The frustration over the pace of Hurricane Matthew disaster relief that spilled over at the Wayne County commissioners May 15 meeting has reached state N.C. Emergency Management Director Mike Sprayberry. "I can tell you, I understand what I am going to be walking into on June 14," he said.
A federal grand jury in Raleigh indicted a Guatemala native found in Wayne County on charges of false representation of a Social Security account number and aggravated identity theft. Maria Asuncion Lucas-Mendez, 31, would face up to seven years imprisonment, a $250,000 fine and a term of supervised release following imprisonment if convicted on the charge.
The new proposed map does not include Wayne County in District 4 and expands Districts 21 and 10 within the county. Republicans in the North Carolina House of Representative released the new proposed districts map Saturday with Wayne County having different borders and losing a representative.
Just a few months into his ninth term in the N.C. House of Representatives, Dr. Larry M. Bell has announced that he will not seek a 10th, saying it was time for a younger person to bring their insight and leadership to the Legislature. Bell, a Democrat, has served as the representative for the N.C. House of Representatives' 21st district for the past 16 years, beginning his first term in 2001.