After nearly eight years on the North Carolina Governor's Crime Commission, Orange County Sheriff Charles Blackwood will now chair the group.

Show Caption1 of 4 Florice Hoffman is the chair of the Democratic Party of Orange County. (Photo by Paul Bersebach, Orange County Register/SCNG) Expand As the new chair, Hoffman said she plans to ...

The race for the chair was a three-way contest between O’Neill, Orange County Supervisor Don Wagner and former Fullerton Mayor Bruce Whitaker. (Bruce Whitaker is unrelated to Fred Whitaker.) O ...