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LONG LINE FORMS AS ONE-STOP VOTING STARTS

The intense interest in the 2016 election was dramatically displayed this morning when early voters negotiated a traffic jam, a parking shortage and a wait of more than an hour to cast ballots. Read Story »

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Trump coming to Ag Center Friday

Donald Trump is returning to the area Friday with a noon appearance at the Ag Center. Read Story »

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Commissioners OK $20M law enforcement training center

The Henderson County Board of Commissioners on Monday committed to a $20 million law enforcement training center at Blue Ridge Community College, buying into Sheriff Charlie McDonald's view that today's training lags behind the threat level from terrorism, anti-cop violence and domestic crime in an unsettled world. Read Story »

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Edwards to take Senate oath on Tuesday

Chuck Edwards, newly appointed by Gov. Pat McCrory to fill the 48th District state Senate seat upon Sen. Tom Apodaca’s retirement, will be sworn in to the office at 4 p.m. Tuesday at the Historic Courthouse. Read Story »

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Houston explains decision to skip Democratic forum

Henderson County School Board member Josh Houston explained that he skipped a Democratic Party forum Saturday because he was not told that the setting of the forum was a campaign event for State schools Superintendent June Atkinson. Read Story »

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League sponsoring legislative, School Board candidate forums

The Henderson County League of Women Voters is sponsoring candidate forums for North Carolina legislative seats and for the School Board this month. Read Story »

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Elections board extends early voting but not to Sunday

The Henderson County Board of Elections extended early voting hours in response to a federal court ruling that struck down changes in the state’s elections laws — brushing aside a recommendation from the state Republican Party to limit that option along a “party line” vote. Read Story »

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Meadows 'stonewalled' ethics office, Bryson says

Rick Bryson, the Democratic nominee for the NC 11th Congressional District, has scheduled a press conference to talk about an ethics investigation into the way his opponent paid his chief of staff after allegations of sexual harassment. Read Story »

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Republican School Board candidates serve up red meat on education

Four Republican candidates served up hearty helpings of conservative ideology on education issues this month in a Henderson County School Board forum that excluded four unaffiliated candidates who are also on the Nov. 8 ballot. Read Story »