Co-written and produced with Madyson Fair and Lili Stapel Health care and Medicaid expansion, housing, inflation, education, student loans forgiveness, opioid addiction, abortion were the topics for the only debate between the newly re-drawn 119 district for North Carolina Congress. The incumbent Mike Clampitt, a retired fire captain from Bryson City, won the district for […]
Clampitt and Queen debate, ten years in the making
October 6, 2020 by
Joe Sam Queen (D) and Mike Clampitt the candidates for North Carolina House District 119, squared off in a debate for a saga that has nearly as many installments as the Harry Potter books. But, instead of casting spells, they attempt to get your vote cast for them. The debate took place at Western Carolina […]
Well known rivals debate again: Clampitt vs. Queen
October 19, 2018 by
Southwestern Community College hosted a debate on Thursday, Oct. 18, for N.C. General Assembly District 119 incumbent Mike Clampitt (R) and competitor Joe Sam Queen (D) as a platform to persuade voters. Clampitt was a captain of the Charlotte Fire Department from 1977-2004. He has previously run for office for Swain Board of Commissioners and […]
WCU SGA voting starts today: See presidential debate results
March 19, 2018 by
Media edited by Travon Ricketts Student Government Association voting starts today, March 19 and closes at midnight on Tuesday, March 20. Polling stations are located in the UC, in the dining halls and in the Health and Human Sciences Building. Students can also vote online through their email. Prior to the election, SGA held WCU’s […]
Jim Davis and Jane Hipps debate at WCU tomorrow night
October 26, 2016 by
Republican Jim Davis and Democrat Jane Hipps, candidates for state Senate District 50, will debate at WCU on Oct.27 at 7 p.m. in room 204 of the Health and Human Sciences building down the street across from the main campus. This will be the last of several local debates that have taken place at WCU […]
Is change coming? Candidates battle it out
October 14, 2016 by
This story was written by Tanner Hall, originally published in The Sylva Herald. Some of Jackson County’s most pressing issues – the ones current officials have been working to solve for the better part of the past year – are helping to shape the upcoming local election. Candidates running for the Jackson County Board of Commissioners […]
