Ted Bell…….No Choice, No Change!
**Opinion** 10-23-22 On May 17, 2022 this county along with McDowell County essentially voted to re-elect Ted Bell for DA for four more years. This was in spite of all the things he has and has not done during his tenure. D.A. Bell (often referred to by some at the courthouse as the “Invisible Man” […]
“Laws For Thee But Not For Me”- Ted Bell Does It Again
August 10, 2022 Here in Rutherford and McDowell County we don’t have a choice for District Attorney in November. That decision was made by 13% of voters back in May in the Republican primary. Ted Bell who has altered body cam video in a major death by officer case (verified in court) not charged […]
Ted Bell ….Accountability Will Come
May 18,2022 The Republican primary is over and Ted Bell has won yet again. There was a total of 12,433 votes cast for District Attorney in the District 29A Republican primary out 57,776 eligible voters. Ted Bell received 7562 votes making him elected by only 13% of the eligible voting population in the district. […]
Ted Bell Enrages Family Of Murder Victim In Campaign Post
May 15, 2022 On Friday the residents of both Rutherford and McDowell counties received not one but two political mailers from D.A. Ted Bell. As you may recall the first mailer sent out was shown to be false. He was not unanimously endorsed by law enforcement. The second mailer showed three cases of child predators […]
Ted Bell And Snakes In The Grass
May 13, 2022 When I was quite young I remember my great-grandmother and her neighbor referring to a man they knew as a snake in the grass. I actually was deathly afraid of snakes so I asked her if there were snakes in our grass. That’s when she explained to me what the phase […]
Ted Bell’s Million Dollar Marion Mansion?
May 10, 2022 I have been surprised at how many people thought District Attorney Ted Bell still lived in Rutherfordton. I guess it’s not surprising since his children still attend Thomas Jefferson in Mooresboro but in fact he now lives in Marion and has for the past three years. When he first came here he […]
Ted Bell…..A Mother’s Plea
May 9, 2022 On this past Mother’s Day I could not help but think about all the other mothers who have lost a child. It is always a day filled with love but tinged with sadness. I lost my child after a routine medical procedure when he was 32. It was devastating and still fifteen […]
Silence Speaks Volumes When It Comes To Politically Endorsing D.A. Ted Bell
May 6, 2022 As everyone in District Attorney Ted Bell’s district is aware Mr. Bell recently sent out a district wide political mailer stating that the heads of all law enforcement unanimously endorsed him in the race for the office of D.A. in the upcoming May 17th primary election. The reason this is so […]
Ted Bell…….Why?
May 4, 2022 So many questions persist about District Attorney Ted Bell. The biggest ones concern why Ted Bell does the things he does. Why does Ted Bell feel community activities are more important than the job he was elected and gets paid to do? Why with the backlog of cases does Ted Bell’s office […]
D.A.Ted Bell ….Violating The Hatch Act?
May 2, 2022 How many questionable decisions has District Attorney Ted Bell made in his tenure here? It obviously is an answer that will take years to fully discover. The latest is his decision to use public political endorsements of law enforcement officials in radio ads on WCAB, social media, newspapers, and mailers. Mr. Bell […]
