Haywood’s last female commissioner says we need more women in government

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Wednesday, 17/10/2018

According to the U.S. Census Bureau, there should be at least 31,614 women in Haywood County, but judging by this year’s commission race that number is actually zero. 

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Women’s municipal government group reorganizes

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Wednesday, 02/05/2018

Representatives from the revamped North Carolina Women in Municipal Government visited Maggie Valley last weekend to recruit women from the towns of Western North Carolina. 

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