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Etowah-Horse Shoe Fire & Rescue eyes new station on McKinney Road
![Etowah-Horse Shoe's station alongside the French Broad River suffered catastrophic flooding during Hurricane Helene two years ago. [COURTESY OF ETOWAH-HORSE SHOE FIRE & RESCUE]](/images/stories/2026/10/thumbs/EHSflood 1.jpeg)
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How to support Women Helping Women throughout October
Hendersonville residents have numerous opportunities to come together in support of Women Helping Women, during October, Breast Cancer Awareness Month. 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]]](/images/stories/2026/10/1Bruce Quarantello Cottage 244 02.jpg)
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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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Bears entered Buncombe homes 71 times this summer
The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission last week approved an emergency rule that prohibits both intentional and passive feeding of black bears in Buncombe County, in efforts to reduce repeated incidents involving humans and bears. Read Story »
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'When Everyone Swims' film supports aquatic center campaign
Support Our Swimmers, the Henderson County group advocating for an indoor aquatic center, will sponsor two screenings of the documentary When Everyone Swims on Thursday, Oct. 8, at Flat Rock Cinema, 2700-D Greenville Highway. Read Story »
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Brevard announces it has funding to finish Ecusta Trail
By late 2029, bicyclists will be able to pedal the full 19 miles of the Ecusta Trail, pushing off from Hendersonville to Brevard, or riding eastbound from Brevard. Read Story »
Four Seasons Politics
![North Carolina Republican Senate candidate Michael Whatley listens as President Donald Trump speaks, Sept. 16, 2026, in Gastonia, N.C. [ALEX BRANDON/Associated Press]](/images/stories/2026/10/MichaelWhatley1.jpg)
Senate campaign fund bails on Whatley
On stage with Trump, Balkcom touts signature issue
Community News
![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]](/images/stories/2026/09/0930FarmCity.jpg)
Farm City Day is Saturday
POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENT: Stop Chasing Affordable Housing in Hendersonville
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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 »
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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 »
Four Seasons Politics
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 »
City to dedicate historic marker to Buffalo Soldier Walter Bryson
Joni Allison named Principal of the Year
Mixed-use development draws concern about farmland preservation
Detectives arrest four, seize gambling machines, $9,900 in cash
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
