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Volume 120:
No. 97
FRIDAY * DECEMBER 6,2019
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Parmeie weicomed new and returning officiais during Tues
day’s swearing in ceremony. Commissioner Gienda K.
Barnes, Commissioner Mary Ann Morning, Commissioner
Kenneth Andrews, Mayor Jerry M. McCrary, Commissioner
SARAH HODGES STALLS / Enterprise & Weekly Herald
Wanda H. Smith and Commissioner Dustin S. Wiiiet wished
outgoing councii member Luia H. Council well and helped
celebrate the closing of her public service.
‘I did everything I could’
Council retires as new Parmele board takes oath
SARAH HODGES STALLS
Enterprise & Weekly Herald
PARMELE - Residents
filled the Parmele Com
munity Center Tuesday
night for the swearing in
of the town’s officials.
Once newly re-elect
ed Mayor Jerry M. Mc
Crary opened the meet
ing, he called Mayor Pro
Tern Lula H. Council to
the podium.
Council, who was the
first female mayor of
the town, opted not to
seek re-election. Tues
day’s meeting conclud
ed her 28-year career of
service to the town.
“It was always about
what was most impor
tant for the citizens of
the town,” Council told
those in attendance. “1
did everything 1 could
to help move Parmele
forward.”
“It has been a plea
sure to serve and 1 have
not regretted one min
ute,” explained Council.
“Thank you for allowing
me to serve.”
Judge Regina Parker
was on hand to offer
the oath to new com
missioners Mary Ann
Morning and Kenneth
See PARMELE, A3
Lula H. Council concluded her 28 years of service to the
town of Parmele at Tuesday evening’s meeting. Pictured
with Mayor Jerry M. McCrary, Council thanked her fellow
commissioners and the residents for their support.
Williamston leaders return
Pro-Tempore election voided after procedural error
SARAH HODGES STALLS
Enterprise & Weekly Herald
WILLIAMSTON - The all
incumbent William
ston Board of Commis
sioners were sworn in
Monday night at the
regularly scheduled
monthly meeting along
with returning mayor,
Joyce Whichard-Brown.
Following the swear
ing-in by Chief District
Court Judge Regina
Parker, the board pro
ceeded to elect the
Mayor Pro Tempore.
The UNC School of
Government defines the
mayor pro tempore as
one who “serves tem
porarily in place of the
mayor when the mayor
is absent.”
When the floor was
opened to nominations.
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Fa
SARAH HODGES STALLS / Enterprise & Weekly Herald
Judge Regina Parker (left) conducted the swearing in of Williamston’s mayor and town com
missioners Monday night. Pictured with Parker are Commissioner Ronnell Rodgers, Com
missioner Alton Moore, Commissioner Jerry Knox, Mayor Joyce Whichard-Brown, Mayor
Pro tempore Al Chesson and Commissioner William Coffield.
Commissioner Jerry Knox nominat
ed current Mayor Pro Tempore Al
Chesson to continue in the role.
Commissioner Ronell Rodgers
Local
filing
is slow
National
offices have
abundance
THADD WHITE
Enterprise & Weekly Herald
WILLIAMSTON - Early fil
ing is slow in Martin
County, but not across
the state.
As of noon Thursday,
only two candidates had
filed for local office.
Incumbent Dempsey
Bond, a Democrat, has
filed for one of three
seats on the Martin
County Board of Com
missioners.
Joining him locally is
Democrat Kimberly J.
Griffin, who is seeking
a second full term as
Martin County Register
of Deeds.
While the local races
are still taking shape,
the Democratic bal
lot for President of the
United States has a
whopping 15 names on
it thus far, and the Lib
ertarians have 16 from
which to choose.
The Democratic bal
lot includes former Vice
President Joe Biden,
former Massachusetts
Gov. Deval Patrick, U.S.
Senators Michael Ben-
net (Colorado), Cory
Booker (New Jersey),
Bernie Sanders (Ver
mont), Amy Klobuchar
(Minnesota) and Eliza
beth Warren (Massa
chusetts) as well as U.S.
Congresswoman Tulsi
Gabbard (Hawaii).
Other Democratic
candidates include for
mer Mayors Michael
Bloomberg (New York)
and Julian Castro (San
Antonio) as well as
South Bend Mayor Pete
Buttigeig and former
Congressman John Del
aney.
Rbunding out the field
are Tom Steyer, Mari
anne Williamson and
Andrew Yang.
The Libertarian field
includes Max Abram
son, Ken Armstrong,
Dan Behrman, Kenneth
Blevins, Souraya Faas,
Erik Gerhardt, Jedidiah
Hill, Jacob Hornberger,
Jo Jorgenson, Adam
Kokesh, John Mcafee,
James Orlando Ogle,
Steve Richey, Kim Ruff,
Vermin Supreme and
Arvin Vohra.
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