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November 6, 2009

Coble might get GOP challenger from High Point

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... Read More

November 5, 2009

Whitsett council race may come down to coin toss

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. Read More

Western, northwest turnout pushed Knight’s mayoral win
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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. Read More

Write-in candidate successful in race for Stoneville seat

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... Read More

November 4, 2009

Knight wins mayoral race
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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... Read More

Science center bond passes with 61 percent
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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... Read More

November 3, 2009

At-large council race changes composition
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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... Read More

Few surprises in Greensboro district races
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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... Read More

Incumbents prevail in Rockingham County

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... Read More

ABC store, liquor by the drink pass in Stokesdale

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... Read More

Pleasant Garden: Greene wins mayor's job

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... Read More

Election turnout steady, and voting is snappy

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... Read More

November 1, 2009

Incumbent Johnson 'consensus-builder’
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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... Read More

Knight vows to cut costs and bickering
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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. Read More

October 31, 2009

Candidates run for mayor, five council seats in Stoneville
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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. Read More

October 30, 2009

Candidates eager to work with new city manager
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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... Read More

Madison residents vie for seats
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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. Read More

October 29, 2009

District 4 rivals highlight police, diversity
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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... Read More

New PAC hopes to sway city’s black voters
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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... Read More

October 28, 2009

Candidates say Greensboro must add police
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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... Read More

October 27, 2009

Democratic Party contributor testifies at hearing

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... Read More

October 26, 2009

State elections board starts Easley hearing
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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... Read More

Candidates state case for District 1
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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... Read More

October 25, 2009

Is Guilford to take on a historic debt load?

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... Read More

October 22, 2009

Gibsonville candidate withdraws

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... Read More

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