Henderson County Four Seasons Politics
The candidates for the 113th state House District differ sharply on repeal of HB2, expanding Medicaid and on the proposed Ecusta Trail. But Republican Cody Henson parts ways with his party on school vouchers, saying the state should invest to make public schools better before sending public dollars to private schools.
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Henderson County Four Seasons Politics
The Hendersonville Lightning's 2016 Voter Guide will available for sale through Election Day at the Lightning office at 1111 Asheville Highway (on the corner of Asheville Highway and Oakload Street just west of Five Points). (The Voter Guide will be in Lightning racks and at other sales locations through Tuesday, Oct. 25.)
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Henderson County Four Seasons Politics
The intense interest in the 2016 election was dramatically displayed this morning when early voters negotiated a traffic jam, a parking shortage and a wait of more than an hour to cast ballots.
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Henderson County Four Seasons Politics
Donald Trump is returning to the area Friday with a noon appearance at the Ag Center. Read Story »
Henderson County Four Seasons Politics
The Henderson County Board of Commissioners on Monday committed to a $20 million law enforcement training center at Blue Ridge Community College, buying into Sheriff Charlie McDonald's view that today's training lags behind the threat level from terrorism, anti-cop violence and domestic crime in an unsettled world.
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Henderson County Four Seasons Politics
Chuck Edwards, newly appointed by Gov. Pat McCrory to fill the 48th District state Senate seat upon Sen. Tom Apodaca’s retirement, will be sworn in to the office at 4 p.m. Tuesday at the Historic Courthouse.
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Henderson County Four Seasons Politics
Henderson County School Board member Josh Houston explained that he skipped a Democratic Party forum Saturday because he was not told that the setting of the forum was a campaign event for State schools Superintendent June Atkinson.
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Henderson County Four Seasons Politics
The Henderson County League of Women Voters is sponsoring candidate forums for North Carolina legislative seats and for the School Board this month.
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Henderson County Four Seasons Politics
The Henderson County Board of Elections extended early voting hours in response to a federal court ruling that struck down changes in the state’s elections laws — brushing aside a recommendation from the state Republican Party to limit that option along a “party line” vote.
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