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McCall to seek re-election to Board of Commissioners seat

North Carolina Four Seasons Politics

FILING OPENS MONDAY: Here's seats, salaries, filing fees

Filing for local, state and federal offices opens at noon Monday and new names could appear up and down the ballot as current office holders try to move up.   Read Story »

Henderson County Four Seasons Politics

Edwards' run for Congress sets off jockeying for his Senate seat

Announcing that he is running for Congress on Tuesday, state Sen. Chuck Edwards urged a supportive crowd at the Historic Courthouse plaza to send him to Washington to do what he’s done in the state Legislature.   Read Story »

Henderson County Four Seasons Politics

AVL board chair announces run for Congress

Asheville businessman Matthew Burril announced his candidacy for the 14th Congressional District, swelling the Republican field to five with more expected.   Read Story »

Henderson County Four Seasons Politics

Edwards to announce run for Congress, Carolina Journal reports

On Tuesday, state Sen. Chuck Edwards, who currently represents Buncombe, Henderson, and Transylvania counties, is expected to announce his candidacy for the newly configured 14th Congressional District. The new 14th comprises North Carolina’s most western counties.   Read Story »

North Carolina Four Seasons Politics

CawthWatch: More 'embarrassing ignorance' from 'appallingly ignorant young man'

When Carolina Journal first reported first-term U.S. Rep. Madison Cawthorn’s intention to abandon his current district next year to run in an adjacent one, CJ quoted Cawthorn as saying his decision was part of “a strategy to increase conservativism in North Carolina.”   Read Story »

Henderson County Four Seasons Politics

Performances added for Haire's reading of 'A Christmas Memory'

Truman Capote’s story, "A Christmas Memory," will be presented as a one-man show by actor and theologian E.R. Haire Jr. at the Episcopal Church of St. John in the Wilderness. Due to high demand, two more performances have been added.   Read Story »

North Carolina Four Seasons Politics

Legislative delegation announces $292 million in WNC spending

Henderson County's legislative delegation is praising the newly adopted state budget for appropriating almost $300 million for Western North Carolina counties.   Read Story »

Henderson County Four Seasons Politics

Rep. Moffitt spells out ABCs of liquor law overhaul

In addition to the state budget passing and being sent to the governor, last Thursday marked a celebration of sorts as chairman of the House Alcoholic Beverage Control Committee.   Read Story »

Henderson County Four Seasons Politics

With Cooper's signature, $26 billion budget becomes law

Gov. Roy Cooper signed the $25.9 billion budget plan into law on ThuRsday, marking the first budget from the General Assembly that Cooper has signed since taking office in 2017.   Read Story »

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