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WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. THURSDAY, October 25, 2018
Adams vs. Foxx face-to-face
BY TODD LUCK
THE CHRONICLE
City Council Member
DD Adams squared off
against Rep. Virginia Foxx
last week over who is best
suited to represent the Sth
District.
It was one of numerous
forums held by the
CAMPAIGN
Winston-Salem Chamber
of Commerce at Forsyth
Tech’s West Campus dur
ing the first day of early
voting. The candidates
drew stark contrasts with
each other right off the bat
with a question on the
biggest challenge facing
the area. Foxx, a
Republican in her sixth
term, said improving the
economy was the biggest
challenge, but felt it has
“turned the corner”
because of the tax cut
City Council Member DD Adams and Rep. Virginia Foxx participate in a forum for the Sth District race
held by the Winston-Salem Chamber of Commerce on Wednesday, Oct. 17, at Forsyth Tech’s West Campus.
Congress passed last year
and the reduction of
“unnecessary rules and reg
ulation.” Adams, Democrat
who represents the North
Ward on the City Council,
listed numerous issues,
including raising the mini
mum wage, a tax code that
promotes growth in rural
areas, a single payer health-
care system, free commu
nity college tuition, and
ending vouchers while giv
ing public education more
resources.
While there were no
real attacks between the
candidates, Adams ques
tioned Foxx’s claim that
she voted for Hurricane
Florence relief.
“I don’t know how true
it is, but the papers and
media said that Rep. Foxx,
you didn’t support the
relief to Florence or
Matthew and some others,”
said Adams. “And if
you’ve gone back and
changed that, I’m good
with that.”
Foxx voted against
$1.68 billion in Florence
funding in an FAA reautho
rization bill, but did later
vote for adding $8.8 billion
to FEMA’s Disaster Relief
Fund. She also voted for
Hurricane Matthew relief
in a 2016 continuing reso
lution. Foxx does have a
history of controversial
votes on hurricane relief,
including voting against a
debt deal with Hurricane
Harvey relief. She was one
of only 11 votes against a
$50 billion plan for
Hurricane Katrina in 2005
because she said there was
no oversight or plan on
how to spend the money.
See Adams vs Foxx on A2
a Photo by Tevin Stinson
The Marching Red Sea of Sound led the way during the Homecoming Parade on Saturday, Oct. 20.
Despite rain, hundreds attend
WSSU Homecoming Parade
BY TEVIN STINSON
THE CHRONICLE
Last week, Rams from across the country descended
on the city as Winston-Salem State University celebrated
its Homecoming.
Headlined by events such as the Musical
Extravaganza, Miss and Mister WSSU Coronation,
wreath laying ceremony, the Red and Black Affair, and of
course, the Homecoming football game at Bowman Gray
Stadium, this year's theme was Forever Red, celebrating
the legacy and loyalty of WSSU.
That loyalty was on full display on Saturday, Oct. 20.
Despite an 80 percent chance of rain and a sky filled with
See Parade on A6
Woodbury,
Burke meet
and greet
turns tense
BY TEVIN STINSON
THE CHRONICLE
On Sunday, Oct. 21, Barbara Burke and Malashi
Woodbury, District 1 Board of Education members-elect,
held a meet and greet and ice cream social at the Winston-
Salem NAACP headquarters.
While the event, hosted by the NAACP, Carver
Alumni Association, and several other organizations, was
designed to introduce Burke
CAMPAIGN and Woodbury to their con
stituents in District 1, the
gathering quickly turned into
a heated debate on current
issues plaguing local
schools.
To jumpstart the event,
County Commissioner Fleming El-Amin led the group in
prayer before Burke and Woodbury spoke briefly about
their plans as members of the Winston-Salem/Forsyth
County Schools (WS/FCS) Board of Education.
Burke, who has over 25 years of experience working
in education and currently an assistant principal at Carver
High School, said education is something she has been
always connected to and as a member of the Board of
Education she will do whatever is in the best interest of
the students.
She said, "...Whatever is not equitable for every
school in our district, I will not vote for. We have to have
people on the school board who are bold enough to say
what is not popular, what other people might not like, but
what will be right and what will be equitable."
See Greet on A2
City approves new reappraisal appeal
BY TODD LUCK
THE CHRONICLE
On Monday, Oct. 22, the Winston-Salem City
Council approved renovations at the Public Safety
Center, a request for the county to examine the
reappraisal process, and a contract for a new city
website and app.
The following items were approved unani ¬
mously during the meeting, and most were on the
consent agenda, which the council didn’t discuss
before passing.
Public Safety Center Renovations
The council approved a $10.2 million contract
with Bar Construction Co., Inc. for renovations at
the Public Safety Center, paid for with 2014
General Obligation Bonds. The city set subcon ¬
tractor goals for the project at 17 percent minori
ty-owned businesses (MBE) and 9 percent
women-owned businesses (WBE). Bar submitted
a proposal with only 4 percent MBE but had 40
percent WBE. The company was found to have
met good faith standards.
The renovations on the three-story, 60,000
See Appeal on A6
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