Candidate Biography (submitted by candidate):

Married to Talmage Wells.  4 children all married; 11 grandchildren

Member of Dortches Baptist Church, Deacon, Sunday school teacher and church clerk.

Small business owner: One Hour Koretizing, Inc. Dry Cleaners and Laundry.  Past President North Carolina Association of Laundries and Cleaners.

Charter board member of North Carolina High Risk Insurance Pool.

Active in the community serving as Co-chair of Rocky Mount Human Relations
Rocky Mount Rotary Club, past president
Past United Way Board Member
Past Chamber of Commerce Board Member
Chamber Small Business of the Year
Past President Rocky Mount Merchants Association
Past President Rocky Mount YWCA
Member of Downtown Renaissance
Board Member Twin County Museum and Hall of Fame
Counselor for Score, which helps people wanting to start business or need help staying in business

Active in North Carolina Business and Professional Woman Organization
Past State President
Career Woman of Year
Still on State Foundation Board

Past President of Upper Coastal Plains Council of Governments which covers five counties. Served two terms. Still serve on executive committee.

NFIB (National Federation of Business and Industry) NC Vice President
NFIB Small Businessperson of the Year 2008

President of Nash County Democratic Women, serve on State executive committee

Nash County Commissioner appointed in 2009 running for election

Very active in school activities when our children were in school served as PTA president as well as president of athletic clubs while our children in school. Also still involved with grandchildren in school as well as supporting other children.

You need to give back to the community by being involved and this I have done not for glory but for satisfaction in helping others.

Realizing education is the backbone of our economy and future I support good schools. All children deserve the opportunity to receive an education. I am very proud of my vote to build a new high school in Rocky Mount to replace Rocky Mount Senior High School that will be a state of the art school and environmental friendly. I also voted for new classrooms as Middlesex School and field house at Southern Nash. We are doing all the above projects with no tax increase and saved money by doing them in this slow economy.

The community colleges have grown so much from the people losing their jobs and having to get training that we have to support that growth by supporting our community college. I am proud to say we have done this.

Actively seeking new industry to come to our area, as this will keep our tax base low, give our people jobs. New industry is wonderful and helps so many people but we have to take care of business we have. Need to support small business, as that is most of our employees.

Giving our sheriff department new technology to help them do their jobs better? Enhance the 911 centers as they have updated their equipment and sat ready to help the citizens any way they can. Furnishing the financing they need for these projects. 

Making sure water and sewer lines are furnished to our layering communities and town is an important part of our county future.

Reviewing the zoning regulations to make sure all citizens are treated equal.  Keeping tabs on our departments by supporting them and offering to help when possible.

There are lots of things facing out communities and we have to look at each issue separate and involve the citizens in any decision we make.