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FIRECRACKER HOT: Dangerous heat here for the holiday
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New Main Street fountain ‘up and running’ in time for America 250 celebration
Despite the overbearing heat this week, Hendersonville met its deadline for completing a new downtown fountain in time for the town’s America 250 Celebration on Saturday, July 4. 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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Sheriff’s deputies charge man with first-degree murder in Corn Mountain Road shooting
Henderson County Sheriff’s deputies charged a man with murder this week in the shooting death of another man on Corn Mountain Road. Read Story »
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Victim, 15, in stable condition after shooting at Cook Out
Hendersonville police are investigating a shooting Wednesday night at the Cook Out on Chimney Rock Road that left an Asheville teenager hospitalized in stable condition, the city said. Read Story »
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Flat Rock keeps tax rate level
The Flat Rock Village Council last month unanimously adopted a $3.13 million budget for fiscal year 2026-2027 that keeps the tax rate level at 11.9 cents per $100 valuation. 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
![Pictured, from left, are Blue Ridge Community College team members who completed community college leadership programs over the past year: Crystal Bradshaw, Kerby Placak, Shawn Moore, Benjamin Rickert, Dr. Sarah Parlier and Kate St. Jacques. [RICH KEEN/BRCC]](/images/stories/2026/05/Leadership.jpg)
LOCAL BRIEFS: BRCC leaders, railroad club Fourth of July event, SkillsUSA winners, cadet honored
Community Foundation names new president/CEO
![The stalled Cedars Lodge & Spa project is now in the hands of a receiver after a North Carolina Business Court judge on June 24 granted the primary lender’s motion for the appointment. [AMY B. MCCRAW/Hendersonville Lightning]](/images/stories/2026/07/CedarsFolo1.jpg)
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Business court grants receiver control of Cedars project
A North Carolina Business Court judge last week quickly granted a request by the main lender of the Cedars Lodge & Spa development to force the stalled luxury condo project into receivership, giving a court-appointed overseer control over the assets and the future of the property. Read Story »
Four Seasons Politics
Bar again sanctions Edney, six-term county commissioner, for ethics violations
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AMERICA 250: Here's what to know about road closures, detours
Hendersonville’s smalltown Main Street will come alive with a red, white and blue celebration of America’s 250th birthday on the Fourth of July, including a parade, reading of the Declaration of Independence, music headliner Blake Ellege and a spectacular fireworks show. Read Story »
Tour d'Apple signup goes up by $5 Monday
Roundabout work to close two segments of Ecusta Trail
Edwards touts new Etowah-Horse Shoe EMS station in House appropriations bill
Fire Academy cadets ‘became a team’
City farmers market shifts to Friday evening for America 250 weekend
BRCC hosts Music by the Lake on Sunday evenings
Governor’s Volunteer Service Award honors five nonprofit leaders from county
DISH ON DINING: Honey Creemee, Zelda’s speakeasy, family grill, Cajun cooking
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