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Supporter defends Hawkins after 287(g) critic demands he resign

Henderson County Four Seasons Politics

Candidates file campaign finance reports

Jake Johnson, the recently appointed state representative, filed a campaign finance report showing he has a head start on his 2020 election campaign.   Read Story »

Henderson County Four Seasons Politics

League hosts program on N.C. school voucher program

The League of Women Voters of Henderson County will host a Lunch and Learn program on the State School Voucher Program at 11:30 a.m. Thursday, Aug. 15, at the Hendersonville Community Co-op, ​60 S. Charleston Lane.   Read Story »

Hendersonville Four Seasons Politics

City sets second round of 'Council Conversations'

The Hendersonville City Council has set a second round of Council Conversations to hear from constituents at various locations scattered across the city.   Read Story »

Hendersonville Four Seasons Politics

Johnson becomes youngest member of N.C. Legislature

Jake Johnson became the youngest member of the General Assembly when he was sworn in as a state representative on Monday morning in Columbus.   Read Story »

Henderson County Four Seasons Politics

Farmers, schools suffer because of budget standoff, Edwards says

The budget standoff between Gov. Roy Cooper and the General Assembly is delaying money for everything from state employee pay raises to school construction to flood relief for farmers, state Sen. Chuck Edwards says.   Read Story »

North Carolina Four Seasons Politics

GOP leaders make pick for Henson seat

Jake Johnson, the upstart 25-year-old Polk County commissioner who had been campaigning for a state House seat since April, is on his way to filling the seat much sooner than he planned.   Read Story »

Henderson County Four Seasons Politics

Democrat announces bid for McGrady seat

Danae Jones Aicher, a former journalist and campaign aide who now works for an Asheville private school, has announced her candidacy for North Carolina House District 117.   Read Story »

Henderson County Four Seasons Politics

Republican chair declares North Carolina key to Trump re-election

Declaring North Carolina a key battleground state for President Trump’s re-election, new state Republican Party Chair Michael Whatley exhorted the party faithful to be ready to volunteer on the phones and on the ground in 2020.   Read Story »

Henderson County Four Seasons Politics

State GOP demands quick action on Henson replacement

PISGAH FOREST — State and local Republican Party leaders fast-tracked the filling of the vacant state House District 113 seat because the seat is critical to the state Republican Party's effort to override Gov. Roy Cooper's veto of a Republican-drawn budget, state GOP Chairman Michael Whatley told party members who jammed into a barbecue restaurant on Saturday morning.   Read Story »

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