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The Chronicle
Volume 45, Number 14
WINSTON-SALEM, N.C.
THURSDAY, December 6, 2018
New Forsyth
sheriff
takes reins
BY TEVIN STINSON
THE CHRONICLE
The biggest courtroom in the Forsyth County Hall of
Justice wasn't big enough on Monday afternoon as more
than 500 people filled the seats and stood along the walls,
eager to see Bobby Kimbrough Jr. officially sworn in as
sheriff of Forsyth County.
Kimbrough is part of a historic sweep across North
Carolina. On Nov. 6, voters elected African-American
candidates for sheriff in the state's seven largest counties,
including Forsyth, and smaller Pitt County.
A native of the Twin City, Kimbrough began his career
in law enforcement with the Winston-Salem Police
Department (WSPD). He then went on to serve as an
arson investigator with the Winston-Salem Fire
Department (WSFD). After a stint with the North
Carolina Department of Probation and Parole, from 1995
until his retirement in 2016 Kimbrough served the United
States Department of Justice as a special agent in the Drug
Enforcement Administration (DEA).
As he addressed the hundreds of supporters in the
courtroom on Monday, Dec.3, Kimbrough thanked the
citizens of Forsyth County for their vote and ongoing sup
port.
"I'll never forget the people on this campaign trail who
Photo by Tevin Stinson
City native Bobby Kimbrough Jr. is sworn in as sheriff of Forsyth County on Monday, Dec. 3, at the
Forsyth County Hall of Justice.
shaped me, that molded me. I'll never forget none of you,"
he said. "And what I'll promise you is that I'll give you the
best of me."
In his role of "Lord High Sheriff," Kimbrough has
vowed to' put more emphasis on the opioid epidemic,
other drug use, and gang violence. He said he plans to
spend the first few days on the job meeting with law
enforcement leaders across the county to build a working
relationship.
Kimbrough says he plans to enhance what incumbent
Bill Schatzman has already done. He also mentioned that
there won't be any immediate personnel changes.
Kimbrough said, "As I said on the campaign trail still
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Cedric Brown has lived for decades in northern
California where he is a program executive for the Kapor
County Commissioner Tonya McDaniel is sworn in while her daughter Crayola McDaniel and grand
daughter hold the Bible. McDaniel is only the third black woman to serve as County Commissioner.
McDaniel ushers in new era
BY TEVIN STINSON
THE CHRONICLE
Monday, Dec. 3, marked a new
era for the Forsyth County Board of
Commissioners as Tonya McDaniel
was sworn in as the new representa
tive for District A and only the third
African-American woman to serve
on the board.
A native of Winston-Salem and
Human Resources director of United
Health Centers, McDaniel was the
top vote getter in the 2018 primary
election that put her up against
incumbent candidates Everette
Witherspoon and Fleming El-Amin.
She and El-Amin advanced to run in
the midterm election, unopposed.
McDaniel is also the second vice
president of the local NAACP
branch, third vice chairwoman of the
Forsyth County Democratic Women,
and chairwoman of the Winston-
Salem chapter of the National
Association of University Women.
As a member of the Board of
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"I’m the new commissioner that’s elected for the people
to provide equity in terms of funding for this county.”
Center, but he still consid
ers North Carolina
“home.” Growing up in
Winston-Salem, he recalls
his mother and grandfather
reading The Chronicle, and
he was once a Chronicle
paper boy.
“I remember going to
The Chronicle and picking
up a stack of papers with a
list of where they needed
to be delivered,” he said
during an interview on
Nov. 30 at Bookmarks,a
Winston-Salem bookstore.
Brown graduated from R.
J. Reynolds High School
and received his under
graduate degree from
UNC-Chapel Hill in 1989.
He then moved to
California and attended
graduate school at
Stanford.
Coming home to vaca
tion with family at Kure
Photo by Judie Holcomb-Pack
Cedric Brown visits
Bookmarks during his
recent trip to Winston-
Salem from his home in
California.
-Tonya McDaniel, County Commisioner
Beach, he enjoyed browsing in bookstores and noticed the
lack of books by African-American writers, in particular
local authors. He was frustrated by being unable to find
much fiction or nonfiction that “conveyed the rich and
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Outgoing county officials bid farewell
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BY TEVIN STINSON
THE CHRONICLE
Last week several county elected officials,
including longtime Sheriff Bill Schatzman,
County Commissioner Everette Witherspoon,
and school board members Robert Barr, Marilyn
Parker, David Singletary, Deanna Taylor and
Victor Johnson, bid farewell to their posts.
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27, Winston-Salem/Forsyth County Schools
Board Chairwoman Dana Caudill Jones recog
nized the outgoing school board members for
their years of dedicated service to the board and
the students across the district before each board
member said their goodbyes during the public
meeting.
Board vice chairman and chairman of the
finance committee, Robert Barr, who has been a
member of the board since 2014, said he enjoyed
his time serving on the board. He said, "The four
years I've been on the board have been a great
experience. •
"... I look at the associate superintendents and
SGAE, families, kids, and this board and our
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