Watch: King and Wiley Debate

Tuesday night, October 14th, a crowd of all ages gathered at the Lodge Pavilion to witness mayoral candidates Gerald “Dusty” Wiley and Timothy E. King engage in a lively Q&A.

Candidates went head-to-head on key issues: leadership, staffing, policing, fire management, tourism, finances, and more.

Cookies prepared by the CHS Culinary Program disappeared quickly as candidates explained why they wanted the payless, thankless gig before fielding questions from the audience.

Our video of the trustee candidates panel featuring Danny Hardwick, Keith Hamilton, and Gail McCoy will be available this week.

Special thanks to the Chamber of Commerce and the Lodge for sponsoring the event.

(Video: Drew Gaines)

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Who’s on the local ballot?

Vote on Tuesday, November 4th, in Cloudcroft at the High School gym. Find more voting locations here.

The GO Bond will be on the ballot, which benefits Cloudcroft Schools and won’t raise tax rates.

Also on the docket, exactly as written:

• Timothy Edward King and Gerald Dustin Wiley compete for Mayor;

• Gail K McCoy, Keith Byron Hamilton, and Erwin D Hardwick will fill three of the four open seats for Trustee;

• Mark Toliver Tatum seeks reelection as Municipal Judge; and,

• Lance Howard Wright, Rebecca Michele Anthony, and Bruce W Odom compete for two open School Board seats.

Catch our election coverage and candidate reels:

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