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Henderson County Four Seasons Politics

CawthWatch: Rolling Stone sources name Meadows, Cawthorn as Jan. 6 planners

An article published by Rolling Stone casts the immediate past and the current congressman from Western North Carolina as key players in planning the Jan. 6 attack on the U.S. Capitol.   Read Story »

Henderson County Four Seasons Politics

Proposed redistricting map changes House District 113

A redistricting map released Friday by the chair of the House Redistricting Committee would remove Transylvania County from House District 113 and replace it with western Rutherford County.   Read Story »

Mills River Four Seasons Politics

VOTER GUIDE: Mills River Town Council

Mills River has contested elections for the District 1 and District 2 Town Council seats. The District 3 seat will be filled by former council member Shanon Gonce, who chose not to seek re-election four years ago after serving three terms.   Read Story »

Fletcher Four Seasons Politics

VOTER GUIDE: Fletcher Town Council

Fletcher has contested races for mayor and for two council seats and the town on the Buncombe border will have a new mayor and at least one new council member when the election is over.   Read Story »

Henderson County Four Seasons Politics

PHOTOS: Crowd rallies against masks and vax, chants 'Let's go, Brandon'

A crowd of more than 200 people gathered at Martin Luther King Jr. Park on North Grove Street then marched through downtown Saturday in a rally against Covid-19 mask and vaccination mandates and a variety of other right-leaning grievances.   Read Story »

Henderson County Four Seasons Politics

In split vote, commissioners agree to fund SROs in schools in city

Henderson County commissioners voted to appropriate $205,460 to help pay for city police officers who serve as school resource officers at four public schools in the city limits but not before two commissioners expressed misgivings and voted no.   Read Story »

Flat Rock Four Seasons Politics

VOTER GUIDE: Flat Rock Village Council

Flat Rock voters will elect at least two new Village Council members and decide one contested seat when they go to the polls on Tuesday.   Read Story »

Hendersonville Four Seasons Politics

VOTER GUIDE: Hendersonville City Council

Four candidates’ names are on the ballot for two seats on the City Council. However, one, Raphael Morales, dropped his bid for the seat on Oct. 9.   Read Story »

Hendersonville Four Seasons Politics

VOTER GUIDE: Hendersonville mayor Q&A

Incumbent Barbara Volk, 75, is retired from computer services and is a professional registered parliamentarian. Challenger DJ Harrington, 48, owns a granite countertop fabrication and installation company.   Read Story »

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