(Madison, NC) – On Saturday, April 30, 2011, the African American Caucus of the Rockingham County Democratic Party held a Open Town Hall Meeting at the Madison Town Hall. In attendance were Two of NC members of the North Carolina General Assembly, Representative Bryan R. Holloway (Rep) and Representative Bert Jones (Una). Jones and Holloway, [...]
HOUSE APPROPRIATIONS BILL TO CUT GOLDEN LEAF FUNDING FOR 2012, 2013 Proposed Legislation would divert almost $140 million away from rural, tobacco-dependent, and economically distressed North Carolina communities. (Raleigh, NC) – In an email from Golden Leaf Foundation President, Dan Gerlach, that was received on April 27, 2011, it was stated that, upcoming proposed legislation [...]
Drug violations could send millions to other states, leave NC paying too much (Raleigh, NC) – North Carolina taxpayers and consumers could lose millions in legal settlements won because of illegal drug marketing and other violations if House Bill 542 becomes law, Attorney General Roy Cooper said Thursday. State taxpayers pay for drugs purchased directly [...]
(Raleigh, NC) – As the North Carolina General Assembly begins a historic but challenging session this week, Speaker-designate Thom Tillis has announced House committee assignments. “The outstanding work, led by Rep. Edgar Starnes, to restructure committees and refine our focus laid the groundwork for an accelerated process to appoint members and the committee leadership,” Tillis [...]
(Wentworth, NC) – A large crowd of supporters and other elected officials were present as newly elected Representative Bert Jones took his official oath of office Thursday evening at the Rockingham Community College Whitcomb Center. Jones made history by winning election to the North Carolina House of Representatives in November by a comfortable 56-44% margin [...]
Forrest Bray attended the swearing-in ceremony of newly elected State Representative Burt Jones. The following is Mr. Bray’s thoughts on the evening. – (January 6, 2011) - This was the night that Burt Jones was sworn as the North Carolina State Representative with over a hundred in attendance. Wayne Sutton was in charge and brought everybody [...]
Four-Step Plan Will Restructure State Government, Prepare for Upcoming Budget (Pinehurst, NC) – Gov. Bev Perdue today announced a sweeping proposal to restructure state government from 14 high-level functions to eight, marking the most significant change to North Carolina government in 30 years. In a speech to the Moore County and other regional Chambers of [...]
(Wentworth, NC) – Rockingham County voters, of which there are 58,416 registered voters in Rockingham County, took to the polls on Tuesday, Nov 2, 2010, to cast their votes. The Rockingham County Board of Elections UNOFFICIAL RESULTS as of 10:00pm on Nov. 2nd, reported a 44.53% voter turnout. In the race for the County Board [...]
(Wentworth, NC) – On Monday, September 20th, 2010 the Rockingham County League of Local Governments held their annual dinner at the Rockingham County Agriculture building on Hwy 65, in Wentworth, NC. Representatives of the county’s municipalities which include, Eden, Reidsville, Stoneville, Wentworth, Madison, Mayodan, and Rockingham County Government, gathered to hear a presentation from Ginger [...]
(Wentworth, NC) – Governor Perdue has proclaimed September 2010 as “Citizens Voter Registration Awareness Month” in North Carolina. The goal of this proclamation is to provide North Carolina citizens with every opportunity to register to vote. Participation in this statewide effort, conducted by the County Boards of Elections, is mandated by G.S. § 163-82.25 § [...]
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