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Melinda Lowrance plans to run for her city council seat

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GOP club vows to have non-Republicans arrested if they attend meeting

The leader of the Henderson County Republican Men’s Club is threatening to have police arrest "anyone who is not a registered Republican" if they try to attend or protest outside of a club meeting where U.S. Rep. Chuck Edwards is scheduled to speak.   Read Story »

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Ousting incumbent, 11th District Republicans elect Merry Guy as chair

WAYNESVILLE — Delegates elected Merry Guy as chair of the 11th Congressional District Committee on Saturday, ousting two-term incumbent Michele Woodhouse in a race that pitted two party activists from Henderson County against one another.   Read Story »

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City 'shocked to hear' about 'impasse' in water war talks

The Hendersonville City Council and City Manager John Connet say county commissioners pushed ahead to endorse a bill in the state Legislature to outlaw annexation-for-sewer even as negotiations were progressing — in the city’s point of view — to resolve the long-running conflict.   Read Story »

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Moffitt pushes bill to ease rebuilding regs post-Helene

State Sen. Tim Moffitt, who lives atop Bearwallow Mountain above the hard-hit Hickory Nut Gorge, says if state officials want to exempt the reconstruction of Helene-damaged buildings from flood-protection rules, they also need to pursue parallel changes to the National Flood Insurance Program.   Read Story »

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Edwards cancels announcement of FEMA reforms

U.S. Rep. Chuck Edwards on Monday called off a news conference where he planned to announce recommendations for fixing FEMA, his office said. The news release issued at 10 o'clock Monday night gave no reason for the cancellation of the press conference, which was to take place Tuesday afternoon in Washington.   Read Story »

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Commissioners table latest effort to outlaw city annexations

Henderson County and the city of Hendersonville are either edging toward a new escalation in their decades-long war over water and sewer service or tilting instead toward settlement negotiations.   Read Story »

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Don't miss this week's Hendersonville Lightning

Don't miss this week's Lightning.   Read Story »

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Roger Snyder, a Mills River founder and its first mayor, dies unexpectedly

Roger Dale Snyder, a founder of the town of Mills River and its first mayor, serving for 10 years, died unexpectedly Thursday, March 27, after his wife found him unresponsive and he was transported to the hospital. He was 65.   Read Story »

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Balkcom files Parents’ Medical Bill of Rights

State Rep. Jennifer Balkcom has filed a bill she says is intended to advance a broader movement to return the decision-making power regarding North Carolina’s children back to their parents.   Read Story »

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