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County sees healthy increase in tourism revenue
Henderson County tourism experienced continued post-hurricane growth in 2025 as visitors spent $453.34 million countywide, a jump of 3.6% from 2024, the county Tourism Development Authority said in a news release. Read Story »
![Chelsea Walsh poses at Bethel Wesleyan Church Thursday night after Republican Party leaders chose her as the GOP nominee for the state House District 117 seat left open when Jennifer Capps Balkcom was tapped to be the GOP’s nominee for the 11th Congressional District. [AMY B. MCCRAW/Hendersonville Lightning]](/images/stories/2026/08/ChelseaWalsh.jpeg)
Four Seasons Politics
Republican leaders pick Walsh as nominee for NC House District 117
Party leaders in Henderson County on Thursday night chose Chelsea Walsh as the Republican nominee for state House District 117 in place of incumbent Jennifer Capps Balkcom, who was tapped on Monday night to be the GOP's nominee for the 11th Congressional District. Read Story »
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Don't miss this week's Hendersonville Lightning
Don't miss this week's Hendersonville Lightning. Read Story »
![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/JenniferBalkcom.jpeg)
Four Seasons Politics
Edwards’s downfall upends the political season
On March 4, the day after Chuck Edwards vanquished Republican challenger Adam Smith by 40 points in the Republican primary for the 11th Congressional District, the landscape appeared set for the general election. Read Story »
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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
Republican leaders pick Walsh as nominee for NC House District 117
Edwards’s downfall upends the political season
Community News
HHS student attends Appalachian STEM program
Farm club kicks off at Rugby Middle School when classes begin next week
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 »
Information meeting set to explain AgOptions grants
Farm club kicks off at Rugby Middle School when classes begin next week
Ask Matt ... how flaggers manage the stop-and-go
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
