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New Belgium event to benefit 'River Heroes' movie

David Holt performs with Molly Tuttle, who be featured on this season's David Holt's State of Music.

Henderson County Life

Local foundation wins grant for Appalachian roots music show

The Will & Deni McIntyre Foundation has been awarded a $15,000 grant by the Community Foundation of Henderson County to help fund Season 4 of David Holt’s State of Music, an Emmy-nominated public television series distributed nationally by PBS. Read Story »

Cardiologist Gonzalo Wallis and heart surgeon Thomas S. Maxey with Megan Edney after her heart transplant. [CONTRIBUTED]

Henderson County News

Megan’s miracle: A happy ending after a four-year medical mystery

For four years, no one could pinpoint what was causing Megan’s mysterious stomach pain. Then her condition cascaded into a crisis that plunged her to the edge of death and led to a successful heart transplant. This is her story. * * * * * Megan Edney remembers when she could run and play, free as the wind. Read Story »

Volunteers worked at Glenn Marlow Elementary and other schools across the county during Day of Action on Friday.

Henderson County News

600 volunteers get schools ready in Day of Action

More than 600 community volunteers came together to work on 44 service projects at 23 Henderson County schools as part of United Way of Henderson County’s annual Day of Action on Friday. Read Story »

Henderson County News

Community Foundation announces new board members

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Henderson County News

Teachers to get panic buttons for emergencies

Teachers in Henderson County public schools and Blue Ridge Community College will be equipped with panic buttons that allow them to communicate emergencies with 911 telecommunicators, on-site staff and first responders with the touch of a button, the Henderson County Sheriff’s Office and school administrators announced on Thursday. Read Story »

Four Seasons Politics

Commissioners threaten to defund Sunday voting

County eyes new rules for Courthouse gatherings

It'll be the Thomas H. Thompson emergency services headquarters

School Board to hire architect to explore HHS options

Chris Collins, an HHS graduate in Congress, charged with insider trading

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Henderson County Four Seasons Politics

Commissioners threaten to defund Sunday voting

After threatening to withhold funding for Sunday voting before the Nov. 6 election, the Henderson County Board of Commissioners backed off and directed the county attorney to draft a letter protesting the Sunday early voting day the state elections board is requiring the county to offer. Read Story »

Henderson County Four Seasons Politics

County eyes new rules for Courthouse gatherings

Activists gather more and more often on the Historic Courthouse plaza, exercising their right to peaceably assemble and petition the government for a redress of grievances. Read Story »