The Lenoir County Board of Elections was hopping with activity Monday as incumbents and political hopefuls alike crowded into the office to file as candidates for this year's election.

Published: Saturday, February 6, 2010 at 3:30 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, February 5, 2010 at 7:43 p.m. At the Grammys, Oscars and other annual award shows, there's always a clip showing which big industry stars have departed over the previous year.

Financial mismanagement, personnel issues may be probed By Lee Raynor/Carolina Journal News Service KENANSVILLE - Relocation expenses paid to a Duplin County Schools employee who then failed to move is believed to have triggered an impending State Bureau of Investigation probe of the school district.

State Sen. Harris Blake and state Rep. Jamie Boles are gearing up for re-election bids this year.

Dewey Hudson, who presently serves as the district attorney for the Fourth Prosecutorial District, recently announced he will not seek re-election. The Sampson county native has served as the DA for Jones, Duplin, Sampson and Onslow counties since 1998.

Chief Assistant District Attorney Ernie Lee announced Wednesday his candidacy for district attorney for the Fourth Prosecutorial District, which includes Sampson.

Dr. Kay Albertson, right, Wayne Community College president, talks about the gaming/simulation curriculum during a panel discussion Tuesday at the Carolina's Eastern Region's third annual State of the Region Conference.

Submitted by Joe Mauceri on 20 January 2010 - 5:58pm. Lack of incumbents could signal political shift With a series of Democratic State Senators deciding not to run for reelection, North Carolina Republicans could gain control of that chamber for the first time in almost 150 years.

Calling it a new decade and a new day for North Carolina, District Attorney Dewey Hudson confirmed Monday night that he will be a candidate for the N.C. Senate seat currently held by Charlie Albertson.

Three weeks before the candidate filing period begins, Harry Edwards has already thrown his hat in the ring to fill County Commissioner Chris Humphrey's seat.

The State Senate's District 10 seat is open for the first time in more than 15 years, and District Attorney Dewey Hudson has expressed an interest to The Daily News in running for that seat Hudson announced Friday that he will not run for the office for a fourth term following State Sen.

Another long-serving Democrat in the North Carolina Senate isn't seeking re-election this year.

With just under a month left until the filing period officially opens, local and state officials whose seats are up for re-election are looking toward their prospective campaigns.

TWO STATE legislators did an exemplary job during their 2008 legislative campaigns by filing superior campaign reports.

Published: Sunday, December 27, 2009 at 3:30 a.m. Last Modified: Saturday, December 26, 2009 at 5:23 p.m. Cape Fear Watchdogs is a StarNews blog aimed at keeping a watchful eye on local governments and elected officials, what they're doing and how they're spending your money.

State representatives who visited Kinston Monday morning said there needs to be education reform statewide.

A variety of projects and county issues were addressed by the county manager in his bimonthly report to the Duplin county commissioner last week.

Voters select SB 848: Allow Illegal Immigrants in Community Colleges Raleigh, N.C. - Visitors to the Civitas Institute Web site have crowned SB 848, a bill that would allow illegal immigrants to enroll in North Carolina's community colleges and universities, as the year's worst bill.

Head south on N.C. 11 from Kinston and you'll soon run into signs imploring the community to stay away from methamphetamine.

The apparent shooting death of an Albertson teenager Sept. 25 is still being investigated by the Duplin County Sheriff's Office but no concrete motive for the homicide has been established, Sheriff Blake Wallace said this week.