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Council says no to 3-story condo project on 1st Avenue

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Balkcom wins re-election to NC House 117 seat

Republican incumbent state House Representative Jennifer Capps Balkcom won a second term Tuesday by defeating Democratic challenger Steve Martinez.   Read Story »

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Republicans sweep School Board race

Republicans swept all four open seats on Henderson County’s School Board Tuesday night, according to unofficial results from the county’s Board of Elections.   Read Story »

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Moffitt re-elected to second term in NC Senate

Republican incumbent Tim Moffitt earned a second term in the state Senate Tuesday, easily defeating Democratic challenger Chris Walters.   Read Story »

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Johnson wins re-election in House District 113

Republican State House Representative Jake Johnson earned a fourth term in office Tuesday defeating Democratic challenger Michelle Antalec.   Read Story »

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Incumbent City Council members cruise

Two incumbent Hendersonville City Council members coasted to re-election on Tuesday, easily vanquishing a challenge from DJ Harrington, a conservative Trump supporter who also ran for Hendersonville mayor in 2021.   Read Story »

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NC campaigns neglected a critical issue

During the homestretch of the 2024 election, I complained repeatedly about the absence of serious engagement by presidential and congressional candidates with the critical issue of the national debt. Most said virtually nothing about the eye-popping federal deficits of the past few years, while others claimed that excising “waste, fraud, and abuse” or “making billionaires pay their fair share” would solve the problem — which is mathematically impossible.   Read Story »

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VOTER GUIDE: Hendersonville City Council

Two incumbents — both female business owners, entrepreneurs and moms of tweens or teens — are running for re-election to the Hendersonville City Council.   Read Story »

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Rep. Edwards leads congressional delegation on tour of Helene damage

High-ranking congressional leaders joined U.S. Rep. Chuck Edwards in Western North Carolina on Friday to see firsthand the impact of Hurricane Helene ahead of efforts by Edwards and others to appropriate more hurricane relief to the region.   Read Story »

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Dispute over long voting lines erupts at elections board meeting

Infuriated over long lines at three new early voting sites , local, state and national Republicans on Wedndesday demanded that the Henderson County elections board add more precinct judges, check-in stations and voting machines to speed things up.   Read Story »

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