Honoring the honorables
From the e-mail in-box over the past few days, two notices of local honorables being honored:
- *Pricey Harrison has been named a recipient of Common Causes' Plot Hound Award. From the release:
The annual honor recognizes individuals who demonstrate courage in strengthening democracy. The award’s namesake, the Plott Hound, is the official state dog, known for its strength, tenacity and courage.
Harrison is honored for her work trying to repeal a recently-enacted tuition exemption for full-ride scholarships. The exemption lets athletic booster clubs pay less money toward the expenses of footballers, basketball players and the like.
Harrison gets the nod along with County’s Representative George Cleveland, who co-sponsored the repeal measure.
- *Next up, Rep. John Blust, a Greensboro Republican, has been nominated to the North Carolina GOP Hall of Fame. From the release:
The North Carolina Republican Party's Hall of Fame was established in 1982 and became a biennial awards event in 1985. Since 1985, in odd numbered years, the NCGOP recognizes one individual from each Congressional District who has demonstrated a commitment to the North Carolina Republican Party through their years of work and service.
Read the whole release here. The ceremony is Saturday, Nov. 17.
No word on whether in the case of a Blust win they'll cast his red "no" button from the General Assembly in bronze.
Also nominated is former Randolph County Sheriff Litchard Hurley.
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