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Apodaca, McGrady appointed to special redistricting committee

Henderson County Four Seasons Politics

No fireworks in '16 short session, McGrady predicts

State Rep. Chuck McGrady predicts the upcoming legislative session will be free of political fireworks and legislators will come home in time for the real fireworks.   Read Story »

Henderson County Four Seasons Politics

Council drops effort to arm itself in City Hall

Reversing course on the issue of arming itself at City Hall, the Hendersonville City Council dropped an effort Thursday night to allow council members to bring weapons to council meetings.   Read Story »

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Four candidate forums announced

Chamber of Commerce The Henderson County Chamber of Commerce will host a Candidate Forum for the 2016 state Senate and state House of Representatives races at 10 a.m. Tuesday, Feb. 16, at the Chamber of Commerce, 204 Kanuga Road. Candidates are Lisa Baldwin, Chuck Edwards and Dennis Justice for state Senate District 48 and Coty Ferguson and Cody Henson for the 113th state House seat. League of Women Voters The Henderson County League of Women Voters will host a Candidate Meet and Greet on Tuesday, Feb. 16, from 6 to 8 p.m. at the Hendersonville City Operations Building, 305 Williams St.Voters are encouraged to come meet the candidates for the March 15 primary and the fall election. The program will also include information about the upcoming bond vote. Saturday breakfast Republican primary candidates for national, state and local have been invited to attend the Henderson County Republican Breakfast on Saturday, Feb. 20, at the Fireside Restaurant on 295 Sugarloaf Road from 7 to 9 a.m. All candidates will be invited to tell about their background and deliver a brief campaign speech.“We had a very large crowd and 24 candidates to show for our January breakfast,” said Bruce Hatfield, who organizes the monthly breakfast. “Everyone is invited. This will be one of the few chances for voters to meet with the majority of Republican candidates for office”For more information call 828 329 4971 or e mail noirs@aol.com Legislative forum The Republican parties of Henderson, Buncombe, Polk and Transylvania counties will jointly host a Republican primary candidate forum for the 48th state Senate and 113th state House 13 seats currently occupied by Tom Apodaca and Chris Whitmire, both of whom are retiring from the Legislature.The forums will take place on Thursday, Feb. 25, at the Opportunity House, 1411 Asheville Highway, Hendersonville, with the Senate forum at 6:30 p.m. and the House candidates at 8 p.m.Candidates will make brief opening statements, and entertain questions solicited from the audience and presented by the forum’s moderators.Registered Republicans eligible to vote in our upcoming primary elections and all other interested voters are encouraged to attend. For more information, call (828) 693-6040 or visit hendersoncountygop.com.   Read Story »

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Asheville Tea Party sets candidate event

The Asheville Tea PAC, the political action committee of the Asheville Tea Party, is hosting a candidate fair at 1 p.m. Saturday, Jan. 30, at the Skyland Fire Department, 9 Miller Road, in Asheville.   Read Story »

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Meadows endorses Cruz

U.S. Rep. Mark Meadows on Wednesday endorsed Ted Cruz for president, calling the Texas senator "the best-positioned leader to restore power to the people and uphold the Constitution."   Read Story »

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Sheriffs honor Apodaca as 'Defender of Public Safety'

The North Carolina Sheriffs Association honored state Sen. Tom Apodaca as its 2015 Defender of Public Safety for advocating for law enforcement issues on behalf of law officers statewide. "Sen. Apodca took a leadership role in advancing the legislative priorities of the North Carolina Sheriff's Association, which represents all 100 sheriffs in the state," Hoke County Sheriff Hubert Peterkin, president of the association, said in a news release. "As a result our sheriffs are better equipped to protect lives, liberties and property of North Carolina's citizens." During the 2015 legislative session, the General Assembly took action on hundreds of bills that had an effect on law enforcement and public safety.       Read Story »

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Building costs raise choice of sales tax v. property tax

It would be impossible to avoid a property tax increase to fund more than $100 million in capital projects unless voters OK a quarter-cent local option sales tax, Henderson County officials say.   Read Story »

Fletcher Four Seasons Politics

Senate, House candidates make their pitch

No one would have predicted that in a political season with no marquis local races several dozen loyal Republicans would brave black ice and freezing temperatures for a cattle call at the Fireside restaurant.   Read Story »

Henderson County Four Seasons Politics

Commissioners eye taxes, garbage fee

Henderson County commissioners, crunching numbers in a daylong budget retreat in the Historic Courthouse, uttered the T word several times and talked about assessing a $20 annual fee on property owners to offset losses at the county landfill.   Read Story »

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