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Yep, I will continue to stand by Stan as he stands up for us.

Stan knows how to take a big punch, for all of us constituents, from those corrupt, possibly evil forces amassed, and then he stands back up, and hits back hard.

I like that in a man that represents me and mine.

Commented: Saturday, February 21st, 2026 @ 11:17 am By: Richard Marvin Butkus

Great story, go Shannon!! A true servant land and mom and lover of the people!

Commented: Friday, February 20th, 2026 @ 8:01 pm By: Joe Davis

Stan Deatherage is the proven conservative in the commission race. Over the years he has operated honestly and transparently. Not many in Beaufort County politics can say that. If Deatherage can be re-elected and one more like him gets through the commission election, Beaufort County can enter a new day in governance. A better day.

Commented: Saturday, February 21st, 2026 @ 6:41 am By: Van Zant

Stan Deatherage is one of those tried and true conservatives. He got his start decades ago in the Beaufort County Young Republican Club and has had an exemplary record as a county commissioner, having never voted for a tax increase.

He is a breath of fresh air compared to the poseurs, who switch their registration on paper from Democrat to Republican, but underneath remain the same old Democrat. Frankie Waters is a prime example of these fake "Republicans", switching on paper but still playing ball with the Democrats. We see several of those in the current primary like Monica Davis, who has been a Democrat most of the time she has lived in Beaufort County but switched on paper to "Republican" to try to pull the wool over our eyes in running for the school board. Another is Darren Armstrong, a longtime Marc Basnight Democrat, who now masquerades as a "Republican" to try to take our House seat.

Commented: Friday, February 20th, 2026 @ 6:12 pm By: Conservative Voter

I applaud Commissioner Deatherage for struggling against all those folks that want big, progressive government, because, government should be more in line with the business of life, rather than the business of waste and corruption.

Good Commissioner Deatherage, you have my vote and I will tell everyone to vote the same. We just can't stand more and more of what we essentially don't need.

Commented: Friday, February 20th, 2026 @ 11:53 am By: Government Man

I have a genuine question - how can we possibly entertain lowering property taxes when the 2023 - 2024 audit report indicated that the General Fund had to take $1.4M from the Electric Fund? Granted, the 2024 - 2025 audit report has not been released to the public, but I don't expect the transfer to be much different.

That is quite a shortfall to overcome while still cutting General Fund revenues. Especially considering the fact that our City already experiences frequent power outages. It seems to me that the Electric Fund could use all the help it can get.

Commented: Friday, February 20th, 2026 @ 10:47 am By: Auditor

This article brings up some very concerning issues about Williams, who supports him and why? Is this the old boy system at work? Does it indicate future corruption? Certainly someone so eagerly sought after and endorsed by Democrats and defense attorneys brings up questions about whether Williams is a true Republican. How impartial would he be as a judge? Seems like he'll be soft on crime if defense attorneys are supporting him that much.

I suppose the most troubling thing is the question of ethics. Not only of the judges mentioned in the article and their decision to be involved in a campaign, especially outside their own party, but Williams' ethics or moral compass himself. A review of the Williams campaign finance reports does indicate the majority of his funding (between 67 to 87 percent based on differing analyses but clearly a majority) comes from defense attorneys. What will he owe them afterwards if elected? What do they expect in return for their support? However, the biggest concern for me came in the mail. I got a letter promoting Williams, a palm card or brochure, that came in an envelope with a return address of Jones & Sasnett, P.A. in Washington, NC. The postage wasn't a peel and stick stamp but a Pitney Bowes stamp machine ink printed postage mark. It appears from this that Jones & Sasnett paid for the mailing, a campaign contribution. This seems to violate Campaign Finance laws about taking contributions from corporations or businesses. Whether this is a violation of Campaign Finance law or not and the repercussions are above my knowledge level. It certainly brings up serious moral questions in addition to legal questions regarding Williams and his campaign. It is even more concerning when you expect someone wanting to be judge doesn't seem to follow rules, laws, and seems questionable in their activities to get there.

Commented: Thursday, February 19th, 2026 @ 2:19 pm By: Nelson Lambert

Here is another telling detail on Armstrong and his special interest fixation. The out of state chemical company that Darren Armstrong wants to protect from lawsuits by injured North Carolinians is Monsanto. Guess whose genetically modified seeds Darren Armstrong produces at his seed operation? Monsanto. Funny thing, that!

Commented: Thursday, February 19th, 2026 @ 10:05 am By: John Steed

The state level teachers unions are pushing students to protest ICE, following their national union's direction, in several southern states such as Texas and Florida. The state governments are actively fighting back to stop it. One wonders if the NC state teachers union will follow suit. If they do, it will be up to counties to stop it because Josh Stein is a screaming open borders leftist.

Encouraging students to abandon instructional time to go out and protest an issue that the teachers union wants them to is nothing but child abuse. Teachers who do that in any state should be terminated.

Sadly, the only teacher I have heard of who has lost his job over immigration enforcement issues was an Illinois teacher forced to resign over posting "Go ICE" on his personal Facebook page. www.zerohedge.com

Commented: Thursday, February 19th, 2026 @ 7:53 am By: borderhawk

Jack, the main teachers union in North Carolina is the NCAE. While some counties have rather vocal local branches, I have not seen any activity at the local level from NCAE directed at the school board since I have been a board member. Most activity of the organization seems to be directed from the state level in Raleigh.

At one time it was easy to determine how many teachers locally were members because they had their dues deducted from their paychecks, and one could take the overall amount forwarded to the NCAE and divide by the amount of dues. At that time a strong majority of local teachers were members. Some years ago, due to the very political nature of the organization, the legislature ended the dues checkoff mechanism and members had to send their dues checks directly to the NCAE. Since that time, it is not so easy to know how many are members, but the numbers statewide seem to have declined.

I would also note that not all teachers who join the NCAE subscribe to all of their political agenda. I have known local teachers who did not agree with all of their politics but wanted some of the insurance they provided and joined solely for that reason. Then there are issues pushed by the NCAE that probably all members agree with like better teacher pay, but of course lots of citizens support that issue, too.

Commented: Wednesday, February 18th, 2026 @ 7:16 pm By: Steven P. Rader

Kidwell is so ignorant that he supported Ted Cruz for President, despite the fact that Cruz showed us all, his Canadian Birth Certificate.

Kidwell and Garris with the Secret Committee, are ruining our local vibes. Such actions are from the minds of a dictator mentality.
JUST SAY NO to KIDWELL so we can heal the rift in Beaufort County.

Commented: Wednesday, February 18th, 2026 @ 11:27 am By: Washingtonian