Four Seasons Politics

N.C. budget contains $31 million for county

Henderson County Four Seasons Politics

Lapsley to seek re-election

Bill Lapsley, the current chair of the Henderson County Board of Commissioners, announced Sunday that he will seek re-election to the District 3 seat next year. Read Story »

Henderson County Four Seasons Politics

Cawthorn 'not the reason I'm running,' Gash says

Democratic Congressional candidate Eric Gash responded to U.S. Rep. Madison Cawthorn’s exit from his current district to a more Republican-leaning one, saying he is focused on representing the region he has always called home and where he serves an elementary school principal, pastor and coach. Read Story »

Henderson County Four Seasons Politics

Cawthorn says he's running in new district east of mountains

U.S. Rep. Madison Cawthorn, the 26-year-old Henderson County native who has become a conservative lightning rod in Congress, confirmed to 11th Congressional District Republicans that he plans to run in a newly drawn congressional district the one he currently represents. Read Story »

North Carolina Four Seasons Politics

Maps adopted by General Assembly tilt solidly to GOP

After much debate, public scrutiny and controversy, the General Assembly passed redistricting maps for the N.C. House and Senate, and U.S. Congress. Read Story »

Henderson County Four Seasons Politics

Divided council postpones action on Half Moon Heights rezoning request

The Hendersonville City Council on Thursday deferred action on a rezoning to allow 95 single-family homes on a wooded hillside adjoining Wolf Chase and Ballantyne Commons off Chimney Rock Road. Read Story »

Fletcher Four Seasons Politics

Fletcher gets new mayor and elects council members

FLETCHER — Fletcher voters elected a new mayor and a new council member and handed Councilwoman Sheila Franklin a fourth term in unofficial returns on Tuesday. Read Story »

Mills River Four Seasons Politics

Voters turn out incumbents in Mills River

MILLS RIVER — Two incumbent council members lost their seats in Mills River Tuesday night when Sandra Goode unseated Mayor Pro Tem Brian Caskey in the District 1 seat and James Cantrell narrowly defeated Brian S. Kimball in District 2 seat, according to unofficial election returns Tuesday night. Read Story »

Henderson County Four Seasons Politics

Gregory cruises in Flat Rock

FLAT ROCK — Susan Gregory cruised to victory in her bid for a full term on the Flat Rock Village Council, turning back challenger Jim Hart with 62 percent of the vote. Read Story »

Henderson County Four Seasons Politics

Volk, Smith and Roundtree win in Hendersonville

Hendersonville Mayor Barbara Volk defeated challenger D.J. Harrington to win a fourth term while incumbent Jerry Smith and perennial candidate Debbie Roundtree won council seats on Tuesday. Chelsea Walsh, the former Henderson County Republican Party chair whose slogan was "don't Asheville my Hendersonville," finished third. Read Story »