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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 »

Four Seasons Politics Archive

• City hosts DEI workshops this week     Comments
• Aboard Carolina Cruiser, Rep. Edwards reinvents constituent service     Comments
• 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