November 6, 2009
HIGH POINT (MCT) — Local business manager Cathy Brewer Hinson plans to challenge Rep. Howard Coble from Greensboro in the GOP primary next year.Hinson will become the first Republican to mount a primary challenge to Coble since he won the 6th Distri...
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November 5, 2009
WHITSETT (MCT) — A coin toss, or other tie-breaker, could decide a Whitsett Town Council race if a canvass next week does not change the vote total.
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GREENSBORO — Galvanizing newly annexed residents to vote buoyed Bill Knight to victory in Tuesday’s mayoral election, observers say, while overconfidence in key districts for incumbent Yvonne Johnson sped her loss.
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STONEVILLE — Businessman Jerry Smith rode to a write-in victory Tuesday night by making phone calls, knocking on doors and shaking hands — all in less than two weeks. “You can say I did it the old-fashioned way,” Smith said Wednesd...
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November 4, 2009
GREENSBORO — The City Council just got a lot more conservative — starting with the guy at the top.First-time mayoral candidate Bill Knight ousted incumbent Yvonne Johnson in Tuesday’s City Council election.The victory is the first by a c...
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GREENSBORO — The last time around, it took the Natural Science Center more than six years to open its newest exhibit after voters approved the project.Don’t expect such a long wait this time. Work will begin almost immediately on several parts...
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November 3, 2009
GREENSBORO — The city’s at-large council race changed the council’s composition Tuesday night with the exit of the two-term mayor pro tem, the victory of a newcomer and the return of a popular former council member.Sandra Anderson Groat...
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District 1Why T. Dianne Bellamy-Small won: As a council member, she writes annual reports for her constituents and works to be what she calls “a voice of reason.” This is her fourth victory, solidifying her status as a long-term incumben...
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MADISON — Voters here returned their mayor and two incumbent aldermen to office, and elected a retired police officer to the Board of Aldermen.Mayor Micky Silvers received 69 percent of the vote to win a second term Tuesday, according to complete...
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STOKESDALE — Stokesdale bar owner Angie Lawson and her customers cheered when they heard that two alcohol referendums passed in the town.“I’m just tickled to death,” Lawson said Tuesday night. “I don’t want to see a ba...
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Newcomer Bill Greene was elected mayor by 73.5 percent of Pleasant Garden voters Tuesday night, according to complete but unofficial results.In years past, the mayor was selected by the Town Council from its own members.This year, Greene beat incumbent...
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GREENSBORO — By late morning today, turnout at voting precincts was steady in Greensboro.And voting is snappy.“If you don’t want to wait in line, then this is the election for you,” said Charlie Collicutt, deputy director of electi...
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November 1, 2009
GREENSBORO — She’s got experience on her side. With that and some plans for the future, incumbent Yvonne Johnson hopes to beat challenger Bill Knight to retain her seat as mayor of Greensboro. Johnson was elected to her first term as mayor in...
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GREENSBORO — Bill Knight wants his first elected office to be a big one: mayor of the city of Greensboro. Knight, 69, is a political newcomer, having run for office once.
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October 31, 2009
STONEVILLE — Upgrading the town’s water and sewer system and expanding opportunities for senior citizens and young people rank high on the list of concerns for the candidates for Stoneville mayor and Town Council.
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October 30, 2009
GREENSBORO — Residents on the west side of the city will get to choose between an incumbent and a first-time challenger in the Greensboro City Council election. Early voting continues through Saturday, and Election Day is Tuesday. Here is what the D...
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MADISON — Economic development and lowering the town’s water rates are among the issues on the minds of the seven candidates seeking the offices of mayor and aldermen.
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October 29, 2009
Mike Barber chose not to seek re-election in District 4, which leaves the Greensboro City Council seat open for Joel Landau or Mary Rakestraw. Rakestraw is an at-large council member, and Landau is making his third bid for a council seat. Early voting is...
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GREENSBORO — In the coming days, Greensboro’s black voters will receive the list of City Council candidates endorsed by the George C. Simkins Jr. Memorial Political Action Committee, the city’s long-standing African American political gr...
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October 28, 2009
GREENSBORO — District 3 residents will choose between a sitting council member and a political newcomer in the City Council election. Early voting is under way, and Election Day is Tuesday. Here is what the candidates have to say about what they wou...
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October 27, 2009
RALEIGH (AP) — A wealthy Democratic Party contributor says his donations had nothing to do with obtaining a boat-ramp permit for a coastal development he owned.Gary Allen testified Tuesday at the State Board of Elections investigation into former Go...
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October 26, 2009
RALEIGH (AP) — A political ally of former Gov. Mike Easley testified Monday at a State Board of Elections hearing investigating Easley campaign finances that he provided scores of unreported campaign-related flights to Easley valued at nearly $88,00...
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GREENSBORO — Voters in the city’s southeast district will be asked to choose between a council veteran and a business promoter. Early voting is under way, and Election Day is Nov. 3. What the two District 1 City Council candidates say they wou...
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October 25, 2009
GREENSBORO - If the bond referendum for the Natural Science Center of Greensboro fails, it may be a victim of bad timing. The cost of the $20 million bond — on which Greensboro voters will decide Nov. 3 — means only about $12 more on the tax b...
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October 22, 2009
GIBSONVILLE — A candidate for alderman has withdrawn from the race.Robert H. "Bob" Martin delivered a letter to the Alamance County Board of Elections on Wednesday declaring his intent not to seek a spot on the town's Board of Alderman. Ma...
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