In this Tuesday, April 10, 2018 photo, from left, Gerald Hege and his lawyer, Katie Hall, sit at an election challenge hearing by Davidson County Board of Elections, in Lexington, N.C. At far ...

LEXINGTON, N.C. — A former sheriff who gained fame for painting his jail cells pink and hosting a cable television show before he pleaded guilty to felony obstruction charges can run for his old ...

LEXINGTON, N.C. (AP) — A former sheriff who gained fame for painting his jail cells pink and hosting a cable television show before he pleaded guilty to felony obstruction charges can run for … ...

In this Tuesday, April 10, 2018 photo, from left, Gerald Hege and his lawyer, Katie Hall, sit at an election challenge hearing by Davidson County Board of Elections, in Lexington, N.C.

LEXINGTON, N.C. (AP) — A former sheriff who gained fame for painting his jail cells pink and hosting a cable television show before he pleaded guilty to felony obstruction charges can run for ...

LEXINGTON, N.C. -- The Davidson County Board of Elections will vote to determine if Gerald Hege should be allowed to run for Sheriff of Davidson County. Chairman of the Board, Jon Myers, says the ...