Four Seasons Politics

Red hot housing market will influence reappraisal

Henderson County Four Seasons Politics

U.S. Senate race returns to form

This year’s U.S. Senate race in North Carolina is shaping up to be a highly competitive and expensive one — which should surprise no one who’s lived in our state or watched our politics for more than an instant. Read Story »

Henderson County Four Seasons Politics

Federal judge reinstates NC's 20-week abortion ban

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North Carolina Four Seasons Politics

North Carolina a rare safe haven in the South for abortion — for now

It’s been six weeks since the Supreme Court’s decision to overturn Roe v. Wade eliminated the constitutional right to abortion. Abortion regulation is now in the hands of states, and at least for now, no new restrictions on abortion have been imposed in North Carolina. Read Story »

Henderson County Four Seasons Politics

County commits most of its ARP money; towns are slower to spend

In a quarterly meeting attended by the county’s mayors last month, Henderson County Board of Commissioners Bill Lapsley had the floor first when it came time to describe how local governments were spending American Rescue Plan money. Read Story »

Henderson County Four Seasons Politics

Democrats choose Carey to run against Moffitt

Jay Carey, who ran unsuccessfully this year for the Democratic nomination for the 11th Congressional District, has been selected by the party to replace Stephanie Justice on the ballot for the 48th state Senate District race. Read Story »

Henderson County Four Seasons Politics

Democrats plan to challenge Green Party certification

The final step in the N.C. Green Party's journey to be on the state's 2022 ballots may be in sight, as Judge James Dever, the federal judge overseeing the party's lawsuit against the N.C. State Board of Elections, released an order Monday signaling the case was made "moot" by the NCSBE's decision to certify the Greens as a party. Read Story »

Hendersonville Four Seasons Politics

County moves to ease restrictions on storage sheds, floodplain construction

What started as an effort to regulate personal storage buildings came out radically different on the other end of sausage grinder last month after Henderson County commissioners voted to permit an unlimited number of sheds or garages on residential lots and allow them to be close to the lot line and road. Read Story »

Henderson County Four Seasons Politics

Gut feeling trumps measurement when it comes to economy

RALEIGH — North Carolinians are greatly concerned about our economy. According to the John Locke Foundation’s latest Civitas Poll, 77 percent of state voters believe we are currently in a recession. Read Story »

Hendersonville Four Seasons Politics

Here's the 7-year timeline of how HHS construction happened

Ninety-six years after community leaders dedicated a new Hendersonville High School on Eighth Avenue West and seven years after Henderson County commissioners, School Board members, City Council members and Bearcat alumni embarked on a protracted, often contentious negotiation of what a new HHS would look like, community leaders will dedicate the finished product. Read Story »