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WWW.NRCOLUMBUS.COM Thursday, October 27, 2016 75 CENTS CLINTON RETURNS TO COLUMBUS COUNTY Many people vote early By Clara Cartrette [email protected] When votes cast during the first four days of early voting were tal- lied Tuesday afternoon, they came up one vote shy of 2,600. All of those votes were cast at the Board of Elections office in Whiteville, as early voting in precincts began Wednesday afternoon. Records show that 679 voted Thursday, the first day of early voting, 617 voted Friday, 666 voted Monday and 637 voted Tuesday. Several people showed up early Wednesday to vote, but were told that voting did not begin until 8:30 a.m. Most waited to vote. Early voting will continue at the Board of Elections through Nov. 4 from 8:30 a.m. until 5 p.m. week- Staff Photo by Les High days only. Former president Bill Clinton met an enthusiastic crowd in front of the Columbus County Democratic Headquarters Wednesday afternoon in Whiteville. Director of Elections Carla Clinton spoke for about five minutes, then visited for about 45, giving autographs, taking selfies and chatting with people. Strickland said voter registration was extended until Oct. 19 due to Hurricane Matthew. County pre- cinct sites were visited Tuesday after the storm to assure that ev- erything was in order. Clinton makes whistle stop for Hillary New equipment was rolled out, but there are no touch screen ma- By Jefferson Weaver knew we had a lot of work to do.” spic and span when the black and blue Hillary chines. “It’s still the paper ballot [email protected] While the county party headquarters escaped Clinton bus arrived, followed by a huge entourage system,” she said. the flooding that devastated downtown Whiteville, of staff and security. There have been complaints in Columbus County Democrat Party chair Singletary said his volunteers immediately got to Singletary said Clinton’s third visit to the areas where touch screen tabula- Alexander Singletary didn’t believe it when he work. city — and his second campaigning for his tors are used about correct votes was first told Bill Clinton was coming back to “We had a parking lot to clean, and to straight- wife — was “an exciting experience. not showing up, but the paper ballot Whiteville. en the place up,” he said. “There isn’t a whole lot “I couldn’t believe it,” he said. “He must really system prohibits that. “I made a couple of calls, and the people I talked of time during a campaign to keep house, so we love this town and county.” “If something goes wrong or to didn’t know about it,” he said. “Then I made a had to get to work.” couple more, and got it confirmed. That’s when I The phone bank and county headquarters was uu CLINTON 6A uu EARLY VOTING 13A City schools Three candidates vie for N.C. House seat update calendar By Allen Turner representing all of Columbus and portions of funeral director, the youngest in North Carolina [email protected] Bladen and Robeson counties in the N.C. House at that time. He went on to work for the nation’s due to storm of Representatives. largest manufactured home company, becoming Editor’s Note: Tim Benton, the Democratic candi- Jones ran unsuccessfully against Waddell for the the youngest general manager in the company’s By Les High date, sent regrets that he did not have time to provide seat two years ago. A Columbus County native and history. Jones returned home to Tabor City in the [email protected] biographical information or to respond to a series graduate of Waccamaw Academy in Whiteville, late 1990s to take over the family business, where of questions this newspaper submitted to all three Jones has been married to his high school sweet- he is now responsible for day-to-day operations. The Whiteville City Schools candidates. heart, Angela, for more than 20 years. They have Since then the company has expanded operations Board of Education changed the Republican Brenden Jones of Tabor City, two daughters. He has owned and operated small and is now the oldest pre-owned car dealership school calendar Monday night to Democrat Tim Benton of Bladenboro and businesses in Columbus County for more than 15 in Columbus County. In 2012 he started an auto reflect disruptions caused primar- Libertarian Tom Howell, also of Bladenboro, years. After high school he attended Fayetteville body repair facility. Jones currently also manages ily from Hurricane Matthew. are running in next month’s general election Technical Community College, graduating with Meares Funeral Home in Fair Bluff. The county schools will likely to succeed Democratic Rep. Ken Waddell, who a degree in mortuary science. After a one-year decide on its make-up days after did not seek re-election to the 46th District seat apprenticeship in Greenville, he became a licensed uu CANDIDATE PROFILES 8A the first of the year, said Supt. Alan Faulk. Over the past two weeks, stu- dents in the city system missed five days and experienced one two- Restaurateur thinks Fair Bluff will be better than ever hour delay and “an early release due to either too much water or the lack of water,” said Whiteville By Jefferson Weaver City Schools Superintendent Kenny [email protected] Garland. “In working with our principals George Roy had no idea Fair Bluff would flood. and Central Services staff, the cal- “The storm was bad,” the owner of Yokos restau- endar has been developed to ensure rant in Fair Bluff said, “but it didn’t seem like Fair the education of our students, our Bluff would be in too bad of a shape.” number one priority,” Garland Roy’s wife Laurie kept him abreast of the devel- said.