Kyle Perrotti

Do the damn thing, come hell or high water. @SmokyMtnNews hasn’t missed a weekly print edition in its 25 years, and I’m happy to say that due to a ton of hard work and some luck, that streak will continue.

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I always liked Clampitt. An all-around nice guy who always treated local media fair. Real bummer ...

BREAKING: longtime WNC house Rep. Mike Clampitt (R-Swain) has passed away after a long illness. Mike was a tireless advocate for his constituents and a hell of a nice guy. More to come from us on this heartbreaking news very soon.

I'm not a huge SNL fan, but this is perfect

PACER should do a yearly wrapped like Spotify so you can see how much money you've wasted requesting the same docket every other day

Three-term Republican Rep. Mark Pless will not be returning to Raleigh next year after his defeat by longtime Haywood County Schools board member Jimmy Rogers. Reporting from @SMN_Cory smokymountainnews.com/news/item/4095…

Republican Mike Clampitt wins reelection to North Carolina's 119th State House district. @SMN_Cory has the story. smokymountainnews.com/news/item/4095…

National Democrats just signaled they see opportunity in NC-11. Jamie Ager has been added to the DCCC’s “Red to Blue” program — a designation reserved for candidates the party believes can compete in Republican-held districts. For a seat long considered safe for the GOP, that’s a notable shift. smokymountainnews.com/news/item/4092…

Aide: Mr. President, these new polling numbers are even more concerning than the last batch. Trump: *sighs* get my apron and paper hat …

@_Tariqwoolen One of the best lockdown corners in the game, but you gotta chill sometimes

Western Carolina University students just turned early voting into a 1.53-mile protest. After the on-campus polling site was closed, they marched a busy four-lane highway to cast ballots — saying if access gets harder, their resolve gets stronger. #ncpol smokymountainnews.com/news/item/4089…

(Today!)

Hopefully the best, and hopefully the last NC-11 Dem forum before early voting begins — join us!

Night has fallen on Maggie Valley and it looks damn good.

What do you figure they talk about up there?

In case you were curious about the Fontana Regional Library saga. Trust me, I'd rather be covering crime, courts and the justice system smokymountainnews.com/news/item/4080…

@aschnitt53 @shadyladycakes Man, I’m feeling good about New England

A big congrats to @kyle_perrotti @shadyladycakes and any other Seahawks fans I know

@chriscooperwcu In all fairness, you have a tremendous capacity to cause a lot of outrage. You're just not committed enough ...

Been reading a lot of #wx posts lately & have concluded that I'm glad I study something that doesn't get people nearly as fired up. #ncpol has nothing on #ncwx.

Ya boy's catching strays now in the culture wars being fought out over the library debate. Catch additional reporting from me on this later this week. p.s. $5 and a bucket of ice melt to anyone who can tell me what coward sent the threatening email.