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Fletcher mayor chosen for Exceptional American Leaders organization

Fletcher Mayor Preston Blakely is one of 22 leaders chosen to join NewDEAL, a national network of elected local and state  Democratic leaders that works to expand opportunity and spur economic growth.   Read Story »

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NHHS graduate headlines Rhythm & Brews tonight

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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Sheriff Griffin endorses Hensley for mayor

Henderson County Sheriff Lowell Griffin has officially endorsed Jennifer Hensley in her campaign for mayor of Hendersonville, citing her leadership, commitment to public safety and dedication to serving the community.   Read Story »

Chalk It Up! creator Barbara Hughes says the sidewalk art contest creates lasting memories for the artists. ‘It’s tattooed inside their mind about how it felt and what they made — and if they won or not doesn’t really play into it.’ [KEVYN CARTER-LONG/Hendersonville Lightning]

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Chalk It Up! celebrates 30 years this weekend

Barbara Hughes is keeping Hendersonville’s America 250 celebration going as her annual Chalk It Up! sidewalk art show takes place this weekend.   Read Story »

Many Pines is one of three stops on the Flat Rock Preservation Celebration, a guided tour of historic properties. [CONTRIBUTED]

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Preservation Celebration features two historic homes, St. John in the Wilderness

Preservation North Carolina is hosting an event next month that will give tour-goers an up-close look at historic Flat Rock as it was in the late 1820s, when wealthy Charlestonians made it a colony for escape from Low Country summer heat.   Read Story »

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County commission votes to put farmland bond on ballot

Speakers on Wednesday morning lined up to strongly support a $25 million bond referendum to fund farmland preservation, saying that the bond issue would be a worthwhile investment to prevent farms from becoming subdivisions and to protect the county's rural character.   Read Story »

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Fletcher mayor chosen for Exceptional American Leaders organization

Sheriff Griffin endorses Hensley for mayor

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Many Pines is one of three stops on the Flat Rock Preservation Celebration, a guided tour of historic properties. [CONTRIBUTED]

Preservation Celebration features two historic homes, St. John in the Wilderness

Partnership honors Mills River community center founders and river protector Jere Brittain

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Don't miss this week's Hendersonville Lightning

We've got the scoop on the potential for a $25 million Henderson County bond issue to fund farmland preservation, a feature on Barbara Hughes and the 30th anniversary of Chalk It Up! this weekend, coverage of an event honoring the Brittain, Moore and Ingle families in Mills River, a report on the decision by U.S. Rep. Chuck Edwards and his wife, Teresa, to sell their McDonald's franchises in Henderson County and Canton.   Read Story »

U.S. Rep. Chuck Edwards and his wife, Teresa, greet voters during the Hendersonville Fourth of July parade in 2022. [LIGHTNING FILE PHOTO]

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Edwards sells McDonald's restaurants

U.S. Rep. Chuck Edwards and his wife, Teresa, announced today the sale of their McDonald's restaurant business, marking the end of a chapter that began nearly five decades ago when Chuck first went to work behind the counter of a McDonald's restaurant at the age of 16.   Read Story »

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Trump pardons local mechanic who sold devices to evade clean-air law

President Donald Trump this month issued a presidential pardon to a Hendersonville mechanic who was convicted in 2022 of violating the Clean Air Act.   Read Story »

Paddling the French Broad just got easier

Voters can meet Democratic nominees at 'Speed Dating' event

Partnership honors Mills River community center founders and river protector Jere Brittain

Ask Matt ... about First Baptist parking, BorgWarner's turbo units

City hosts free community splash day Aug. 8

TDA honors Carpenter, Miller for service to tourism

State regulators OK city GO bonds, Carolina Village borrowing

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