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Wilsonart celebrates 70 years as decorative laminate leader
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Signing Day is Monday for Class of 2026 Healthcare Fellows
Henderson County public schools, in partnership with Blue Ridge Community College, AdventHealth Hendersonville, UNC Health Pardee and the Henderson County Education Foundation will celebrate the Class of 2026 Healthcare Fellows during the program’s second annual Signing Day at 4 p.m. Monday, Sept. 28, in Room 219 of the Patton Building at Blue Ridge Community College. Read Story »
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STUCK MIDDLE: Pleasure and peril at the supermarket
Most guys would prefer waiting glumly outside Victoria’s Secret while their significant other chooses her assorted whatnot than be saddled with grocery store duty. Read Story »
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St. James Choir's Choral Evensong on Sunday honors Bev Ward
The St. James Choir will perform Choral Evensong for St. Michael and All Angels at 5 p.m. Sunday, Sept. 27, at St. James Episcopal Church. The performance serves as a memorial to Beverly “Bev” Ward, who died earlier this year. A prelude begins at 4:40 p.m. Read Story »
![Boy Scouts greet veterans arriving at AVL for a Blue Ridge HonorFlight in May 2019. [LIGHTNING FILE PHOTO]](/images/stories/2026/09/HonorAir copy.jpg)
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Public invited to welcome veterans today as HonorFlight celebrates 20th year
Blue Ridge Honor Flight celebrates two decades of honoring Western North Carolina veterans when a special 20th anniversary Honor Flight to Washington, D.C., takes off from Asheville Regional Airport Saturday morning. Read Story »
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Campaign in support of farmland preservation bond kicks off in apple country
Supporters of a proposed farmland preservation bond made their pitch to voters who gathered in the heart of apple country Wednesday to learn more about the effort to conserve Henderson County’s open spaces. Read Story »
Four Seasons Politics
On stage with Trump, Balkcom touts signature issue
Edwards still fighting House Ethics Committee
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Farm Fun Day is Saturday at Historic Johnson Farm
County pays tribute to Sept. 11 victims, first responders on 25th anniversary
![A developer is seeking rezoning to permit apartments on a 27-acre tract of land on Upward Road, part of which is currently a tomato field. [COLTRANE HUTCHINS/Hendersonville Lightning]](/images/stories/2026/09/UpwardRoad.jpg)
![A conservation easement has forever protected a tract of land that includes boulders, ravines, cliffs, trout streams and rare plants. [PHOTO BY OWEN CARSON]](/images/stories/2026/09/LandSavedOwenCarson.jpg)
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Easement protects 'incredibly biodiverse part of the world’
A 121-acre tract of land bordering Chimney Rock State Park is now protected forever, safeguarding exceptional biodiversity and almost three miles of clean mountain streams, thanks to a conservation easement the owners placed on the property. Read Story »
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New drive-thru coffee shop has big opening
Customers in cars and on foot lined up early Monday and continued streaming in when 7 Brew, a new drive-thru coffee shop, opened on Spartanburg Highway. Read Story »
Farm Fun Day is Saturday at Historic Johnson Farm
After Helene, city makes major investment in wastewater treatment plant
City wins grant for downtown facades, murals
A stroll down Main Street 100 years ago
No injuries reported in school bus accident
Elections board announces winners of 'I Voted' sticker design
National Night Out happens Oct,. 6 at Walmart
On stage with Trump, Balkcom touts signature issue
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