Henderson County (Sep 8, 2022) - A foreclosure sale that resulted inthe $2 million purchase of the Thos. Shepherd & Son Funeral Directors property left a surplus of $1.2 million sitting in an account held by the Henderson County Clerk of Superior Court.
Henderson County (Mar 1, 2022) - Ten candidates had filed for the 11th Congressional District, including incumbent Madison Cawthorn, and the Henderson County School Board field had grown to eight when the third day of filing closed for the 2022 elections on Monday. And new filings on Monday ensured Republican primaries in the two state House seats in Henderson County.
In a 30-page order filed with the Henderson County Clerk of Superior Court, Judge Robert C. Ervin of Burke County spelled out 378 points from the inquiry and concluded that Newman’s action warranted his removal under a state law governing a complaint filed with the Clerk of Superior Court to oust an elected prosecutor for misconduct.
“Based on the foregoing finding of fact and conclusions of law, it is hereby ordered, adjudged and decreed that Gregory A. Newman is hereby permanently removed from office as district attorney and his salary shall be terminated as of the date of the filing of this order,” Ervin wrote.