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 [...]
Jacksonville Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan Workshops
Posted on May 10, 2008 - Filed Under Activism, Bicycling, Chris Lukasina, City of Jacksonville NC, Jacksonville Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan, Jacksonville Urban Area Metropolitan Planning Org, Jacksonville, NC, Onslow County, NC | Leave a Comment
Mark your calendars, folks. The Jacksonville Urban Area Metropolitan Planning Organization is hosting two workshops on the hopefully-soon-to-be-proposed Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan at the Jacksonville Mall on May 15th from 5pm to 8pm and May 16th from 10am to 2pm.
The last time we heard about the Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan, the folks from Greenways, Inc [...]
2008 Primary Election Analysis: NC-03
Posted on May 7, 2008 - Filed Under 2008 Elections, Craig Weber, Democrats, Joe McLaughlin, Jr., Marshall Adame, NC-03, Onslow County, NC, Politics, Republicans, Walter B. Jones | Leave a Comment
Primary 2008 over and all that’s left is to clear the battlefields of the dead and wounded. For North Carolina’s 3rd Congressional District, that means sweeping away Democrat Marshall Adame and Republican Joe McLaughlin.
Craig Weber defeated Marshall Adame by nearly 30,000 votes (or 39% of votes cast).
This was, to me, the most surprising contest of all.
Weber, [...]
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 [...]
An Open Letter to the Onslow County Parks and Recreation Citizen Advisory Committee
Posted on May 4, 2008 - Filed Under Activism, Onslow County Parks and Recreation Citizen Advisory Com, Onslow County Parks and Recreation Department, Onslow County, NC, Open Letters | Leave a Comment
Dear Onslow County Parks and Recreation Citizen Advisory Committee,If you want the citizens of Onslow County to participate, try providing more information on your webpage.The location of the meetings is a good place to start. I’d follow with the members of the Board, meeting agendas and minutes, and current projects.
Your constituent,
Thomas Brock
UPDATE:
I found, via the [...]
Food Pantries?
Posted on May 4, 2008 - Filed Under Activism, Food Blogging, Jacksonville, NC, Onslow County, NC | 4 Comments
As I was doing laundry today, I noticed a flier for the Angel Food Ministries. It’s an organization that provides food through a network of churches throughout the U.S. There are two churches locally that provide the service (Queens Creek United Methodist Church and Trinity United Methodist Church). The menu for May (and I’m guessing [...]
Read More..>>Bike to Work: Day 1
Posted on May 1, 2008 - Filed Under Activism, Bicycling, Commuting, Jacksonville Bicycle and Pedestrian Plan, Jacksonville Urban Area Metropolitan Planning Org, Jacksonville, NC, Onslow County, NC | 3 Comments
Dude. Riding the bike to work is teh hawesome.
The path is mostly clean, smooth, and quiet. No rushing traffic, no stupid drivers, no loud music. It was great!
The newly finished pedestrian and fishing bridge over Northeast Creek is definitely a highlight of the ride. It’s built on the remains of an old railroad trestle. It’s a [...]
