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Carter Wrenn traces the 'Trail of the Serpent'

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County orders hemp retailers to stay at least a mile away from schools

The popup of a hemp dispensary across the road from Hendersonville High School got the attention of the Henderson County Board of Commissioners — and not in a way vape retailers would wish for.   Read Story »

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Protests under way in razor-thin NC Supreme Court contest

Hattie Street, a 92-year-old registered Democrat, voted early this year. It was one of the last things she did. Street made her way to the Granville County polls on Tuesday, Oct. 22, four days before she died.   Read Story »

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Council says no to 3-story condo project on 1st Avenue

The Hendersonville City Council said no last week to an upscale development of 16 condos in two three-story buildings on a half-acre lot in the 300  block of First Avenue West.   Read Story »

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Balkcom wins re-election to NC House 117 seat

Republican incumbent state House Representative Jennifer Capps Balkcom won a second term Tuesday by defeating Democratic challenger Steve Martinez.   Read Story »

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Republicans sweep School Board race

Republicans swept all four open seats on Henderson County’s School Board Tuesday night, according to unofficial results from the county’s Board of Elections.   Read Story »

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Moffitt re-elected to second term in NC Senate

Republican incumbent Tim Moffitt earned a second term in the state Senate Tuesday, easily defeating Democratic challenger Chris Walters.   Read Story »

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Johnson wins re-election in House District 113

Republican State House Representative Jake Johnson earned a fourth term in office Tuesday defeating Democratic challenger Michelle Antalec.   Read Story »

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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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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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