Carver
takes a hit
See Opinion/Foriim pages on A6&7
See Sports on page B1
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C
Volume 44, Number 52
THURSDAY, August 30, 2018
Congressional elections in limbo
BY GARY D. ROBINSON
THE ASSOCIATED PRESS
RALEIGH — It wasn’t
surprising when a panel of
federal judges struck down
North Carolina’s congres
sional map, saying
Republican state legislators
went too far using political
data to preserve GOP-held
seats. But their suggested
timetable to fix the prob
lem was startling.
The judges this week
raised the possibility of
CAMPAIGN
elections, or at least before
the next session of
Congress is seated in
January. Late congression
al elections could bring
redrawing the districts by
mid-September so they
could be used in November
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huge attention to these
races if the party that con
trols the U.S. House hasn’t
been settled.
Republican state leg
islative leaders said
Tuesday, Aug. 28, a quick
redraw of 13 congressional
districts would lead to
“unmitigated chaos and
irreparable voter confu
sion.” Primaries were
already held in May using
the current maps, which
had been approved for
2016 elections. But the
state Democratic Party
says voters “should not
have to suffer through yet
another election” with
unconstitutional districts.
Some previous boundaries
approved in 2011 were
struck down more than
four years later as racial
gerrymanders.
Monday’s decision on
two partisan gerrymander
ing lawsuits largely mir
rored the panel’s January
ruling. The U.S. Supreme
Court had directed the
judges to revisit the matter
based on a Wisconsin case.
What happens next?
The three-judge panel
asked the parties in the
lawsuits — election advo
cacy groups, Democrats,
Republican mapmakers
and the state elections
board — to say by Friday
whether the 2016 maps
should be used again. They
also want to know whether
the GOP-dominated
General Assembly should
get another crack at
redrawing the maps, poten
tially by mid-September.
See Limbo on A2
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CONSULTING, UC
Photos by Tevin Stinson
Local educator Constance Hash chats with a parent about MA.S.TJEJI. Touch Consulting LLC during the
Triad Minority and Women’s Business Expo on Saturday, Aug. 25 at the Benton Convention Center.
Business expo fuels
ambition
Fifth annual event draws
positive reviews
BY TEVIN STINSON
THE CHRONICLE_
All roads led to Winston-Salem
last weekend as thousands traveled
from near and far for the Triad
Minority and Women's Business
Expo.
The festivities began on Friday,
Aug. 24 on the campus of Winston
Salem State University with a day
filled with free seminars, workshops,
food tastings and more. The event
held at the Anderson Center was
headlined by groundbreaking
keynote speakers who gave business
owners and entrepreneurs tips on
how to run a successful business.
The first to lend his expertise was
Dr. Robert J. Brown. The founder of
Dr. George C. Fraser speaks during the Triad Minority and Women’s
Business Expo on Friday, Aug. 24.
B&C International, a global business
management firm headquartered in
High Point, Brown told inquiring
minds that no matter what type of
business they have, it is important
that they learn to use everybody and
’everything.
He said, "Turn over every rock.
Don't let any rock be unturned. If you
See Expo on A2
Students
welcomed at
cleaned-up
Ashley
BYTEVIN STINSON
THE CHRONICLE_
Earlier this week, students across the local district
grabbed their backpacks, pens, pencils and paper and
returned to the classroom for the first day of school. As
more than 500 students filed into a building at Ashley
Academy for Cultural & Global Studies, they were greet
ed by high-fives, handshakes and words of encourage
ment from participants in the annual welcome tunnel.
This year, the students returned to schools with some
areas cleaned up. Winston-Salem/Forsyth County
Schools (WS/FCS) system decided to spend more than
$1.38 million to replace all the HVAC units at the school
Students at Ashley Academy for Cultural & Global
Studies make their way through the 100 Male
Reception Tunnel on Monday, Aug. 27.
and other repairs before the start of the 2018-2019 year
after hearing c'oncems of mold inside Ashley causing
health problems for students and teachers.
For the past three years, Rev. Dr. Lamonte Williams
has invited men from all walks of life to welcome stu
dents on the first day of school at Ashley.
This year men from all walks of life - business own
ers, elected officials and several first responders -showed
up almost an hour early to start forming the tunnel, which
stretched from the sidewalk outside the school to the
cafeteria where students gather before heading to class.
"I'm already excited they're here early, so that's a very
good sign that there are people who are willing to do the
work and the work is the children," said Williams."... To
me this shows there is a level of unity as it relates to the
See Ashley on A2
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Council considering 3 options for filling E. Ward seat
BY TODD LUCK
THE CHRONICLE
The City Council is hoping to
get feedback on its options for fill
ing the East Ward seat that’ll be
vacated when Derwin Montgomery
becomes a state representative.
Montgomery, who is also one of
the Chronicle’s owners, was picked
to replace
n d
trict
State Rep.
Hanes,
s
ed
down to
earlier
this month. A split City Council was
originally going to accept applica
tions from the public and choose
Montgomery’s successor them
selves. They reconsidered that deci
sion after hearing from some
Democrats in the ward who demand
ed that they instead hold a special
election.
Mayor Allen Joines said the City
Council plans to bring the matter up
again during its 7 p.m. meeting on
Tuesday with an opportunity for the
public to speak before the possible
vote. He encouraged city residents
to contact him or their City Council
member by phone or email to let
See Seat on A8
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