Wednesday, November 9, 2016
Wayne election overall
Wayne County's election went smoothly, with no reports of issues at the polls and all results rolling in shortly after 9 p.m. Tuesday, board of elections officials said. Nearly 70 percent of all eligible voters in Wayne County cast...Published: Nov 9, 2016 9:58 AM Full Story
Local GOP watches as Trump wins North Carolina
Supporters at the Wayne County Republican Party Tuesday night never lost hope as they watched Donald Trump first win the county, then the state. Nearly 50 people arrived at the Republican party headquarters on election night to cheer on...Published: Nov 9, 2016 9:58 AM Full Story
N.C. voters GOP
The Associated Press RALEIGH -- North Carolina voters have given Republicans a ringing endorsement, with one lone exception: Gov. Pat McCrory, who couldn't shake criticism of the state law limiting protections for gay people. McCrory remained locked in a race...Published: Nov 9, 2016 9:58 AM Full Story
Will Bland defeats Arnold O. Jones, Curtis Stackhouse defeats Annette Turik
Two sitting judges lost their election bids by sizable margins in Tuesday's general election. Goldsboro attorney Will Bland unseated District 8-B Superior Court Judge Arnold O. Jones II, of Pikeville, by an almost a two-to-one margin. Bland had 29,251...Published: Nov 9, 2016 9:58 AM Full Story
City votes in favor of $10 million bond
Goldsboro residents backed a $10 million bond referendum package Tuesday with overwhelming support. The city's $3 million parks and recreation bond, earmarked for the construction of a multisport complex, passed with 10,474 residents voting in favor of the bond and...Published: Nov 9, 2016 9:58 AM Full Story
Local Dems watch as Trump wins North Carolina
The mood at the Wayne County Democratic Party headquarters Tuesday night was not as expected. Faced with a surging Republican turnout for Donald Trump across the nation, the approximately 40 people crowded into the Democratic headquarters were not seeing the...Published: Nov 9, 2016 9:58 AM Full Story
Raymond Smith, Patricia Burden defeat opponents for Board of Education seats
Raymond Smith Jr. captured the most votes for the at-large seat on the Wayne Board of Education, while Patricia Burden, appointed to the District 3 seat two years ago, retained her post. In addition to the two hotly contested...Published: Nov 9, 2016 9:58 AM Full Story
Trump wins
The hours ticked by as more states turned red than blue on the massive touch-screen monitors network and cable television news channels used to track election results Tuesday night. By 9 p.m. it seemed possible, and by 11 p.m., probable,...Published: Nov 9, 2016 8:40 AM Full Story