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Emergency lights maker adds jobs paying $69k/year
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BRCC's AI specialist wins NC Excellence in Teaching Award
For more than two decades, information technology instructor Tonya Stephens has helped students discover and reach their full potential. This spring, that work earned statewide recognition. Read Story »
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First community event on Ecusta Trail is Sunday
Walkers, joggers, rollers and bicyclists are invited to register for the Main2Main “Walk & Roll” event on Sunday, April 19, supporting the Ecusta Trail. Read Story »
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Rugby Middle School gets new principal
Rugby Middle School principal Sloan Neuburger, an integral part of the school’s recent success, has been named the new school's principal, the Henderson County school system announced. Read Story »
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Search warrants reveal new details in widening poison-murder probe
When Elroy Lund died on May 10, 2017, at age 72, his grown daughters immediately suspected that his wife, Gudrun Linda Jean Casper-Leinenkugel, may have been responsible. Read Story »
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County breaks ground on $100M courthouse addition
Henderson County commissioners, administrators and construction managers on Monday celebrated the start of the costliest capital project in the local government’s history, tossing ceremonial scoots of dirt at the North Grove Street site. Read Story »
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Democrats' new Morning Momentum series features School Board candidates
Ager's campaign haul grows to $1.6 million — from 5,600 donors
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Tickets on sale now for Blue Ghost tours in the forest
Loft tour gives glimpse of upstairs downtown
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Tickets on sale now for Blue Ghost tours in the forest
PISGAH FOREST — Tickets for the 2026 Blue Ghost Firefly Tour at the Cradle of Forestry in America are now on sale, FIND Outdoors announced. Read Story »
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Conservationists announce 'people’s public hearing' on rollback of Roadless Rule
The future of some of America’s last wild forests — including treasured landscapes in Western North Carolina — is at risk, say conservationists who announced a public hearing this month to air concerns about a significant rollback of the national forests’ Roadless Rule. Read Story »
Four Seasons Politics
Democrats' new Morning Momentum series features School Board candidates
The Henderson County Democratic Party is hosting its first Morning Momentum, a new series of informal gatherings, 10 a.m. to noon, Saturday, April 25, at the VFW Hall, 900 N. Main St. Read Story »
Ager's campaign haul grows to $1.6 million — from 5,600 donors
Film chronicling Bearcat basketball titles premieres
In the closely-watched 11th District, Democrats regard Ager as their best shot in years
Hendo Earth Fest, set for April 18, seeks volunteers
FEMA announces $26 million to buy Helene-destroyed properties
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Cemetery maintenance class offers hands-on training
AAUW program focuses on life transitions
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