Going It Alone: Former Sheriff Gerald Hege is running to reclaim office he lost after felony conviction, and he's doing it without local GOP help

Winston-Salem Journal: Before he became the sheriff of Davidson County, Gerald Hege worked to build the county's Republican Party and relied on that machine to propel him into office in 1994.

Seven years after leaving the office in disgrace -- removed after pleading guilty to two felony counts of obstruction of justice -- Hege is back, making a bid for his old job.

This time, he is doing it without help from the party he helped build into the county's dominant political force.