Lowering U.S. & NC Flags in Honor of North Carolina Rep. Mike Clampitt

Governor Josh Stein today ordered all U.S. and North Carolina flags at state facilities be lowered to half-staff from sunrise to sunset on Saturday, April 4 in honor of North Carolina State House Representative Mike Clampitt, who died on Wednesday, March 18, after a long battle with cancer.

 

Before his passing, Rep. Clampitt was serving his fourth term and recently won the GOP primary to run for a fifth term in office. A native of Swain County, Rep. Clampitt represented North Carolina's 119th District including Transylvania, Jackson and Swain Counties. Services for Rep. Clampitt will be held in Cullowhee, North Carolina on April 4.

 

 

"Before I was sworn in as Governor, Representative Mike Clampitt was one of the first people I called as we worked to rebuild western NC after Hurricane Helene," said Governor Josh Stein. "He was a steadfast public servant for his community in WNC, and today I am saddened by the news of his passing. May his memory be a blessing."

  

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Individuals, businesses, schools, municipalities, counties, and other government subdivisions are also
encouraged to fly flags at half-staff for the time indicated. 

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Video of the Sylva Candidate Issues Forum

Here is the video I shot last night in Sylva, NC of a candidate forum that was sponsored by a coalition of local groups and a newspaper.




Candidates (by race) that participated were:

NC Senate 50th District

Senator Jim Davis
John Snow

NC House District 119
Representative Joe Sam Queen
Mike Clampitt

Jackson County Commissioner District IV
Commissioner Mark Jones
Marty Jones

Candidates that did not participate:

US House of Representative District NC11
Mark Meadows
Hayden Rogers

Congressman Heath Shuler is the retiring incumbent in this race.


I would like to thank Ron Haven, Kathy Hildreth and the Macon County Republican Party for providing me transportation to this event after my truck experienced mechanical problems.

Here are some of the photos that I took:

Downtown Sylva
Check out the scale of the Community RoomThe candidatesThe view from the back of the roomSenator and Mrs Jim DavisThe Jackson County Library after dark

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Candidate Issues Forum Tonight in Jackson County

There will be a candidate forum in Sylva that will be hosted by three progressive groups and a progressive newspaper tonight. I plan on being there to record this event and would appreciate it if we had some Republicans attend this event so the Republican candidates won't be completely outnumbered.

Per the Community Calendar on Smoky Mountain News:

Candidate Issues Forum, 7:30 to 9:30 p.m., Monday, Oct. 15, Community Room, Jackson County Library, Sylva. Participating will be WNC candidates Mark Meadows, Hayden Rogers, Mike Clampitt, Joe Sam Queen, Marty Jones and Mark Jones. 

Moderator and a panel member from League of Women Voters-Macon County, The Canary Coalition, Occupy/WNC, and Smoky Mountain News.

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