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Baxter wins 2-year term on City Council

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Incumbent City Council members cruise

Two incumbent Hendersonville City Council members coasted to re-election on Tuesday, easily vanquishing a challenge from DJ Harrington, a conservative Trump supporter who also ran for Hendersonville mayor in 2021.   Read Story »

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Gillett unseats Baker to win District Court judgeship

Republican Monica Jean Gillett unseated incumbent District Court Judge Lora T. Baker on Tuesday, turning back  Baker's attempt to achieve a rare victory as an unaffiliated candidate in a general election in the solidly red Henderson-Polk-Transylvania judicial district. With 41 percent of the District 42 precincts reporting, Gillette led by 57 to 42 percent.     Read Story »

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Franklin defeats Weber to win County Commission seat

Sheila Franklin, the longtime Fletcher Town Council member who ousted incumbent County Commissioner Daniel Andreotta in the March 5 primary, defeated Democrat Erik Weber in Tuesday's general election, keeping the Board of Commissioners all-Republican.   Read Story »

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Stein defeats Robinson in governor's race

North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein was elected governor on Tuesday, defeating Republican Lt. Gov. Mark Robinson and maintaining Democratic leadership of the chief executive’s office in a state where Republicans have recently controlled the legislature and appeals courts.   Read Story »

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Steady stream of voters turns out on a drizzly day

Before showing up to vote Tuesday morning at Etowah Elementary School, Amelia Jones had to weigh which was more urgent: finding a place to live or deciding the future of her country.   Read Story »

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Turn jack-o-lanterns into garden compost

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Polls are open. Here are precinct location changes because of hurricane.

It's Election Day.   Read Story »

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NC campaigns neglected a critical issue

During the homestretch of the 2024 election, I complained repeatedly about the absence of serious engagement by presidential and congressional candidates with the critical issue of the national debt. Most said virtually nothing about the eye-popping federal deficits of the past few years, while others claimed that excising “waste, fraud, and abuse” or “making billionaires pay their fair share” would solve the problem — which is mathematically impossible.   Read Story »

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FEMA seeks locally based community liaisons

FEMA is looking for local people to serve as a community liaison — a fulltime job paying $60,000 to $113,000 a year — and also has openings in temporary roles lasting 120 days or longer.   Read Story »

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