** New Local Speakers begin again on Thursday January 19, 2023.
** We must continue our important work in 2023, due to the Waynesville Mayoral and Alderman Elections being held in November 2023.
** Be sure to check out the newly updated Haywood Happenings website. Please Study and Share:
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We Hope Everyone Can Attend the Oath of Office Ceremony for our new Haywood County Conservative Leaders:
Sheriff William "Bill" Wilke, Commissioner Terry Ramey, and Tax Collector Sebastian Cothran.
The Ceremony will be held at the Haywood County Historic Courthouse Monday, December 5, 2022 at 9:00 AM.
NC Representative Mark Pless plans to introduce a Needle Exchange Bill to the NC General Assembly early next year. We, as Haywood County Citizens, should strongly support Rep. Pless in this endeavor. This new bill will be similar to West Virginia's New Needle Exchange Law, which includes a "1 for 1" component. There are questions about the legality of "1 for 1" restrictions, for NC Needle Exchanges. However, the current Needle Exchange Law in NC does not prohibit "1 for 1" restrictions. As Citizens, we should communicate with Rep. Pless frequently, to help him format a solid Needle Exchange Bill, that will have the best chance of success, and build upon the recent Needle Exchange Resolution passed, unanimously, by the Haywood County Commissioners. Please Study and Share the Information Below:
https://www.ncleg.net/EnactedLegislatio ... 113.27.pdf (North Carolina's Current Needle Exchange Law)
https://www.wvlegislature.gov/Bill_Stat ... e=RS&i=334 (West Virginia's Needle Exchange Law)
https://www.wvpublic.org/health-science ... -can-stand (West Virginia's Needle Exchange Law "Holds Up" to Scrutiny)
https://wlos.com/news/local/haywood-cou ... e-programs (Haywood County Commissioners send Needle Resolution to General Assembly)
https://smokymountainnews.com/news/item ... ide-impact (Haywood County's Needle Resolution, first in the State)
Please find links below which remind us all why it's important for States and Communities to regulate Needle Exchange-Harm Reduction Programs, and to "get a grip" on our Drug Epidemic. Please Study and Share:
https://abc7news.com/baby-fentanyl-over ... /12512333/ (Baby ingests Fentanyl in San Francisco Park)
https://13wham.com/news/local/family-ca ... ester-park (8 Year Old Girl Steps on Drug Needle during Practice)
https://www.usatoday.com/story/news/nat ... 740334002/ (Little League Battle Against Drug Needles)
https://www.foxnews.com/lifestyle/opioi ... l-practice (9 Year Old Youth Football Player Falls on Drug Needle)
https://www.yourcentralvalley.com/news/ ... in-tulare/ (Youth Baseball Player Poked with Drug Needle on Field)
Speaker Schedule:
1/19/23 Available
1/26/23 Available
