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Legislature to convene Monday, reopen building at 50% capacity

Hendersonville Four Seasons Politics

Face masks are out, flags in at Cawthorn's tailgate party

Social distancing and face masks were out and the American flag was in for congressional candidate Madison Cawthorn's tailgate party on Main Street Saturday.   Read Story »

Henderson County Four Seasons Politics

State announces safety precautions for congressional runoff voting

In the first North Carolina election since the pandemic, people voting in the 11th Congressional District runoff next month will encounter numerous safety precautions at the polls.   Read Story »

Henderson County Four Seasons Politics

Cawthorn hosts tailgate event to support restaurants and shops

Congressional candidate Madison Cawthorn is hosting the nonpartisan Great American Tailgate event from 1 to 3 p.m. today to rally support for downtown restaurants and shops.   Read Story »

Henderson County Four Seasons Politics

County terminates state of emergency

The Henderson County Board of Commissioners on Friday terminated the state of emergency the county had initially issued on March 14.   Read Story »

Henderson County Four Seasons Politics

Legislators call on Cooper to allow camps to open next month

Four North Carolina legislators from the mountains are calling on Gov. Roy Cooper to allow summer camps to open by June 22 with at least 80 percent capacity, access to lake activities, open-air assemblies and sleeping accommodations "with 6 feet between heads."   Read Story »

Henderson County Four Seasons Politics

Impatient with stay-at-home order, commissioners again seek local flexibility

Henderson County commissioners on Monday called on Gov. Roy Cooper to give them the authority to implement their own economic reopening plan so that county residents may "pursue life, liberty and the fruits of their labor."   Read Story »

Asheville Four Seasons Politics

Edwards tacks Buncombe tourism aid onto statewide pandemic relief bill

A covid-19 relief bill the Legislature approved unanimously on Saturday contains a $5 million boost for tourism-related businesses in Buncombe County.   Read Story »

Etowah Four Seasons Politics

Business owners push back on lengthy post-covid reopening plan

In their third meeting on reopening the county for business post-coronavirus, business owners pushed back on a phased plan they said was too rigid and time-consuming.   Read Story »

North Carolina Four Seasons Politics

JOHN HOOD: Cooper's phased reopening is too rigid

At an April 23 press conference, Gov. Roy Cooper gave a reasonable explanation of what led him to institute North Carolina’s statewide stay-at-home order nearly a month earlier.   Read Story »

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