Police chief, Black Hendersonville residents share thoughts on Chauvin verdict
Hendersonville resident Indián Jackson couldn t contain her joy when she heard the guilty verdict read for Derek Chauvin, a white police officer accused of killing Black Minneapolis resident George Floyd last year.
“I screamed, ‘Yeah!’ And I threw my fist out the window as I was riding down Sixth Avenue just screaming, ‘Yes! Yes!’ out the window, Jackson said. I just couldn’t contain myself. . That was a great, great victory and there’s still so much work to do.
She expected a not guilty verdict because that s the norm, she said.
The candidacy announcement by an Iraq war vet has made a Democratic primary a near-certainty for North Carolina s 11th District House seat held by Republican Madison Cawthorn.
Josh Remillard, a 38-year-old veteran of two combat tours in Iraq now living in Mills River, said he will compete for the district that covers most of Western North Carolina. Remillard was a candidate in 2020 for North Carolina state House 117 District. I served in the Army for eight years, including two combat tours; I’m ready to roll up my sleeves and do the hard work of strengthening our economy, fixing a broken health-care system, and improving our kids’ education, Remillard said in a March 10 release.