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Four Seasons Politics

District 5 County Commission race may hinge on zoning

Hendersonville Four Seasons Politics

Jay Egolf announces run for county commission

Local businessman and School Board member Jay Egolf will run for the county’s Board of Commissioners district 5 seat in next year’s primary election.   Read Story »

Henderson County Four Seasons Politics

Gina Baxter declares candidacy for City Council

When she was 13, Gina Baxter plunged into the controversy of the day in Hendersonville — the “City of Peace” sign on North Main Street — by writing a letter to the editor of the Times-News.   Read Story »

Henderson County Four Seasons Politics

Edwards urges city of Ashveille to act on water system improvements

U.S. Rep. Chuck Edwards is urging the Asheville City Council to take action to improve its water system based on recommendations from a review of the December 2022 water outage that affected tens of thousands of residents.   Read Story »

North Carolina Four Seasons Politics

Progressives pan County Commission's ‘recognition’ of Robinson

Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson, appearing at a meeting of the Henderson County Board of Commissioners last week, touted the state’s $3 billion budget surplus as a chance to spur jobs and economic development.   Read Story »

North Carolina Four Seasons Politics

Florida is a poor model for the next pandemic response

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North Carolina Four Seasons Politics

Stats are in: How N.C. fared during pandemic

Because Gov. Roy Cooper’s former secretary of health and human services, Mandy Cohen, is now the new director of the Centers for Disease Control, politicians and analysts are again debating how North Carolinians fared during the COVID-19 pandemic.   Read Story »

Henderson County Four Seasons Politics

Here's what seats are open on School Board and in cities

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Henderson County Four Seasons Politics

Elections are fair and done right, new director says

Summer Heatherly, Henderson County’s new Board of Elections director, knows about all the noise surrounding elections ever since voters ousted President Trump in 2020.   Read Story »

Mills River Four Seasons Politics

JERE BRITTAIN: Current zoning ignores 100-year flood fallacy

I recently asked Mills River Town Manager Daniel Cobb about the transfer of hundreds of tons of soil from the ridge at the intersection of South Mills River Road and N.C. 280 to river bottom lands off Jeffress Road, reportedly to prepare for another housing development.   Read Story »

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