Rep Murry: I met Rep. Murry to review some of the legislative bills, and conveyed to him that I was not happy with the guns in restaurants and bars, or increasing restrictions on abortions. A number of bills did take away or restrict municipal revenue and authority (protest petitions, aesthetic design control) although Tom did his […]
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Preston Bell Ribbon Cutting
I ended the day at Preston Bell ribbon cutting yesterday, formerly Legends of Preston, which has been redeveloped and is still a beautiful community in Morrisville, one in which I lived in twelve years ago. It has been now taken over by new management. Mayor Jackie Holcome, Mayor Pro Tem Johnson, and I were […]
Morrisville Rotary Meeting with State Superintendent June Atkinson
Yesterday, we were honored to have as our Speaker, NC State Superintendent, June Atkinson as our speaker, who provided an update on the state of North Carolina Public schools, and the challenges our school system faces, given the drastic cuts in teacher support, staff positions, and even digital textbooks and other resources. On a positive […]
Sikh Gurdvara Temple of North Carolina
I was honored to be a guest at the Sikh Temple of NC in Durham this afternoon. I thanked the members for their service and contributions for the community and to North Carolina, and for their encouragement and support to seek a second term on the Council. During my talk, I reminded the congregation, that […]
Guest Speaker on Geet Baazaar and 88.1 FM
I started my day on 88.1 FM, as a guest on Geet Bazaar radio show. On this program, I highlighted the The Young Entrepreneurs or TYE program, which is a global entrepreneur competition, hosted and sponsored by the TIE Carolinans and TIE Global organization. TIE Global is the premier entrepreneurial and mentoring organization in the […]
Morrisville: Home to Wake’s smartest, richest people
Triangle Business Journal wrote this past week: “Data collected by the Morrisville Chamber of Commerce and presented at a recent ‘State of Morrisville’ meeting show that the Wake County town has the youngest population among towns and cities in the county, the highest median income and the highest percentage of residents with a college degree.” […]
Hatcher Grove 5K Run and Heart Walk
I just finished running the 5K at Hatcher Grove Church and finished 3rd in my age group at 21:54! It was a humid, run, but a great event, and so wonderful to see many of my friends at Hatcher Grove. In attendance were Mayor Jackie Holcombe, my friend and opponent, Pete Martin, Liz Johnson, […]
Preston Point Social Hour
I ended the week, at Morrisville Retirement community, Preston Point, where I was invited by a friend, to attend the Social Hour. This community, used to be names Manor Village, and is a very beautiful community. Most of the hour was spent updating the residents on what has been taking place Morrisville, learning from […]
July 25 Office Hours
This week, was a quiet week, after a number of Council meetings. Today, I met with the Hotties companies, Efflux Pharma and Concert Telecom. Efflux, now named Dignify Therapeutics, is progressing very well, as they are going to promote their fundraising at this point, along the complettion of a successful patent search. Karl Thor and […]