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Mill Spring man gets prison time for trafficking, weapons charges
A 49-year-old Mill Spring man was sentenced to up to seven years, nine months in prison on Monday after he pleaded guilty to numerous drug trafficking and weapons charges, District Attorney R. Andrew Murray announced. Read Story »
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Davis Mountain Road, creeks and rivers get major Helene relief grants
Roadway and sewer line repair on Davis Mountain Road and $18 million for waterway debris removal were among the Hurricane Helene relief grants announced Monday by U.S. Rep. Chuck Edwards. Read Story »
Business
City offers $3.5M in tax incentives to lure factory employing 148 workers
The Hendersonville City Council on Thursday agreed to offer up to $3,520,2745 in tax incentives to a manufacturing company that is looking to invest $124 million to build a 130,000-square-foot plant employing 148 workers making an average wage exceeding $62,776. Read Story »
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Firecracker Jazz Band kicks off Rhythm & Brews next week
Rhythm & Brews returns to South Main Street on Thursday, June 19, featuring Firecracker Jazz Band as headliner and Blake Ellege & the Mojo Brothers Blues Band opening the show. Read Story »
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City seeks public input on bike plan
The city of Hendersonville is seeking public input as planners draft Bike Hendo, a new bicycle plan intended to guide future biking and rolling infrastructure in the city. Read Story »
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'Meals on the Bus' rolls this summer to feed schoolkids
The Henderson County public schools district is once again participating in the USDA-funded, state-administered Summer Food Service Program to help ensure local children have access to nutritious meals throughout the summer months. Read Story »
Four Seasons Politics
![The BorgWarner factory going up off McMurray Road in the Upward community (left) is not a data center. Neither is the vacant Coats America mill (right) in Laurel Park. [DYLAN SHEEHAN/Hendersonville Lightning]](/images/stories/2026/06/Side by Side borg_coats.jpg)
The cultural mood turns sharply against AI data centers
Pay increase for law officers could force property tax increase
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
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Former city resident remains in limbo as she fights old criminal charge
A former North Carolina resident is asking the state to reconsider criminal charges against her that have been hanging over her head for the past decade. Read Story »
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VFW display honors hero featured in “Pork Chop Hill”
A new display at the VFW in Hendersonville honors the Korean and Vietnam War hero portrayed in the 1959 film “Pork Chop Hill.” Read Story »
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County property tax increase derails city budget adoption
It took less than 24 hours for Henderson County's 4-cent property tax increase and 18 percent law enforcement pay increase to ripple out to other local government. Read Story »
The cultural mood turns sharply against AI data centers
Farm bill appropriates $1.5 million for new EMS station
City eyes accepting Etowah system's wastewater before 'catastrophic failure'
Council endorses renewal of passenger rail service to Asheville
Pardee hosts Walk-In Wednesday hiring events weekly through Aug. 26
Commissioners raise property taxes after 5-hour meeting
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Pay increase for law officers could force property tax increase
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