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Jenkins became involved in the schools when the youngest of her three children was a student at Weldon Elementary. She served as PTA president and founded a fundraising group called the Athletic Booster Club. “We’re a poor town and a lot of parents couldn’t afford to send their kids to camp or to pay for team supplies.”

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Edith Jenkins has three children. She served as PTA president and founded the Athletic Booster Club when her youngest child attended Weldon Elementary.

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First she organized the picket line outside the superintendent’s office — “grown black women voicing their opinion” — and then she ran for the school board. She lost. And ran again. And lost. In 1992, on her third try, she won.

Edith serves as a member of the Weldon City Schools Board of Education. She was first elected to the school board in 1992 after two unsuccessful campaigns.

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As of September 2, 2026, Edith Jenkins did not have a website or any information online.

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L36-L37: Today, sitting at the kitchen table in her comfortable mobile home, Jenkins reflects on her improbable entry into politics. “I’m a survivor,” she says. “You got to fight just to survive around here. That’s how we won the union, that’s how I won my school board seat. I didn’t get in just for the sake of being in politics; Lord knows I’ve got enough to do. I’ve always been concerned that so many parents just don’t take time for their children. They’ve got one strike against them being black and I kept running because I was determined to see they get a good education — at that age they don’t need a second strike.”

Said she ran for the school board to help Black children receive a good education.

- Said she ran for the school board to help Black children receive a good education.

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Edith Jenkins

As of September 2, 2026, Edith Jenkins’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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He is a member of the NAACP; Concerned Citizens of Tillery; Halifax County Sheriff's Citizens Advisory Council; CCPT Prevention Work Group; Halifax County Black Caucus; and a member of the board that governs the Central Children's Home of Oxford.

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O.D. Sykes is a member of the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, Concerned Citizens of Tillery, the Halifax County Sheriff's Citizens Advisory Council, the CCPT Prevention Work Group, and the Halifax County Black Caucus, and serves on the board governing the Central Children's Home of Oxford.

On Wednesday, the speaker will be the Rev. Richard Powell, pastor of Lebanon Missionary Baptist Church in Halifax. On Thursday, the speaker will be Pastor Sherrod Sumner from Royal Light Holiness Church in Tillery. On Friday, the speaker will be the Rev. O.D. Sykes, pastor of White Oak Missionary Baptist Church in Enfield.

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O.D. Sykes is the pastor of White Oak Missionary Baptist Church in Enfield.

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O.D. is the pastor of White Oak Missionary Baptist Church in Enfield.

The top-six vote-getters in the Weldon City Schools Board of Education primary will meet again in November to decide three seats, county Board of Elections Supervisor Kristin Scott said. Challenger Noah Ellis Davis Sr. was the top vote-getter in the primary, collecting 21.20 percent while challenger Al Bennett collected 20.36 and incumbent Donna B. Harrison earned 20.02 percent. The three top vote-getters will square off in November against incumbents Kimberly A. Robinson, O.D. Sykes and challenger Regina B. Brooks.

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O.D. Sykes was an incumbent member of the Weldon City Schools Board of Education during a primary election.

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O.D. was an incumbent member of the Weldon City Schools Board of Education during a primary election.

As of September 2, 2026, O.D. Sykes did not have a website or any information online.

O.D. Sykes

As of September 2, 2026, O.D. Sykes’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Stephanie Tillery is a candidate for the Weldon City Schools Board of Education in North Carolina in the 2026 elections. She is running to represent the interests of the community and improve the educational system in Weldon. Tillery has a background in education and is passionate about ensuring that all students receive a quality education. Her campaign focuses on enhancing educational resources, supporting teachers, and fostering a positive learning environment for students. Tillery believes in the importance of community involvement in schools and aims to engage parents and local organizations in the educational process.

Stephanie Tillery (Weldon City Schools Board of Education, North Carolina, candidate 2026)

Stephanie Tillery has a background in education.

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As of September 2, 2026, Stephanie Tillery did not have a website or any information online.

Prioritizes enhancing educational resources.

- Prioritizes enhancing educational resources.

Aims to engage parents and local organizations in the educational process.

- Aims to engage parents and local organizations in the educational process.

Stephanie Tillery

As of September 2, 2026, Stephanie Tillery’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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As of January 5, 2026, Tanya Byrd-Robinson did not have a website or any information online.

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As of January 5, 2026, Tanya Byrd-Robinson’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Tanya Byrd-Robinson is currently a member of the Weldon City Schools Board of Education. She is one of seven members serving four-year terms and is an incumbent candidate in the November board race.

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The Weldon City Schools Board of Education race will be held on November 8.

Incumbents Tanya Byrd-Robinson, Edith Jenkins, Tiffany Hale, and James “Tank” Williams have all filed.

Challengers will be Tongia Northington and Bert Fortier.

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Tiffany Hale currently serves as a member of the Weldon City Board of Education. 

As of January 5, 2026, Tiffany L. Hale’s website did not contain information on this issue.

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Tiffany L. Hale works as director of customized training.

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Travis Terril Green's campaign for Weldon Board of Education member is his first run for public office. 

As of September 2, 2026, Travis Terril Green did not have a website or any information online.

Travis Terril Green

As of September 2, 2026, Travis Terril Green’s website did not contain information on this issue.

- The Board of Education runs the public school system, and it is entirely independent from the rest of the city government. 
- Board of Education members work together to make school policy, set the budget, and make decisions about the superintendent’s personnel recommendations.
- Members of the board must act as a unit based on majority rule. A member cannot make decisions or act independently.
- Board of Education members are elected to staggered four-year terms in nonpartisan elections.

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