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Brevard announces it has funding to finish Ecusta Trail

Class of 2026 Healthcare Fellows, from left, front row, Giselle Guerrero-Corona, Leslie Arzate-Castillo, Emily Coren, Ryah McDonald; middle, Miranda Lopez, Taylor Currin, Kadence Moore, Genesis Hernandez-Lopez' top row, Robin Gomez-Conteras, Caroline Jackson, Melanie Dowers.

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Healthcare Fellows set to launch careers in medicine

Henderson County public schools, in partnership with Blue Ridge Community College, AdventHealth Hendersonville, UNC Health Pardee and the Henderson County Education Foundation, welcomed the Class of 2026 Healthcare Fellows on Monday during the program’s second annual Signing Day event at Blue Ridge Community College.   Read Story »

Unspoken Tradition headlines the final Rhythm & Brews concert on Thursday, Oct. 15.

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Unspoken Tradition closes Rhythm & Brews season Oct. 15

Unspoken Tradition, a North Carolina–based quintet that's equal parts hard-driving fire and heartfelt sincerity, headlines the final Rhythm & Brews concert on Thursday, Oct. 15, following opening act the Finkelstein Three.   Read Story »

North Carolina Republican Senate candidate Michael Whatley listens as President Donald Trump speaks, Sept. 16, 2026, in Gastonia, N.C. [ALEX BRANDON/Associated Press]

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Senate campaign fund bails on Whatley

Senate Republicans’ top campaign spending organization is pulling back in North Carolina and pouring money into Kansas, a striking shift that shows how the party’s plan to keep its majority has turned into an increasingly defensive fight ahead of November's midterms.   Read Story »

Born May 3, 1876, Walter Bryson served as a Buffalo Soldier in the U.S. Army.

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City to dedicate historic marker to Buffalo Soldier Walter Bryson

 The Hendersonville Historic Preservation Commission invites residents and visitors to attend the unveiling of a historic marker honoring Henderson County native and Buffalo Soldier Walter Bryson at 4 p.m. Friday, Oct. 9, in the northern portion of Oakdale Cemetery.    Read Story »

Cypress Run HOA Vice President Bruce Quarantello stands in front of a house that FEMA has agreed to buy and demolish. [COLTRANE HUTCHINS/Hendersonville Lightning]]

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Why did FEMA OK purchase and demolition of repaired, inhabited homes?

Two years after Hurricane Helene devastated the region, the first purchases of homes and other buildings catastrophically damaged or destroyed are nearing closing.   Read Story »

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North Carolina Republican Senate candidate Michael Whatley listens as President Donald Trump speaks, Sept. 16, 2026, in Gastonia, N.C. [ALEX BRANDON/Associated Press]

Senate campaign fund bails on Whatley

On stage with Trump, Balkcom touts signature issue

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Farm City Day on Oct. 3 in Henderson County will include a farm animal petting zoo among a variety of other activities during the day.  [photo courtesy of the North Carolina Cooperative Extension Office]

Farm City Day is Saturday

POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENT: Stop Chasing Affordable Housing in Hendersonville

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Hendersonville Middle School students and faculty celebrate as principal Joni Allison is named Principal of the Year.

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Joni Allison named Principal of the Year

Hendersonville Middle School had plenty to celebrate as Principal Joni Allison was named the 2026 Henderson County Public Schools Principal of the Year.   Read Story »

Prescott Bailey, Stoagroup’s market president for the Carolinas, discusses the developer’s plans for property on Upward Road during a neighborhood compatibility meeting on Tuesday. He attended the meeting in city hall along with others from the company.

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Mixed-use development draws concern about farmland preservation

Developers of a planned a 288-unit multi-family complex and commercial project on what is now a tomato field on Upward Road on Tuesday heard neighbors’ concerns about the continued loss of farmland in the county as the city of Hendersonville began considering whether it will annex the property.   Read Story »

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Detectives arrest four, seize gambling machines, $9,900 in cash

Henderson County sheriff’s detectives arrested four women and seized 15 gambling machines and $9,872 in cash after executing a search warrant at a business in the Flat Rock area on Sept. 16.   Read Story »

Receiver, lender urge judge to put Cedars development on the market now

Farm City Day is Saturday

County gets $2M to buy and demolish three flood-prone properties

Developer seeks city rezoning for 288 multi-family dwellings

Signing Day is Monday for Class of 2026 Healthcare Fellows

'When Everyone Swims' showing supports aquatic center campaign

Wilsonart celebrates 70 years as decorative laminate leader

STUCK MIDDLE: Pleasure and peril at the supermarket