The Record
A dated look at Kyle Houston's work in and for Statesville.
- Feb 2016
Leaves the Republican Party
After eight years of voting Republican, then Libertarian, he changes his registration from Republican to unaffiliated and votes in the Democratic primary that spring.
Read the story - Jan 2017
- 2017
Runs for mayor
Files for and runs in the Statesville mayoral race, finishing his first campaign with a credible showing.
Read the story - Jul 2017
Joins Rotary leadership
Begins climbing the officer ranks of the Greater Statesville Rotary Club as Sergeant at Arms, a ladder he would follow to the presidency.
Read the story - Jan 2018
Attacked at home, answering at City Hall
After an intruder assaults his family, he and a friend subdue the attacker, then he addresses the City Council on crime.
Read the story - 2018
The agency grows and gives back
The agency expands to two locations, helps the community through Hurricane Florence, and donates to a shooting victim's family.
Read the story - Dec 2018
- 2019
- 2019
Runs for City Council, Ward 4
Runs again as a Rotary Club president and Chamber board member on a platform of jobs, safety, and transparency.
Read the story - Oct 2019
Questions the parking deck
Opposes a nearly four million dollar downtown parking deck on behalf of other neighborhoods.
Read the story - 2019 – 2020
Rotary presidency
Leads the Greater Statesville Rotary Club as president. The club's CATS Scholarship Program, founded under his leadership in 2019, names its first five recipients the following spring.
Read the story - 2023
Five years on the air
Continues Houston's Solutions through January 2023, interviewing the mayor, council candidates, and local leaders.
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