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Edwards rips Cooper's veto of ICE bill

Laurel Park Politics

LIGHTNING EDITORIAL: Ecusta Trail is the next big economy booster

A $6.4 million grant to help acquire the Hendersonville-to-Brevard rail line for the Ecusta Trail is the best economic development news in a long time.   Read Story »

Flat Rock Politics

Politics heats up in once tranquil Flat Rock

FLAT ROCK — Flat Rock Village Council members responded during their regular meeting last week to numerous assertions contained in a mailer from the Cultural Landscape Group, calling the mailer’s points inaccurate or misleading.   Read Story »

Henderson County Politics

League to hold annual Launch

The League of Women Voters of Henderson County will hold its annual Launch from 2 to 4 p.m. Sunday, Aug. 25, at the Hendersonville Community Co-op, 60 S. Charleston Lane.   Read Story »

Henderson County Politics

Supporter defends Hawkins after 287(g) critic demands he resign

George Pappas, an immigration lawyer, has been demanding that Henderson County stop cooperating with federal customs enforcement officers by holding undocumented inmates who are subject to being deported.   Read Story »

Henderson County Politics

Candidates file campaign finance reports

Jake Johnson, the recently appointed state representative, filed a campaign finance report showing he has a head start on his 2020 election campaign.   Read Story »

Hendersonville Politics

City sets second round of 'Council Conversations'

The Hendersonville City Council has set a second round of Council Conversations to hear from constituents at various locations scattered across the city.   Read Story »

Hendersonville Politics

Johnson becomes youngest member of N.C. Legislature

Jake Johnson became the youngest member of the General Assembly when he was sworn in as a state representative on Monday morning in Columbus.   Read Story »

Henderson County Politics

Farmers, schools suffer because of budget standoff, Edwards says

The budget standoff between Gov. Roy Cooper and the General Assembly is delaying money for everything from state employee pay raises to school construction to flood relief for farmers, state Sen. Chuck Edwards says.   Read Story »

North Carolina Politics

GOP leaders make pick for Henson seat

Jake Johnson, the upstart 25-year-old Polk County commissioner who had been campaigning for a state House seat since April, is on his way to filling the seat much sooner than he planned.   Read Story »

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