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It is remarkable how one vote, sometimes two votes in local government reveals who the political players truly are, and how they work as a coalition.
On the Beaufort County Board of Commissioners, there are three Republicans: Commissioners Hood Richardson; Stan Deatherage and Tandy Dunn, and then there is the Center/Left (2 commissioners) - Left Coalition (2 commissioners) Coalition, in relative order, those members of this voting coalition are Frankie Waters, Randy Walker (wife is a school board member), Jerry Langley and Ed Booth (wife is a school board member). The Center/Left - Left Coalition is comprised of county commissioners, who routinely swap votes to share power here in Beaufort County
Commented: Monday, May 26th, 2025 @ 8:39 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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The movement to consolidate schools is not favored by most citizens. Most citizens lucky enough to have a community school want to preserve it. Moving schools out of small communities, like Aurora, may well be an inconvenience to some, but to working families or broken families it could be devastating. Yesterday it was high school consolidations, then John A. Wilkenson entirely. Next will be the community schools in Chocowinity. On and on. We've seen the ivory tower studies that look more like sales brochures and the newspaper editorials wanting to consolidate into one or two county schools. One step leads to another step. Eventually, this type of movement will affect all of us. Then what? All of us do not have the option of homeschooling or paying for private schools. We're paying for public schools now. Are consolidation plans like this really trying to serve the public?
Commented: Monday, May 26th, 2025 @ 6:42 am
By: Van Zant
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This vote on Snowden will tell us who the genuine conservatives are and who the poseurs are. I wish our state had recall elections to be able to remove some of the Cheeseman poodles from office.
Commented: Friday, May 23rd, 2025 @ 1:24 pm
By: Concerned Taxpayer
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This power is also used by the superintendent to intimidate or punish teachers who get in his way. He is a bully. The school board should really supervise him on use and abuse of this power.
Commented: Friday, May 23rd, 2025 @ 12:09 pm
By: Victoria
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RH: I agree, but I seriously doubt this particular board is going to add any responsibilities. They seem to like the easy path.
Commented: Friday, May 23rd, 2025 @ 8:32 am
By: Van Zant
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RL: You're right. Richland Township deserves better. Hood is right too. Wouldn't it have been so much better if the BCS Central office had given positive support to SWS rather than contributing to so much uncertainty for the future of Snowden. I think you call that self-fulfilled prophesy. That kind of thing is bad policy for Beaufort County. In the end Beaufort County families are the victims in all of this.
Commented: Friday, May 23rd, 2025 @ 8:24 am
By: Van Zant
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The power to reassign teachers unilaterally is a power Cheeseman uses to intimidate school board members to his position. The only way to fix that is to remove that power from Fuehrer Cheeseman by requiring board approval of all such transfers.
Commented: Friday, May 23rd, 2025 @ 8:22 am
By: Rino Hunter
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Dr. Cheeseman made it very clear at the Monday, May 19, 2025 meeting of the Beaufort County commissioners budget meeting that HE would not be closing the S. W. Snowden school in Beaufort County. He clearly stated if the school was closed it would be the responsibility of the elected school board members. It is also very clear that closing Snowden is his preference and he will encourage the elected members to consent to his desires. Dr. Cheeseman and the staff that works at his pleasure are responsible for assigning teachers and teacher assistants to each school. Should a school board member not bend to his wishes, he can reassign key personnel from one school to another district school requiring longer travel time for teachers.
Hood is correct. If there is a constant rumbling that the Snowden is slated for for closure, it is natural for parents to select other options for their children's educational options when available. Aurora and the Richlands community deserve better.
Commented: Thursday, May 22nd, 2025 @ 7:12 pm
By: Ray Leary
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Beaufort County Government's Center-Left Coalition will probably reward the School Board and their Fearless Leader no matter what information is brought to bear.
Both groups of politicians are consumed with always making bad decisions ... Bad decisions only.
Commented: Wednesday, May 21st, 2025 @ 8:08 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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This vote will tell us who is for the people and who is dancing on Cheeseman's puppet strings.
Commented: Tuesday, May 20th, 2025 @ 6:30 pm
By: Rino Hunter
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