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Construction under way on Graveyard Fields trail connector

Construction has begun on a new Upper Falls Connector Trail at Graveyard Fields, a major step in a long-term restoration.   Read Story »

Ashley Pipkin

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NPS names new superintendent of Carl Sandburg Home

Ashley Pipkin has been named the next superintendent of Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site beginning June 24, the National Park Service announced.   Read Story »

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Don't miss this week's Hendersonville Lightning

We've got a story on how the prospect of a data center makes people anxious but we're able to knock down the chatter that data centers are in the works here.   Read Story »

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Davis Mountain Road, creeks and rivers get major Helene relief grants

Roadway and sewer line repair on Davis Mountain Road and $18 million for waterway debris removal were among the Hurricane Helene relief grants announced Monday by U.S. Rep. Chuck Edwards.   Read Story »

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Sheetz plans store on Upward Road across from QuikTrip

Expanding its footprint in the area, Sheetz is proposing a 6,139-square-foot convenience store-gas station on Upward Road at Ballenger Road across from the QuikTrip.   Read Story »

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Bike plan drop-in set for June 25 at Trailside

The city of Hendersonville is seeking public input as planners draft Bike Hendo, a new bicycle plan intended to guide future biking and rolling infrastructure in the city.   Read Story »

Four Seasons Politics

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The BorgWarner factory going up off McMurray Road in the Upward community (left) is not a data center. Neither is the vacant Coats America mill (right) in Laurel Park. [DYLAN SHEEHAN/Hendersonville Lightning]

The cultural mood turns sharply against AI data centers

Pay increase for law officers could force property tax increase

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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]

LOCAL BRIEFS: BRCC leaders, railroad club Fourth of July event, SkillsUSA winners, cadet honored

Community Foundation names new president/CEO

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Drivers of the 4.3-cent property tax increase include, clockwise from top left, $9 million in debt service for the $170 million courthouse-jail construction, a $4 million increase in pay for sheriff’s deputies and jailers, $50,000 for a Fletcher library feasibility study and a $1.2 million increase for the local teacher supplement. [PHOTOS BY AMY MCCRAW, DYLAN SHEEHAN, HENDERSON COUNTY SCHOOLS]

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How county commissioners added $17.6 million to the budget

Proud of their fiscal rectitude, Henderson County commissioners have routinely managed to adopt a balanced budget without raising taxes — even when funding big projects like the Hendersonville High School construction or facing an unexpected catastrophe like Hurricane Helene.   Read Story »

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Mill Spring man gets prison time for trafficking, weapons charges

A 49-year-old Mill Spring man was sentenced to up to seven years, nine months in prison on Monday after he pleaded guilty to numerous drug trafficking and weapons charges, District Attorney R. Andrew Murray announced.   Read Story »

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City offers $3.5M in tax incentives to lure factory employing 148 workers

The Hendersonville City Council on Thursday agreed to offer up to $3,520,2745 in tax incentives to a manufacturing company that is looking to invest $124 million to build a 130,000-square-foot plant employing 148 workers making an average wage exceeding $62,776.   Read Story »

Firecracker Jazz Band kicks off Rhythm & Brews next week

'Meals on the Bus' rolls this summer to feed schoolkids

Former city resident remains in limbo as she fights old criminal charge

VFW display honors hero featured in “Pork Chop Hill”

County property tax increase derails city budget adoption

The cultural mood turns sharply against AI data centers

Farm bill appropriates $1.5 million for new EMS station

City eyes accepting Etowah system's wastewater before 'catastrophic failure'