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Campaign sign vandalism: Just stop
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State sets hearing Wednesday on Buncombe bear-feeding rule
The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission will hold a public hearing this week on its proposed temporary rule prohibiting feeding and attracting bears in Buncombe County, the site of 271 reports of people feeling threatened by bears since May 1. Read Story »
Your Town
County office to provide veteran survivor benefits information on Thursday
The Henderson County Veterans Services office is holding a workshop on veteran survivor benefits at 6 p.m. Thursday, Oct. 22, in the first-floor meeting room of the Hedrick-Rhodes Veterans Center, 900 N. Main St. Read Story »
Four Seasons Politics
Ager has five times more cash than Balkcom
Democrat Jamie Ager held a substantial lead over Republican nominee Jennifer Capps Balkcom in cash on hand as the closely watched 11th Congressional District campaign entered the stretch drive to Election Day, Federal Election Commission reports showed. Read Story »
![County officials opened a new passport office in the Grove Street courthouse with a ribbon cutting Thursday. [photo courtesy of Mike Morgan, Henderson County Chief Communications Officer]](/images/stories/2026/10/1021Passport.jpg)
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Passport office opens in Grove Street courthouse
People interested in getting a passport in Henderson County now have the option of visiting the county courthouse to have their applications processed. Read Story »
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Early voting under way. Here's hours, polling sites, sample ballot.
Early voting for the Nov. 3 election across the state got under way Thursday as voters make their choices for U.S. Senate, the state Supreme Court, Congress and other offices. Read Story »
Community News
County office to provide veteran survivor benefits information on Thursday
Pardee's Teammate of the Year 'elevates everyone around her'
![The annual Henderson County Open Studio Tour Oct. 16-18 lets visitors meet artists, see their work and their work process. [ART BY SUSAN WEBB TREGAY]](/images/stories/2026/10/Susan-Webb-Tregay_Studio-Tour-Large.jpeg)
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Meet artists in Open Studio Tour
Artists and craft-makers throughout Henderson County will open their studio doors and invite the community during the annual Henderson County Open Studio Tour from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 16-18. Read Story »
Business
Plant stands to receive $787,000 in tax incentives for plant expansion
A Henderson County manufacturer that wants to invest $62 million in a plant upgrade would receive up to $787,000 in tax refunds if the county Board of Commissioners OKs proposed economic development incentives. Read Story »
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Young children of murder suspect confused by their mother’s detention, her friend says
The ongoing detention of a Henderson County woman accused of using poison to murder two people, including one of her daughters, is difficult for her younger children to understand, her friend and former business associate said Thursday. Read Story »
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