Multiple times in the past, Guilford County voters have told the county commissioners that they don’t want a quarter-cent sales tax hike. The county’s voters sent that exact same message in the Tuesday, May 17 election when nearly 55 percent of those voters said, once again, keep the sales tax rate where it is. So, the county commissioners have finally heard that message and – and ignored it once again.

The Guilford County Board of Commissioners have been putting a great deal of time and effort into job interviews to find the next top attorney, and the board spent most of the day Thursday, May 19 doing so again. The Board of Commissioners has been looking for a new county attorney ever since longtime former Guilford County Attorney Mark Payne (seen above) announced last year that he was stepping down on December 31.  

On Thursday, May 19, Guilford County Manager Mike Halford stood up before the Guilford County Board of Commissioners and delivered his proposed budget for fiscal 2022-2023. 

Proving that anything can happen in an election, Sherrie Young won the Democratic primary for North Carolina House District 59. Young finished with 75 percent of the vote to 25 percent for Aday.  In political races over 20 points is considered a landslide.

Former Gov. Pat McCrory lost the Republican US Senate primary, but in his concession speech on Tuesday night, May 17, he sounded like he’s still running.