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The development, headed by Brian Krane, would be 72 acres and would be located on a property that was used in the hit film, "Bull Durham."

'That place wasn't designed for children': Garner residents oppose planned development

Garner City Council meeting

Several residents Thursday evening near Glenwood South are requesting help from City Council to stop people from vandalizing their properties.

Glenwood South residents fed up with vandalism, ask Raleigh City Council for action

Neighbors ask City Council for help

Raleigh's city council had a meeting Tuesday to discuss rezoning land on the corner of West Davie and McDowell Streets for development up to 40 stories tall.

NEWS COVERAGE. YOU CAN GO HOME. >> THE RALEIGH SKYLINE COULD BE ADDING ANOTHER SKYSCRAPER WITH THE POTENTIAL TO RIVAL THE TALLEST TOWER DOWNTOWN IN THE NEXT HOUR, CITY COUNCIL WILL MEET TO CONSIDER REZONING LAND ON THE CORNER OF WEST DAVIE AND MCDOWELL STREET FOR A DEVELOPMENT UP TO 40 STORIES TALL WRAL'S MATT TALHELM IS THERE LIVE WITH WHAT COULD BE IN THAT. >> YEAH, RENEE, THAT REZONING REQUEST COVERS WHAT IS NOW THIS OUTDOOR PARKING LOT HERE RIGHT ACROSS FROM THE JUSTICE CENTER OVER THAT WAY. THIS OWNER OF THIS LAND ALSO OWNS THE TRUEST BUILDING. YOU SEE RIGHT UP THERE AT TOWERS OVER THIS SITE. THEY WANT TO BE ABLE TO BUILD UP TO 40 STORIES HERE. THAT'S AS TALL AS THE TALLEST IN TOWN. THE PNC TOWER OVER THERE, THE CALIFORNIA-BASED DEVELOPERS TOLD THE CITY THEY PLAN TO BUILD MULTIFAMILY HOUSING OR A HOTEL ON THIS SITE IS NEXT TO THE CONVENTION CENTER. IT'S RIGHT ACROSS FROM WHERE 2 OTHER HOTELS ARE ALREADY UNDER CONSTRUCTION RIGHT NOW. THIS IS THE LATEST REZONING REQUEST FROM A DEVELOPER WHO WANTS TO BUILD TALLER TOWERS IN RALEIGH IN THE LAST 2 YEARS COUNCIL HAS APPROVED. 25 REZONING CASES FOR BUILDINGS UP TO 20 OR 40 STORIES. >> THERE ARE PLANS FOR ADDITIONAL AN APARTMENT UP TO 20 STORIES. SALISBURY SQUARE IS ONE. I KNOW THERE ARE ADDITIONAL PLANS FOR A HOTEL. SO I THINK WE'RE SEEING DEVELOPMENT DOWNTOWN AS A WHOLE. AND I THINK, YOU KNOW, BRINGING DENSITY DOWNTOWN IS SUPPORTIVE OF WHAT WE HAVE IN THE COMPREHENSIVE PLAN AS FAR AS POLICIES FOR SUPPORTING GROWTH. >> NOW CITY COUNCIL HELD OFF ON A DECISION ABOUT THIS LATEST REZONING EARLIER THIS MONTH. THEY WANTED TO WORK OUT SOME DETAILS WITH THE DEVELOPER. AND ONE OF THOSE HAS BEEN WORKED OUT SINCE THEN. THE DEVELOPER HAS AGREED TO PAY $100,000 TO THE CITY'S AFFORDABLE HOUSING FUND. THEY ALSO HAVE AGREED TO PUT IN A BIKE SHARE STATION HERE AT THE SITE AND SOME PUBLIC ART AS PART OF THIS PROJECT, CITY COUNCIL WILL CONSIDER THIS REZONING AT THE MEETING THAT STARTS AT 1 O'CLOCK OVER AT THE MUNICIPAL BUILDING. WE'LL BRING YOU UPDATES ON THIS PROJECT AND SOME OF THE OTHERS THEY'RE COMING TO DOWNTOWN STARTING TODAY ON YOUR NEWS AT 4. WE KNOW REALLY KEEPS GROWING, NOT JUST IN POPULATION, BUT

City council considers rezoning plan and development for downtown Raleigh

The rally came after six teens were shot in Goldsboro on April 12 at a pool party, one of whom died.

WHERE IT'S STANDING ROOM ONLY. >> AND ALL NEW TONIGHT, DOZENS OF PEOPLE SHOWED UP FOR A RALLY TO END GUN VIOLENCE IN GOLDSBORO. GOOD EVENING AND THANK YOU FOR JOINING US. I'M DEBRA MORGAN AND I'M GERALD OWENS. COMMUNITY MEMBERS ADDRESSED TOWN LEADERS AT THE 6 TEENAGERS WERE SHOT LAST WEEK. ONE OF THEM WAS KILLED. 5 DAYS LATER. POLICE HAVE YET TO MAKE AN ARREST. WRAL'S ERIC MILLER WAS IN ATTENDANCE TONIGHT. >> ERIC, THAT HOUSE WHERE THE TEENS WERE SHOT WAS OPERATING AS AN ILLEGAL BUSINESS. YOU LEARNED. >> DEBORAH, THAT PROBLEM, ONE OF MANY THAT HAS BEEN UNDER THE SPOTLIGHT HERE IN GOLDSBORO IN THE PAST WEEK. BUT TONIGHT, THE FOCUS WASN'T ON THOSE PROBLEMS THAT WAS ON SOLUTION IS TRYING TO STOP THE NEXT SHOOTING BEFORE IT HAPPENS. IT WAS STANDING ROOM ONLY INSIDE GOALS FOR CITY COUNCIL CHAMBERS, DOZENS OF FAMILY, FRIENDS AND NEIGHBORS OF THE 6 TEENAGERS TAKING. THEY HOPE THE FIRST STEPS TOWARDS CHANGE. WE AS A COMMUNITY MUST ACT TO STEM THE TIDE OF BLOODSHED. >> AND THE HATRED THAT WAS TO COME TOGETHER. MORE WITNESS EATING MORE WITH THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. WHAT WITHOUT CHURCHES IN OUR COMMUNITY. BUT THERE WAS ANGER TOO. >> INCLUDING FROM JOY ON A PURE SOULS FAMILY WHO SAID THE OWNERS OF THE PROPERTY WITH A POOL PARTY TURNED SHOOTING HAPPENED NEED TO BE HELD LIABLE FOR OPERATING AN ILLEGAL EVENTS. FAKES. HAHA. MAYOR DAVID HANDGUN FROM THE PROPERTY OWNER HAD TRIED AND FAILED TO GET THE HOME REZONED AS A B AND B, BUT HE KEPT HOLDING EVENTS ANYWAY, HAND SAYING THE CITY HAD SENT THE PROPERTY OWNER. MULTIPLE NOTICE. IT'S IN 2020 21 AND HAS NOW DELIVERED A CEASE AND DESIST ORDER IN THE WAKE OF THE SHOOTING. YOU ARE. >> ONE OTHER SPEAKER, INCLUDING JOY OUT OF PURE SOULS ON TO MARIAH BELL SAID THEY WANT THE TOWN TO TACKLE GUN VIOLENCE HEAD ON THE NEED TO BE HELD ACCOUNTABLE. THEY NEED TO KNOW THAT YOU'RE ONE DOWN FOR WHAT, YOU GOLDSBORO COUNCIL ALSO STEPPING FORWARD WITH THEIR OWN SOLUTIONS, INCLUDING SPENDING MORE MONEY ON NEW CENTERS. CRIME PREVENTION, EVEN IMPLEMENTING A CURFEW BIRTHDAY AT THE SAME THING WE DO >> NOW MARIA BELL, SHE SAID SHE HAD A VERY SPECIFIC LAW THAT SHE WOULD LIKE TO SEE PUT IN PLACE. ANYBODY WHO HAS AN UNREGISTERED GUN. SHE WANTS TO SEE HIM THROWN IN JAIL FOR 190 DAYS EVER. SHE SAID SHE FEELS HER FAMILY HAS BEEN CALLED TO TRY TO FIND A SOLUTION TO GUN VIOLENCE. >> AND THEY WON'T BE GIVING UP. >> ERIC MILLER LIVE IN GOLDSBORO. THANK YOU, ERIC. THE FUNERAL IS SET FOR JOY PEARSALL. THE 15 YEAR-OLD KILLED LAST WEEK. HER VISITATION WILL BEGIN WEDNESDAY AT 12:00PM AT THE BEAR CREEK ASSOCIATION HEADQUARTERS. THE SERVICE WILL FOLLOW STARTING AT 01:00PM AT THE SAME LOCATION. WRAL IS TOLD THE EVENT WILL INCLUDE A HORSE DRAWN CARRIAGE. SHE WILL BE

Dozens gather to rally against gun violence after 6 people shot

WRAL Investigates obtained 106 pages of Durham City Council emails through a public records request.

AUTHORITIES ARE RELEASING THE STUDENT'S NAME BECAUSE OF THEIR AGE ALLEGATIONS OF EXTORTION BY A DURHAM CITY COUNCIL MEMBER COULD RISE TO THE LEVEL OF A FEDERAL CRIME AND THE FBI IS NOW GETTING INVOLVED. THAT'S WHAT WRAL INVESTIGATES LEARNED WHILE GOING THROUGH MORE THAN 100 PAGES OF EMAILS OBTAINED THROUGH A RECORDS REQUEST. OUR DURHAM REPORTER SARAH KRUEGER SHARES HER FINDINGS >> THOSE EMAILS SHOW AN FBI AGENT TOOK IT UPON HIMSELF TO REACH OUT TO CITY LEADERS HERE. HE SAID HE SAW THE NEWS REPORTS AND BELIEVES THE ALLEGATIONS MAY RISE TO THE LEVEL OF A FEDERAL CRIME ON MARCH 23RD IN A CITY COUNCIL WORK SESSION, WE LEARNED ABOUT ALLEGATIONS OF EXTORTION BY COUNCIL MEMBER MONIQUE COZY HEINEMAN. SHE'S ACCUSED OF TELLING A DEVELOPER SHE WOULD VOTE FOR THEIR PROJECT IN EXCHANGE FOR A CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION. THE CITY WAS REFERRING THE MATTER TO THE SBI ONE DAY LATER, E-MAILS OBTAINED BY WRAL SHOW AN FBI AGENT WROTE TO THE MAYOR AND CITY ATTORNEY TO REQUEST A COPY OF THOSE ALLEGATIONS AS THEY MAY CONSTITUTE FEDERAL CRIMES. THE MAYOR RESPONDED TO SCHEDULE A SIT DOWN INTERVIEW WAS CONSIDERED VERY SERIOUS UNDER LAWS. DANIEL MEYER IS AN ATTORNEY IN DURHAM WHO IS NOT INVOLVED WITH THIS CASE. HE EXPLAINED A CONVICTION FOR EXTORTION COULD COME WITH UP TO 10 MONTHS IN PRISON. EVEN FOR SOMEONE WITH NO RECORD UNDER OUR CODES, IT'S A FELONY AND IT'S A CLASS F FELONY, WHICH IS FAIRLY HIGH UP, YOU KNOW, POSSESSION OF FIREARM BY A FELON IS ONLY A GENE. >> YOU KNOW, TAKING PROPERTY BY FALSE PRETENSES ONLY. SO IT'S CONSIDERED MORE SERIOUS THAN KNOWS. >> THE EMAILS ALSO REVEAL ANOTHER CONFLICTS BETWEEN COUNCIL MEMBERS, MAYOR PRO TEM MARK-ANTHONY MIDDLETON WROTE TO COUNCIL THAT HE WAS HEARING OF OTHER COUNCIL MEMBERS ACCUSING HIM OF MANUFACTURING. THE ALLEGATIONS AGAINST HOLES, THE IN MY YEARS OF PUBLIC SERVICE. I HAVE NEVER EXPERIENCED A MORE EGREGIOUS ATTACK ON MY CHARACTER. HE REFERRED TO IT AS SLANDER AND SAID HE IS PREPARED TO TAKE LEGAL ACTION AS FAR AS THE EXTORTION ALLEGATION. THE ATTORNEY I SPOKE WITH SAID IT MAY BE HARD TO PROVE IF IT WAS JUST A FACE-TO-FACE CONVERSATION. >> IF THOUGH THERE ARE ELECTRONIC RECORDS LIKE TEXT MESSAGES, THE CHANCE OF PROSECUTION IS MUCH HIGHER. SARAH KRUEGER, WRAL, NEWS, DURHAM. >> SARAH REACHED OUT TO THE FBI TO SEE IF THEY HAVE LAUNCHED

Emails show dysfunction within Durham City Council

Durham City Councilwoman Monique Holsey-Hyman

Accusations of extortion, federal crime and slander: Emails show dysfunction within Durham City Council

Durham city council member under criminal investigation

Councilwoman Monique Holsey-Hyman is accused of having a city staffer do campaign-related work for her.

No censure vote for Durham City Councilwoman Monday night

Pastor Antoinio Wood attended the Thursday Durham City Council work session and saw the outburst between Councilwoman DeDreana Freeman and Durham Mayor Pro Tempore Mark-Anthony Middleton.

WHO THEY ARE, YOU'RE ASKED TO CALL THE SHERIFF'S OFFICE. >> NEW THIS HOUR, WE'RE HEARING FROM ONE OF ONLY A HANDFUL OF PEOPLE WHO ACTUALLY SAW NOT JUST HEARD THIS VERY TENSE EXCHANGE BETWEEN 2 DURHAM COUNCIL MEMBERS ON THURSDAY. THE OUTBURST HAPPENING BEHIND A WALL INSIDE COUNCIL CHAMBERS AFTER A MEETING IN WHICH ONE MEMBER WAS ACCUSED OF ATTEMPTED EXTORTION. WRAL'S DURHAM REPORTER SARAH KRUEGER WAS AT THAT MEETING. ALSO HEARING AND REACTING TO THAT SHOCKING SOUND THERE. SHE JOINS US NOW LIVE WITH NEW INFORMATION. SARAH. >> WE KNOW THE AUDIO ITSELF IS STUNNING, OF COURSE, BUT I WANTED TO GET A BETTER IDEA OF WHAT WAS VISUALLY HAPPENING BEHIND THAT WALL. AND THAT IS WHAT THE WITNESS I SPOKE TO WILL TELL US NOW. IN ADDITION TO THAT, I HAVE ALSO OBTAINED THE INTERNAL MEMO SENT BY THE CITY ATTORNEY TO CITY COUNCIL DETAILING THE ALLEGATIONS. >> AND PROFANITIES ECHOED THROUGH COUNCIL CHAMBERS. THE VOICES ARE THOSE OF MAYOR PRO TEM MARK-ANTHONY MIDDLETON AND COUNCILWOMAN DEED RIHANNA. FREEMAN ALSO BEHIND THAT WALL WATCHING. MOST OF IT WAS LOCAL PASTOR ANTONIO WOULD WAS IT HARD FOR YOU TO WATCH WHAT UNFOLDED >> OH, IT SINCE IT WAS. HE HAD BEEN AT THE MEETING SPEAKING AGAINST GUN VIOLENCE AND DECIDED TO STAY SPIRIT IN ME. WITH SAYING SOMETHING WAS ABOUT TO GO WRONG. PASTOR WOULD SAYS ANOTHER COUNCIL MEMBER AND THE MAYOR WERE ALSO PRESENT TRYING TO KEEP THE PEACE IN A STATEMENT TODAY, MAYOR PRO TEM MIDDLETON TOLD ME FREEMAN MADE SEVERAL ATTEMPTS TO PHYSICALLY STRIKE ME. I ASKED PASTOR WOULD ABOUT THAT ACCOUNT. IS THAT RIGHT? NO LEGS. I WAS STANDING THERE. SHE WAS JUST TALKING IS YES. USE THE OUTBURST, FOLLOWED A TENSE MEETING IN WHICH COUNCIL MEMBER MONIQUE COZY HEINEMAN WAS ACCUSED OF USING A CITY STAFFER TO WORK ON HER CAMPAIGN AND OF TELLING A DEVELOPER SHE WOULD APPROVE A PROJECT IN EXCHANGE FOR A CAMPAIGN CONTRIBUTION. WRAL OBTAINED THE INTERNAL MEMO SENT BY CITY ATTORNEY KIMBERLY RAYBURG EXPLAINS THE DEVELOPER WHO HAS RECENTLY SUBMITTED APPLICATIONS HELD ONE-ON-ONE MEETINGS WITH CITY COUNCIL. AND THAT'S WHERE THE REPORTED EXTORTION ATTEMPT WAS MADE. >> I DO NOT KNOW IF THE FOREGOING ALLEGATION IS TRUE. HOWEVER, AS A COUNSEL FOR THE CITY, I FIND IT EXTREMELY ALARMING. IF TRUE RAYBURG SAYS THAT IS A FELONY. >> AND I CHECKED IN TODAY WITH THE DURHAM DISTRICT ATTORNEY'S OFFICE. IN A STATEMENT DA SET ON A DEBERRY TOLD ME THAT SHE HAS ASKED THE FBI TO STEP IN AND INVESTIGATE THOSE ALLEGATIONS OF EXTORTION. I ALSO REACHED OUT TO THE SBI TO ASK IF THEY HAVE BEGUN THEIR INVESTIGATION AT THIS POINT.

Pastor describes what happened during exchange after Durham City Council work session

Durham city council member Monique Holsey-Hyman has been accused of supporting developers in exchange for campaign donations.

City attorney: Durham councilwoman could face extortion charge if claims are true

A Durham City Council member has been accused of supporting developers in exchange for donations, according to a statement read by Durham Mayor Elaine O'Neal in a council work session on Thursday. 

Profanity-filled outburst follows criminal allegations at Durham council meeting

Today, you have a chance to weigh in on future growth in various parts of Raleigh. City Council is holding a series of public hearings for different projects.

HAVE UPDATES FROM IT LIVE IN RALEIGH, MICHAEL GRACE, WRAL NEWS. >> TODAY YOU HAVE A CHANCE TO WEIGH IN ON FUTURE GROWTH IN VARIOUS PARTS OF RALEIGH CITY COUNCIL IS HOLDING A SERIES OF PUBLIC HEARINGS FOR DIFFERENT PROJECTS. WRL'S. LAURA LEVINE IS LIVE IN RALEIGH TO TELL US ABOUT PLANS FOR ONE DEVELOPMENT IN THE AREA SURROUNDING DIX PARK. I'M LAURA. PRETTY GOOD MORNING. RIGHT NOW WE'RE STANDING OUTSIDE THE MONARCHY NEIGHBORHOOD THAT IS ON THE LIST OF >> PUBLIC HEARINGS TODAY. BUT ANOTHER ONE, AS YOU MENTIONED, IS DIX PARK. THIS PROPOSAL FOR THAT AREA HAS REALLY BEEN IN THE WORKS FOR SEVERAL YEARS NOW. THE CITY WANTS TO REZONE LAND TO MAKE DENSER DEVELOPMENTS FOR MORE AFFORDABLE HOUSING TODAY. CITY COUNCIL WILL HOLD A PUBLIC HEARING AND COULD APPROVE WHAT IS CALLED THE VIX EDGE AREA STUDY. THAT'S BEEN THE PLANNING STAGES SINCE 2020. THIS IS A PLAN TO GUIDE GROWTH AND BUILD NEW ROADS SOUTH AND EAST OF THE PARK. AS THE PARK BECOMES MORE OF A DESTINATION, IT INCLUDES PLANS FOR MORE SIDEWALKS AND BIKE LANES. REZONINGS ARE ALSO EXPECTED TO AT NEARLY 400 AFFORDABLE HOUSING UNITS. THE CITY ALSO PLANNING ON REZONING SEVERAL LOT ON THE CORNER OF COLD AIR IS IN THE STREETS IN DOWNTOWN RALEIGH. THE BIG FOCUS IS ON IMPROVING CONNECTIVITY AS WELL FOR NEIGHBORHOODS OVERALL AROUND THAT PARK, THE WORK SESSION BEGINS AT 1 O'CLOCK THIS AFTERNOON. BUT THE PUBLIC HEARINGS ON ALL OF THESE TOPICS WILL BEGIN AROUND 05:00PM FLOOR. LOOKING AT AERIAL NEWS LIVE IN RALEIGH. >> ONE OF THE MOST CONTROVERSIAL PLANS ON TONIGHT'S AGENDA IS A REZONING OF THE MORE THE KEY AND CLOVER PROPERTY OWNERS ARE REQUESTING A ZONING CHANGE THAT WOULD ALLOW A BUILDING UP TO 5 STORIES TALL WITH NEARLY 400 APARTMENTS. SO MAYBE AS A

Raleigh City Council to host series of public hearings today

Today, you have a chance to weigh in on future growth in various parts of Raleigh. City Council is holding a series of special public hearings for different projects.

Raleigh City Council to hold special meeting, public weighs in on controversial rezoning of Mordecai on Clover

New Raleigh City Council sworn in Monday

Rocky Mount city council members voted unanimously Monday night to appoint Keith C. Rogers Jr. as city manager.

Rocky Mount appoints new city manager

Keith C. Rogers Jr. 

The town of Micro has had four mayors in five months. It seems the town's drama has reached a boiling point. 

4 mayors, 5 months: Micro facing leadership and financial challenges after 3 missed audits 

Micro facing macro-sized problems amid stretch of 4 mayors in 5 months

A small town in Johnston County is facing big problems, ranging from leadership changes to its finances and complaints over the police department. 

<p>NEWS COVERAGE YOU CAN COUNT ON. &gt;&gt; WELL, SMALL TOWN IN JUST A COUNTY IS FACING BIG PROBLEMS FROM LEADERSHIP CHANGES TO ITS FINANCES AND COMPLAINTS OVER THE POLICE DEPARTMENT. ON TOP OF THAT, THE TOWN OF MICROBES HAD 4 MAYORS IN 5 MONTHS AND NOW IT SEEMS THE TOWN'S DRAMA HAS REACHED A BOILING POINT. &gt;&gt; WRAL'S JOE FISHER REPORTS ON A TOWN IN TURMOIL. MIKE ROWE HAS A POPULATION OF ABOUT 500 RESIDENTS LAST YEAR. THE MAYOR &gt;&gt; GOT ELECTED WITH JUST 47 VOTES RIGHT NOW, THIS PLACE IS STRAPPED FOR CASH AND SOME RESIDENTS SAY THEY'RE WORRIED ABOUT THE FUTURE. &gt;&gt; IN THIS TOWN, BY THE TRACKS. &gt;&gt; THE &gt;&gt; LOCAL GOVERNMENT HAS BEEN OFF ITS WALES, GOT CAUGHT IN THERE'S CONCERN OVER LACK OF POLICE COVERAGE. SURE, THIS HOWLING. THERE'S A LOT OF WORK AND THE TOWN'S FINANCES AFTER 3 YEARS WITHOUT AN AUDIT REQUIRED BY THE STATE. THIS IS WHY WE'RE IN THE SINKING SHIP WE'RE IN RIGHT NOW. THERE'S BEEN 4 MAYORS IN MICRO IN THE LAST 5 MONTHS. JAY WARREN WHO SERVED 6 YEARS RESIGNED IN JUNE. COMMISSIONER RUSSELL CREECH WAS APPOINTED AND RESIGNED 2 WEEKS LATER CALLING OUT THE BOARD FOR INCREASING THE PROPERTY TAX WITHOUT CONSIDERING ANY CUTS, THEN CAME ERIK CHRISTENSEN WHO LASTED FOR MONTHS NOW, MAYOR MARTY PART NOW IS AT THE HELP. SO IT WAS A LOT OF MISCOMMUNICATION. AND I THINK THAT IS WHAT HAS. BUT THE TOWN WHERE HE'S AT NOW IS SAID IT. &gt;&gt; I WAS THE HEAD OF THE TOWN, FORMER MAYOR ERIC CHRISTIANSEN SAYS HE GOOGLED THE ROLE OF THE MAYOR BEFORE TAKING OVER SOME LIKE, OH, I GET AROUND THE FIRST PART OF THE PARADE. &gt;&gt; BUT HE QUICKLY REALIZED THE TOWN WAS IN FINANCIAL TROUBLE. IT TO ME WHAT A WEEK. BEFORE I CAME HOME AND I WAS ALMOST TO THE POINT IN 2 YEARS, CHRISTIANS IN SAYS HE LED THE EFFORT TO MAKE SOME CUTS. BUT WHEN HE PROPOSED CUTS TO THE POLICE DEPARTMENT, HE WAS MET BY OPPOSITION FROM OTHER COMMISSIONERS. CHRISTIANSEN SAYS DESPITE HAVING 2 FULL-TIME AND 2 PART-TIME OFFICERS, MICRO PD DOES NOT REGULARLY PATROL ON NIGHTS AND WEEKENDS UP CAMP OR TAKE YOUR SHIP US A LITTLE ABOUT THIS. THANKS. WE GET THE COVERAGE WILL NOT. WE WILL NOT GET THE COVID WITH PAY IN FULL. NOBODY EVER WORKED ON THE WEEKENDS IN THE STATE LAST SATURDAY, OUR CAMERAS SPOTTED THE TOWN'S 3 POLICE CARS PARKED OUTSIDE THE DEPARTMENT. ALL WE DO WE I WANT TO COVER FOR SANTA. NO, WE DON'T HAVE AT THE NOVEMBER TOWN MEETING. CHRISTENSEN ASKED THE POLICE CHIEF TO RESIGN, BUT SOME RESIDENTS DEFENDED THE CHIEF AS SAYING OUR CHAIN HAS THE. &gt;&gt; AND CHIEF MAKAN JONES HIMSELF RESPONDED SAYING MICRO PD HAS ALWAYS RELIED ON THE ASSISTANCE OF THE JOHNSTON COUNTY SHERIFF'S OFFICE AFFAIR PERSON. I TRY TO GET EVERYBODY HIS POW, EVERYBODY IN THIS TOWN AND YOU'RE GOING TO BE LOVED. YOU'RE GOING TO BE NOT LOOK. DO YOU THINK WE NEED TO OFFICER MORE REGULARLY PATROLLING AT NIGHT? I WOULD LOVE TO HAVE THAT. I MEAN, WE WOULD LOVE TO HAVE THAT. &gt;&gt; BUT, YOU KNOW, WE'RE A SMALL TOWN WITH A SMALL BUDGET AND THE BUDGET IS TIGHT. MICRO HAS HIRED A NEW FINANCE DIRECTOR WHO SAYS THE TOWN COULD HAVE TO DIP INTO ITS RESERVES OF JUST $76,000, RIGHT? THEY RATE IS A RISK TO THE STATE TREASURER'S OFFICE SAYS MICRO'S TWENTY-TWENTY AUDIT WAS ISSUED. 22 MONTHS LATE AND THE TOWN IS CURRENTLY ON A WATCH LIST REQUIRING FUTURE BUDGETS TO BE APPROVED. IN ADDITION TO FREQUENT MONITORING THE TOWN'S 2021 2022. AUDITS HAVE STILL NOT BEEN SUBMITTED. DO YOU WORRY ABOUT THE TOWN GOING BROKE? &gt;&gt; NOT A THERE'S MONEY. THERE IS JUST NOT NOT PLACED UNDER A A TOWN. THAT'S ALL, OF COURSE, NOW WORKING TO GET BACK ON TRACK. AND THE CURRENT BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS SAYS THEY STAND BEHIND THE POLICE CHIEF. MEANWHILE, &gt;&gt; THE TOWN HOPES TO COMPLETE ONE OF THOSE 2 MISSING AUDITS BY THE END OF THE YEAR. I'M JOE</p>

Micro facing macro problems amid stretch of 4 mayors in 5 months

Chris Suggs, who is 21, has made history as the youngest person to ever win a city election in North Carolina history.



At 21, Kinston city councilman youngest elected official in NC history

Chris Suggs

The Raleigh City Council meeting Tuesday, Jan. 19, 2021 to discuss adding free, temporary downtown parking to aid small businesses.