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Local Government
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By Administrator
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Tuesday, 19 March 2013 14:32 |
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KERNERSVILLE, (AP) — The police chief in the Forsyth County city of Kernersville has resigned.
The city issued a statement late Monday saying that Police Chief Ken Gamble had resigned, citing differences in leadership and management style with the town manager and the town board.
The resignation came the day Gamble was to return from a two-week administrative leave.
There was no comment from Gamble or from Town Manager Curtis Swisher late Monday.
Swisher had placed Gamble on paid administrative leave March 4 but would not say why.
Gamble had been police chief since 2009 and earned nearly $87,000 a year.
Gamble also had been placed on administrative leave in July after his patrol car hit two handcuffed men as they sat beside a road following a police chief. |
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Last Updated on Tuesday, 19 March 2013 14:32 |
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Local Government
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By Administrator
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Friday, 15 March 2013 15:06 |
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RALEIGH, (AP) — Republican lawmakers are attempting to kill a land deal for a new Raleigh park, and City Councilwoman Mary-Ann Baldwin has turned to social media to express her outrage with the help of her dog Jack.
Baldwin on Friday posted a photo on Facebook of her Maltese-Yorkie mix. The dog named for the anti-terror agent from the TV show "24" is relieving himself on a marble column outside the North Carolina General Assembly.
The Democratic councilwoman concedes the image is undiplomatic, but suggests it is emblematic of the Republican-dominated body's treatment of the state's citizens.
Bills introduced Thursday would essentially tear up a contract allowing Raleigh to lease the grounds of the closed Dorothea Dix mental hospital for a regional park. GOP lawmakers say the deal is not good for taxpayers.
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Last Updated on Friday, 15 March 2013 15:07 |
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By Administrator
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Friday, 15 March 2013 05:20 |
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RALEIGH, (SGRToday.com) - Lt. Gov. Dan Forest has appointed three residents to the Rural Economic Development Center, a nonprofit group that aims to develop and implement sound economic strategies for rural North Carolina counties.
Lt. Gov. Forest's appointees are:
- Cicely McCulloch of Wilkes County is the owner/operator of Diana's Bookstore in Elkin. She is a Town Commissioner in Elkin.
- J. Rockland Proffit of Allegheny County is the president/owner of Napco Inc. in Sparta. He is a member of the Appalachian State University Foundation Board of Directors.
- Brendan Jones of Columbus County is a small business owner and native of Tabor City. He serves on the Columbus County Board of Elections. |
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Last Updated on Friday, 15 March 2013 05:20 |
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By Administrator
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Thursday, 14 March 2013 15:38 |
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RALEIGH, (AP) — Gov. Pat McCrory has signed an order declaring a state of emergency for 12 western North Carolina counties after roads were damaged by heavy rains, flooding and mudslides in January.
The order was signed and announced Wednesday.
The declaration allows the state to request emergency relief from the Federal Highway Administration for the damages caused by the flooding and mudslides, which occurred between Jan. 14 and 18.
McCrory's order covers Buncombe, Cherokee, Clay, Graham, Haywood, Jackson, Macon, Madison, McDowell, Mitchell, Swain and Yancey counties. The weather and its effects severely damaged state and federal highways, bridges and other facilities.
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Last Updated on Thursday, 14 March 2013 15:39 |
