Election talk starts in Sylva

fr sylvamayorWhen election candidate sign-ups begin next week, at least one town board member plans on putting her hat in the ring for the mayor’s seat.

Longtime aldermen seek second term in Bryson City

brysoncityTwo longtime Bryson City aldermen plan to run for another term in office, and so far only one possible name has surfaced to run for one of the two seats open in the November election.

Younger candidates encouraged to run for Franklin board

maconIt was clear from the 2013 election results in Franklin that voters wanted change. The 2015 Franklin election will determine whether voters want to continue in the direction the mayor and board of aldermen have been taking the town.

Call me maybe: Catchy case of indecision circulating among Waynesville candidates

fr interestometerThere’s a unifying theme among candidates in the Waynesville town board election: “maybe-ism.”

Candidates call for a Canton comeback

haywoodAfter two years of getting a feel for Canton politics, two Canton aldermen hope to continue their work for another four years.

Maggie mayor may have competitor in election

fr maggieThe political dynamics in Maggie Valley have definitely changed in the last two years.

Lambert comes out ahead in Cherokee primaries

fr lambertAs results poured in from the Primary Election for an open chief’s seat, Patrick Lambert’s campaign came out a clear winner, taking 1,751 of 2,964 votes in the unofficial tally — 59.1 percent in a spread of five candidates.

WCU students react to NC voting law changes

votingBy Katie Reeder • SMN Intern 

Some opponents of North Carolina’s new voting law claim it negatively impacts college students because of provisions that cut the early voting period and do not allow students to use their campus photo identification cards as a valid form of identification to vote. Students at Western Carolina University were asked their thoughts on the new law.

Local NAACP members still fighting for voters

coverBy Katie Reeder • SMN Intern 

It may be too late to change North Carolina’s new voting laws, but it’s not too late to have a say in how those laws are going to be implemented.

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• WCU students react to NC voting law changes

Even though members of local NAACP chapters are not happy with North Carolina’s new voting laws pushed through by a Republican-led General Assembly in 2013, they now want to focus on how those laws may be implemented.

Be prepared at the polls: Voting changes are coming in 2016

fr idcardsThe days of simply walking into a polling place and casting a ballot are over.

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