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All but 11 miles of Blue Ridge Parkway is repaired post-Helene

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Low-flying planes will drop raccoon rabies vaccines in mountains

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services is working alongside the U.S. Department of Agriculture to help prevent the spread of rabies. Starting in early October, Wildlife Services will be distributing oral rabies vaccine for raccoons in western North Carolina.   Read Story »

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National Night Out happens Tuesday at Walmart

The Hendersonville Police Department and Henderson County Sheriff’s Office will co-host National Night Out from 4 to 7 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 6, in front of the Walmart Garden Center, 250 Highlands Square Drive.   Read Story »

Etowah-Horse Shoe's station alongside the French Broad River suffered catastrophic flooding during Hurricane Helene two years ago. [COURTESY OF ETOWAH-HORSE SHOE FIRE & RESCUE]

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Etowah-Horse Shoe Fire & Rescue eyes new station on McKinney Road

Etowah-Horse Shoe Fire & Rescue is expected to build a new station on McKinney Road more than two years after its firehouse yards from the French Broad River suffered catastrophic flood damage during Hurricane Helene.   Read Story »

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How to support Women Helping Women throughout October

Hendersonville residents have numerous opportunities to come together in support of Women Helping Women, during October, Breast Cancer Awareness Month.   Read Story »

Cypress Run HOA Vice President Bruce Quarantello stands in front of a house that FEMA has agreed to buy and demolish. [COLTRANE HUTCHINS/Hendersonville Lightning]]

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Why did FEMA OK purchase and demolition of repaired, inhabited homes?

Two years after Hurricane Helene devastated the region, the first purchases of homes and other buildings catastrophically damaged or destroyed are nearing closing.   Read Story »

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North Carolina Republican Senate candidate Michael Whatley listens as President Donald Trump speaks, Sept. 16, 2026, in Gastonia, N.C. [ALEX BRANDON/Associated Press]

Senate campaign fund bails on Whatley

On stage with Trump, Balkcom touts signature issue

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Farm City Day on Oct. 3 in Henderson County will include a farm animal petting zoo among a variety of other activities during the day. [photo courtesy of the North Carolina Cooperative Extension Office]

Farm City Day is Saturday

POLITICAL ADVERTISEMENT: Stop Chasing Affordable Housing in Hendersonville

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Bears entered Buncombe homes 71 times this summer

The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission last week approved an emergency rule that prohibits both intentional and passive feeding of black bears in Buncombe County, in efforts to reduce repeated incidents involving humans and bears.   Read Story »

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'When Everyone Swims' film supports aquatic center campaign

Support Our Swimmers, the Henderson County group advocating for an indoor aquatic center, will sponsor two screenings of the documentary When Everyone Swims on Thursday, Oct. 8, at Flat Rock Cinema, 2700-D Greenville Highway.   Read Story »

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Brevard announces it has funding to finish Ecusta Trail

By late 2029, bicyclists will be able to pedal the full 19 miles of the Ecusta Trail, pushing off from Hendersonville to Brevard, or riding eastbound from Brevard.   Read Story »

Healthcare Fellows set to launch careers in medicine

Unspoken Tradition closes Rhythm & Brews season Oct. 15

Senate campaign fund bails on Whatley

City to dedicate historic marker to Buffalo Soldier Walter Bryson

Joni Allison named Principal of the Year

Mixed-use development draws concern about farmland preservation

Detectives arrest four, seize gambling machines, $9,900 in cash

Receiver, lender urge judge to put Cedars development on the market now