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ELECTION EDITION
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Volume45,Number 10 WINSTON-SALEM, N.C. THURSDAY, November 8, 2018
Shock and awe
* Phoos by timothy Ramsey
Bobby Kimbrough emotionally reflects on becoming the first African-American sheriff in the history of
Forsyth County.
Forsyth
County elects
its first black
sheriff
BY TIMOTHY RAMSEY
THE CHRONICLE
Incumbent Sheriff Bill
Schatzman was seeking his
fifth term as Forsyth
County Sheriff this election
season. Following a deci
sive victory in the
Democratic Primary, chal
lenger Bobby Kimbrough
carried that momentum to a
victory over Schatzman in
the midterm election
Tuesday night.
In an intimate setting
surrounded by family and
friends, Kimbrough held
his Watch Party at the
Carolina Ale House. As the
crowd eagerly watched
every poll update, you
could feel the excitement in
the room as he inched clos
er to this ultimate goal.
When the race was
finally called in his favor,
the room lit up and
Kimbrough was finally
able to exhale. '
“It has been a long jour
ney and I have learned a lot
on the journey, meeting a
lot of good people along
• the way,” said Kimbrough.
Kimbrough recalled an
interaction with a high
school student from Mt.
Tabor High School who
would be voting for the
first time. He saw the
young man defending him
on social media, which he
says gave him extra moti
vation.
“It touched me that I
had made such an impact
on an 18-year-old kid and
first-time voter. I was
amazed by that and it has
also been a learning experi
ence as well as a strength
ening experience, because
from that I realized that the
county is somewhat divid
ed, but also one of the
greatest counties on the
planet.” .
With that division pres
ent, Kimbrough said it is of
the utmost importance to
“build bridges” and have
everyone sit at the table to
discuss how to make
Forsyth County a better and
safer county for all.
Kimbrough won by
nearly 9,000 votes, with
100 of 101 precincts report
ed at the time of this article.
He said that shows that
people are not just voting
according to party affilia
tion, but are voting for their
best interests.
See Sheriff on A7
Council’s Besse
optimistic
about the future
BY TEVIN STINSON
THE CHRONICLE
In the battle for District 75 in the N.C. House of
Representatives, incumbent Donny C. Lambeth escaped
with a narrow victory over Dan Besse late on Tuesday
night.
From the time the votes starting rolling in until the
race was officially called, Besse and Lambeth were sepa
rated by only a few votes. With more than 60 percent of
all the precincts reported, the two were only separated by
one percentage point. At the time of publication, final
totals showed Lambeth finished with 17,400 votes and
Besse with 15,336.
Lambeth, a Republican,
has served as the
Representative for House
District 75 since 2012.
Before that, he served as
president of the Lexington
Medical Center and Davie
CAMPAIGN
Hospital until his retirement in 2012. He is probably most
known for his stint as a member of the Winston-Salem
Forsyth County Schools Board of Education, where he
served for 18 years as board chairman.
As a member of the legislature, Lambeth worked to
reform Medicaid and was instrumental in restructuring
the state’s mental health program. Lambeth recently
See Future on A7
DD Adams poses with McKenzie Ziegler and Sydney Swaim at a Watch Party held at Vintage Sofa Bar.
DD isn’t
done
Adams loses
to Foxx, but
plans to run
again
BY TODD LUCK
THE CHRONICLE
City Council Member
DD Adams lost to longtime
incumbent Republican
CAMPAIGN
Rep. Virginia Foxx on
Tuesday night, but she says
she’s far from done.
On the night when
See DD on A7
BY BUSTA BROWN
THE CHRONICLE
“I knew when I met her, she was going to be
Miss America,” said Miss America Board Member
Mack Hooper. Mack had the standing-room-only
audience at Mount Zion Baptist Church laughing
BUSTA’S PERSON OF THE WEEK
Family and local church honor Miss America 2019
as he shared details about his confidence in
Winston-Salem native Miss America 2019 Nia
Franklin. “I knew if she made the top 15, she was
going to win, and that’s what happened. She made
the top ten and after she sang, I had 300 texts say
ing ‘it’s over.’” The audience laughed and
cheered. “... and I thought to myself, it is over, it’s
done and over with.”
I was fortunate to witness Nia Franklin’s
angelic voice as she sang “Quando m’en vo” from
the opera, La Boheme this past Sunday at Mount
Zion Baptist Church in Winston-Salem. It was an
afternoon filled with tears of joy, laughter, and
See Miss America on A4