Henderson County Four Seasons Politics
If the Legislature figures out how to proceed with a new map for the 2020 congressional elections, state Sen. Chuck Edwards will be on board the committee drawing new lines.
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Flat Rock Four Seasons Politics
Flat Rock mayor pro tem Nick Weedman says the proposed Hendersonville Fire Station 3 could encroach on the territory covered by Blue Ridge Fire & Rescue and further erode the rural department’s tax base.
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Henderson County Four Seasons Politics
State Rep. Jake Johnson on Thursday applauded an education budget that would direct an additional $245,488,949 in pay raises for teachers and other school personnel.
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Flat Rock Four Seasons Politics
FLAT ROCK — Flat Rock Mayor Bob Staton on Wednesday issued a strong endorsement of incumbent Ginger Brown and challengers Barbara Platz and Hilton Swing, the three-candidate slate defending a Village Council majority against a slate that vows to undo the Highland Lake Road widening, re-examine greenway plans and bring more openness and inclusiveness to village deliberations.
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Flat Rock Four Seasons Politics
FLAT ROCK — Both sides say they are fighting rumors and disinformation as a lively campaign for control of the Flat Rock Village Council reaches the home stretch.
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Henderson County Four Seasons Politics
No Safe Spaces, a documentary that asserts that the First Amendment and free speech are under attack in America, will be screened Friday, Nov. 8, at theaters in the South Carolina Upstate.
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Flat Rock Four Seasons Politics
Campaign finance reports show that candidates in Flat Rock and Hendersonville have raised thousands of dollars, a significant uptick for municipal elections in Henderson County, which more commonly involve no spending at all.
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Henderson County Four Seasons Politics
RALEIGH — Some House members want to give the N.C. Department of Transportation an emergency bailout.
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