Professionally, I’ve spent more than a decade in corporate communications, working with business leaders to communicate more effectively with their employees, customers, investors, and the public. This has included managing multimillion-dollar budgets and advising clients including Fortune 100 companies and leading tech platforms. My career has given me deep experience in leadership, budgeting, contracting, partnership development, and crisis management. I hope to take these skills I’ve developed in the corporate world and put them to work for the benefit of the people of Yancey County.

2026 Candidates

Carol has spent more than a decade working in corporate communications.

Candidates 2026 — Yancey County Democrats

Carol Golightly has spent more than a decade working in corporate communications.

2026 North Carolina General Election

COMMON SENSE COUNTY GOVERNMENT
Make county government practical and focused
Protect taxpayers from unnecessary increases
Balance immediate needs with long-term stability

Beaver · Briggs · Golightly for Yancey County Commissioner · 2026

WHY WE'RE RUNNING

Landon Beaver, Amber Westall Briggs, and Carol Golightly are running together for County Commissioner to support local businesses, address the child care shortage, bring transparency back to county government, and protect taxpayers through practical, common-sense decision-making.

Pledges to protect taxpayers from unnecessary increases.

Pledges to protect taxpayers from unnecessary tax increases.

- Pledges to protect taxpayers from unnecessary tax increases.
- Supports local businesses.

Economy

Calls for addressing the child-care shortage.

- Calls for addressing the child-care shortage.

Public Services

As of September 2, 2026, Carol Golightly’s website did not contain information on this issue.

Housing & Urban Development

Public Safety

Transportation & Infrastructure

Energy & the Environment

Carol Golightly

Pavel Tantchev

Walter Ley

Amber Westall Briggs

David Grindstaff

Landon Beaver

Nute Nicholson

Sandi Norton

Stacey McEntyre Greene

- County Commissioners create and pass laws at the county-level. These laws show up in very tangible ways, such as determining how much you pay property and sales tax rates, public transportation, and maintaining infrastructure.
- County Commissioners are responsible for preparing and passing the county budget. The budget determines how much funding goes to various public services, such as public transportation, law enforcement, repairing roads, and maintaining infrastructure.
- County Commissioners oversee the administrative duties of your county’s government to ensure the safety, comfort, and well-being of county residents.
- County Commissioners can create, change, or abolish offices, positions, departments that are not required by law. 
- County Commissioners are elected to 4-year terms, with no term limits. Typically, you only vote for the County Commissioner that represents your county commission district.

Creates new laws and passes the budget for your county.