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Former prosecutor here named to top Justice Department post

Henderson County Four Seasons Politics

Rep. Johnson applauds veto override

State Rep. Jake Johnson applauded the House's override of Gov. Roy Cooper's budget veto and pushed back on charges that the vote was a sneak attack.   Read Story »

Henderson County Four Seasons Politics

Sierra Nevada joins call for action on climate change

Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. leaders headed to Washington, D.C., on Thursday to join Protect Our Winters Action Fund in a day of climate advocacy on Capitol Hill.   Read Story »

Flat Rock Four Seasons Politics

Campaign kickoff highlights battle lines in Flat Rock election

FLAT ROCK — Three candidates for Flat Rock Village Council pushed back last week against charges that their opponents have made about the Highland Lake Road project and other village matters, putting the issues in the fall campaign in stark relief.   Read Story »

Legislative Four Seasons Politics

Judges brand Senate District 48 an 'extreme gerrymander' that must be redrawn

State Sen. Chuck Edwards said he remains confident in his re-election campaign despite the fact that his is one of the Senate districts that a court branded an "extreme partisan gerrymander" that must be redrawn.   Read Story »

Flat Rock Four Seasons Politics

Flat Rock agrees to amend ordinance regulating political signs

A federal judge has ordered the Village of Flat Rock to amend its ordinance on political yard signs by working with the organization that sued to strike it down.   Read Story »

Edneyville Four Seasons Politics

Stepp orchard shows Meadows 'agritainment' and sustainable family farming

EDNEYVILLE — At Stepp’s Hillcrest Orchards, U.S. Rep. Mark Meadows stood in the retail shed to learn about one of Henderson County’s first and most successful U-pick apple farms.   Read Story »

Henderson County Four Seasons Politics

Hawkins won't seek re-election to Board of Commissioners next year

Grady Hawkins, the current chair of the Henderson County Board of Commissioners, announced Wednesday that he won't seek re-election to a fifth term next year and will retire from the board.   Read Story »

Henderson County Four Seasons Politics

Edwards kicks off campaign for third term in Senate

State Sen. Chuck Edwards announced he would seek re-election for a third term in State Senate District 48 during a campaign kickoff event Tuesday night at Dry Falls Brewing co.   Read Story »

Transylvania County Four Seasons Politics

Redistricting ruling may change lines in Henderson, Transylvania counties

RALEIGH — A three-judge N.C. Superior Court panel has tossed out North Carolina’s election maps for state House and Senate districts. The court has ordered state lawmakers to draw new maps in two weeks.   Read Story »

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