About 100 party loyalists gathered at Lake Junaluska’s Nanci Weldon gym Saturday for the fall Democratic rally. Speakers included former U.S. Congressman Heath Shuler and Canton Mayor Zeb Smathers, who talked of how Haywood has set the stage for showing others how people can work together for the common good as they are in the aftermath of Tropical Storm Fred, regardless of political views. Seven of the Democratic candidates seeking the 11th District Congressional nomination were on hand. The Haywood County Republican Party fall fling event is set for Nov. 13.
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