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VOTER GUIDE: House 113 Q&A

Henderson County Politics

VOTER GUIDE: District Court Judge Q&A

In its 2021 session, the state Legislature created a new District Court judgeship for District 29B, which is made up of Henderson, Polk and Transylvania counties.   Read Story »

Henderson County Politics

VOTER GUIDE: House 117 Q&A

The N.C. House 117 primary election features a first-time candidate, a second-time candidate and a nine-time candidate vying to fill the seat that Rep. Tim Moffitt vacated to run for the state Senate.   Read Story »

Henderson County Politics

House 117 candidates talk Ecusta Trail, taxes, Medicaid expansion

The three Republican candidates for the open N.C. House 117 seat made their pitches during a Chamber of Commerce forum on Thursday morning and tackled questions about the Ecusta Trail, Medicaid expansion and the corporate income tax.   Read Story »

North Carolina Politics

Unaffiliated voters now outnumber Democrats, Republicans

Unaffiliated voters have overtaken Democrats as the largest voting group in North Carolina, according to the latest data from the N.C. Board of Elections.   Read Story »

Mills River Politics

Jeffrey Young appointed to Mills River Town Council

Retired engineer Jeffrey Young secured appointment to the Mills River Town Council on Thursday after council members appointed him to a vacant seat on the council.   Read Story »

Henderson County Politics

11 file for Congress, eight for School Board; NC House seats get primaries

Eleven candidates have filed for the 11th Congressional District, including incumbent Madison Cawthorn, and the Henderson County School Board field stands at eight with three days to go in qualifying for the 2022 elections. New filings this week also ensured Republican primaries in the two state House seats in Henderson County.   Read Story »

Henderson County Politics

State House speaker announces bill permitting mask opt-out

Following the N.C. Department of Health and Human Services announcement that North Carolina won’t be ending its mask mandate recommendation for public school children, N.C. House Speaker Tim Moore, R-Cleveland, announced that the House would be advancing legislation to give parents the ability to opt-out of the mask requirement.   Read Story »

North Carolina Politics

Red states grow as outmigration drains blue ones

RALEIGH — From July 2020 to July 2021, there was a net inflow of 637,729 Americans into these top-five destination states: Florida, Texas, Arizona, North Carolina, and South Carolina. During the same period, there was a net outflow of 918,443 Americans from these top-five exporter states: California, New York, Illinois, Massachusetts and Louisiana.   Read Story »

Hendersonville Politics

TOP 10 STORIES OF 2021: 10, 9, 8

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