China Grove Mayor: Don Bringle-Democrat

China Grove has a lot of potential growth coming in the next five years.
That is why Mayor Don Bringle filed for reelection. Bringle is finishing up his first term as China Grove mayor and he wants to continue in the same capacity.

“It’s been a challenging four years,” Bringle, who became Rowan County’s Parks and Recreation Director in January, said. “With the knowledge of the town that I have, I’d like to see that continue.”

Bringle was born and raised in Rowan County and spent 20 years of his career in textiles — like many folks in the area. His company was sold, and after a stint at Wal-Mart, Bringle went to work for Rowan County, as manager of Dan Nicholas Park. In January, he become the director of Rowan County Parks and Recreation Department. His wife’s parents, Jamima and John DeMarcus, are well-known Rowan County residents: Jamima was on the first women to serve as on the County Commission and John served China Grove as a police officer.

Bringle said his goals are to continue expanding infrastructure to accommodate the growth coming.

“We haven’t seen rooftops yet,” he said. “But there is potential.”
-Ben McNeely