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Henderson County Four Seasons Politics

Crowd cheers Meadows for bucking Boehner

A month ago, U.S. Rep. Mark Meadows announced that a national figure would headline his second annual Faith and Freedom Rally at the WNC Agriculture Center. Read Story »

Henderson County Four Seasons Politics

Huckabee, Meadows coming to Harry's & Piggy's

Presidential candidate Mike Huckabee will greet voters at Harry's and Piggy's restaurant and ice cream parlor from 2:30 to 4 p.m. on Monday afternoon. Read Story »

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In stunning reversal, Meadows gets gavel back

In a stunning reversal of a retaliatory move that had made U.S. Rep. Mark Meadows a hero of the right, the chairman of the House Oversight and Government Reform Committee on Thursday reinstated the 11th District second termer to his chairmanship of the Subcommittee on Government Operations. Read Story »

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Commissioners replace TDA chair

The Henderson County Board of Commissioners booted Shannon Clarke from the chairmanship of the county Tourism Development Board on Wednesday and replaced him with David Nicholson, the former county manager who cast the only no vote when the TDA agreed to fund the proposed Ecusta Trail. Read Story »

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Leadership boots Meadows from committee chair

In apparent reprisal for his votes that impeded their aims for moving legislation, House leaders have stripped U.S. Rep. Mark Meadows of a subcommittee chairmanship he has used to champion government reform and attack the IRS. Read Story »

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County, towns win in Senate's sales tax proposal

Henderson County would come out a big winner and the county's five towns would gain at least 10 percent more in sales tax revenue in a new distribution formula contained in a budget the Senate unveiled this week. Read Story »

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City dumps public review of some development

In what it described as an effort to streamline land-use regulations, the Hendersonville City Council eliminated Planning Board review of mid-sized development projects that don’t require rezoning. Read Story »

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Meadows lands national name for annual rally

U.S. Rep. Mark Meadows landed a national name for his second annual Faith and Freedom Rally. Read Story »

Henderson County Four Seasons Politics

LIGHTNING PHOTOS: A day in the life of Rep. Meadows

U.S. Rep. Mark Meadows visited East Henderson High School, Harry's & Piggy's and North Henderson High School during a recent day in the district. Read Story »