The Town of Pink Hill confirmed its leadership changes with the swearing in of Mike Horne as mayor and Michael Whitfield as commissioner. Both were sworn in by former Superior Court Clerk Dawn Stroud at Tuesday night’s meeting in Pink Hill.
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Assistant Town Clerk next to go in Pink Hill Town Hall meltdown
Isabel Aguirre is the latest town employee to leave the Town of Pink Hill. She cited unprofessionalism
Pink Hill's Attorney William Gray steps down - Who is next?
As of last week, William Gray is no longer Pink Hill’s Town Attorney. Gray, a lawyer from Deep Run, was appointed by Mayor Yvonne Deatherage in April, and voted on by Commissioners Penny Murphy and James Quinn with Pete Fantini as a dissenting vote.
Pink Hill's drink dreams dashed by invalid referendum
In Pink Hill, a vote may not always count. Like 56% of the voters in North Carolina who wanted voter ID in 2018, the majority of Pink Hill voters who said yes to the Mixed Beverage Referendum had their power taken away.
Pink Hill Mixed Beverage Referendum "appears" to be invalid
The town of Pink Hill held a Mixed Beverage Referendum during the November 2022 election, which passed with 65 votes for and 42 against. During Tuesday’s Pink Hill Commissioners meeting, Mayor Yvonne Deatherage announced the entire Mixed Beverage Referendum vote was invalid because Pink Hill had not met the requirements to hold the vote.
In an email letter obtained by Neuse News to Mayor Deatherage from North Carolina ABC Commission Assistant General Counsel Renee C. Metz, she stated, “it appears the Mixed Beverages election held in November 2022 was not authorized by statute.”
Yvonne Deatherage sworn in as Mayor of Pink Hill
Following a contentious meeting in October that resulted in Mayor Mike Hill resigning, along with the clerk and the assistant clerk of Pink Hill, a meeting was held on Tuesday night to select a mayor to finish out the term Hill was serving.
More resignations announced as fallout from Pink Hill commissioners meeting
According to recent reports, Pink Hill's town clerk, Crystal Heath, and the assistant clerk, Diana Rodriquez, have resigned. This follows the resignation announcement former Mayor Mike Hill made on social media yesterday. Mayor Pro Tem Penny Murphy is the acting mayor.
Town of Pink Hill swears in its new officials
After the passing of Mayor Carol Sykes in August, the Town of Pink Hill has elected and sworn in its new officials. On September 14, 2021, Mike Hill was elected and sworn in as the new Town of Pink Hill Mayor. Commissioner Penny Murphy was elected as the new Mayor Pro Tem. Pete Fantini was elected and sworn in as a town commissioner in the seat formerly held by Mike Hill.