River trespassing complaints 'a very gray area' for law enforcement

Mills River News

Mills River residents hot about waterway access

MILLS RIVER — One thing was clear from the parade of commenters during the public input time at last week’s meeting of the Mills River Town Council. It’s hazardous to mess with a man’s or a woman’s river access.   Read Story »

Flat Rock News

Tour scheduled of historic church and cemetery

FLAT ROCK — A tour of the historic church and cemetery of St. John in the Wilderness in Flat Rock will be held on Sunday, Oct. 20, at 3 p.m., sponsored by the St. John Episcopal Church Women.   Read Story »

Hendersonville News

Art exhibited at Carolina Village through Oct. 25

An invitational artist exhibit, titled Village Art, is on exhibit at the Carolina Village “Main Street” area through Oct. 25.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

Wes Burlingame, friend of trees, dies at age 73

Westcott "Wes" Burlingame III, who served in the Peace Corps and worked in public health abroad before starting his own nursery and leading tree-planting projects in his adopted hometown of Hendersonville, died on Tuesday at Elizabeth House surrounded by his loving family. He was 73.   Read Story »

Flat Rock News

LIGHTNING REVIEW: Singers, musicians nail music of the movies

The Flat Rock Playhouse’s latest production brings a sampling of cinema history to life in a way that brings the audience to its feet and leaves them soaring. Iconic songs from classic movies are revived for the stage by the endlessly gifted Matthew Glover.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

Meadows steps down as Freedom Caucus chair

U.S. Rep. Mark Meadows, the fourth-term Western North Carolina congressman who rose quickly in Congress to become leader of an influential conservative faction, is giving up his chairmanship of the group, the Freedom Caucus.   Read Story »

News Archive

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• NCDOT devises a fix for Five Points at HHS     Comments
• County denies rezoning for Tracy Grove gem mine     Comments
• Don't miss this week's Hendersonville Lightning (225)     Comments
• 'Symphony Presents' opens with Mountain Heart at Blue Ghost Brewing Co.     Comments
• City mulch giveaway starts Thursday     Comments
• Oktoberfest features polka music, stein hoist, wiener races     Comments
• Fletcher to celebrate 30th birthday on Saturday     Comments
• Ask Matt ... for the dirt on the dump truck traffic     Comments
• Landowner seeks industrial zoning on Howard Gap Road     Comments
• Rad Trads wrap up Rhythm & Brews season     Comments
• Rain postpones Jump Off Rock music festival to Sunday     Comments
• LOCAL BRIEFS: Scholarships, Ted Carland honor, lawyer on '40 under 40' list, Cherokee storyteller     Comments
• Former prosecutor here named to top Justice Department post     Comments
• Rep. Johnson applauds veto override     Comments
• Sierra Nevada joins call for action on climate change     Comments
• First responders in 'Battle of the Badges' to collect food for needy     Comments
• Traffic stop leads to bust for 5 ounces of meth     Comments
• Two local breweries medal in N.C. Brewers Cup     Comments
• Car burglar sent to prison     Comments
• Chick-fil-A to open a second store in city     Comments
• Bon Worth files for Chapter 11 bankruptcy     Comments
• Don't miss this week's Hendersonville Lightning (224)     Comments
• 332-home development on Clear Creek Road advances     Comments
• Friends, family, Boy Scouts and scouters to celebrate life of Luther Smith     Comments
• Public invited to welcome Honor Flight veterans at AVL Sept. 21     Comments
• County to mark Sept. 11 with Reverence, Remembrance, Reflection     Comments
• Buncombe has lowest, Henderson County second lowest jobless rate (2)     Comments
• LIGHTNING PHOTOS: Vintage Apple Festival T-shirts     Comments
• WANTED: Pre-1994 Apple Festival T-shirts     Comments