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Ager, Russo, Kustin, Smith ride blue wave

Clockwise, from top left, Democrats Jamie Ager, Lynne Russo, Jerry Smith and Mary Ellen Kustin rode the Election Day blue wave to victory on Nov. 3.

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Democrat Russo flips State House District 117 seat

Hendersonville Democrat Lynne Russo flipped a state house seat from red to blue Tuesday when unofficial election results showed she defeated Republican Chelsea Walsh.   Read Story »

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Voters re-elect Hendersonville city council members

Two incumbents won re-election to the Hendersonville City Council, unofficial election results showed on Tuesday night.   Read Story »

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Norman, Kustin, Beaver win School Board seats as voters oust Dale

With all precincts reporting shortly after 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, unofficial election results showed Republican incumbent Alyssa Norman leading in the race for Henderson County School Board.   Read Story »

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Smith wins mayoral contest

Former Hendersonville City Council member Jerry Smith defeated Jennifer Hensley, the current mayor pro tem, as the former lawyer-turned school teacher-turned lawyer again rode a strong Democratic tide to victory in the mid-term election.   Read Story »

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Check out live election results in the right-hand column

The Hendersonville Lightning is one of the small independent news outlets the Associated Press Fund for Journalism chose to receive the AP's highly advanced, fast and accurate election results on Election Day and other election coverage and photos through the mid-term election and after.   Read Story »

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DAR honors 'I Voted' sticker art winners

The Joseph McDowell Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution honored the winners of the county's “I Voted” contest at its regularly scheduled meeting on Oct. 16 at Champion Hills Country Club.   Read Story »

Drone photo shows the 27-acre Lower Mud Creek Floodplain Restoration project, which creates additional storage for floodwater while improving water quality, aquatic habitat and recreational access. [CITY OF HENDERSONVILLE]

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City snips ribbon on flood resilience project on Lower Mud Creek

The city, county and state officials gathered on Friday to celebrate  the completion of a post-Helene improvement that transformed approximately 27 acres of city-owned floodplain along Mud Creek into restored wetlands, streams, floodplain habitat and public green space.   Read Story »

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MPO invites public comment on Henderson County transportation priorities

The French Broad River MPO is accepting public comment through Nov. 18 on its draft assignment of local input points for the highest priority projects as part of NCDOT’s ranking process for funding road construction.   Read Story »

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