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When Darrell Allison was introduced to the Fayetteville State University community last February, the room was filled with people wearing masks. The world was still in the worse pandemic of the century. It was a tough start for FSU’s new chancellor-elect, but crisis leadership generally determines how sound executives are. Allison has moved quickly since officially taking the reigns as chancellor on March 15. Last week, he surpassed 60 days on the job. Two months is a short time, but to some, it’s an important marker, measuring Allison’s early achievements. In response to the chancellor...

Clarksville NowMCSOAgents and deputies discovered 34 firearms and more than 15 pounds of meth at a home in Palmyra in April 2021. CLARKSVILLE, TN (CLARKSVILLE NOW) – Agents and deputies recently discovered 34 firearms and more than 15 pounds of meth at a home in Palmyra, southwest of Clarksville. The 19th Judicial District Drug Task Force and the Montgomery County Sheriff’s Office Crime Suppression Unit were carrying out a search warrant in the 2000 block of Broome Road, according to MCSO spokeswoman Sandra Brandon. Agents and deputies discovered 34 firearms and more than 15 pounds of me...

Legislators on the Board of Governors? Published 3:52 a.m. today A proposal that surfaced last week to name state legislators to the UNC Board of Governors would further politicize a board that’s already overly politicized. It’s not a good idea. HB455 would allow each house of the NC General Assembly to appoint two of its own members to the Board of Governors. The legislative members would have non-voting positions, and their terms on the board – like those of legislators – would last two years. The proposal would formalize something that former Rep. John Fraley, R-Iredell and a frien...

Senators elect 7 members to UNC Board of Governors March 17, 2021 FacebookTwitterEmail RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — The North Carolina Senate elected seven people Wednesday to the governing panel for the 17-campus University of North Carolina system. Senators reelected to the UNC Board of Governors board Chair Randy Ramsey, discount retailer CEO and conservative philanthropist Art Pope of Raleigh and Jimmy Clark of Greensboro, the owner of a heavy transportation company. Ramsey is a boat-building company executive from Carteret County. Board newcomers also elected to four-year terms are investment ...

Fayetteville State University Chancellor Darrell Allison. Today is the first day on the job for Fayetteville State University Chancellor Darrell Allison. The former UNC Board of Governors member and school choice lobbyist has been under criticism by alumni, students and some faculty for the highly unusual selection process that vaulted him ahead of other candidates for the $285,000 a year leadership position. Investigative reporter Joe Killian discussed the compromised process this weekend on Policy Watch’s News & Views. Click below to hear Killian’s interview with Rob Schofield and learn...