Cawthorn wins NC-11 Congressional Race

Originally published in The Western Carolinian on Nov. 4, 2020. Candidate Madison Cawthorn’s (R) clash with opponent Moe Davis (D) concluded in his favor on Tuesday, Nov. 3, winning 54.52 percent of votes cast in North Carolina’s eleventh district, coming to a total of 243,898 votes, making him the youngest member of Congress. In the […]

Debate fact-check: Cawthorn vs. Davis

Originally published in The Western Carolinian on Sept. 30, 2020. On Wednesday, Sept. 9, the third round of debating commenced for the NC-11 Congressional seat featuring Republican Madison Cawthorn and Democrat Moe Davis. They discussed issues affecting the district and how they go about solving them. The debate occurred at Southwestern Community College in the […]

Cawthorn, Davis clash on night two of ‘Best in the West’ debate

Originally published in The Western Carolinian on Sept. 9, 2020.  The Saturday, Sept. 5 NC-11 Congressional debate between Democrat Moe Davis and Republican Madison Cawthorn featured words like “liberal lawyer,” “no experience” and “liar.” The ‘Best in the West’ doubleheader was hosted at Western Carolina University and organized by Blue Ridge Public Radio, Mountain Xpress and Smoky […]

Feast or famine: Some legislative campaigns have clear fundraising edge

Shared content from Carolina Public Press by Michael Gebelein  Not all campaigns for the General Assembly are created equal, at least in the eyes of deep-pocketed donors. Campaign finance reports filed in July show some Western North Carolina legislative contests bringing in substantial sums, while others have attracted relatively little attention. The fundraising in some […]

Catamounts take the first conference win

Over the weekend, March 24-26, the Catamount baseball team took their first conference series of the season over East Tennessee State University. The first games of the series were split after a loss to ETSU who won 14-8 and Western Carolina came back in game two with a 12-11 win. Brendan Nail started the game Thursday, March 24, with […]