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GOP club vows to have non-Republicans arrested if they attend meeting

The leader of the Henderson County Republican Men’s Club is threatening to have police arrest "anyone who is not a registered Republican" if they try to attend or protest outside of a club meeting where U.S. Rep. Chuck Edwards is scheduled to speak.   Read Story »

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City plants trees to celebrate Arbor Day

Hendersonville celebrated Arbor Day with a tree planting ceremony at Hendersonville Elementary School and a community planting day and native plant giveaway at Sullivan Park.   Read Story »

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City 'shocked to hear' about impasse in water war talks

The Hendersonville City Council and City Manager John Connet say county commissioners pushed ahead to endorse a bill in the state Legislature to outlaw annexation-for-sewer even as negotiations were progressing — in the city’s point of view — to resolve the long-running conflict.   Read Story »

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Paul Hansen, pillar of Laurel Park, has died

LAUREL PARK — Longtime Laurel Park residents, especially those active in civic affairs and interested in the colorful history of the Town on a Mountain, on Friday were mourning the loss of Paul Hansen.   Read Story »

Garden Jubilee keynote speaker Brie Arthur will speak at 11:30 a.m. Saturday and Sunday on Summer Foodscape Containers: Effortless Beauty & Bounty in Every Pot! [CONTRIBUTED]

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Garden Jubilee announces Speaker Showcase presenters

The Speaker Showcase of the 33rd Garden Jubilee, presented by Osceola Lake Inn, will be held on Saturday, May 24, and Sunday, May 25. The Speaker Showcase begins at 10:15 a.m. each day at the Historic Courthouse Plaza on Main Street.   Read Story »

Merry Guy and Michele Woodhouse face off Saturday for chair of the Republican Party's 11th Congressional District Committee.

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11th District Republicans to elect chair Saturday

Two veteran party activists, both women and both from Henderson County, will be vying for the chairmanship of the Republican 11th Congressional District Committee during its annual convention at Tuscola High School in Waynesville on Saturday. Doors open at 8 a.m.   Read Story »

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City 'shocked to hear' about impasse in water war talks

11th District Republicans to elect chair Saturday

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Community News

East Flat Rock art studio opens this week

LOCAL BRIEFS: High-tech greenhouse, Earth Day, Community Band concert

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Photo of a Northern flicker by Mitch Covington was the 2024 Habitat at Home contest winner.

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Habitat at Home photo contest open for entries

Conserving Carolina invites the public to enter the sixth annual Habitat at Home spring photo contest, which celebrates the beautiful and wild things we can see right outside our door.   Read Story »

Rebecca McCall is pictured above with Andrea Little Gray and Jessica Freeman, Vanessa Mintz’s daughters and Vanessa’s Vision cofounders. The Athena Award in Henderson County is presented each year in memory of Vanessa Mintz. [PHOTO BY ROBIN REED]

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Chamber honors Athena Award winner

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Joint task force captures fugitive from Florida

Members of the U.S. Marshal’s Carolinas Regional Fugitive Task Force, the Henderson County Sheriff’s Fugitive Apprehension Unit and the Advanced Criminal Enforcement team apprehended a wanted fugitive from Florida during a coordinated operation in Henderson County, the sheriff’s office announced.   Read Story »

Strive Not to Drive Week encourages other ways to travel

PBS's NC Weekend features local brewery

City celebrates Arbor Day on Friday

Honeycrisps seeking host homes for ballplayers

Disaster recovery office moving to Veterans Center at Five Points

Commissioners endorse bill to kill city’s annexation-for-sewer policy

Nurse practitioner joins The Baby Place at AdventHealth

'Swing into Spring' senior expo is set for May 15 at Blue Ridge Mall