News Brief: It's on: Election filing closed; heated battles are open

From The Watauga Democrat
By: Jason Reagan, editor
Published March 1, 2010

The closing of the candidacy deadline for 2010 elections opened up a few surprises on Friday.

The Democrats' attempt to unseat Republican U.S. Rep. Virginia Foxx from her three-term congressional seat got a little easier after the deadline passed without a primary opponent emerging to face Watauga County farmer Billy Kennedy.

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