Politics
A committee of the Republican Party in Henderson County on Thursday evening named a sheriff’s office captain to the school board.
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Hendersonville Politics
Friends, former students and colleagues are mourning the loss this week of Henderson County School Board Vice Chairman Robert Bridges.
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Politics
Back in 1975, I met Ronald Reagan at a dinner in Raleigh. That fall he ran for President — I ran his North Carolina primary, working with Jesse Helms (one of two U.S. senators who endorsed Reagan) and Tom Ellis (Reagan’s North Carolina chairman).
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Politics
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.
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North Carolina Politics
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.
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Politics
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.
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Politics
Republican incumbent state House Representative Jennifer Capps Balkcom won a second term Tuesday by defeating Democratic challenger Steve Martinez.
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Politics
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.
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Politics
Republican incumbent Tim Moffitt earned a second term in the state Senate Tuesday, easily defeating Democratic challenger Chris Walters.
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