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Commissioners name human services building for Charlie Messer

Edneyville News

USDA official touts programs to boost farmers during pandemic

EDNEYVILLE — Promoting the “farmer-facing parts of USDA,” U.S. Agriculture Undersecretary Bill Northey visited apple and tomato growers from Henderson County and Christmas tree growers from Fraser fir country and watched a farm machine cleanly harvest bluegrass sod from a field on Gilliam Road.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

Redevelopment of historic Grey Mill wins economic development honor

The public-private partnership that resulted in the redevelopment of the Grey Hosiery Mill into 35 rental apartments was honored last week by the 2020 Economic Development Awards Program.   Read Story »

Hendersonville News

Artist to begin bee mural next week

Muralist Matt Willey, who is on a mission to paint 50,000 honey bees (the number in a healthy hive) in murals around the world, will begin the Bee Mural Project in downtown Hendersonville on Monday.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

Melonas named supervisor for N.C. national forests

James Melonas has been named the next Forest Supervisor of the National Forests in North Carolina.   Read Story »

North Carolina News

Legislators urge Elections Board to 'stop this chaos'

RALEIGH — The election lawsuit merry-go-round keeps turning, as tens of thousands of North Carolinians cast ballots at early voting sites, and legislative leaders urge the State Board of Elections to “stop this chaos.”   Read Story »

North Carolina News

Treasurer debate focuses on investment strategy

The person who manages most of state government’s financial assets — the $107 billion pension fund for state and local employees, for starters — is not an appointee of the governor. The voters of North Carolina elect a state treasurer every four years.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

LIGHTNING VOTER GUIDE: N.C. Senate District 48

The candidates for state Senate District 48 are challenger Brian Caskey, a Democrat, and Chuck Edwards, the Republican incumbent.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

LIGHTNING VOTER GUIDE: N.C. District Court Judge

The candidates for District Court judge for District 29B (Henderson, Polk and Transylvania counties) are Gene Johnson, a Republican, and Democrat Mack McKeller, the incumbent.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

LIGHTNING VOTER GUIDE: N.C. House District 113

The candidates for the state House District 113 are challenger Sam Edney, a Democrat who is running for the seat for the second straight time, and Jake Johnson, the Republican incumbent who at age 26 is the youngest member of the General Assembly.   Read Story »

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