Flat Rock Politics
FLAT ROCK — Ginger Brown's swan song as a member of the Flat Rock Village Council, delivered in absentia, was a last stand defense of the Highland Lake Road project, a declaration that the project that drove a rancorous months-long election campaign would result in a visually pleasing and safer entry into the village.
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Henderson County Politics
Since the law does not require them, Rick Wood is imposing term limits on himself.
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Henderson County Politics
Don't miss this week's Hendersonville Lightning.
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Hendersonville Politics
Henderson County Commission Chairman Grady Hawkins was taken aback when he read that the city had acquired a subdivision’s water system on Pinnacle Mountain and added a new 14,800-foot water main to Etowah.
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Saluda Politics
You won't want to miss the Lightning's coverage of all the election results from Tuesday's municipal elections, including the hotly contested Flat Rock Village Council race, the Hendersonville election that put two women on the council and wins by challengers over incumbents in Mills River, Fletcher and Saluda.
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Hendersonville Politics
MILLS RIVER — Incumbent Roger Snyder led all candidates in the race for two seats on the Mills River Town Council, capturing 24.1% of the vote, and challenger Randy Austin edged incumbent Wayne Carland by 25 votes to win a seat on the council. Mark Case had 19.9% of the vote and John Case won 9.8%.
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Hendersonville Politics
Newcomers Jennifer Hensley and Lyndsey Simpson won seats on the Hendersonville City Council on Tuesday in an election that denied incumbent Steve Caraker a fourth term and added two women to the board, joining Mayor Barbara Volk.
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Hendersonville Politics
In Fletcher, 25-year-old challenger Preston Blakely defeated incumbent Hugh Clark with 72 percent of the vote to win a seat on the City Council.
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Flat Rock Politics
Anne Coletta and two like-minded challengers, mining a deep well of anxiety over the Highland Lake Road widening project, swept to victory in the Flat Rock election on Tuesday, seizing control of the Village Council and setting the stage for an effort to pull the plug on the road improvement job.
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