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For some reason, here in a political season of a nonpartisan election, the Executive took the initiative to become involved and allocate funding, without meeting and voting for any action to do so.

Commented: Friday, November 7th, 2025 @ 1:12 pm By: Stan Deatherage

JV: For years I have been hearing that while Kidwell votes mostly conservative in Raleigh, he twists the knife in the backs of conservatives at home. Now I'm seeing it for myself.

I've been asking some of the Executive Committee members about that "Victory Committee" that some of the people you mentioned are on. The Executive Committee members that I know actually do not know much about it. It seems the committee doesn't report back to the Executive Committee. That is not a healthy situation.

The party insiders have really shown their true colors regarding Mrs. Davis. That Forest woman using her position as a Republican Party officer was attacking her during the election cycle. Despite that, Mrs. Davis won over a 40-year incumbent Democrat. Now in her first year in office the local Republican Party insiders are already demanding she resign. These characters seem to be opposed to any real Republican gains. They obviously have other goals.

I know there are some good people on the county Republican Executive Committee. They have their hands full dealing with the snakes running things now.

Commented: Friday, November 7th, 2025 @ 10:29 am By: Van Zant

Dan Bishop is a solid conservative and a fighter. I wish he had stuck to his original plan and run for Tillis' US Senate seat this year, instead of letting himself get talked into the Attorney General race by Phil Berger. Bishop would have been a far better candidate and a far better senator than Whatley. Unlike Whatley, Bishop would have likely whipped Cooper in the general election.

Commented: Thursday, November 6th, 2025 @ 7:50 pm By: Rino Hunter

Absolutely! Those who usurped the power of the presidency should be indicted, and those who benefited should be stripped on the benefits they got from the autopen. Yes, that includes the Biden judges.

Commented: Thursday, November 6th, 2025 @ 11:50 am By: Conservative Voter

This seems to be the trend. We see it around the country. It's certainly happening in the North Carolina GOP. Same thing in local GOP.

Commented: Thursday, November 6th, 2025 @ 10:58 am By: Van Zant

Greenville also saw conservatives gain. A leftwing incumbent on the city council was defeated by a conservative challenger, giving conservatives a majority with Mayor Connelly's tie breaking vote. Unfortunately, conservatives failed to pick up the at-large seat which would have added to the majority.

Commented: Thursday, November 6th, 2025 @ 9:43 am By: Conservative Voter

Washington citizens and especially taxpayers had a great election day. Our city will now be back on a fiscally prudent path. Sadler's tax increase was an outrage and cost him his seat as mayor, as it should have.

Commented: Wednesday, November 5th, 2025 @ 6:33 pm By: Victoria

Yes, CT, why is Stacey Drakeford the Deputy City manager, the
police chief and the Director of public safety. At times he has been all this AND the Fire Chief.
Sounds to me like he plays the cherished role as "Team Player." He has been like a roaming team player that keeps the Cabal TIGHT!

Commented: Wednesday, November 5th, 2025 @ 10:25 am By: Washingtonian

Stan, or did we just replace one group of City Manager rubber stamps for a new group of rubber stamps. Will "the STAFF" (code name for cabal), still write the motions for the Council, of which they will obediently read back to the public? It all remains to be seen. Keep your eyes open, and watch to see if the Council meetings continue to be choreographed, as if it were a theatrical performance.

Commented: Wednesday, November 5th, 2025 @ 10:12 am By: Washingtonian

Great news for the taxpayers of Washington. Congratulations to our fine new leadership team. A better city manager would also be a big help, and why in the heck does a city of our size need an assistant city manager? That is one position that could easily be eliminated to save money.

Commented: Wednesday, November 5th, 2025 @ 9:35 am By: Concerned Taxpayer

Fortunately for the taxpayers of Washington, NC, SNI /ENCNOW had the distinct pleasure of working with Top Vote Getter Nick Fritz in his quest to guide the City of Washington from their brink of governmental insanity through insolvency, with a great big ole splash of corruption thrown in for good measure.

No Nonsense Nick Fritz not only was elected Washington's Mayor Pro Tem, but he is the natural legislative leader on the council, and I wish the entire City Government Godspeed in turning around a long inept government that has made huge governing blunders through malfeasance, and therefore has incurred much liability in failing, in all good governing conscience, to provide for the proper environment for conducting the People's business.

Governing is serious business, and it is high time that the City of Washington treat it as such.

Commented: Wednesday, November 5th, 2025 @ 8:37 am By: Stan Deatherage

Fraudulently collecting Mediciaid should be included on the justification for picking up these illegal alien criminals, but don't waste time to prosecute and jail them, just send them home. The state and local officials who gave them Medicaid need to be prosecuted and jailed for Medicaid fraud.

Commented: Tuesday, November 4th, 2025 @ 4:00 pm By: borderhawk