Report and analysis by Robert A. Williams Folks, The United States Constitution was adopted 225 years ago. North Carolina has had three state constitutions-the Constitution of 1776, which created the government for the new state and was substantially amended in…
Month: September 2014
Second TownHall Meeting Regarding Schools–Packed House-
Report by Robert A. Williams The second Townhall meeting put on by School Board Member Danny Blanton was held at the Lawndale-Piedmont Community Center September 23, 2014 at 7 PM. The meeting room was packed with many people standing. An…
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Financing LeGrand Center Lowers County Bond Rating, Costing County Taxpayers More
Report by: Robert A. Williams I should put up a prize for anyone who can give the correct answer to as simple question: Why was the LeGrand Center built? Some might say, to have a place to hold events like…
Special Report–Casino Crazy Who Wouldn’t Want 4,000 Jobs???
Speaking for the first time: Robert A. Williams I have watched Cleveland County political maneuvering for a long time now and I have learned one thing for sure. Don’t believe anything the Commissioners say until you get all the details…
Earl Scruggs Center — Booming or Busted??? Decide for Yourself
Facts provided by Robert A. Williams Facts are facts and Lies are lies. And Cleveland County Commissioners, there IS a difference!! OK folks, the Earl Scruggs Center in the Old Courthouse building opened it’s doors for business in January, 2014…
Moral Monday Announcement NAACP to File Lawsuit Against Cleveland County Board of Elections
Reported by Robert A Williams Don’t ask me to explain why the Shelby Star forgot to mention in their report on the Moral Monday Rally at the old Courthouse on September 8, 2014 that the North Carolina NAACP State President,…
Trouble in Paradise-Pt III 2014 First Day of School-CCS Board Meeting
Reported by Robert A. Williams August 25, 2014. It was the first day of School, the Board meeting was that night and all was NOT well. All over the place. But the weather was nice, school buses were running and…
American League World Series $$$ Fraud??? or Exaggeration?
Calculated by Robert A. Williams Shelby– Our previous article showed the ALWS attendance numbers were vastly overstated or perhaps just willfully exaggerated. 110,036 different people attending the ball games as noted by some Star articles, which quoted people whose best…
The Star Tars Dover YMCA Over Two Pot Plants Somewhere Else
Assessment by Robert A. Williams The Shelby Star reports a YMCA Board member is arrested for growing marijuana on Dover YMCA property. Drew Alexander Beam, 46, of 1325 Vista Drive “in Shelby” according to the Star, but Google Maps says…