The Jacksonville Daily News: The Little Things That Make Me Happy
Posted on June 22, 2008 - Filed Under 2008 Elections, Activism, Delma Collins, Jacksonville Daily News, Mainstream Media, Onslow County, Onslow County Board of Commissioners | 2 Comments
Today’s edition of the Jacksonville Daily News has an editorial (unfortunately one that’s unsigned, so I don’t know to whom to send the “Thank you” note) that details the more 6-year saga of the Onslow County Jail project. Unfortunately, this editorial isn’t available online unless you have a subscription to the online-version of the [...]
Read More..>>Onslow County Board of Commissioners: County Must Tighten Belt
Posted on June 20, 2008 - Filed Under 2008 Elections, Activism, Delma Collins, Jacksonville Daily News, Lionel Midgett, Martin Aragona, Jr., News, Onslow County Board of Commissioners, Paul Buchanan, Politics | Leave a Comment
While the City of Jacksonville has a ginormous budget (and the debt to go with it), the Onslow County Board of Commissioners chose to cut back and pull funds from the reserve account.
The Jacksonville Daily News reports.
The commissioners were presented a budget plan that called for increasing the tax rate from 50.3 cents per [...]
A Reader asks a Question for Candidates for the Onslow County Board of Commissioners
Posted on May 16, 2008 - Filed Under 2008 Elections, Activism, Barbara Ikner, Bill Keller, Democrats, Don Sweeting, Ernie Wright, John Burns, Lionell Midgett, Onslow County Board of Commissioners, Onslow County, NC, Paul Buchanan, Politics, Republicans, Tony Padgett, W. C. Jarman, William Rouse, Jr. | Leave a Comment
I’d like to know from the candidates how they plan on dealing with ONWASA?
I’ve heard about all the growth speeches I want to hear. ONWASA is the pick pocket that no one seems to be able to control.
In case the candidates are unaware, my water charge is $11.23 and the 3/4es water usage charge is [...]
2008 Primary Analysis: Over 4,000 Votes Not Counted on Tuesday
Posted on May 10, 2008 - Filed Under 2008 Elections, Onslow County Board of Commissioners, Onslow County Board of Elections, Onslow County, NC, Politics | 2 Comments
No doubt, if you keep up with Onslow County news, you know that the Onslow County Board of Elections failed to count over 4,000 votes on Tuesday.
There was a glitch in the computers used to tally the ballots and, apparently, the vote totals from early voting weren’t originally counted in the results.
Fortunately, none of the [...]
2008 Primary Analysis: Onslow County Commissioners
Posted on May 7, 2008 - Filed Under 2008 Elections, Delma Collins, Democrats, Jack Bright, Lionell Midgett, Onslow County Board of Commissioners, Paul Buchanan, Politics, Republicans | Leave a Comment
The Primary Election had some very interesting results for the Onslow County Board of Commissioners. It appears that Onslow County voters are unsatisfied with the current Board and want new representation.
The winners of the Democratic ballot:
Tony Padgett 6044 18.96%
Ernie Wright 5678 17.81%
John Burns 4473 14.03%
William T. Rouse, Jr. 4190 13.15%
Don Sweeting 4083 12.81%
Former Commissioners Tony Padgett and Ernie Wright were the [...]
2008 Primary: Onslow Results
Posted on May 6, 2008 - Filed Under 2008 Elections, Delma Collins, Democrats, George Cleveland, Jack Bright, Joe McLaughlin, Lionell Midgett, Martin Aragona, Jr, NC House 14, NC House 15, NC-03, Onslow County Board of Commissioners, Onslow County Board of Education, Onslow County Register of Deeds, Onslow County, NC, Paul Buchanan, Politics | Leave a Comment
As of 10:48pm and with 23 of 23 precincts reporting in completely, here’s Onslow’s tally:
Board of Commissioners:
Democrats:
Donald Clinger (DEM)
11.04%
3,518
Tony Padgett (DEM)
18.96%
6,044
Tommy Parkhurst (DEM)
12.20%
3,887
William T. Rouse, Jr. (DEM)
13.15%
4,190
Don Sweeting (DEM)
12.81%
4,083
Ernie Wright (DEM)
17.81%
5,678
John Burns (DEM)
14.03%
4,473
31,873
Republicans:
Glenn Camp (REP)
6.25%
1,504
Delma Collins (REP)
7.96%
1,914
Kenny Flanagan (REP)
4.62%
1,111
Barbara Melton Ikner (REP)
11.76%
2,828
W. C. Jarman (REP)
8.46%
2,035
Jeff Jones (REP)
8.02%
1,929
Bill Keller (REP)
8.97%
2,159
Michael M. Lowdermilk (REP)
5.38%
1,294
Lionell Midgett (REP)
8.37%
2,014
Richard L. Ray (REP)
5.98%
1,438
Donald R. Shipley (REP)
3.88%
934
John C. Williams (REP)
3.76%
904
Jack Bright (REP)
8.03%
1,932
Paul Buchanan (REP)
8.56%
2,060
24,056
Board of Education:
Jeff Brown
12.29%
6,151
Margaret E. Brown
17.18%
8,596
Robert B. Gaskins
10.57%
5,292
Jay Hodges
6.59%
3,298
Fred Holt
11.26%
5,633
Curtis [...]
Read More..>>2008 Primary: 9:43pm Results - Onslow County Board of Commissioners
Posted on May 6, 2008 - Filed Under 2008 Elections, Delma Collins, Democrats, Jack Bright, Lionell Midgett, Onslow County Board of Commissioners, Onslow County, NC, Paul Buchanan, Politics, Republicans | Leave a Comment
As of 9:43pm, the Onslow County Commissioners looked like this:
Democrats:
Donald Clinger (DEM)
11.06%
2,566
Tony Padgett (DEM)
19.48%
4,519
Tommy Parkhurst (DEM)
12.27%
2,847
William T. Rouse, Jr. (DEM)
13.17%
3,055
Don Sweeting (DEM)
12.64%
2,933
Ernie Wright (DEM)
17.66%
4,097
John Burns (DEM)
13.73%
3,186
23,203
Republicans:
Glenn Camp (REP)
6.02%
1,073
Delma Collins (REP)
7.92%
1,412
Kenny Flanagan (REP)
4.69%
836
Barbara Melton Ikner (REP)
11.82%
2,107
W. C. Jarman (REP)
8.88%
1,584
Jeff Jones (REP)
7.92%
1,413
Bill Keller (REP)
9.26%
1,652
Michael M. Lowdermilk (REP)
5.01%
894
Lionell Midgett (REP)
8.61%
1,535
Richard L. Ray (REP)
5.79%
1,032
Donald R. Shipley (REP)
3.92%
699
John C. Williams (REP)
3.67%
654
Jack Bright (REP)
7.87%
1,403
Paul Buchanan (REP)
8.62%
1,537
17,831
Read More..>>Primary Elections 2008
Posted on May 6, 2008 - Filed Under 2008 Elections, 2008 Presidential Election, Delma Collins, Democrats, George Cleveland, Jack Bright, Jacksonville, NC, Joe McLaughlin, Lionell Midgett, Martin Aragona, Jr, NC House 14, NC House 15, NC House 4, NC Senate 6, NC-03, North Carolina Democratic Party, North Carolina General Assembly, North Carolina House of Representatives, North Carolina Republican Party, Onslow County Board of Commissioners, Onslow County Board of Education, Onslow County Board of Elections, Onslow County Democratic Party, Onslow County Register of Deeds, Onslow County Republican Party, Onslow County, NC, Paul Buchanan, Republicans, Robert Grady, Russell Tucker | 2 Comments
It’s Primary Day in NC!
I’m a proud member of the 8.4% of NC’s registered voters that participated in early voting this year, so I’ll not be standing in lines with the rest of Onslow’s voters today.
If you want information on the candidates, visit the Jacksonville Daily News‘ Election 2008 page. If you want information on [...]
Onslow County Chamber of Commerce to Host Candidate Forums
Posted on April 1, 2008 - Filed Under 2008 Elections, Activism, Democrats, Jacksonville, NC, Onslow County Board of Commissioners, Onslow County Board of Education, Onslow County, NC, Politics, Republicans | Leave a Comment
The Onslow County Chamber of Commerce will host several forums for candidates seeking election to local office.
The first forum, 6:30pm tonight at the Jacksonville City Hall, will be for the Democrats seeking election to the Onslow County Board of Commissioners.
The second forum, 6:30pm next Wednesday (April 9th) at the Jacksonville City Hall, will be for the [...]
Letter to the Editor RE: Onslow County Commissioner Delma Collins Filing for Re-Election to Board of Commissioners
Posted on March 5, 2008 - Filed Under 2008 Elections, Activism, Delma Collins, Letters to the Edtor, Mainstream Media, Onslow County Board of Commissioners, Onslow County, NC, Politics, Republicans | Leave a Comment
The following is a letter to the editor of the Jacksonville Daily News regarding Onslow County Commissioner (and failed candidate for Clerk of Superior Court) Delma Collins filing for re-election to the Onslow County Board. It has so far been unpublished and I have not been contacted by the editorial staff for confirmation.
I learned today [...]
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