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Hensley, Simpson win seats on Hendersonville City Council

Hendersonville Four Seasons Politics

Blakely defeats incumbent Clark in Fletcher

In Fletcher, 25-year-old challenger Preston Blakely defeated incumbent Hugh Clark with 72 percent of the vote to win a seat on the City Council.   Read Story »

Flat Rock Four Seasons Politics

Anti-road slate rides 'Big Yellow Taxi' to victory

Anne Coletta and two like-minded challengers, mining a deep well of anxiety over the Highland Lake Road widening project, swept to victory in the Flat Rock election on Tuesday, seizing control of the Village Council and setting the stage for an effort to pull the plug on the road improvement job.   Read Story »

Henderson County Four Seasons Politics

Edwards appointed to congressional redistricting committee

If the Legislature figures out how to proceed with a new map for the 2020 congressional elections, state Sen. Chuck Edwards will be on board the committee drawing new lines.   Read Story »

Flat Rock Four Seasons Politics

GOOD JOB!/NEEDS WORK ... Water water everywhere

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Flat Rock Four Seasons Politics

Weedman expresses concern about location of city Fire Station 3

Flat Rock mayor pro tem Nick Weedman says the proposed Hendersonville Fire Station 3 could encroach on the territory covered by Blue Ridge Fire & Rescue and further erode the rural department’s tax base.   Read Story »

Henderson County Four Seasons Politics

Johnson applauds new teacher pay raise bill

State Rep. Jake Johnson on Thursday applauded an education budget that would direct an additional $245,488,949 in pay raises for teachers and other school personnel.   Read Story »

Flat Rock Four Seasons Politics

Flat Rock mayor endorses Brown, Platz and Swing for Village Council

FLAT ROCK — Flat Rock Mayor Bob Staton on Wednesday issued a strong endorsement of incumbent Ginger Brown and challengers Barbara Platz and Hilton Swing, the three-candidate slate defending a Village Council majority against a slate that vows to undo the Highland Lake Road widening, re-examine greenway plans and bring more openness and inclusiveness to village deliberations.   Read Story »

Flat Rock Four Seasons Politics

In Flat Rock, drama shifts from stage to campaign trail

FLAT ROCK — Both sides say they are fighting rumors and disinformation as a lively campaign for control of the Flat Rock Village Council reaches the home stretch.   Read Story »

Henderson County Four Seasons Politics

Free speech warning 'No Safe Spaces' coming Nov. 8

No Safe Spaces, a documentary that asserts that the First Amendment and free speech are under attack in America, will be screened Friday, Nov. 8, at theaters in the South Carolina Upstate.   Read Story »

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