Treasurer Folwell met with United Way officials on Friday, April 1, to return $2,593.04 in missing money that had landed in the Department of State Treasurer’s (DST) Unclaimed Property Division (UPD), commonly called NCCash.com. It was one of three check presentations the treasurer made that day. He also delivered $5,222.92 to the town of Montreat and $5,230.19 to the city of Asheville.
Senator Garrou always had a level head and a calming demeanor. In fact, the only time she ever got mad at me was when I was her garbage collector in the early 80’s and the truck tires went off her driveway.We subsequently served together for eight years in the legislature. Despite being from different parties, we were able to work together to pass legislation that saved lives, minds and dollars for citizens of both Forsyth County and North Carolina.