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Candidates vie for board of education amid a grim future term - (opens the original)
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School board elections in Haywood, Jackson, Macon, and Swain counties — The Smoky Mountain News coverage area — have brought forth 14 General Election candidates to see who spends the next four years in office. Winners will serve their districts during a time when state public school allocations, already declining, could be even further in jeopardy. North Carolina generally allocates around 60% of total district operational costs through its general fund, a percentage far higher than most other
Macon County sees competitive school board races - (opens the original)
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Macon Board of Education District 2 Incumbent Stephanie Hyder Laseter will face Kaleena Messer and Macon County Commission Chair and former board member Gary Shields in Macon’s most competitive school board race. Incumbent Laseter, who has masters’ degrees in natural resources and forestry, is herself a graduate of Macon County Schools (MCS). Her work through MCS’ Parent Teacher Organization (PTO) spurred a deeper commitment to — and shed light on financial concerns about — the district’s public
Four Swain candidates compete for two board of education spots - (opens the original)
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In Swain County, the only district within The Smoky Mountain News coverage area to hold partisan board of education elections, Democrats Brandy Monteith and Dannie Shuler and Republicans Jason Lambert and Lisa Loftis (incumbent) will compete for two open spots. Lambert, an enrolled Eastern Band of Cherokee Indians (EBCI) member with a master’s in public administration, grew up in Swain County attending Swain County Schools (SCS) — and so have his children. Lambert has primarily worked in tribal
Ramey, Robertson, and Watson vie for Haywood school board seat - (opens the original)
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Three candidates are seeking to represent Haywood County’s Clyde district and replace outgoing incumbent Jimmy Rogers: Terry Ramey, James Robertson, and Myra Watson. Ramey did not respond to The Smoky Mountain News’ multiple requests for an interview. James Robertson, a doctorate-holder, pastor, and former Southwestern Community College instructor who spent over 30 years working for the Waynesville finance office, views a term on the Haywood County Board of Education as a continuation of his pub
Jennings, Woods to face off for Jackson’s fifth district - (opens the original)
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Newcomers Sandy Jennings and Amanda Woods will compete for a seat in Jackson County’s only contested Board of Education race: District 5 (Cashiers), which encompasses Blue Ridge School and Blue Ridge Early College. Jennings did not respond to The Smoky Mountain News’ multiple requests for comment. Amanda Woods has lived in Cashiers for more than 20 years, though she grew up in Highlands. Her two oldest children are Blue Ridge Early College graduates, and her three youngest attend Blue Ridge Scho
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