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WASHINGTON, DC - “I am pleased
that the Richmond County Community Support Center will receive this important funding,” Hayes said.
“This new funding will enhance the infrastructure of Richmond County’s
Community Support Center, which is critical to economic development in Richmond County. While the Richmond County Community
Support Center will be the direct recipient of this funding, the citizens and charities this center supports are the true
beneficiaries of this funding.”
USDA Rural Development is providing a $350,000 low interest loan and $40,000 grant to
be used for renovations for the center. Renovations will include general repairs, meeting space additions, offices,
restrooms and an elevator. The facility currently supports the citizens and charities located in Richmond County. Future
plans are to expand these services into surrounding counties.
USDA Rural Development's
mission is to deliver programs in a way that will support increasing economic opportunity and improve the quality of life
of rural residents. As a venture capital entity, Rural Development provides equity and technical assistance to finance and
foster growth in homeownership, business development, and critical community and technology infrastructure. Further information
on rural programs is available at a local USDA Rural Development office or by visiting USDA's web site at http://www.rurdev.usda.gov.
Highlights of former Republican Sen. Jesse Helms' career and biography: PERSONAL INFORMATION Born Oct. 18, 1921, in Monroe, N.C.; son of Jesse Alexander and Ethel Mae Helms;
married Dorothy Jane Coble, Oct. 31, 1942; children: Jane, Nancy, Charles; Education: attended Wingate Junior College and
Wake Forest College; Politics: Republican; Religion: Baptist; Military/Wartime Service: U.S. Navy, 1942-45; Memberships: Masonic
Order, Rotary Club, Raleigh Executives. AWARDS Freedom Foundation award, 1962, for best television editorial, and 1973, for
newspaper article; National Award for service to mankind, Southern Baptists, 1972; Conservative Congressional Award, 1976;
Liberty Award, American Economic Council, 1978; Distinguished Public Service Award, Public Service Research Council, 1978;
Man-of-the-Year Award, Women for a Constitutional Government, 1978; Legislator-of-the-Year Award, National Rifle Association,
1978; Watchdog of Treasury Award; Guardian of Small Business Award; Gold Medal, Veterans of Foreign Wars; Outstanding Service
Award, Council against Communist Aggression; Richard Henry Lee Award; Freedom Award, Order of Lafayette. CAREER Author, journalist, administrator, and U.S. senator; Raleigh Times, Raleigh,
N.C., city editor, 1941-42; WRAL-Radio, Raleigh, news and program director, 1948-51; administrative assistant to U.S. Sen.
Willis Smith, 1951-53, and U.S. Sen. Alton Lennon, 1953; executive director of North Carolina Bankers Association, 1953- 60;
Capital Broadcasting Co., Raleigh, executive vice president, 1960-72; U.S. Senate, Washington, DC, senator representing North
Carolina, 1972-2003; Member of Raleigh City Council and chair of law and finance committee, 1957-61; chair of board of Specialized
Agricultural Publications, 1964-72; member of boards of directors for North Carolina Cerebral Palsy Hospital and Camp Willow
Run. BOOKS Here's Where I Stand; Random House (New York, N.Y.), 2005. Source: Contemporary Authors Online and
Biography Resource Center
Pictures From The Dole/Hayes Richmond County Get-Out-The-Vote Event
The Richmond County Republican Party announces
the opening of our office at 1219 Rockingham Rd. Suite 1. Please contact us through our website www.richmondcountygop.com to learn more and make it your first choice for information you won't get anywhere else in Richmond
County.
Paid for by the RCGOP
 Local Republican party Chairwoman Teressa Beavers recently attended the North Carolina Republican Party Executive
Committee Meeting in Raleigh. It was held at the Velvet Cloak Inn on Hillsborough Street. The main order of business was to elect a new committee
member to fill the vacancy left by James Palmer Cain, who was recently appointed the Ambassador of Denmark. Members voted unanimously to elect N.C. Representative Ed McMahan to replace Cain on the Republican National Committee.
Other issues discussed were the upcoming Hall of Fame for the 2005 NCGOP. Also attending with Beavers was Sandy Carter, Vice-Chairman for the Scotland County Republican Party.
Recently, The Richmond County GOP had the pleasure to interview Technical Sergeant James (Jim) Moss.
He is nuclear missile maintenance specialist, intelligence operant, and a communication and navigation/avionics specialist
with the Air National Guard. Since Sergeant Moss is from (he graduated from Richmond Senior High School in 1981) and has family
in the Richmond County community, he would be an excellent choice to get a first hand account of the military mindset during
these historic times in military and American history.
What would happen if there were another terrorist attack? Would we be prepared? Those are questions Sen. Richard Burr has to grapple with as chairman of a new subcommittee on Bioterrorism
and Public Health Preparedeness. Wednesday night, things got personal: the Winston-Salem Republican got caught up in what was first thought to
be a nerve gas attack on the Russell Senate Office Building. Burr and a few of his staffers were working in 217 Russell when the alarm sounded, telling everybody to evacuate
-- now! CNN's Paula Zahn was soon telling the world that Burr and a few other senators were among 200 or so people
being held in a parking garage. They were being watched for symptoms, Zahn reported as Burr's name appeared on-screen. "I started getting (cell phone) calls from all over the country, from people who know me well," Burr recalled
a few days later. He decided he had better call his wife in North Carolina. It turned out to be just a scare -- no nerve gas found and after two hours Burr and the others went home. The senator said Capitol police have made great progress in the four years since anthrax paralyzed Washington. Back then, everybody exited the building and scattered outside. When tests for anthrax proved positive, there
was no way to trace potential victims. "This time, they contained the building, got names," Burr said. "This time, police were outside, the doors were
locked and we were funneled in one direction." All lessons, Burr said, that can be adapted nationwide.
O'Neal earns master's Lt. Col. Ed O'Neal Jr. received a master's degree in national resource strategy June 8 from the Industrial
College of the Armed Forces, at Fort McNair in Washington, D.C. In late July, O'Neal will be assigned as director of personnel at the Al-Udeid Air Base in Qatar for a year
of duty.
Official Press Release: The North Carolina GOP Eighth District Convention was held this past Saturday April 16th, at the Stanley
County Agri-Center Complex in Albemarle. In attendance were Chairwoman Teressa Beavers and Vice Chairman Lee P. Butler and
their spouses, representing Richmond County Republicans as designated delegates. During the proceedings, several speakers addressed the caucus concerning the District’s order of business
including; Reports of Credentials, Rules Committee, adoption of the State Plan of Organization, and the nomination of District
Officers and Executive Board. Chairwoman Beavers and Vice Chairman Butler selected and registered Jane Moss as the representative
for Richmond County to the executive committee of the Eighth District. Interspersed throughout the activities were speeches given by multiple guest speakers. Republican representative
for District Eight, United States Congressman Robin Hayes gave a rousing speech in which he stressed the importance of Republican
organizational functions at the grass roots level and alluded to the working atmosphere in Washington. “We’ve
made some important strides,” Hayes said. “But we have a lot more to do.” He ended his speech amid a standing
ovation. Two other speakers attending the convention were current State GOP Chairman Ferrell Blount and Vernon Robinson,
an African-American from Winston-Salem who was labeled by the media during the past election as the ‘black Jesse Helms’.
Both are running for election as the State GOP Chairman at the Convention in Asheville from May 21-23. The Convention festivities ended after a discussion about fund raising was given by Don Abernathy and the District
Officers were elected. “Congressman Hayes carried Richmond County in the last election,” newly re-elected Chairman
David Black told Chairwoman Beavers and Vice Chairman Butler at the end of the ceremony. “That’s another positive
achievement and a major sign of growth for the Republican Party in the Eighth District.”
2006 North Carolina GOP Convention Local Republicans, Teressa Beavers Richmond County GOP chairman, and Jane Moss, member-at-large
for the 8th District, attended the State Republican Convention held in New Bern June 2-4. Richmond County Republican Party was also recognized by the state Republican Party under
the 5 Star Victory Program by receiving points for making progress with the local Republican Party.  Local Republicans, Teressa Beavers, RCGOP chairman, and newly elected school board member Tom McInnis met
with Senator Richard Burr on Sunday May 14th, 2006 at the Cole Auditorium.
Senator Burr was here to give the commencement speech for the graduates of Richmond Community College Sunday,
May 14. Senator Burr visited Republicans on his campaign stops in 2004.
Teressa V. Beavers
 
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The Richmond County Republican Party Held Convention And Elected Officials
The Richmond County Republican Party held their annual convention Tuesday, March
10 at the Richmond County Courthouse. Officers for the 2009-2011 election cycle were elected. Since several candidates
were running for local board, secret ballot voting was conducted.
NCGOP Chairman Questions Whether McCorkle Appointment Should Stand (RALEIGH) – Today Ferrell Blount, Chairman of the North Carolina Republican Party, raised
the question of whether Governor Mike Easley should remove Mac McCorkle from the Progress Board until questions concerning
McCorkle’s involvement with Kevin Geddings are settled. McCorkle, a former political advisor to Gov. Easley, was
recently appointed by the Governor to serve as Chairman of the Progress Board. Yesterday Scott Anderson, another former advisor to the Governor, offered testimony that McCorkle had more knowledge
about and was working with Kevin Geddings, who is currently on trial in federal court, to run pro-lottery advertisements than
he had previously stated in interviews. “The North Carolina Progress Board is chartered to help guide North Carolina to its desired long term
goals,” said Ferrell Blount in his open letter to Gov. Easley. “It is important that the integrity and motivations
of those on the board be beyond question. The conflicting statements by close advisors to the Governor caused me to
raise this concern with the Governor. We don’t need anymore black eyes.” [Open letter included below] September 28, 2006 The Honorable Michael Easley Dear Governor Easley: I was quite dismayed this morning to read that your recent appointee to the North Carolina Progress Board, Mac
McCorkle, was accused by another of your former advisors, Scott Anderson, of conspiring with the agent of lottery vendor Scientific
Games, Kevin Geddings, to run radio ads paid for by other close associates of Scientific Games and the NCAE. This contradicts what McCorkle said earlier this year. The North Carolina Progress Board is chartered to help guide North Carolina to its desired long term goals.
It is important that the integrity and motivations of those on the board be beyond question. We don’t need anymore
black eyes. Until these scandals are resolved and it becomes clear who knew what, would it not be prudent for McCorkle to
stand down from the Progress Board? Sincerely, Ferrell Blount
Press Release: Democrats Approve Tax Increases, Run-Away Spending & Pork-Barrel Projects (RALEIGH - 8/12/05) – The N.C. Senate completed passage of the state budget yesterday along a party line vote of
29-21. Senate Republicans unanimously opposed the budget. On Wednesday, the N.C. House voted 61-59 in favor of the spending
bill. Two House Democrats joined a unanimous Republican House caucus in opposing the budget. Making the $17.2 billion budget unpalatable for Republicans were the following: Spending increases by 8% over last year $1.563 billion in tax increases over the next two fiscal years At least $40 million in pork-barrel legislation Policy decisions buried in the budget, such as a lottery and changes to the appointment of the State Board of Elections
"I am proud of the Republicans in the General Assembly for standing firm on Republican principles and voting against the
state budget," said NCGOP Chairman Ferrell Blount. "There are provisions in the budget that Republicans support – such
as money for education, roads and health care. But the Democrats’ budget proposal is simply unacceptable." With a close budget vote looming, top Democrats filled the budget with pork-barrel legislation to win enough support for
passage. In one egregious situation, Rep. Jim Harrell secured $755,000 for four pet projects in his district, including $400,000
for a teapot museum. Harrell initially had reservations on the budget because of the cigarette tax increase, but he knew a
vote against the budget would put him at odds with the Democrat leadership and cost him the pork. "I really feel if the state’s going to invest in my district … I don't see how you can vote against this budget,"
Harrell told the Winston-Salem Journal. ("House passes $17.1 billion budget that avoids some of the Senate’s cuts,"
David Rice, June 16, 2005). "Without the tax increases, run-away spending, and controversial policies, the budget would have been able to be passed
on its own merits," added Blount. "Republicans know that the citizens of North Carolina are tired of tax increases and run-away
spending. Unfortunately, this is the only thing that the current Democratic leadership has to offer."
"I said: 'I know people are pushing you, but please don't pull the guys out of Iraq too soon,'?" said
Crystal Owen, whose husband, Staff Sgt. Mike Owen, was killed in Iraq last year. From Neal Boortz: THIS IS AN OBJECTIVE INTERVIEW? I heard a TV news anchor this morning questioning a Republican Congressman Robin Hayes about the president's speech and
our efforts in Iraq. Here are some of the questions the anchor asked Hayes: "One of our listeners wrote to say that Bush should really be making this speech at Arlington National Cemetery, Not
at Fort Bragg. Was it appropriate for President Bush to speak there?" What? Did a journalist actually ask a politician whether or not it was appropriate for the President of the United
States to make a speech about a war before the very people who are fighting that war? The very people who are expected
to put their lives on the line in that war? Did I really hear that? "Isn't he in part using Ft. Bragg as an appropriate backdrop to cheerlead the war in Iraq?" Oh ... Arlington National Cemetery wouldn't be a backdrop? And stating the reasons we're at war is "cheerleading?"
"Gimme a W! Gimme an A! Gimme an R!" Gimme a break. "President Bush in his speech said that we're there to fight terrorists, but he failed to explain how a war to remove
a dictator who was bent on using nuclear weapons has turned into a fight against Muslim militants. Doesn't he owe us
an explanation?" It's been explained, over and over again. That dictator was, himself, a Muslim militant with access to massive destructive
power. Doesn't a news anchor owe us a little more intellectual diligence? "But there is no evidence that Saddam Hussein was connected in any way to Al Qaeda." Sorry ... factually wrong. That evidence does exist. The 911 Commission itself reported on efforts by Saddam
Hussein to make contact with Al Qaeda for the purpose of providing support and training. At least Congressman Hayes
had the guts to say "Ma'am, I'm sorry, but you're mistaken." "I know of no evidence connecting Saddam Hussein to Osama bin Laden or Al Qaeda, and also there were no weapons of mass
destruction in Iraq." Wrong, Wrong. Wrong. How can she say that there were no weapons of mass destruction in Iraq. What in the hell
did Saddam use to gas hundreds of thousands of his own people? Cheese Whiz? What about those implements used in
the creation of nuclear weapons that were found buried in the back yard of one of Saddam's nuclear scientists? That's
not evidence found in Iraq? What about the artillery shells containing sarin gas? That's not evidence? What
about the documents detailing Saddam's weapons program? Not evidence? What about the statements from Saddam's scientists
that they were ready to reinstitute their weapons program the very moment that UN sanctions were lifted and the inspectors
were gone. Not evidence? It was an amazing
segment. Both a Republican and Democratic congressman were interviewed in this segment, but the argumentative interview
style was saved for the Republican. The Democrats was not challenged .. not once. Remember, though ... there is
no bias in the media.
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