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Free Daily Headlines
Work under way to rebuild catastrophically damaged Green River Cove Road
Crews have begun work soon to repair one of the rural roads hit hardest by Hurricane Helene. Read Story »
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BROADLY SPEAKING: County has rich history of duels
Before Henderson County was established by the Act of 1838, the North Carolina legislature in 1802 made duels illegal in North Carolina. Duels were considered an honorable means of settling differences. Read Story »
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Parade celebrates America’s 250th birthday and small-town life
Hendersonville celebrated America’s 250th birthday Saturday with a bustling, red, white and blue parade down Main Street. Read Story »
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FIRECRACKER HOT: Dangerous heat here for the holiday
Although a heat advisory stops short of the North Carolina mountains, the Fourth of July holiday will still be plenty hot. Read Story »
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New Main Street fountain ‘up and running’ in time for America 250 celebration
Despite the overbearing heat this week, Hendersonville met its deadline for completing a new downtown fountain in time for the town’s America 250 Celebration on Saturday, July 4. Read Story »
Four Seasons Politics
Bar again sanctions Edney, six-term county commissioner, for ethics violations
The cultural mood turns sharply against AI data centers
Community News
![Pictured, from left, are Blue Ridge Community College team members who completed community college leadership programs over the past year: Crystal Bradshaw, Kerby Placak, Shawn Moore, Benjamin Rickert, Dr. Sarah Parlier and Kate St. Jacques. [RICH KEEN/BRCC]](/images/stories/2026/05/Leadership.jpg)
LOCAL BRIEFS: BRCC leaders, railroad club Fourth of July event, SkillsUSA winners, cadet honored
Community Foundation names new president/CEO
Flat Rock News
Flat Rock receives FEMA funding for creek repair
The Village of Flat Rock recently received $356,810 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to cover village expenses for damage repair at King Creek alongside The Park at Flat Rock. Read Story »
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Sheriff’s deputies charge man with first-degree murder in Corn Mountain Road shooting
Henderson County Sheriff’s deputies charged a man with murder this week in the shooting death of another man on Corn Mountain Road. Read Story »
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Victim, 15, in stable condition after shooting at Cook Out
Hendersonville police are investigating a shooting Wednesday night at the Cook Out on Chimney Rock Road that left an Asheville teenager hospitalized in stable condition, the city said. Read Story »
Flat Rock keeps tax rate level
Business court grants receiver control of Cedars project
Bar again sanctions Edney, six-term county commissioner, for ethics violations
AMERICA 250: Here's what to know about road closures, detours
Tour d'Apple signup goes up by $5 Monday
Edwards touts new Etowah-Horse Shoe EMS station in House appropriations bill
Fire Academy cadets ‘became a team’
City farmers market shifts to Friday evening for America 250 weekend
