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Commented on The Closing of S. W. Snowden Elementary School Appears to be a Done Deal – Unless the School Board Grows a SpineYeah, Answer the question Terry Williams.
Commissioner Deatherage answers all questions, and is accountable to his people. Answer the damn question.
Commented: Friday, June 6th, 2025 @ 11:43 am
By: William Bonney
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Commented on Cuomo Says He’ll Spend ‘Eight Years In Washington’ Fighting Trump If He Wins NYC Mayor’s RaceAndrew Cuomo is still the Leftist suck-up, ethics challenged, murder making fool he has always been. Yeah, at this very time, he could be just the right Democratic Socialist to be mayor of New York City.
Commented: Friday, June 6th, 2025 @ 11:21 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Commented on The Closing of S. W. Snowden Elementary School Appears to be a Done Deal – Unless the School Board Grows a SpineTerry Williams, I work three very important jobs, so making it to every school board meeting to close the Snowden School, and every Public Hearing to speak to the utter fecklessness of that impractical position of the Beaufort County School Board was an impossibility for me ... However ...
When I did attend a Public Hearing, or a Beaufort County Commissioners meeting, acting as my constituents' representative, I spoke ardently, passionately against closing Snowden School, and even proposed solutions to keep Snowden School open and viable ... In fact, I am still working, even now, to keep Snowden School open as an educational space, a continued solution for educating our children here in Beaufort County, in Aurora, NC, here now still as an elected Beaufort County Commissioner for this entire county of Beaufort. Furthermore, my long history as a governing representative of Beaufort County is such that when I latch my purposeful sights on an issue to make things right here in my county, as its astute representative, I purposefully govern as one lone voice, one lone vote, and I never stop until that purpose is brought into fruition, or, unfortunately, I lose because there are just NOT ENOUGH other smart politicians /governing leaders here in Beaufort County, and even then, should I temporarily lose as my constituents' representative, I continue to work to make an uncontrollable wrong as much right, as is possible, through the democratic process ... Elections ... Yes, elections, because the changing of the proverbial incompetent guard, the removal of irresponsible politicians does make for profound consequences here in this Representative Republic, here in Beaufort County as well. Now, Terry Williams, Beaufort County School Board Member, as you "represent the Chocowinity School district as well as the entire county:" Did you ever speak "ardently, passionately against closing of Snowden School," and where and when did you do it? When and where did you make your representative stand in an open public meeting ... Your passionate declaration, one publicly made before it was all just too late? I have more questions still about the closing of Snowden, but why don't you start by answering this one very simple question.
Commented: Friday, June 6th, 2025 @ 8:39 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Commented on The Closing of S. W. Snowden Elementary School Appears to be a Done Deal – Unless the School Board Grows a SpineLet me set the record straight on my vote because a lot of these comments are so wrong. I voted to explore the possibility of closing Snowden because it's been a topic for years and needed to be settled once and for all. I attended every regular board meeting hearing public comments, the forum in Aurora hearing every comment, the board meeting at Southside hearing every comment. I spoke with residents, parents of my Chocowinity school district and walked both Chocowinty schools to get a feeling what closure would mean. I then attended the board meeting on June 3rd to cast my vote. I represent the Chocowinity School district as well as the entire county. In my opinion my final vote to leave Snowden open was what my district, at least all those that spoke with me and contacted me, wanted. It is my job to represent my district and I am very comfortable with my final vote. Nothing political went into my decision. I am my own man and make my own decisions.
Commented: Friday, June 6th, 2025 @ 7:02 am
By: Terry Williams
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Thom Tillis has gotta GO !!!! He is a worthless SOB. Good to see Viguerie getting involved to help kick Tillis OUT.
Commented: Friday, June 6th, 2025 @ 6:13 am
By: Rino Hunter
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Was Idiot President Biden ever more than just an idiot as president?
Or, was the Idiot President mostly just a traitor to his nation on many fronts, and an obvious treasonous bastard, mindless and simple, with his Crackhead Son, and his Fake Doctor Wife in charge of navigating this Representative Republic? Also, why did not the Democratic Socialist Propagandistic Media report this obvious picture of such an imperfect president, rather their constant propaganda that Mr. Trump was evil?
Commented: Friday, June 6th, 2025 @ 12:40 am
By: Stan Deatherage
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Commented on The Closing of S. W. Snowden Elementary School Appears to be a Done Deal – Unless the School Board Grows a SpineFor more enlightenment about the School Board, I looked up the vote on the motion on the TENTATIVE vote to close Snowden which was necessary in order to start the state process of closing Snowden School. Without this step there could not be final vote to close the school.
Donald Shreve (R) Made the motion to start the school closing process. Daniel Hudson (R) Seconded the motion to start the school closing process. Voted YES to start the process of closing Snowden School T.W. Allen (R) Eltha Booth (D) Gary Carlton (R) Daniel Hudson (R) Donald Shreve (R) Terry Williams (R) Caroly Walker (R) Voted NO to start the process of closing Snowden School Stacey Davis (R) Charles Hickman (R) This should make things a lot clearer about the workings of the School Board. Still, it makes me wonder why some did what they did in the way they did it. Why would some provide a little cover for others. Then again, maybe they are just stupid.
Commented: Thursday, June 5th, 2025 @ 8:11 pm
By: Van Zant
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Closing Snowden is wrong on so many counts. The main one is what they children will be put through with the long bus rides to and from school.
"It is concerning that the two minority commissioners would not do more to assist their constituents south of the river and what those motives may be." In most cases it is follow the money. If anyone is going to sue I would suggest it be done quickly. Remember what happened to Belhaven hospital.....
Commented: Thursday, June 5th, 2025 @ 8:11 am
By: Countrygirl1411
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TWO THINGS HERE: 1. From all I read here in Eastern NC NOW, closing Snowden to continue to consolidate schools so children can spend too much of their days riding in busses makes no sense whatsoever; 2. Why is it that so many Republicans DO NOT know how to act like and vote like Republicans here in Beaufort County.
Republicans should always listen to wisdom, and right now County Commissioners Richardson, Deatherage and Dunn make complete sense; listen and vote with them, which the others don't. I have no idea why the other commissioners with an (R) by their name got elected as Republicans; they are Democrats not Republicans. On the school board, the only one that talks with any sense is Charles Hickman, and at least Stacey Davis is wise enough to vote with this man of good sense and the courage to speak his good mind.
Commented: Thursday, June 5th, 2025 @ 7:14 am
By: Richard Marvin Butkus
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We went through this ordeal with Savvis and the second choice. At the time this was being reviewed, the opening shot from Savvis was the Rain-bow Flag. The second choice selected by Cheeseman's finest committee has a slide on "how to confront the church". Adam Oneal showed this in a slide presentation made to the school board. If it is true that Hudson is pushing this, he needs to talk to the church people who supported him in the last election. It has been suggested several times that the board review the Hillsdale social studies curriculum, which is free and comes with the lesson plans but it has been stalled by this bunch at every turn. As we see our country waking up to reality, we see this bunch living on the wrong side of history. Woke is broke and DEI is dead. The board needs to wake up and examine why you have low-performing schools and 30 to 35% of our children at reading level.
Commented: Wednesday, June 4th, 2025 @ 6:46 pm
By: Buzz Cayton
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Commented on The Closing of S. W. Snowden Elementary School Appears to be a Done Deal – Unless the School Board Grows a SpineThanks are in order to Charles Hickman and Stacey Davis for standing up for and voting in favor of keeping Snowden open. They represented the Beaufort County people's voiced concerns and wishes. It's a shame the school board and county commissioners don't have more elected officials who do this.
What is surprising is that Terry Williams voted against closing Snowden. That should be worthy of applause as well. Maybe he had a change of heart and chose to listen to the people considering he traditionally votes lockstep with the superintendent's agenda. However, this is doubtful and was probably more a case of serving his own interests. He never once spoke out against or advocated for saving Snowden at any board meeting or public meeting concerning the issue. If he were so in favor of keeping the school open, why didn't he make more of an effort to advocate that principle during the lead up to this vote. Maybe he knew the vote to close was already decided before the meeting but wanted to appear to take a stand with a reelection year coming up. Maybe it's unpopular with Chocowinity voters to have Aurora students coming to Chocowinity schools. Either way, kudos to him for voting to save the school.
Commented: Wednesday, June 4th, 2025 @ 4:25 pm
By: John Heermann
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I have to wonder if the same out-of-town-attorney, who did not perform a title search on the land used to construct a 52 million dollar school at the lowest point of land that this county school system, in error, thought they completely owned: Did this out-of-town-attorney make perfectly sure that the closure of Snowden School was handled in a complete and properly efficient manner.
What are the odds that every single item was handled perfectly, rather than not?
Commented: Wednesday, June 4th, 2025 @ 4:21 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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Commented on The Closing of S. W. Snowden Elementary School Appears to be a Done Deal – Unless the School Board Grows a SpineThe only difference between a conspiracy theory and the truth is time. Look at how many so call conspiracy theories have turned out to be true.
Commented: Wednesday, June 4th, 2025 @ 3:59 pm
By: Countrygirl1411
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With a few public hearings; a few school board meetings on this closure; a few county commissioner meetings, where Republican commissioners brought up this issue in an attempt to stop closure, the only school board members that I am aware of that spoke to the issue of saving Snowden was Charles Hickman, and, to a lesser extent, Stacey Davis.
Am I missing something here? As a county commissioner, on extra important issues such as saving a school, I always publicly speak whenever I have the opportunity to do so. Did Terry Williams speak in favor of saving Snowden School?
Commented: Wednesday, June 4th, 2025 @ 3:51 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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NEVER Tillis. NEVER NEVER NEVER.
Commented: Wednesday, June 4th, 2025 @ 3:48 pm
By: Rino Hunter
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That heading could have added that it was Communist Chinese STUDENTS trying to smuggle in that agricultural bioweapon, and they were graduate students at that. The Trump administration is on the right track in trying to kick out many of these Red Chinese students. Who knows what other mischief they are up to. And then we have universities like Harvard that are in bed with China.
Commented: Wednesday, June 4th, 2025 @ 3:45 pm
By: Conservative Voter
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I hear Terry Williams may also be pushing Savvas again. He voted right on Snowden, against closing it so maybe he will come around on curriculum issues, too.
Commented: Wednesday, June 4th, 2025 @ 3:38 pm
By: Conservative Voter
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Commented on The Closing of S. W. Snowden Elementary School Appears to be a Done Deal – Unless the School Board Grows a SpineThe scuttlebutt I heard was that the phosphate company wants to mine under the town of Aurora and this was a scheme to help make the town go away. Probably just a conspiracy theory but who knows. This dirty deal on their school will kick Aurora in the ass, something Cheeseman and the school board members had to know. They stabbed our people and children in the back.
Commented: Wednesday, June 4th, 2025 @ 3:16 pm
By: Bubba
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Commented on Beating the Dead School HorseI made that statement Tongue-in-cheek, John Steed, but it turned out to be true. Where were Elthel Booth, Ed Booth, and Jerry Langly on defending the underserved in Richland Township? Let'em ride the bus.
Commented: Wednesday, June 4th, 2025 @ 2:31 pm
By: Buzz Cayton
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Commented on The Closing of S. W. Snowden Elementary School Appears to be a Done Deal – Unless the School Board Grows a SpineI apologize to the general public for supporting and working to elect these no-votes to the School Board. This turned out to be a real mistake. I pray that we will be able to find competent replacements for them in the next election. What about the County Commission and dollars over people? Look at their surplus funds and the recent Reval. Where is the heart of Elthel Booth, School Board; Ed Booth and Jerry Langly, County Commission, who should be champions for the predominantly black students in Snowden. All voted to close the school. Let's be sure that those who go to vote next time never forget. Did this bunch drink the Frankie Waters Kool-Aid on more school consolidation, along with Cheeseman? They just drove the nail in the coffin for Aurora and Created a nightmare for first graders riding a school bus.
Commented: Wednesday, June 4th, 2025 @ 2:26 pm
By: Buzz Cayton
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Commented on The Closing of S. W. Snowden Elementary School Appears to be a Done Deal – Unless the School Board Grows a SpineSomeone needs to look deeper at the closing of Snowden Elementary School. This will kill Aurora. Why the push to kill a town? Is it because of the amount of phosphate under the town? Is this to help benefit Nutrien the largest employer in Beaufort County?
Just a feeling but it seems there is more to this than just the school since it will affect the entire town and the future of the town.
Commented: Wednesday, June 4th, 2025 @ 2:14 pm
By: Countrygirl1411
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Commented on The Closing of S. W. Snowden Elementary School Appears to be a Done Deal – Unless the School Board Grows a SpineCheeseman got the gold mine. The parents, taxpayers, and students got the shaft. Cheeseman's gold mine is another resume entry on consolidation for his next job in a bigger, better paying school system. Everybody else gets a more screwed up school system., but the shaft is a particularly deep one for the people of Aurora and Richland Township.
Commented: Wednesday, June 4th, 2025 @ 2:12 pm
By: Concerned Taxpayer
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Commented on The Closing of S. W. Snowden Elementary School Appears to be a Done Deal – Unless the School Board Grows a SpineJohn Valley: Yesterday, the following message is one that I texted all Republican School Board Members that came to the Conservative Republican Club asking for that club's political support:
"DO NOT fall into the political abyss of closing Snowden. This is such an extremely obvious vote, with so much on the line for Aurora, you will not survive this politically if you vote to close yet another community school. No one will, when all the other stupid votes the school board has made is factored in; I mean egregiously stupid. Just DO NOT do it."
Commented: Wednesday, June 4th, 2025 @ 1:56 pm
By: Stan Deatherage
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