Four Seasons Politics

Chuckin' it: Filing opens amid departures

Henderson County Four Seasons Politics

Rep. Whitmire won't run for re-election

State Rep. Chris Whitmire is leaving his state House seat to take a civilian job related to his Air Force background. Read Story »

Henderson County Four Seasons Politics

Chuck Edwards files for state Senate

Chuck Edwards, a Hendersonville business owner and past president of the Henderson County Chamber of Commerce, on Tuesday filed for the state Senate seat incumbent Tom Apodaca plans to vacate at the end of his seventh term. Read Story »

Henderson County Four Seasons Politics

APODACA BOWING OUT

State Sen. Tom Apodaca, a political novice who rose over the past 14 years from back bench anonymity to become one of the most powerful legislators ever to serve from Hendersonville, announced on Monday that he is not running for re-election next year. Read Story »

Henderson County Four Seasons Politics

Meadows expresses thanks for the givers

Mark Meadows scooped a substantial mound of spaghetti onto a paper plate. His district director, Wayne King, ladled on a serving of sweet corn. Field representative Jenny Maybin added the tossed salad. Read Story »

Henderson County Four Seasons Politics

McGrady to run for re-election

State Rep. Chuck McGrady plans to seek re-election to a fourth term in the North Carolina House, ending speculation that he might retire after the long 2015 legislative session. Read Story »

Hendersonville Four Seasons Politics

HHS senior: Why 1926 building matters to me

I am student of the Class of 2016 and I am also a fourth generation Bearcat. Read Story »

Hendersonville Four Seasons Politics

McGrady, Apodaca still mum on re-election

Speaking to a business group last week, State Rep. Chuck McGrady touted the achievements of this year’s legislative session, predicted a shorter and less substantive session next year and stopped short of answering the question most on the minds of political spectators. Read Story »

Hendersonville Four Seasons Politics

Alumni president: Renovation cheaper, safer than new school

The president of the Hendersonville High School Alumni Association says cost comparisons between renovation of HHS and a brand new school leave out the unknown pricetag of renovating the 1926 building for another use. Read Story »

Henderson County Four Seasons Politics

Coren would charge Bearcats for cost overrun

Saying that he was elected as “a representative and voice for the entire county,” School Board member Colby Coren last week cautioned that decision makers should “look at look at the next hundred years, not dwell on the last hundred” years of Hendersonville High School history. Read Story »