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Edwards’s downfall upends the political season
![State Rep. Jennifer Balkcom makes her pitch to be the Republican nominee for the 11th Congressional District seat currently held by U.S. Rep. Chuck Edwards. Edwards’s withdrawal set off a scramble to choose a replacement — and then opened up Balkcom’s seat. [CONTRIBUTED]](/images/stories/2026/08/thumbs/JenniferBalkcom.jpeg)
News
Surveillance cameras trigger DeFlock Henderson County, a citizen uprising
Those surveillance cameras that have proliferated on black poles around Henderson County are fueling a citizen uprising calling for elected county commissioners to defund their use by the sheriff’s office. Read Story »
Four Seasons Politics
Candidate for Balkcom's seat emphasizes farm background
After a week of uncertainty, the last piece could fall in place within days to complete the ballot for voters in Henderson County and the region. Read Story »
Four Seasons Politics
GOP chooses Balkcom as 11th District nominee
The six-day roller coaster ride/horse race/speculation game that followed the stunning fall of U.S. Rep. Chuck Edwards is over. Jennifer Capps Balkcom is the Republican nominee for the 11th Congressional District in what's now a nationally watched campaign. Read Story »
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Transylvania man, 68, draws long sentence in sex case
A 68-year-old Lake Toxaway man, Robert Owen Couvillon, received a sentence of up to 48 years in prison last week after pleading guilty in Transylvania Superior Court to four counts of statutory sex offense with a person 15 years of age or younger, District Attorney R. Andrew Murray announced. Read Story »
Your Town
HHS student attends Appalachian STEM program
OAK RIDGE, Tenn. — Linden Hunt, a Hendersonville High School from Saluda, was one of 18 students selected to attend the summer Appalachian STEM Academy Bridge Program, a two-week residential program focusing on advanced science, math and computer science projects. Read Story »
Four Seasons Politics
Edwards’s downfall upends the political season
Candidate for Balkcom's seat emphasizes farm background
Community News
HHS student attends Appalachian STEM program
Farm club kicks off at Rugby Middle School when classes begin next week
News
Information meeting set to explain AgOptions grants
WNC Communities will host an information session in Mills River Monday to explain details of AgOptions grant program for the 2027 cycle. Read Story »
![Rugby Middle School agriculture teacher Carol Levi works in the family’s garden this summer with her daughter, Raelynn, son, Weston, and husband, Jon. [photo courtesy of Carol Levi]](/images/stories/2026/08/0812Levi.jpg)
Your Town
Farm club kicks off at Rugby Middle School when classes begin next week
Students at Rugby Middle School will have the chance to learn more about farming when they return to classes next week thanks to a new club offered at the school. Read Story »
![Flaggers are the most visible part of road construction traffic management. [MATT MATTESON/Hendersonville Lightning]](/images/stories/2026/08/AskMattFlag.jpeg)
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Ask Matt ... how flaggers manage the stop-and-go
Q. Passing by construction sites, I notice these guys (and sometimes girls) in hard hats and yellow vests stopping traffic. Who hires them and what do they get paid? Read Story »
Moffitt withdraws bid to be on 11th District ballot
Council hires Pahle as city manager
New control tower now open at AVL
The pros and cons of those being mentioned for 11th Dct. ballot
Scramble under way to replace Edwards on ballot
Edwards's withdrawal may touch off dominoes in Henderson County
Apprenticeship Blue Ridge sends skilled workers into the job market
Pardee gala honors Philanthropist, Physician of the Year, toasts 'next 30 years'
