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LIGHTNING EDITORIAL: Apodaca served his town

Hendersonville Opinion

HHS senior: Why 1926 building matters to me

I am student of the Class of 2016 and I am also a fourth generation Bearcat.   Read Story »

Henderson County Opinion

Coren would charge Bearcats for cost overrun

Saying that he was elected as “a representative and voice for the entire county,” School Board member Colby Coren last week cautioned that decision makers should “look at look at the next hundred years, not dwell on the last hundred” years of Hendersonville High School history.   Read Story »

Edneyville Opinion

LIGHTNING EDITORIAL: Duke not too big to listen

The announcement Wednesday that Duke Energy had pulled the plug on a 40-mile transmission line through Henderson County as part of its Western Carolinas Modernization Plan marked a logical end to a saga that has gripped the southern mountains for 120 days.   Read Story »

Henderson County Opinion

LIGHTNING EDITORIAL: Duke charts a new play

Duke Energy surprised opponents of the 45-mile transmission line through Henderson County two weeks ago when it booted a promised decision to announce its preferred power line route.   Read Story »

Green River Opinion

MossColumn: Power line tougher than firing range

Opponents of disruptive land uses have had little to celebrate during this summer of discontent. That changed suddenly and dramatically on Tuesday night when the Henderson County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously to kill a shooting range and law enforcement center at the former Camp Flintlock in Green River.   Read Story »

Henderson County Opinion

Letters on Duke Energy power line

  Letters for and against Duke Energy transmission line.   Read Story »

Flat Rock Opinion

LIGHTNING EDITORIAL: In power-line fight, history repeats itself

County plungesinto another war Henderson County’s history of fighting disruptive land-use projects goes back to at least 1961, when the TVA hatched a plan to dam the French Broad River and create 14 large impoundments.   Read Story »

Henderson County Opinion

LIGHTNING EDITORIAL: NC breaks its beer-regulation system

North Carolina picked a fine time to break its alcoholic beverage control system.   Read Story »

Saluda Opinion

'Duke is listening,' regional manager says

Duke Energy is listening to all landowners as it selects power line route.   Read Story »

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