Holly Springs Deep Dive

Welcome to the Holly Springs Deep Dive Podcast! It’s election season and this series of episodes is dedicated to helping YOU make a well-informed decision when you cast your ballot. This week, I’m releasing interviews with candidates for the Wake County Board of Education seats in Districts 5 and 8. This episode features District 8 candidate, the incumbent Lindsay Mahaffey. Ms. Mahaffey’s opponent Steve Bergstrom did not respond to my interview request. For the record, he did not appear in an episode two years ago when ran for this seat, but there *was* interaction - you’re welcome to look back in the archives for what happened back then. Show notes for this episode include links to campaign websites and social media pages as well as links to campaign finance reports. Links to check your registration status, find out where your polling place is and view your sample ballot are included as well. Early voting started on Thursday Oct. 20 and runs through Sat. Nov. 5. The Hunt Center in Holly Springs is one of the early voting locations. This episode is brought to you with the support of my Patreon supporters. Thank you. If you’d like to join the group of citizens who appreciate the type of information I provide, click the Patreon link on my website hollyspringsdeepdive.com. This podcast is free to listen to, but not free to make. Ready to hear from Lindsay Mahaffey? Let’s dive in! Find your district, sample ballot, and more! Lindsay Mahaffey's Campaign Website Lindsay Mahaffey's Campaign Facebook Page Lindsay Mahaffey's Campaign Instagram Lindsay Mahaffey's Campaign Twitter Feed Lindsay Mahaffey's Campaign Finance Reports Support the show

Welcome to the Holly Springs Deep Dive Podcast! It’s election season and this series of episodes is dedicated to helping YOU make a well-informed decision when you cast your ballot. This week, I’m releasing interviews with candidates for the Wake County Board of Education seats in Districts 5 and 8. This episode features District 5 candidate Lynn Edmonds. Ms. Edmonds has three opponents on the ballot, although two of them appear not to be conducting a campaign at all and did not respond to my interview requests. The other candidate who *is* running, Jackie Boegel, did not respond to my requests. Show notes for this episode include links to campaign websites and social media pages as well as links to campaign finance reports. Links to check your registration status, find out where your polling place is and view your sample ballot are included as well. Early voting started on Thursday Oct. 20 and runs through Sat. Nov. 5. The Hunt Center in Holly Springs is one of the early voting locations. This episode is brought to you with the support of my Patreon supporters. Thank you. If you’d like to join the group of citizens who appreciate the type of information I provide, click the Patreon link on my website hollyspringsdeepdive.com. This podcast is free to listen to, but not free to make. Ready to hear from Lynn Edmonds? Let’s dive in! Find your district, sample ballot, and more! Lynn Edmonds' Campaign Website Lynn Edmonds' Campaign Facebook Page Lynn Edmonds' Campaign Instagram Lynn Edmonds' Campaign Twitter Feed Lynn Edmonds' Campaign Finance Reporting Support the show

Welcome to the Holly Springs Deep Dive Podcast! It’s election season and this series of episodes is dedicated to helping YOU make a well-informed decision when you cast your ballot. This week, I’m releasing interviews with candidates for the North Carolina House, District 36 seat. The incumbent is Julie von Haefen, and the challenger is John Harris. The show notes for each candidate’s episode include all of their campaign pages as well as links to their campaign finance reports. Links to check your registration status, find out where your polling place is and view your sample ballot are included as well. Early voting starts on Thursday Oct. 20 through Sat. Nov. 5. The Hunt Center in Holly Springs is one of the early voting locations. This episode is brought to you with the help of my Patreon supporters. Thank you. If you’d like to join the group of citizens who appreciate the type of information I provide, click the Patreon link on my website, hollyspringsdeepdive.com. This podcast is free to listen to, but not free to make. In this episode, you’ll hear from Representative Julie von Haefen. Julie von Haefen's Campaign Website Julie von Haefen's Facebook Page Julie von Haefen's Instagram Julie von Haefen's Twitter Feed text JVH to 22828 Julie von Haefen's Campaign Finance Reports readytovote.com ncleg.gov/FindYourLegislators Support the show

Welcome to the Holly Springs Deep Dive Podcast! It’s election season and this series of episodes is dedicated to helping YOU make a well-informed decision when you cast your ballot. This week, I’m releasing interviews with candidates for the North Carolina House, District 36 seat. The incumbent is Julie Von Haefen, and the challenger is John Harris. The show notes for each candidate’s episode include all of their campaign pages as well as links to their campaign finance reports. Links to check your registration status, find out where your polling place is and view your sample ballot are included as well. Early voting starts on Thursday Oct. 20 through Sat. Nov. 5. The Hunt Center in Holly Springs is one of the early voting locations. This episode is brought to you with the help of my Patreon supporters. Thank you. If you’d like to join the group of citizens who appreciate the type of information I provide, click the Patreon link on my website hollyspringsdeepdive.com. This podcast is free to listen to, but not free to make. . In this episode, you’ll hear from John Harris. John Harris' Campaign Website John Harris' Campaign Facebook Page John Harris' Twitter Feed John Harris' Campaign Finance Reports NC Legislature Interactive Map readytovote.com Support the show

Welcome to the Holly Springs Deep Dive Podcast! It’s election season and you know how much I love talking to candidates so YOU can make a well-informed decision when you cast your ballot. This week, I’m releasing interviews with candidates for the North Carolina House. To avoid confusion, I’ll release episodes for each district on different days. This episode features District 37 candidate Christine Kelly. It’s important to know that BOTH candidates were invited to participate in this podcast, but the incumbent, Erin Pare’s campaign, did not respond to my request. You’ll hear from district 36 candidates later this week. The show notes for today’s episode include all Candidate Kelly’s campaign pages as well as links to her campaign finance reports. Early voting starts on Thursday Oct. 20 and runs through Sat. Nov. 5. The Hunt Center in Holly Springs is one of the early voting locations. The website to check your registration status, find out where your polling place is and view your sample ballot is available at readytovote.com - it’s listed in the show notes. Lines for this race and others were redrawn and you may not be in the same district you were in during the last election. A large swath of Holly Springs is in District 36 now, so please double check. Before we get started, If you’re enjoying this podcast, consider becoming a supporter by clicking the Patreon link on my website hollyspringsdeepdive.com. This podcast is free to listen to, but not free to make. Ready to hear from NC House District 37 Candidate Christine Kelly? Let’s dive in. Readytovote.com https://howto.vote/register/en/nc.html Christine Kelly's Campaign Website Christine Kelly's Campaign Facebook Page Christine Kelly's Campaign Instagram Feed Christine Kelly's Campaign Twitter Feed Christine Kelly's Campaign Finance Reports Support the show

Welcome to the Holly Springs Deep Dive Podcast! It’s election season and you know how much I love talking to candidates so YOU can make a well-informed decision when you cast your ballot. This week, I’m releasing interviews with candidates for the North Carolina Senate, District 17 seat. The incumbent is Sydney Batch, and the challenger is Mark Cavaliero. The show notes for each candidate’s episode include all of their campaign pages as well as links to their campaign finance reports. Early voting starts on Thursday Oct. 20 through Sat. Nov. 5. The Hunt Center in Holly Springs is one of the early voting locations. A link to check your registration status, find out where your polling place is and view your sample ballot is readytovote.com and is listed in the show notes. You can register to vote in person during early voting, in person at the election office, online through the DMV or by mail. The deadline for all but registering during early voting is October 14. You can request an absentee ballot as late as Nov. 1. I’ll share a link helping you with all of that as well. Before we get started, If you’re enjoying this podcast, consider becoming a supporter by clicking the Patreon link on my website hollyspringsdeepdive.com. This podcast is free to listen to, but not free to make. In this episode, you’ll hear from Senator Sydney Batch. Find your sample ballot, check your registration status, find your polling place: ReadytoVote.com Find out how to register to vote and receive and return an absentee ballot: https://howto.vote/register/en/nc.html Sen. Sydney Batch's campaign website Sen. Sydney Batch's Facebook page Sen. Sydney Batch's Twitter Sen. Sydney Batch's finance reports Support the show

Welcome to the Holly Springs Deep Dive Podcast! It’s election season and you know how much I love talking to candidates so YOU can make a well-informed decision when you cast your ballot. This week, I’m releasing interviews with candidates for the North Carolina Senate, District 17 seat. The incumbent is Sydney Batch, and the challenger is Mark Cavaliero. The show notes for each candidate’s episode include all of their campaign pages as well as links to their campaign finance reports. Early voting starts on Thursday Oct. 20 through Sat. Nov. 5. The Hunt Center in Holly Springs is one of the early voting locations. A link to check your registration status, find out where your polling place is and view your sample ballot is readytovote.com and is listed in the show notes. You can register to vote in person during early voting, in person at the election office, online through the DMV or by mail. The deadline for all but registering during early voting is October 14. You can request an absentee ballot as late as Nov. 1. I’ll share a link helping you with all of that as well. Before we get started, If you’re enjoying this podcast, consider becoming a supporter by clicking the Patreon link on my website hollyspringsdeepdive.com. This podcast is free to listen to, but not free to make. In this episode, you’ll hear from Mark Cavaliero. Find your sample ballot, check your registration status, find your polling place: ReadytoVote.com Find out how to register to vote and receive and return an absentee ballot: https://howto.vote/register/en/nc.html Mark Cavaliero's campaign website Mark Cavaliero's Facebook page Mark Cavaliero's Twitter Mark Cavaliero's finance reports Support the show

Welcome to the Holly Springs Deep Dive Podcast. I'm gonna be honest, listeners: Holly Springs has been a tale of two towns lately. In one Holly Springs there have been exciting announcements about big new companies building here, skyrocketing property values, and the recent naming of NC by CNBC as the number 1 state for business in 2022. But the other Holly Springs continues to deal with intolerance, bigotry, discrimination, and a seemingly well thought out plan by some of our elected officials and citizens to keep it that way. Back to that CNBC announcement that NC is the best state in the country for business…we did have one strike against us. It's buried under all of the good things they said about us. Guess what it is…NC ranks in the lower half of our 50 states for life, health and INCLUSION. Sounds like Holly Springs is a microcosm of what's right AND wrong with NC. We need to do better. To that end, I want to introduce you to someone you might not already know. They're a wonderful, whip-smart, engaged, funny, dedicated, tax-paying, home-owning, family-supporting voter who happens to be non-binary. Now I understand that when people hate, it's usually connected to fear. I want to let this person shine and show you they're nothing to be afraid of. You're REALLY missing out if you exclude the entire group of LGBTQIA+ people from your life. MY life is absolutely richer because of people like this episode's guest. CNBC announcement of NC as #1 state for business Holly Springs Is Moving Backward on LGBTQ Rights - IndyWeek No Pride Month proclamation for Holly Springs, mayor criticized - ABC11 news Holly Springs mayor rejects Gay Pride month proclamation - News and Observer Support the show

This is the first episode of 2022, and I know that many of you have already broken at least one resolution if you are even still making those. But I have a suggestion for one that is EASY to do, and will make a big difference in the daily lives of all of us here in Holly Springs. I want you to stop leaving your car idling when you’re waiting in car lines. That’s it. Now this idea isn’t mine, it’s the aim of a group here in town called Clean Air Holly Springs. I spoke to their co-founders Rachel Woods and Kristina Natt och Dag. They’re focused on helping us get more air quality days in the “green” category and fewer in the “yellow” and “red” classifications. Before we get started, If you’re enjoying this podcast, consider becoming a supporter by clicking the Patreon link on my website hollyspringsdeepdive.com. This podcast is free to listen to, but not free to make. This week's episode is brought to you by my Patreon supporters including Tonya, Richard, Penny, Brenda, Meredith, Jacqueline, Rick, and Elena, my newest patrons. Ok, ready to find out how turning off your car engine can make a big difference in our lives? And what else you can do to get involved? Let’s dive in! Check real-time air quality right here in Holly Springs Take the #turnitoff pledge Clean Air Holly Springs Facebook Page Clean Air Holly Springs Twitter Feed Clean Air Holly Springs Instagram Clean Aire NC NC Department of Environmental Quality Eco America Myths about idling Support the show

This week, I talked to Amy Short, the director for Emergency Services at Wakemed Cary. We talked about the reality of COVID-19 in local hospitals. It’s not minimized and it’s not sensationalized. It’s reality, straight from a healthcare professional right here in our section of Wake County. Before we get started, If you’re enjoying this podcast, consider becoming a supporter by clicking the Patreon link on my website hollyspringsdeepdive.com. This podcast is free to listen to, but not free to make. And if you’re interested in having YOUR business sponsor an upcoming episode, reach out to me at hollyspringsdeepdive@gmail.com. It costs less than you think, and you’d gain exposure to tons of locals in our area. Ok, ready to hear from Amy Short about what local hospitals are like during this COVID wave? Let’s dive in! Donate to show your appreciation for health care providers at WakeMed Wake County COVID-19 Information North Carolina COVID-19 Dashboard Find a COVID-19 Vaccine for ages 12 and up Support the show

Welcome to the Holly Springs Deep Dive Podcast! Here we are, just THREE weeks away from election day 2021 in Holly Springs. In this episode, you’ll hear from Mayoral candidate Christine Kelly. We talked on Friday, September 24. Let’s dive in! Christine Kelly's Campaign Finance Reports Christine Kelly's Campaign Website Christine Kelly's Campaign Facebook Page Christine Kelly's Campaign Instagram Feed Christine Kelly's Campaign Twitter Feed Support the show

Welcome to the Holly Springs Deep Dive Podcast! Here we are, just THREE weeks away from election day 2021 in Holly Springs. In this episode, you’ll hear from Mayoral candidate Sean Mayefskie. We talked on Wednesday, October 6. Let's dive in! Sean Mayefskie's Campaign Finance Reports Sean Mayefskie's Campaign Website Sean Mayefskie's Campaign Facebook Page Support the show

Welcome to the Holly Springs Deep Dive Podcast! Here we are, in the month leading up to election day 2021 in Holly Springs. In this episode, you’ll hear from Town Council Candidate Carrie Randa. Let’s dive in! Carrie Randa's Campaign Finance Reports Carrie Randa's Campaign Website Carrie Randa's Campaign Facebook Page Support the show

Welcome to the Holly Springs Deep Dive Podcast! Here we are, in the month leading up to election day 2021 in Holly Springs. In this episode, you’ll hear from Timothy Forrest, who was the very first candidate to reach out to me for his interview - this interview was done all the way back in July, so when you hear us talk about his website just going live, know that this happened back when I hadn’t decided yet that all of these episodes really needed to be released on the same day. So here we are. Let’s dive in and meet Timothy Forrest, candidate for Holly Springs Town Council. Tim Forrest's Campaign Finance Reports Tim Forrest's Campaign Website Tim Forrest's Campaign Facebook Page Tim Forrest's Campaign Instagram Feed Support the show

Welcome to the Holly Springs Deep Dive Podcast! Here we are, in the month leading up to election day 2021 in Holly Springs. In this episode, you’ll hear from Town Council Candidate Jahmar Cobb. Let’s dive in! Jahmar Cobb's Campaign Finance Reports Jahmar Cobb's Campaign Website Jahmar Cobb's Campaign Facebook Page Support the show

Welcome to the Holly Springs Deep Dive Podcast! Here we are, in the month leading up to election day 2021 in Holly Springs. In this episode, you’ll hear from Town Council Member and our only Candidate running for re-election, Dan Berry. Let’s dive in! Dan Berry's Campaign Finance Reports Dan Berry's Campaign Website Dan Berry's Campaign Facebook Page Dan Berry's Campaign Twitter Feed Support the show

Welcome to the Holly Springs Deep Dive Podcast! Here we are, in the month leading up to election day 2021 in Holly Springs. In this episode, you’ll hear from Town Council Candidate Kristi Bennett. Let’s dive in! Kristi Bennett's Campaign Finance Reports Kristi Bennett's Campaign Website Kristi Bennett's Campaign Facebook Page Support the show

Welcome to the Holly Springs Deep Dive Podcast! Here we are, in the month leading up to election day 2021 in Holly Springs. I’m releasing ALL FIVE town council candidates’ episodes on the same day - that way no one gets to make the first impression OR has the last word. No candidate heard another candidate’s interview before they had their own. This is as fair as I know how to be. Tim Forrest’s interview was recorded in July, and the other four were in recent weeks. Each candidate is different and you’ll hear what I mean. The show notes for each candidate include all of the campaign pages I could find as well as a link to their campaign finance reports. Looking into those reports may be interesting to you. Your last day to register to vote in this election is October 8, which is Friday, at 5 p.m. Early voting starts on Thursday Oct. 14 through Sat. Oct. 30. Election Day is Tuesday, November 2. You can vote for THREE OF THESE CANDIDATES. Check your registration, verify your polling place, and view your sample ballot here. You have everything you need, Holly Springs. Now let’s turn out and vote. Support the show

Election day in Holly Springs is right around the corner, and one of the best ways to get to know the candidates running for office (besides this podcast, of course!) is to attend the Holly Springs Chamber of Commerce Candidates Forum, produced in partnership with the Town of Holly Springs. This episode features the Chamber's Chairwoman, my friend Tonya Palumbo. We talked about how the event is set up, a couple of hiccups that happened during the planning for this year's Forum, how YOU can submit questions for the candidates, about the new moderator, and why it's SO VERY important to pay attention to the candidates and vote. Before we get started, If you’re enjoying this podcast, consider becoming a supporter by clicking the Patreon link on my website. This podcast is free to listen to, but not free to make. Ready to learn more about the upcoming Candidates Forum? Let’s dive in! Submit YOUR questions for candidates here. Watch the recording of the event from the Chamber's YouTube Channel if you can't attend. Support the show

Election day in Holly Springs is right around the corner, and one of the best ways to get to know the candidates running for office (besides this podcast, of course!) is to attend the Holly Springs Chamber of Commerce Candidates Forum, produced in partnership with the Town of Holly Springs. This episode features the Chamber's Chair-Elect, Rick Grant. We talked about how the event will run, how YOU can submit questions for the candidates and about who's moderating this year's event with the regular moderator, Tim Congleton, not available the evening of the forum. Before we get started, If you’re enjoying this podcast, consider becoming a supporter by clicking the Patreon link on my website. This podcast is free to listen to, but not free to make. Ready to learn more about the upcoming Candidates Forum? Let’s dive in! Submit YOUR questions for candidates here. Watch the recording of the event from the Chamber's YouTube Channel if you can't attend. Support the show