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- ↑ Dunn, Colby (2011-08-24). "The man behind the town An unabashed champion of Canton, Pat Smathers nears the end of his dozen year tenure". Smoky Mountain News. Retrieved 2012-03-16.
- ↑ Mountaineer; Waynesville, North Carolina; June 26, 2006; Pat Smathers, 50, is the son of the late Loranzo and Frances Smathers. He is an attorney and owns Smathers Square retail building and Imperial Plaza in Canton, plus 23 apartments for low-income elderly and handicapped people. 1972 -- Smathers graduates from Pisgah High School and earns a football scholarship to Duke.
- ↑ Winston, Kimberely (2014-03-01). "Student reverses course on secular club, citing threats". Religion News Service.
