Tuesday, August 19, 2008 at 7:08 PM
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Resources say that on court day Higgs asked to have his case remanded back to the District Court charges. Obviously just like in my case he was going to get it.
Will Judge Frank Brown save Higgs before he retire in the very near future? Higgs was suppose to appear in court in July however it was continued to August. Why? Because he wanted the case to be heard by Judge Frank Brown in my opinion. He tried that with me when he appealed my case against him to Superior Court and he prolonged it about a year but justice prevailed.
Higgs to appear in Superior Court again on Monday August 11, 2008 for assault on a female. Guess who? His neice.
SUPERIOR Court Calendar: 08/11/08, AM Session in court Room 0002 for SUPERIOR_COURT_
**0032 HIGGS,ROOSEVELT ASSAULT ON A FEMALE MORRIS,JESS 07CRS053255
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Monday, June 9, 2008 at 11:28 PM
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Rocky Mount City Councilman Andre Knight is featured in the Carolina Journal. Read Michael Lowrey associated editor of the Carolina Journal story here.
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Wednesday, April 23, 2008 at 4:09 PM
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A Notice of Challenge filed on April 4 by Curmilus Dancy of Pinetops against the Rev. Roosevelt Higgs of Speed . . . (Source Daily Southerner)
C. Dancy II - TPA Opinion: They did the right thing and not responded because they skirted around the issue of residency. Ms. Brunson arrived at the meeting after the residency challenge was over so therefore she miss all of the hearing.
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Wednesday, April 23, 2008 at 2:12 PM
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Edgecombe County
PLANNING & INSPECTIONS
Planning: (252) 641-7803
Inspections: (252) 641-7802
E-911 Addressing: (252) 641-4802
Fax: (252) 641-6913
April 22, 2008
Mr. Cumilus Dancy, II.
P. O. Box 1391
Pinetops, NC 27864
Re: Complaint filed on April 11, 2008
Dear Mr. Dancy:
On April 11, 2008, you filed a complaint in our office concerning a housing code violation against Roosevelt Higgs located at Lot 58 Staton Estates Subdivision located off on Gray Street off Norfleet Street and NC 122 North in Township No.4 in the Speed Community. On April 14, 2008, staff from the Planning and Inspections Office did an on-site inspection and reported that there was not a habitable structure on site for a permit to be issued. However, the on-inspection revealed other violations which include Junked and Abandoned Vehicles Ordinance and Solid Waste Ordinance. These violations will be dealt with accordingly.
Thank you for your assistance in this matter.
Ola L. Pittman, Director
Planning, Inspections, E-911 Addressing
C: Mr. Lorenzo Carmon, County Manager
Mr. Larry Hathaway, Chief Building Inspector
Mr. Brian Hassell, Planner/Code Enforcement
Post Office Box 10 • 201 Saint Andrew Street • Tarboro, North Carolina 27886
C. Dancy II – Opinion: In this information I read that there is no such address as Lot 58 Gray Drive Tarboro NC. Roosevelt has been using this address for several years and in my opinion this is a not a real address. This is what I found when I sent a certified letter to Lot 58 Gray Drive Tarboro NC in 2007 that was returned to me.
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Monday, April 21, 2008 at 12:08 PM
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MEDIA ADVISORY
Immediate Release
April 17, 2008
Contact: Rev. Dr. William J. Barber, II, President, 919/394-8137
Amina J. Turner, Executive Director, 919/682-4700
Reuben Blackwell, Press, 252/544-3343
NC NAACP is Encouraged by Voting Rights Court Case Victory
Earlier this week, the NC Court of Appeals ruled in favor of a sitting African American Rocky Mount City Councilman and Rocky Mount NAACP President, Mr. Andre Knight. Knight’s place of residence in Rocky Mount had been challenged by Roosevelt Higgs, in an attempt to remove Mr. Knight off the Edgecombe County voter registration rolls.
Higgs’ challenge was upheld by the Edgecombe County Board of Elections and the Edgecombe Superior Court, when the procedure followed by the local officials was reviewed by the State’s second highest court, it was found to be fatally flawed. The Court of Appeals chastised the Edgecombe County officials for allowing and sanctioning the violations of Mr. Knight’s fundamental due process rights. The Court found that the Edgecombe Board of Election’s refusal to even consider Knight’s request to recuse the Chairman of the Board, after she had already declared publicly her conclusion about Knight’s residency, was a violation of Knight’s constitutional rights. Further, the Court found the Board violated the Open Meetings law and violated Knight’s rights when it convened closed sessions without proper process and notification.
NC State Conference of Branches President Dr. William Barber said: “This ruling reinforces the need for strong Voting Rights legislation and enforcement in most of our Eastern Counties. It also shows the need for the election of objective judicial officers. A clearly flawed and biased political infrastructure in this rural North Carolina community attempted to hold justice hostage. Knight, and all the strong leaders who are challenging the status quo were redeemed, however, by the fairness of a higher court. The relentless advocacy of a strong soldier of justice prevailed.”
Knight, who was twice elected by overwhelming margins in the face of allegations that he did not live in his Council district commented on his victory: “The people’s voices today were supported by the North Carolina courts. It shows that a few kingpins of the old status quo cannot bend and shape the law to fit their opinions. America is supposed to be a land of opportunity and freedom. In Rocky Mount and eastern North Carolina , the freedoms of African Americans and other people of color have been suppressed, denied and violated for too long. The challenge of my residency was never about me. It was about the election of a majority African American City Council being elected in a growing and important eastern North Carolina City . I trust our citizens have hope again that our votes do count.”
Dr. Barber commented: “Voting rights and political access are fundamental to the fabric of hope in our country and our state. We are thankful that North Carolina stood up for justice and progress on the eve of potentially the largest and most important primary election in history in terms of voter turnout. Mr. Knight’s attorneys, Antonia Lawrence and Mike Crowell, deserve a special thank you for their clarity and preciseness in exposing the unfairness in Edgecombe County to the Court of Appeals.
“This is a timely event for the NAACP,” Dr. Barber said, “as we have helped register hundreds of thousands of North Carolinians . We want everyone voting to know that their votes are protected by law and valued by the legal and election infrastructure. We will not allow North Carolina to go down in history as a state like Florida that is known for suppressing voters and stealing votes. We want to lead the nation in voter registration, education, mobilization and protection.”
Founded in 1909, the NAACP is the nation’s oldest and largest civil rights organization. Its half-million adult and youth members throughout the United States and the world are the premier advocates for civil rights in their communities, conducting voter mobilization and monitoring equal opportunity in the public and private sectors.
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Sunday, April 20, 2008 at 11:51 PM
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Anyone familiar with North Carolina's open meetings law should not have been surprised by the N.C. Court of Appeals' decision to overturn the residency challenge against Rocky Mount Councilman Andre Knight. . . . (Source Rocky Mount Telegram)
C. Dancy II - TPA Opinion: It will be interesting to see how this will unfold.
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Tuesday, April 15, 2008: Tarboro NC - Rev. Andre Knight v. Rev. Roosevelt Higgs, Knight wins NC Court of Appeals Case
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Wednesday, April 16, 2008 at 5:56 PM
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Elections board had no other choice - Editorial
We do not think the Edgecombe County Board of Elections had any choice Tuesday than to find Andre Knight is not a resident of the county.
That's what the evidence showed although plenty of people gave sworn testimony he lived at 1517 Cherry St. in Rocky Mount, which is in Edgecombe County.
Thus, the board voted 2-1 to . . . (Source Daily Southerner)
Pledger provides proof - Editorial
By W. TERRY SMITH
The smoking gun in the hearing over Andre Knight's residency was provided by a former IRS agent turned school teacher who has been watching Knight and his pal, Curmilus Dancy II of Tarboro, for years.
Ken Pledger, 58, of Rocky Mount, e-mailed copies of Knight's deed of trust for his property on Braswell Street, which is in Nash County, to the Edgecombe County Elections Board.
Knight had provided the . . . (Source Daily Southerner)
C. Dancy II - TPA Opinion: This is (2) of many examples of how the Terry Smith editor of the Daily Southerner has tried to discredit Rev. Knight, Rev. Reuben Blackwell and myself.
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Tuesday, April 15, 2008: Tarboro NC - Rev. Andre Knight v. Rev. Roosevelt Higgs, Knight wins NC Court of Appeals Case
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Wednesday, April 16, 2008 at 5:10 PM
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The N.C. Court of Appeals this week threw out a 2006 ruling on Rocky Mount City Councilman Andre Knight’s residency made by the . . . (Source Jeff's Blog)
C. Dancy II - TPA Opinion: Well thank you Jeff you are finally saying what I have been saying for many years now. It is so sad that some white folks will attach themselves with a known black criminal like Higgs over Andre Knight who many didn't and still don't know. The problem is these very folks feel threatened by Knight however some are scared of Higgs. I know that to be factual because I have set in meetings several years ago with Gladys Shelton and others in the Democratic Party in the Edgecombe County Administration Bldg Conference room and everytime someone would come in Shelton would say she thought it was going to be Higgs. She admitted that she was scared of him.
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Wednesday, April 16, 2008 at 12:10 PM
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The North Carolina Court of Appeals ruled Tuesday that Rocky Mount Councilman Andre Knight's rights were violated during . . . (Source Daily Southerner)
C. Dancy II - TPA Opinion: Damn the Daily Southerner did good on this article, Thank you.
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Wednesday, April 16, 2008: Tarboro NC - Court: His rights were violated
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Wednesday, April 16, 2008 at 2:12 AM
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The N.C. Court of Appeals ruled in favor of a Rocky Mount councilman regarding a residency challenge that has been ongoing since 2006.
The N.C. Court of Appeals ruled in favor of Ward 1 Councilman Andre Knight on the basis that improper proceedings were carried out by the Edgecombe County Board of Elections during the original hearing held by the board in 2006.
"I'm pleased with the outcome and . . . (Source Rocky Mount Telegram)
C. Dancy II - TPA Opinion: It goes to show that the Edgecombe County Board of Elections do not want to do the right thing in my opinion because again I was attempting to prove on yesterday that Higgs do not live where he says he live simply because the address he is not a real address.
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