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VOTER GUIDE: Flat Rock Village Council Q&A

Henderson County Politics

State elections chief appoints new county elections director

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Hendersonville Politics

MossColumn: What happens when leaders lead

In the Sept. 18 and 25 issues of the Lightning, we told in words and pictures the story of downtown revitalization in Hendersonville.   Read Story »

Flat Rock Politics

Bus in ditch spotlights Flat Rock Village Council campaign issue

FLAT ROCK — A charter bus stuck in a ditch tied up traffic at Greenville Highway and Highland Lake Road for a couple of hours last Thursday.   Read Story »

Hendersonville Politics

U.S. Rep. Collins, an HHS graduate, resigns ahead of planned guilty plea

U.S. Rep. Chris Collins, a 1968 graduate of Hendersonville High School and 2013 HHS Hall of Fame inductee, resigned on Monday ahead of his expected to plead guilty in federal court Tuesday to insider trading charges.   Read Story »

Henderson County Politics

League hosts candidate meet and greet on Oct. 7

The League of Women Voters of Henderson County will host a meet-and-greet for candidates in municipal elections from 6 to 7:30 p.m. Monday, Oct. 7, at the City Operations Center, 305 Williams Street.   Read Story »

Flat Rock Politics

LIGHTNING EDITORIAL: No, Highland Lake Road won't be the same (it'll be better)

Cultural Landscape Group: Flat Rock, the anti-Highland Lake Road improvement organization that is running a slate of candidates for the Village Council, is right when it says that Highland Lake Road won’t be as good when the work is done. It will be better.   Read Story »

Legislative Politics

Here's Rep. McGrady's 2,113-word explanation of the veto override episode

While admitting to feeling "very conflicted" about the House's successful override of Gov. Roy Cooper's budget veto on Wednesday, state Rep. Chuck McGrady lays out a 2,000-word account of what happened and concludes that no House rules were broken.   Read Story »

Henderson County Politics

Former prosecutor here named to top Justice Department post

WASHINGTON — Corey F. Ellis, a former Henderson County prosecutor who raised his family in Hendersonville, has been named acting director of the Executive Office for U.S. Attorneys (EOUSA), Attorney General William P. Barr announced on Friday.   Read Story »

Henderson County Politics

Rep. Johnson applauds veto override

State Rep. Jake Johnson applauded the House's override of Gov. Roy Cooper's budget veto and pushed back on charges that the vote was a sneak attack.   Read Story »

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