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Revis, Craven, Bridges, Caskey win School Board seats

Henderson County Four Seasons Politics

Johnson defeats Edney in House 113

State Rep. Jake Johnson, seeking election to the seat he was appointed to last year, defeated Democratic nominee Sam Edney with 60 percent of the vote.   Read Story »

Henderson County Four Seasons Politics

Please allow campaigns to pick up roadside signs, commissioner says

Henderson County Environmental Programs and Parks and Recreation are partnering to provide campaign sign recycling dropoff in the Jackson Park House parking lot through Tuesday, Nov. 24.   Read Story »

Henderson County Four Seasons Politics

On Election Day, 10 tips for voters

It's Election Day and the state Board of Elections offers 10 tips for voting:   Read Story »

Henderson County Four Seasons Politics

Lapsley was prepared if Deputy Hendrix's killer was on the loose

After sharing the story of his recovery from a rare and life-threatening immune system disorder, Commissioner Bill Lapsley matched it with another dramatic story of preparing to defend his family against a potential violent criminal.   Read Story »

Henderson County Four Seasons Politics

Lapsley shares story of dramatic recovery from life-threatening condition

Commissioner Bill Lapsley, back at a meeting of the Board of Commissioners for the first time in more than two months, told the dramatic story of the diagnosis and medical treatment for a rare condition that endangered his life.   Read Story »

North Carolina Four Seasons Politics

'Whatever happens, the Republic will survive'

RALEIGH — The day before the 2018 midterms, I posted a column about “what to do if you lose.” Without knowing the outcome, I urged those about to be disappointed not to react to their loss in ways that would make themselves, and everyone around them, miserable.   Read Story »

Henderson County Four Seasons Politics

Henderson County's turnout reaches 65 percent

 When early voting ended at 3 o'clock Saturday afternoon, Henderson County's voter turnout stood at 64.5 percent, a record for voting before Election Day. Across the state, 4.53 million voters had cast ballots — 1.4 million more than in 2016. This most extraordinary of election seasons capped the early voting period with a stunning statistic: Turnout of Democratic and Republican party voters was exactly the same, at 64.71 percent.   Read Story »

North Carolina Four Seasons Politics

Republicans pull even with Democrats in turnout

With hours remaining before early voting ends, Henderson County has achieved a 62 percent voter turnout, slightly above the turnout statewide of 59 percent. Through Friday 44,773 Henderson County voters had cast ballots.   Read Story »

Henderson County Four Seasons Politics

HHS picks Biden in mock election

Hendersonville High School's student body and its mock Electoral College cast their votes for Joe Biden as the next president.   Read Story »

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