human Services and Education Steering Committee will focus on immediate and long-range welfare reform, income maintenance, older Americans, community action, food stamps, rights of the handicapped and deinstitutionalization. by CNB