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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 »

Hendersonville Four Seasons Politics

'I just like public service,' water director says of his career

Hendersonville City Council members lifted water bottles and took a sip last week in a toast to the city water system’s 100th anniversary, saluting the reliable delivery of drinking water from a pristine source in a serene forest.   Read Story »

Henderson County Four Seasons Politics

County breaks ground on $4.7M VFW renovation

Henderson County commissioners, administrators, veterans advocates and schoolchildren on Tuesday broke ground on a $4.7 million renovation of the Hedrick-Rhodes VFW Post 5206, declaring the county's commitment to veterans services and promising to renew the space where combat veterans have congregated for year to "let go of those times that they experienced when they were in war.”   Read Story »

North Carolina Four Seasons Politics

Aboard Carolina Cruiser, Rep. Edwards reinvents constituent service

CHEOAH RANGER DISTRICT — An avid hiker, Cal Wiederholt loves the majestic trees in the virgin forest named for Joyce Kilmer, the “Trees” poet.   Read Story »

Four Seasons Politics Archive

• City hosts DEI workshops next week       Comments
• Etowah homeowners fight RV park on two fronts       Comments
• Commissioners order cost estimate for courthouse-jail expansion       Comments
• Balkcom rips Cooper for veto of Fairness in Women’s Sports Act       Comments
• Applications open for Congressional Award for young Americans       Comments
• League, Common Cause host Democracy Challenges and Priorities on July 21       Comments
• It's the 'Good Book’ versus Raleigh politics in debate over school calendar vote       Comments
• Early College graduate wins Congressional Art Competition       Comments
• Commissioners to talk about new budget, tax rate (2)       Comments
• ‘Grandstanding’ commissioner had months to reach out, Craven says       Comments
• Commissioners to talk about new budget, tax rate       Comments
• In face of defunding threat, School Board chair defends calendar vote       Comments
• Commissioner Andreotta declares he's a no vote on defunding K-12 schools       Comments
• Edney threatens to freeze K-12 funding over School Board's calendar vote       Comments
• LIGHTNING EDITORIAL: It’s time to scrap special-use permits       Comments
• Citing personnel costs and inflation, fire districts seek 31% more revenue       Comments
• School repair fund may dash hopes of revenue neutral tax rate       Comments
• Julia Ledbetter wins appointment to Naval Academy       Comments
• Congressman Edwards forms farm advisory board       Comments
• GOOD JOB! NEEDS WORK …: Play for all, brain drain, tax woman goeth       Comments
• City poised to adopt tax rate 7 cents over revenue neutral       Comments
• Who got what in city budget?       Comments
• Ask Matt ... how a sportscaster/banker amped up county's PR machine       Comments
• Is DEI study ‘solution looking for a problem’ or a needed diversity initiative?       Comments
• Diversity presentation to council draws DEI critics       Comments
• OP-ED: BRCC opens doors, fills gaps, meets industry needs       Comments
• Edwards introduces bipartisan bill to help veterans get CDLs       Comments
• Former state Sen. Clark Plexico honored for service to N.C.       Comments
• Denouncing 'weasel words,' McGrady urges county to dump draft comp plan       Comments
• OP-ED: City council member opposes switching elections to even-numbered years       Comments