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Ethics committee recommends censure of Edwards

FILE - Rep. Chuck Edwards, R-N.C., listens to testimony as the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Oversight holds a field hearing on violent crime in Charlotte, N.C., Sept. 29, 2025. [AP FILE PHOTO]

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Committee findings exonerate Edwards of sexual misconduct or harassment, his attorneys say

Attorneys for U.S. Rep. Chuck Edwards said in a 15-page response to a House Ethics Committee report recommending that the congressman be censured that the committee "cast aside exculpatory evidence" and "trampled on its own rules and procedures" to impose "the most severe punishment ever on a member of Congress for conduct of a similar nature."   Read Story »

Dr. Stephen Gamboa was honored as the 2026 Physician of the Year at the hospital's annual gala..

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Pardee gala honors Philanthropist, Physician of the Year, toasts 'next 30 years'

Nearly 300 guests celebrated three decades of philanthropy, honored the 2026 Philanthropist and Physician of the Year and heard about a new commitment to adolescent behavioral healthcare during Pardee Royale, the Pardee Hospital Foundation’s signature summer event, on July 25 at Blue Ridge Community College.   Read Story »

Indiana bats have been sighted and caught in Joyce Kilmer-Slickrock Wilderness. [NORTH CAROLINA WILDLIFE RESOURCES COMMISSION]

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Researchers catch endangered bats in Graham County

North Carolina researchers have sighted and caught a significant number of Indiana bats in western North Carolina for the first time in 10 years.   Read Story »

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Asheville VA hospital joins test for treating alcohol use disorder

Charles George VA Medical Center will participate in a new clinical trial to evaluate the efficacy of semaglutide, a GLP-1 receptor agonist used to treat diabetes, as treatment for alcohol use disorder, the VA hospital announced last week.   Read Story »

Under the farmland preservation program, landowners would sell development rights for a payment based on the difference between fair-market value and agriculture-use value — often thousands of dollars per acre. [HENDERSON COUNTY FARMLAND PRESERVATION]

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Farmland preservation bond issue sprints toward Nov. 3 ballot

Henderson County voters would open a path for landowners to permanently protect farms from development if they approve a bond issue headed for the Nov. 3 ballot.   Read Story »

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FILE - Rep. Chuck Edwards, R-N.C., listens to testimony as the House Judiciary Subcommittee on Oversight holds a field hearing on violent crime in Charlotte, N.C., Sept. 29, 2025. [AP FILE PHOTO]

Ethics committee recommends censure of Edwards

Connet leaving city manager job for new role helping city leaders statewide

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Dr. Stephen Gamboa was honored as the 2026 Physician of the Year at the hospital's annual gala..

Pardee gala honors Philanthropist, Physician of the Year, toasts 'next 30 years'

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

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Owners of the 117-year-old Osceola Lake Inn face a foreclosure lawsuit as ambitious plans for adaptive reuse and new construction remain in limbo. [AMY B. MCCRAW/Hendersonville Lightning]

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Latest plan for Osceola Lake Inn revival hits financial straits

In the past 25 years, numerous developers have pitched ambitious plans to return the Osceola Lake Inn to its early 1900s glory.   Read Story »

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Connet leaving city manager job for new role helping city leaders statewide

John Connet, who has led the city of Hendersonville through robust residential development, the recruitment of major manufacturing facilities, the city-county partnership that built the Pardee-Wingate-BRCC health sciences building and cancer center and recovery from Hurricane Helene, is moving on to a new job helping cities across the state improve local government.   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 this 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 »

Here's this year's Chalk It Up! winners

Dana man charged with 26 counts of animal cruelty

After developer addresses traffic concerns, planning board endorses 102-unit townhome project

Fletcher mayor chosen for Exceptional American Leaders organization

In shadow of idle job site, neighbors hope Cedars can be rescued

New state budget contains $700M in Helene aid

Voters likely to decide farmland preservation bond issue on Nov. 3

Farmers market celebrates Tomato Day on Saturday