Beatrice (Bea) Smith

Hosted a District 3 town hall focused on social services, health services, and community participation at the Stanley White Recreation Center.

December 9, 2025For

Source: cravendemocrats.org · researched July 18, 2026

Appointed to represent the county on the Aging Planning Board, East Carolina Workforce Development Board, Juvenile Crime Prevention Council, Dix Crisis Center Board, Partners in Education Board, and Smart Start Board.

December 16, 2024For

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Moved to approve a $149,177 Health Department budget amendment supporting performance measures, staffing, equipment, and health-center operations; the motion passed 7-0. She also questioned how the county's in-house pharmacy was improving service.

October 16, 2023For

Source: cravencountync.gov · researched July 18, 2026

Moved to approve a $388,292 budget amendment paying accumulated compensatory-time balances caused by vacancies, heavy workloads, and Hurricane Helene response work; the motion passed 7-0.

November 18, 2024For

Source: cravencountync.gov · researched July 18, 2026

Moved to adopt Craven County's fiscal-year 2024-2025 budget ordinance and fee schedule, which kept the property-tax rate at 44.48 cents without an increase; the motion passed 7-0.

June 17, 2024For

Source: cravencountync.gov · researched July 18, 2026

Moved to approve a $131,500 budget amendment for engineering, subdivision, and road-design work on remaining county-owned land in the Craven County Industrial Park; the motion passed 6-0.

September 5, 2023For

Source: cravencountync.gov · researched July 18, 2026

Moved to approve a $149,177 Health Department budget amendment supporting performance measures, staffing, equipment, and health-center operations; the motion passed 7-0. She also questioned how the county's in-house pharmacy was improving service.

October 16, 2023For

Source: cravencountync.gov · researched July 18, 2026

Moved to adopt Craven County's fiscal-year 2024-2025 budget ordinance and fee schedule, which kept the property-tax rate at 44.48 cents without an increase; the motion passed 7-0.

June 17, 2024For

Source: cravencountync.gov · researched July 18, 2026

Appointed to represent the county on the Aging Planning Board, East Carolina Workforce Development Board, Juvenile Crime Prevention Council, Dix Crisis Center Board, Partners in Education Board, and Smart Start Board.

December 16, 2024For

Source: newbernnow.com · researched July 18, 2026

Reported completion of a replacement home for a family in her district through Baptists on Mission and county planning staff, and requested formal recognition of the volunteer organization.

March 17, 2025For

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Hosted a District 3 town hall focused on social services, health services, and community participation at the Stanley White Recreation Center.

December 9, 2025For

Source: cravendemocrats.org · researched July 18, 2026

Moved to approve $437,690 to complete structural, accessibility, HVAC, lighting, technology, and other restoration work at the Craven County Senior Center; the motion passed 7-0.

August 4, 2025For

Source: cravencountync.gov · researched July 18, 2026

Reported completion of a replacement home for a family in her district through Baptists on Mission and county planning staff, and requested formal recognition of the volunteer organization.

March 17, 2025For

Source: newbernnow.com · researched July 18, 2026

Appointed to represent the county on the Aging Planning Board, East Carolina Workforce Development Board, Juvenile Crime Prevention Council, Dix Crisis Center Board, Partners in Education Board, and Smart Start Board.

December 16, 2024For

Source: newbernnow.com · researched July 18, 2026

Moved to approve $437,690 to complete structural, accessibility, HVAC, lighting, technology, and other restoration work at the Craven County Senior Center; the motion passed 7-0.

August 4, 2025For

Source: cravencountync.gov · researched July 18, 2026

Moved to reallocate the Public School Building Repair and Renovation Fund and approve a $127,000 budget amendment for projects including painting, safety upgrades, HVAC controls, cabling, grease traps, and accessibility work; the motion passed 6-0.

February 5, 2024For

Source: cravencountync.gov · researched July 18, 2026

Cast the lone vote against rejecting the school board's offer to sell the former F.R. Danyus Elementary School to the county, calling for further study and preservation of the historically significant Black school site.

November 20, 2023For

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Moved to approve a $131,500 budget amendment for engineering, subdivision, and road-design work on remaining county-owned land in the Craven County Industrial Park; the motion passed 6-0.

September 5, 2023For

Source: cravencountync.gov · researched July 18, 2026

Voted to appoint Tim Mason to the vacant District 1 county-commission seat after candidate interviews; Mason was selected 5-1.

October 20, 2025

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Appointed to represent the county on the Aging Planning Board, East Carolina Workforce Development Board, Juvenile Crime Prevention Council, Dix Crisis Center Board, Partners in Education Board, and Smart Start Board.

December 16, 2024

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Received the 20th Century Kathleen Stallings Orringer Pioneers in Democracy Award in recognition of her education and public-service career.

April 21, 2023

Source: ncdp.org · researched July 18, 2026

Voted against the county commission's 5-2 resolution supporting North Carolina House Bill 324 and opposing the teaching of so-called divisive theories; the official minutes record her objection that the resolution was outside the commission's purview and did not serve the county's best interests.

August 2, 2021

Source: cravencountync.gov · researched July 18, 2026

Voted against a 5-2 request for state legislation changing Craven County school-board elections from nonpartisan, countywide elections to partisan, district-only elections, arguing that schools should remain nonpartisan.

April 5, 2021

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Selected by the Craven County Board of Commissioners to fill the vacant District 3 seat, becoming the first Black woman to serve as a Craven County commissioner.

December 14, 2020

Source: cravencountync.gov · researched July 18, 2026

Began service on the Craven County Board of Education in 2002 and completed four terms before resigning to join the county commission.

January 1, 2002

Source: cravencountync.gov · researched July 18, 2026

Completed a 33-year career with Craven County Schools that included 11 years as a teacher, five years directing the district's Title I reading program, and 17 years as a principal; county records identify her as the first Black woman to serve as a principal in the integrated school system.

January 1, 1997

Source: cravencountync.gov · researched July 18, 2026