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City leaders invite public to ‘Council Conversations’

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Stephanie Cantwell is sworn in to school board seat

Stephanie Cantwell was sworn in on Wednesday as the newest member of the Henderson County School Board, filling the seat made vacant by the death of board Vice Chairman Robert Bridges last month.   Read Story »

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Egolf, Franklin to speak at Republican Men's Club

County commissioners Jay Egolf and Sheila Franklin will be guest speakers at the Henderson County Republican Men’s Club meeting at 9 a.m. Saturday, Sept. 13, at the American Legion Post 77, 216 Fourth Ave. W.   Read Story »

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Here's how to apply for school board seat

Action by the state Legislature to switch Henderson County School Board elections from nonpartisan to partisan gives the county Republican Party the authority to name a replacement for board member Robert Bridges, who died on Aug. 4.   Read Story »

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Democrat announces campaign for state House

Lynne Russo on Wednesday launched her campaign for the North Carolina House of Representatives in District 117.   Read Story »

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McCall announces re-election campaign

Rebecca McCall, who has had a leadership role on the Henderson County Board of Commissioners during the coronavirus pandemic, the Poplar Drive wildfire in Edneyville in 2023 and Hurricane Helene recovery, announced today that she will seek a third term on the board next year.   Read Story »

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Cooper more vulnerable than it might appear

I don’t know for certain who will win North Carolina’s U.S. Senate race next year — and neither do you.   Read Story »

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Trump's orders, state legislation kill DEI, city attorney tells council

Executive orders signed by President Trump and state legislation that would become law if the General Assembly overrides a veto bar policies and practices that promote diversity, equity and inclusion in the city of Hendersonville, City Attorney Angela Beeker told the city council last week.   Read Story »

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Why did NC lawmakers strip Warren Wilson College from Helene recovery bill?

In the most recent Helene recovery package from the state allocated $500 million to help address remaining damage to Western North Carolina, more than $4 million went to small private colleges and universities in the area.   Read Story »

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Trump bill cuts $330,000 at Blue Ridge Public Radio

A local radio news briefing, children’s after-school PBS programming, emergency weather alerts during hurricanes, tunes during the commute home all could disappear under federal budget cuts to public media in North Carolina.   Read Story »

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