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Edwards' affordable housing bill draws fire

Henderson County Four Seasons Politics

Cooper lifts mask mandate, stadium limits

Gov. Roy Cooper on Friday lifted the indoor mask mandate in most settings and eased mass gathering restrictions and social distancing requirements.   Read Story »

North Carolina Four Seasons Politics

Small towns teeter on edge of insolvency

RALEIGH — After a decade of financial struggle, the small town of East Laurinburg in Scotland County could soon cease to exist.   Read Story »

Henderson County Four Seasons Politics

Moffitt's broad ABC bill clears committee

RALEIGH — A House committee discussion over an omnibus alcohol bill amounted to yet another debate involving people wanting to free regulations on spirituous liquor and those wanting to tighten the state’s stranglehold.   Read Story »

North Carolina Four Seasons Politics

Chief justice visits Grove Street Courthouse on Wednesday

Chief Justice Paul Newby began a tour of 100 counties on Monday in Western North Carolina, the first chief justice to visit all of North Carolina's courthouses.   Read Story »

Hendersonville Four Seasons Politics

They said we wouldn’t last 10 days …

Ten years ago I heard desperate appeals about local news.   Read Story »

Henderson County Four Seasons Politics

Cooper appoints acting D.A. to replace Newman

Gov. Roy Cooper has appointed R. Andrew Murray, former U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina, as the acting District Attorney for Prosecutorial District 42, serving Henderson, Polk and Transylvania counties.   Read Story »

Henderson County Four Seasons Politics

Crab Creek homeowners win delay of zoning request to allow storage units

Homeowners in the Crab Creek community say they plan to use a traffic impact analysis, noise and light pollution studies and a real estate appraisal in their effort to oppose a large storage unit facility on Crab Creek Road across from Curtis Road.   Read Story »

North Carolina Four Seasons Politics

Former chief justice joins Senate race; Mandy Cohen recruitment is under way

RALEIGH — Former N.C. Supreme Court Chief Justice Cheri Beasley has formally announced she’s running for U.S. Senate on the Democratic side in hopes of replacing three-term Republican incumbent Richard Burr, who is retiring.   Read Story »

Henderson County Four Seasons Politics

JUDGE ORDERS DISTRICT ATTORNEY REMOVED FROM OFFICE

A Superior Court judge on Tuesday ordered District Attorney Greg Newman removed from office, finding grounds for his ouster in separate cases of misconduct presented in a three-day hearing two weeks ago.   Read Story »

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