Four Seasons Politics

Meadows expresses thanks for the givers

Henderson County Four Seasons Politics

McGrady to run for re-election

State Rep. Chuck McGrady plans to seek re-election to a fourth term in the North Carolina House, ending speculation that he might retire after the long 2015 legislative session. Read Story »

Hendersonville Four Seasons Politics

HHS senior: Why 1926 building matters to me

I am student of the Class of 2016 and I am also a fourth generation Bearcat. Read Story »

Hendersonville Four Seasons Politics

McGrady, Apodaca still mum on re-election

Speaking to a business group last week, State Rep. Chuck McGrady touted the achievements of this year’s legislative session, predicted a shorter and less substantive session next year and stopped short of answering the question most on the minds of political spectators. Read Story »

Hendersonville Four Seasons Politics

Alumni president: Renovation cheaper, safer than new school

The president of the Hendersonville High School Alumni Association says cost comparisons between renovation of HHS and a brand new school leave out the unknown pricetag of renovating the 1926 building for another use. Read Story »

Henderson County Four Seasons Politics

Coren would charge Bearcats for cost overrun

Saying that he was elected as “a representative and voice for the entire county,” School Board member Colby Coren last week cautioned that decision makers should “look at look at the next hundred years, not dwell on the last hundred” years of Hendersonville High School history. Read Story »

Henderson County Four Seasons Politics

N.C. schools chief, McGrady to get 'muddy sneakers'

State Schools Superintendent June Atkinson and state Rep. Chuck McGrady of Hendersonville will trade their suits in for sneakers Monday as they accompany Sugarloaf Elementary students on a learning expedition in DuPont State Recreational Forest as part of the school’s participation in Muddy Sneakers’ environmental education program. Read Story »

Henderson County Four Seasons Politics

Meadows helping to draft 'Contract with America II'

U.S. Rep. Mark Meadows is one of the drafters of a new Contract with America that conservative House members plan to introduce. Read Story »

Hendersonville Four Seasons Politics

Council divided on gun regulations

The Hendersonville City Council members agreed that the city needs a broad security plan on guns and the threat of a shooter on city property. They don't agree on how to get there. Read Story »

Edneyville Four Seasons Politics

LIGHTNING EDITORIAL: Duke not too big to listen

The announcement Wednesday that Duke Energy had pulled the plug on a 40-mile transmission line through Henderson County as part of its Western Carolinas Modernization Plan marked a logical end to a saga that has gripped the southern mountains for 120 days. Read Story »