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Three new faces on school board
Victories by Benjie Forrest, Mary Blount Williams and Jennifer Little will put three new faces on the Pitt County Board of Education.
Forrest will take the open seat held by Delano Wilson, who did not seek re-election. Williams defeated incumbent Sydney Scott of Belvoir, and Little defeated incumbent Betsy Leech of Greenville.
Forrest defeated Leon Johnson in the District 6B race. Forrest received 3,162 votes, according to unofficial results from the N.C. Board of Elections. Johnson got 1,448 votes.
Forrest could not be reached for comment Tuesday, but he recently said his priorities include improving student achievement and reducing the drop-out rate in Pitt County.
Mary Blount-Williams received 2,112 votes to unseat Scott, who received 1,838 votes, in District 2B.
“I have worked hard with all the schools, with the parents and the administrators to get things done across the county,” Blount-Williams said.
“I am looking forward to bridging the community together along with the Pitt County school board.”
Williams recently served as the president of the Pitt County PTA Council.
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