WYFF 4 out of Greenville, SC

Candidate David Wheeler is running for North Carolina State Senate Seat for District 47. His website tells of his background in business and his strong advocacy for education and affordable health care in rural areas. After today, he may need to add a section about the ongoing issues in Rutherford County. (video of the press conference is on my Facebook page)

In a press conference today held in Forest City, he stood with two others familiar with issues in the area- Wayne Guffey and me. Wayne has approximately 30 years of experience in law enforcement. He also recently ran in the Republican’s primary for sheriff. My experience has included speaking out over the last few years about the unsafe practices of Word of Faith Fellowship (WOFF). I was honored to stand with David and Wayne.

David opened with a short intro for me, Next, I shared a short recap of meeting David. Wayne’s followed with his reasons why he as a Republican endorsed Mr. Wheeler, a Democrat. Wayne boldly proclaimed he respected David’s stance and knew he cared for the citizens of Rutherford County.

Mr. Wheeler began by sharing what he heard as he traveled the county. Speaking from prepared remarks, he soon launched into his list of questions reflecting on the present state of affairs in the county.

Just to give some perspective, yesterday, the prepared remarks were a total of one page. I was present in the meeting where the content was discussed. Today, just before the meeting started, David walked in and explained he read several additional sources during the night and decided to bring the real issues to the forefront and be very direct. (paraphrased)
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