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County Commission: Do you support the Ecusta Trail?

Henderson County Politics

County Commission: Do you support a teacher pay raise?

Candidates for the Henderson County Board of Commissioners answered questions last week on raises for classroom teachers, the Ecusta Trail, Flat Rock Playhouse, the Wingate-BRCC-Pardee health education building and other topics.     Read Story »

Henderson County Politics

Register of Deeds forum is a sedate affair

The only candidate forum devoted to the Henderson County Register of Deeds office was as controversial as the office title suggests.     Read Story »

Henderson County Politics

PBA announces endorsement in sheriff's race

The Mountain Chapter of the North Carolina Police Benevolent Association announced its endorsement in the Henderson County sheriff's election.   Read Story »

Henderson County Politics

Register of Deeds forum set for Thursday

Organizations are holding one campaign forum this week and two next week ahead of the May 6 primary election.   Read Story »

Mills River Politics

MossColumn: Win is a win win win win win

Toward the end of a tour of the new Sierra Nevada Brewing Co., a photographer had a question for brewery manager Brian Grossman.       Read Story »

Henderson County Politics

Fireworks erupt in Lapsley-Young race

Henderson County Commissioner Larry Young and challenger Bill Lapsley differed sharply in their portrayals of Wingate University's decision to create a pharmacy school here in the most heated conflict of the night Wednesday during a candidate forum.   Read Story »

Henderson County Politics

Censorship of climate change data is 'stupidity,' McGrady says

State Rep. Chuck McGrady fended off criticism over funding of schools last week, saying "we're going to do better" on funding. Pointing to his own rise in leadership roles, McGrady, who chairs a House committee that shapes the public education budget, pledged to use that power to help schools.   Read Story »

Henderson County Politics

McCrory appoints Orr to fill D.A. vacancy

Gov. Pat McCrory has appointed Hendersonville native and former state Supreme Court justice Bob Orr to fill the vacant district attorney's seat serving Avery, Madison, Mitchell, Watauga and Yancey counties.   Read Story »

Henderson County Politics

Apodaca ranked 2nd in effectiveness

State Sen. Tom Apodaca ranked second in an annual evaluation of legislators' effectiveness conducted by the N.C. Center for Public Policy Research.   Read Story »

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