Is It Win-GATE Or Win-Get? Wingate University Settles On...

Tasnim Shamma — Fri, 14 Dec 2012 04:28:47 +0000

Back in the mid-1800s, settlers arrived in an area of what was then called Ames Turnout to build a church. Eventually, a school was established. A community grew and Ames Turnout became a town. That town was named after a Baptist minister Washington Manley Wingate. Or maybe it was Wingate, we'll get to that shortly.

Here's how Mayor Bill Braswell describes his town, population 3,500:

Congressman Kissell Will Debate Hudson Monday

Tasnim Shamma — Sat, 22 Sep 2012 20:24:59 +0000

Democratic congressman Larry Kissell and Republican candidate Richard Hudson will debate on Monday at Wingate University in partnership with AARP North Carolina. The focus of the debate is Medicare and Social Security and it's the first for North Carolina's eighth congressional district seat.

“District eight, without a doubt, is one of the hottest seats that’s up for elections this year,” Doug Dickerson, director of AARP North Carolina, says.

Dickerson wants Kissell and Hudson to talk specifics on key issues to senior citizens.