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- Jaime Gatton
- Mooresville, North Carolina, United States
- I was a newspaper reporter in Mooresville, NC for a decade and covered local government issues from 2003 to 2006. I continued freelancing for a portion of 2007. Here are some of my accomplishments from 2004 to 2006: 3rd Place, Investigative Reporting, 2004, from the N.C. Press Association (NCPA) for series of articles titled, "Library director firing controversy." 3rd Place, Community Service Award (the highest honor the NCPA bestows on a community newspaper), 2004, for series on the Mooresville librarian firing controversy. 3rd Place, Investigative Reporting, from the NCPA in 2005 for series on Mooresville's wastewater treatment plant expansion titled "Something stinks in Mooresville." 3rd Place, Community Service Award, from the NCPA in 2005 for "Something stinks in Mooresville” series. June 2005, "Best News Story" MegAward for outstanding journalism at Media General newspapers for "Wastewater costs: Town outspending most." 1st Place, Community Service, from NCPA in 2006, for series titled "Morrison Plantation: A Deadly Intersection." September 2007, "Best News Story" MegAward for outstanding journalism for "No receipts? No problem. Town pays company's bills anyway."
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I thought all you do is publish criticisms of Phil Redmond? I think your branching out is a step in the right direction.
This is just another example of how bad off our local government is. This woman can never be trusted. If she is willing to do something like this what else will she do. The religious community needs to wake up. Just because someone walks around talking about Jesus and pretends to hold the values of the tea party does not make them sincere.
Also let me add that she was heavily endorsed by Mr. Phillip Redmond. You know, the guy who is dealing with sexual harassment law suits and deputies that are waiting to go to trial.
Renee Griffith needs to immediately resign as a County Commissioner. This type of behavior is exactly what gives politics and govenment a bad name. I would also think she should resign as the principal of the Christian School. From having property in foreclosure, which was ultimately redeemed, to this, I simply do not trust her ability to handle the affairs of Iredell County. Fabricating these documents is criminal. I hope she doesnt expect that just because she finally admitted it after being caught that she will avoid punishment.
Renee Is hardly the sweet thing she likes to come off as. She's given her word to do things and not followed through and I've heard this mote than once. And what about the foreclosure on her home? Any news on that? I mean missing/forgetting nearly 20 payments, come on. We're supposed to trust her with the county's finances? Yeah, I'm up with that. And isn't falsifying documents another word for fraud and isn't fraud a crime?
I believe ALL of our local Politicians should be cast out. I e-mailed every county commissioner about Phil Redmond's legal troubles with Dept. Jenkins and got not one reply. Guess who isn't getting my vote or support.
Don't know this woman but she is in good company. How is this worse than spending 4.5 million tax dollars and manipulating deeds and leases in the process?
http://thegattonreport.blogspot.com/search/label/South%20Iredell%20Community%20Development%20Corporation
Folks this is just the start. You need to be listening to the Rick Baker show as well as reading this fine blog. Rick baker is covering the Iredell County School district at this time and has revealed how our school administrators has allowed a male teacher to have a sexual relationship with a 15 year old student without notifying the Sheriff. Not that it would matter. Redmond would likely give him a high five. Regardless, he needs more listeners WSIC am radio 1400 from 3pm until 6pm. Between Ms. Gatton and Rick Baker this county may get some well needed changes.
Hey I believe her father was handing out election cards for Mark Nicholson when he was running for Sheriff. I know I saw him handing them out at the board of elections when I was voting. I find it so amusing that you people try to blame Redmond for anything that happens in this county.
Doesn't it bother people that they are all falling, one after another? If it's not corruption in Mooresville (and why is Smith STILL town manager?) it's the county and oh, what a county. We have a sheriff who plays move the deputy who can't keep it in his pants around. We got a school district that moves a statutory rapist around and with all due respect to the good folks calling into Rick Baker's show, that wasn't an affair with a 15 year old girl, it was statutory rape. 15 year olds legally can't give consent. Period. Why her daddy didn't shoot this reprobate is beyond me. We got us a county commissioner who runs a Christian school so one would presume she knows better falsifying, no, lying on official documents, then blaming some poor, unsuspecting stiff on her staff. Makes me proud to be a God-fearing Christian. A lot of these fine upstanding servants have FB pages that go on and on about how important the lord is in their lives. I'm willing to bet the Lord ain't so happy with y'all. He don't want nothing to do with this sort of mess.
During Renee Griffith's initial bid for office, she was completely supported by the Sheriff, who introduced her around to a number of his supporters. There is no way for him to deny that Griffith has had financial problems for some time, as others have as well, but she just shows a history of poor judgement
I hope all you "tea party" hypocritical Iredell County Republicans are happy now. Renee Griffith was a slime ball from the get go when she first ran. The warning signs were there and no one listened. She had problems with her personal finances that she blew off. She had been caught misleading the public before now. She has tried to blame others for her shortcomings brought on only by herself and now these actions. She lied to a state official who is charged with protecting children by enforcing fire, sanitary and other safety issues for those who are kids, falsified documents to cover it up, then lied again by blaming an non existing "employee", then lied again until she got CAUGHT!. Now, she wants people to be "Christian" and forgive her AGAIN and face no punishment? LOL that she "quit" as a director for the charter school board; that remaining board should FIRE her for her actions and the SBI should investigate and ARREST her for her crimes. Mooresville, Statesville, Iredell County and the State all have jurisdiction because of where parts of her actions took place but the SBI needs to do it to keep Shady Phil's hands out of it and bring down the wrath of NC on her. Enough of all these silly ass games that these local politicians have been playing in Iredell County. Send them to jail and get a message out once and for all. Maybe htey need to do an audit of the "schools" finances hmmm. Hint hint.
Dogs that jump in the same mud puddles come out looking alike - sounds like Iredell County political leaders. But I would rather have the dogs than the political leaders.
I bet Redmond would hire her. He loves hiring people of her character.
Rick Baker is a hypocrite. He is supporting Griffith! Go look on his website www.rickbackershow.com What a joke. You can't have it both ways Baker.
This county has a disease. I don't know if it's cancer or what, but the disease needs serious intervention. You have the ICSO, ISS, Renee Griffith, and don't get me started on some of the other luminaries on the commission, like Mr. Charts and Graphs Stay in You Lane, ambulance drivers in shadow on the news, alienation of affection lawsuits, on and on. It's like the scandal of the month club. It all boils down to extreme arrogance. It keeps happening because these so-called conservatives who are going to look after our money and put God and Country first while they are screwing us (and whoever else they can apparently) because they think we are apparently just too ignorant to figure it out until they get caught. These people go around talking about how Christian they are, how important Jesus is, it's on their facebook like someone said. Then they go onto to violate God knows how many Biblical principals and break this Commandment and that one and try to divert attention by frothing at the mouth at a debate about how Obamacare is going to be the end of this county. No, the end of this county is going to be our own apathy.
These are your kids, folks. It's also your law enforcement, getting back to Redmond. And it's the county commission who ultimately run the show and where the buck stops.
How long are you going to let these clowns fiddle while the county burns down around us?
Is this the dirtiest county in NC or what?
Hey Rick Baker are you going to be have as much forgiveness for the teacher who molested the student. I mean after all, people make mistakes. We are all human.
Looks like Griffith gets a pass since she works for WSIC.
You are such a joke. Nobody can take you serious now...
Nearly everyone on here says they want change, but you go right back and vote in the same types of people because they claim to be "Christian" or "conservative." My gosh, people, how many times do you have to drink the Kool Aid to figure out what is going on! Rene Griffth is a rude woman. I personally met her when I went to vote, and when I turned down a political ad she was distributing, she mouthed at me and turned away. This tea party stuff is just to keep you occupied so you don't know what is really going on--just like the "gay agenda" or the "birther" people. Good Lord, people do you really think an entire STATE could keep a secret that big when two people can't? Yes the woman should resign. She is the leader of a "Christian" school which she now taints, and she can no longer be trusted by her party. You can forgive her all you want, but lock up your money. Don't be naive. See these people for what they really are. Oh, and by the way, clean out some of those top heavy positions down at the ISS Main office. Those people make a fortune and never meet with a child. And as long as you keep voting for Redmond, well, you know what he was like; you didn't buy no pig in poke. Blame yourselves.
Some people who voted for Griffith knew she had property in FORECLOSURE and you STILL voted for her because she had Republican beside her name. I laugh at all who voted for her. You got what you deserved. You never learn that it's all smoke and mirrors with these people. The main tea party darlings take hundreds of thousands of tax payer dollars for FARM subsidies--which is WELFARE! Then begrudge someone on a couple hundred dollars a month on food stamps. FARM SUBSIDIES ARE WELFARE!
"Farm subsidies have the direct effect of transferring income from the general tax payers to farm owners. The justification for this transfer and its effects are complex and often controversial."
Damn straight it is controversial. To complain about Meals on Wheels, Head STart, Food Stamps, all of which are minor parts of this huge budget is ridiculous. Most people want somebody to blame so they pick out in their mind a person of color who in their minds is "shiftless" or "lazy" and then pin the trouble on them. When in reality, white, rich, "farmers" (in some cases non farmers) get huge $$$ from the federal government. Trust me, if you're rich, you're not a real farmer. I come from a long line of farmers and am one myself. But I don't take any of that money; I'm not a hypocrite!
And tell me why there is a convicted felon on the staff of East Middle School. I thought selling 'srooms and growing pot to distribute was frowned upon. Guess it all in who you know.
It does not matter if she resigns or not as she is the most ineffective of the 5 member County Commission. In fact it might be better she does not resign.
If she does resign I dont have much faith that the Iredell GOP will replace her with a good choice. We might get WORSE. Look at the Iredell GOP's backroom endorsement of Rick Howard's yes boy Chris Carney to replace Sen Forrester's NC Senate for example. The rest of us who saw through Carney's being the voice of developers and the GOP's ruling dirty dozen threw him out of that seat for 2013.
So obvious the County GOP officers are not representative of Republicans in Iredell County. I bet if she does resign they wont look outside their dirty dozen wachos that run the GOP organization to find a replacement.
This is a defense of the deputies of Iredell county, most of whom are hardworking and honorable people, but they have learned the hard way if you're not on that "pet" list in the ICSD, then you're expendable. The most ill-equipped (mentally and demeanor wise) are promoted while others who are more qualified go about their jobs on a day to day basis doing what they can to help protect people and their property in this county. Please don't blame all of them. Remember: deputies serve at the pleasure of the sheriff, which means he can let them go for any reason, anytime. They have families to feed, too.
People, people calm down a bit and then take deliberate action. "All it takes for evil to prevail is for good men (and women) to do nothing." ~E. Burke ~
As a recent Iredell candidate myself, consider this:
The very BEST way to oust dirty politicans, sheriffs, school board members etc is to become an INFORMED VOTER! Go to the county commission meetings on Tuesday nights, pay attention, vote your conscience and let's rid Iredell of corrupt politics! It's the voters that have the final say - use your voice to make changes you want to see and stick with it. Corruption is everywhere, so be aware and do your part to solve the problem. VOTE! Did you vote on May 8th and again in July? If you are a decent person who loves your country, then please run for local office. Be part of the solution!
What about the secretaries at the ICSD who have hired new secretaries at a higher rate of pay than the ones who have been there longer than others?
There are people in jobs in this county, including bosses, that got in, not on their merits but because they knew somebody or what have you and they don't know what they're doing and people under them either have to shut up and kiss up or they are out. We have too many private cliques in this county and it's time to turn everything upside down and see what shakes out. It's the same old people all the time. Power corrupts. I don't care if it was an honest mistake. If it was, why not admit to it instead of compounding things? I wonder what commissioners or other officials may also be using similar practices?
It wasn't an honest mistake. It was a premeditated act. Hope you're reading this Renee. We no longer want you. We do not trust you. Forgiveness is one thing but reality is another. Good luck in your next endeavor. You're done here. Have the good grace to step down. If it had been someone in the other party you'd be screaming for their arrest.
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