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House 117 candidates talk Ecusta Trail, taxes, Medicaid expansion

Henderson County Four Seasons Politics

Early voting opens for primary; new map shuffles N.C. House districts

Early one-stop voting is under way for the May 17 primary election.   Read Story »

North Carolina Four Seasons Politics

Poll shows GOP in lead in 2022 elections

A new Civitas poll shows that Republican candidates running for U.S. Congress and the state Legislature in North Carolina are in good shape heading into the 2022 midterm election.   Read Story »

North Carolina Four Seasons Politics

Washington Post ranks Cooper as possible candidate for president

North Carolina Gov. Roy Cooper is among the top 10 Democrats named in the Washington Post’s quarterly Democratic presidential candidate ranking for 2024 released on April 16. Cooper came in at 6th place, down from 5th in its last ranking.   Read Story »

Henderson County Four Seasons Politics

CawthWatch: Fired district aide claims congressman violated labor law

A fired aide in U.S. Rep. Madison Cawthorn's Hendersonville office said she plans to file a labor violation claim against her former boss during a phone call during which she dished plenty of other damaging information about the embattled freshman incumbent.   Read Story »

Henderson County Four Seasons Politics

Cawthorn trails three challengers in cash on hand

Going into the stretch drive of the primary campaign, the three 11th Congressional District candidates with the most money have more than a quarter million dollars to spend — and none is named Madison Cawthorn.   Read Story »

Henderson County Four Seasons Politics

Appeal filed in lawsuit seeking to remove Cawthorn from ballot

Legal efforts to challenge the eligibility of U.S. Rep. Madison Cawthorn, R-North Carolina, to run for Congress continued this week in federal court even as he seeks reelection in North Carolina’s westernmost district.   Read Story »

Henderson County Four Seasons Politics

Edwards lands PBA endorsement; Shelley joins 'Seniors for Chuck'

Citing political support that he said is "snowballing" by the day, state Sen. Chuck Edwards touted an endorsement from the North Carolina Police Benevolent Association and announced that longtime conservative activist Stan Shelley had joined "Seniors for Chuck" in his campaign for the 11th Congressional District.   Read Story »

Edneyville Four Seasons Politics

ARP to fund Edneyville sewer; VFW, soccer park are other options

Edging closer to their first major decision on spending $22.8 million in American Rescue Plan money, Henderson County commissioners on Monday signaled unanimous support for spending close to half the total on the Edneyville-Fruitland sewer system.   Read Story »

Henderson County Four Seasons Politics

How Moffitt, Edwards salvaged relief for '21 apple crop loss

During a breakfast with state Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler before the opening of the WNC Mountain State Fair last September, state Rep. Tim Moffitt seized the moment.   Read Story »

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