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Voters select leadership for Onslow County Schools Board of Education

As the Onslow primary elections near, three Board of Education seats are open for newcomers. Two current members are not running for reelection.

The Onslow County Board of Education released a statement on Board member Eric Whitfields conviction of cyberstalking.

The Onslow school boards vote to censure one of its own members has been postponed.

The first meeting of the newly seated members of the Onslow County Board of Education began with the election of its leadership and a moment of silence in memory of former chairman Pam Thomas. The newly elected members of the board – incumbent Ken Reddic and newcomers Melissa Oakley, Joseph Speranza and Eric Whitfield – were sworn into office in December but the business meeting was canceled due to health concerns among the board due to COVID-19, pushing the board’s first meeting to Jan. ...

Editor’s note: This story is No. 4 in a series looking at the top 10 stories of 2020 for The Daily News, counting down from 10 to 1 from Dec. 23 to Jan. 1.  New school board member Eric Whitfield was sworn into office this month after a controversial path to his election that began with allegations of racism. Whitfield, who was one of four Republican candidates for Onslow County Board of Education to win the party’s nomination in the March primary, was fired from his job and received backl...

Whether they worked with her, taught with her, volunteered with her or served with her, friends and colleagues of longtime educator and public servant Pam Thomas remembered one thing: her love for Onslow County. “Pam was a pillar of our community, a mentor and a leader,” Onslow County Board of Education member Ken Reddic said. Onslow County’s education community lost a great advocate with Thomas’ death and the community as a whole lost a great public servant, Reddic said. Thomas, who wa...

Three of the four newly elected members of the Onslow County Board of Education have been sworn into office. Incumbent Ken Reddic was administered the oath of office along with new members Melissa Oakley and Eric Whitfield in a ceremony Tuesday night at the Eastern North Carolina Regional Skills Center. “Now the real work begins,” Oakley said after the brief ceremony. Her family and Onslow County Commissioner Robin Knapp stood with her as she took the oath of office. The three were sworn in...

Due to health concerns related to COVID-19, the swearing in of the school board members-elect will be done in two separate ceremonies and the first meeting of the newly elected Onslow County Board of Education will not be held until January. The oath of office will be administered Tuesday, Dec. 15, Ken Reddic, who was re-elected to another term, and newcomers Melissa Oakley and Eric Whitfield. The ceremony will be held at 6 p.m. at the Eastern North Carolina Regional Skills Center in Jacksonvil...