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City holds line on property tax, orders pay study
The city of Hendersonville is holding off on a property tax increase this year while signaling that the rate is likely go up a year from now. Read Story »
Your Town
NHHS graduate headlines Rhythm & Brews next week
Country music artist Canaan Cox will headline Rhythm & Brews on Thursday, July 16, in downtown Hendersonville with local band Highway 52 opening the show. Read Story »
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State regulators OK city GO bonds, Carolina Village borrowing
The state Local Government Commission on Tuesday authorized the $10 million road improvement bond issue Hendersonville city voters approved on March 3 and gave the green light to Carolina Village's plan to issue $50 million in revenue bonds. Read Story »
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Parade celebrates America’s 250th birthday and small-town life
Hendersonville celebrated America’s 250th birthday Saturday with a bustling red, white and blue parade down Main Street. Read Story »
Flat Rock News
Flat Rock receives FEMA funding for creek repair
The Village of Flat Rock recently received $356,810 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to cover village expenses for damage repair at King Creek alongside The Park at Flat Rock. Read Story »
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Work under way to rebuild catastrophically damaged Green River Cove Road
Crews have begun work soon to repair one of the rural roads hit hardest by Hurricane Helene. Read Story »
Four Seasons Politics
Bar again sanctions Edney, six-term county commissioner, for ethics violations
The cultural mood turns sharply against AI data centers
Community News
NHHS graduate headlines Rhythm & Brews next week
LOCAL BRIEFS: BRCC leaders, railroad club Fourth of July event, SkillsUSA winners, cadet honored
![Rendering shows the four roundabouts through Laurel Park that are part of the NCDOT’s project on U.S. 64. The Ecusta Trail is depicted by the orange dashed line. [TOWN OF LAUREL PARK]](/images/stories/2026/06/Roundabouts.png)
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Roundabout work to close parts of Ecusta Trail starting today
LAUREL PARK — NCDOT crews will close two segments of the Ecusta Trail in the coming months as part of the roundabouts project on U.S. 64 in Laurel Park. Read Story »
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BROADLY SPEAKING: County has rich history of duels
Before Henderson County was established by the Act of 1838, the North Carolina legislature in 1802 made duels illegal in North Carolina. Duels were considered an honorable means of settling differences. Read Story »
FIRECRACKER HOT: Dangerous heat here for the holiday
New Main Street fountain ‘up and running’ in time for America 250 celebration
Sheriff’s deputies charge man with first-degree murder in Corn Mountain Road shooting
Victim, 15, in stable condition after shooting at Cook Out
Flat Rock keeps tax rate level
Business court grants receiver control of Cedars project
Bar again sanctions Edney, six-term county commissioner, for ethics violations
AMERICA 250: Here's what to know about road closures, detours
