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Cawthorn to speak during Republican National Convention

Mills River Four Seasons Politics

Flavor 1st welcomes its most famous visitor

MILLS RIVER — Kirby Johnson was planting green beans on his 550-acre farm in May when he got a call from the state Agriculture Department about a new federal program to feed the needy. He plunged into the program immediately, earning a visit from the nation's top farm official last month.   Read Story »

Mills River Four Seasons Politics

Food Box program channels $3 billion to farmers

These past few months have been difficult for many Americans, both economically and emotionally.   Read Story »

Henderson County Four Seasons Politics

TRUMP TO VISIT MILLS RIVER PACKING HOUSE MONDAY

President Donald Trump plans to visit Flavor 1st in Mills River to highlight the administration's Farmers to Families Food Box program, the White House announced.   Read Story »

Henderson County Four Seasons Politics

Tillis extols face masks as way to save lives and jobs

Declaring that face masks can save jobs as well as lives, U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis is urging North Carolinians to wear a face covering to protect themselves and others.   Read Story »

Edneyville Four Seasons Politics

Country star Darryl Worley highlights Cawthorn fundraiser

Popular country musician Darryl Worley will highlight a fundraiser for the Madison Cawthorn for Congress Campaign Sunday, Aug. 30, at Point Lookout Vineyard, 408 Appleola Road.   Read Story »

Henderson County Four Seasons Politics

Republican breakfast is a mask-free zone

LAUREL PARK — Democratic Gov. Roy Cooper’s oft-repeated advice to practice the “3 W’s” holds no sway with Henderson County Republicans.   Read Story »

Henderson County Four Seasons Politics

Jay Egolf makes the case for reopening schools

Jay Egolf, who cast the lone no vote when the Henderson County School Board ordered remote learning for the start of the school year, says the importance of in-person learning outweighs the relatively small risk of covid-19 infections in the classroom.   Read Story »

Flat Rock Four Seasons Politics

Village Council dumps $40,000 bike-ped plan

The Flat Rock Village Council voted last week to kill a $40,000 bicycle-pedestrian study that envisioned an ambitious network of greenways and sidewalks linking popular destinations along public roads and through undeveloped land.   Read Story »

North Carolina Four Seasons Politics

Summer polls are poor predictors of November outcomes

In this year that sometimes feels like a decade, North Carolinians have yet to cast a single general-election ballot for president or other offices. But I’m seeing lots of politicos and pundits making confident predictions about the state’s key electoral contests based on data from recent voter surveys.   Read Story »

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