Four Seasons Politics

Cawthorn lands in the middle of Capitol insurrection story

Henderson County Four Seasons Politics

County GOP calls on Burr, Tillis to block certification of Biden's win

Leaders of the Henderson County Republican Party called on U.S.Sens. Richard Burr and Thom Tillis to join an effort by Sens. Josh Hawley and Ted Cruz on Wednesday to block congressional certification of Joe Biden's defeat of President Trump and instead create a committee to "investigate the claims of fraud, malfeasance, and departure from election laws within those States in question." Read Story »

North Carolina Four Seasons Politics

Repairing damage from remote learning on Legislature's plate

It might be a new year, but remote learning isn’t over. Read Story »

Henderson County Four Seasons Politics

Citing Covid surge, Board of Commissioners cancels Monday meeting

Citing the surge in Covid-19 cases, the Henderson County Board of Commissioners has canceled its regularly scheduled meeting of Monday, Jan. 4. Read Story »

Henderson County Four Seasons Politics

NC POLITICS: Five big questions for 2021

RALEIGH — After getting many political predictions wrong in 2016, including but not limited to the results of the presidential election, I threw my long-cherished crystal ball out and started building a new one. Read Story »

Henderson County Four Seasons Politics

Trump pardons Chris Collins, HHS grad who served in Congress

Former congressman Chris Collins, a 1968 graduate of Hendersonville High School and 2013 HHS Hall of Fame inductee, was among 20 supporters and other figures that President Trump pardoned on Tuesday. Read Story »

Henderson County Four Seasons Politics

School Board elects Craven as chair, praises response to school shooting

The Henderson County School Board re-elected Blair Craven as chair and elected Amy Lynn Holt as vice chair during a meeting Monday in which members also praised the response of teachers and parents after the shooting at Hendersonville Middle School on Nov. 24. Read Story »

North Carolina Four Seasons Politics

Gov. Cooper: 'Dig deep and don’t let weariness win'

When I announced North Carolina had its first known Covid case on March 3rd, most of us didn’t expect to be living like this in December. Instead of preparing for beloved holiday traditions, we’re making virtual gathering plans and mourning the loss of more than 290,000 Americans from Covid-19. Read Story »

Flat Rock Four Seasons Politics

Village Council appoints new board members

Padding the majority that rode opposition to the Highland Lake Road project to election victories in November 2019, the Flat Rock Village Council on Thursday appointed new council members to fill two vacancies and elected Anne Coletta vice mayor. Read Story »

Henderson County Four Seasons Politics

Lapsley elected chair as commissioners honor Hawkins

The Henderson County Board of Commissioners elected Bill Lapsley chair and Rebecca McCall vice chair and two new commissioners took the oath of office for four-year terms during the board's organizational meeting on Monday night. Commissioners also honored Grady Hawkins, who retired after serving on the board for four terms. Read Story »