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Owens re-elected to school board
Pitt County Board of Education chairman Barbara Owens was overwhelmingly re-elected to her seat.
Owens received 3,749 votes, according to unofficial results. Corey Rhodes received 1,188 votes and Michael Gillin received 584 votes.
“I am just delighted to have the opportunity to serve again,” Owens said.
“When I was out today seeing lots of people go to the polls, I was just hoping they were voting for me.”
Owens is the wife of Pitt County Board of Commissioners chairman Mark Owens.
Owens received 67 percent of the vote in her district to defeat her two challengers.
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