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Edney proposes sweeping changes to zoning code

Hendersonville Politics

Crab Creek homeowners loaded for bear in fight against rezoning

  A three-month delay in a developer’s request to allow a 125,000-square-foot ministorage development in the Crab Creek community has given homeowners more time to mount an aggressive campaign against the rezoning.   Read Story »

Henderson County Politics

BRCC to name new auditorium for Wyatt

Blue Ridge Community college will name a new community auditorium/lecture hall in the new classroom building for outgoing County Manager Steve Wyatt, recognizing his support for $91 million worth of capital construction on the campus and his support of the college generally during his tenure as "the wizard behind the curtain."   Read Story »

Legislative Politics

Senate passes bill to open personnel records

RALEIGH — A bill to provide more transparency to the public regarding performance and disciplinary records of government employees moved one step closer to becoming law Monday evening as House Bill 64, Government Transparency Act of 2021, passed its third reading in the N.C. Senate.   Read Story »

Hendersonville Politics

GOOD JOB!/NEEDS WORK: Morehead winner, water wars, hazard pay

Good job!   Read Story »

Henderson County Politics

A retired Coast Guard captain, Murray ‘steadying the ship’ as appointed D.A.

Along with every other U.S. attorney in America, Andrew Murray complied with the request from the new administration in January to resign from his job.   Read Story »

Henderson County Politics

Amy Lynn Holt plans to challenge Edney

Amy Lynn Holt, the immediate past chair of the Henderson County School Board, plans to announce a run for the Board of Commissioners in two weeks.   Read Story »

North Carolina Politics

Legislative leaders agree on budget number

RALEIGH — With the end of the state’s fiscal year just three weeks away, the N.C. House and Senate have reached a deal for the next budget.   Read Story »

North Carolina Politics

Trump makes endorsement in U.S. Senate campaign

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Henderson County Politics

Commissioner McCall files lawsuit to scrap N.C. emergency orders

Saying "a state of emergency in relation to the Covid-19 no longer exists," Henderson County Commissioner Rebecca McCall is seeking to prevent Gov. Roy Cooper from continuing to enforce emergency orders regarding mask mandates and other restrictions.   Read Story »

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