Source: SMOKY MOUNTAIN NEWS, 1/26/22

Rep. Karl Gillespie, who represents Macon, Graham, Cherokee and Clay counties in the N.C. House of Representatives, has joined the Joint Legislative Committee on Agriculture and Natural and Economic Resources.  Gillespie, a Republican from Macon County, replaces former Rep. Chuck McGrady on the committee after Speaker Tim Moore appointed him to the position. As a cattle farmer, Gillespie has experience with many of the issues the committee must address.

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