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Poison-murder suspect to remain held without bond

Gudrun Linda Jean Casper-Leinenkugel speaks with her attorney, Dustin Dow, as a court security officer escorts her into a Henderson County courtroom on Wednesday.
Map shows site outlined in red where landowner Jeff Egolf and a Greenville, S.C.-based company want to build a 102-unit townhome development. The 12½-acre tract is at the corner of I-26 (top) and Asheville Highway (right). [HENDERSON COUNTY PLANNING DEPARTMENT]

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Planning board takes up request for 102 townhomes on Asheville Highway at I-26

The Henderson County Planning Board is scheduled to consider a request this week to rezone a 12½-acre tract of land off Asheville Highway near I-26 for a 102-unit townhome development.   Read Story »

Hendersonville City Council members voted last week to authorize city crews and a pool contractor to install a new water feature downtown to replace the ‘mountain fountain,’ which was installed in 2013. The city plans to have the new fountain in place in time for the big America 250 celebration on the Fourth of July. [CITY ENGINEER’S RENDERING]

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New lighted feature will replace mountain fountain

Critics of downtown’s most prominent — and panned — piece of public art can rejoice.   Read Story »

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Don't miss this week's Hendersonville Lightning

We've got the story on the new public art on Main Street, an advance on a rezoning proposal to allow 102 dwellings on Asheville Highway at I-26, Associate Editor Amy B. McCraw's story on a plumbing company owner charged with numerous accounts of tax evasion and the Lightning's 2026 Summer Guide!   Read Story »

The Garden Jubilee brings more than 150 plant and craft vendors to Main Street.

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Garden Jubilee blooms this weekend

The 34th Garden Jubilee, set for Saturday, May 23, and Sunday, May 24, on Memorial Day weekend, brings more than 150 plant and craft vendors filling Main Street, transforming downtown into a vibrant garden-inspired destination.   Read Story »

Henderson County natives Lutrelle and Carey O’Cain have plenty of family memories to draw on when it comes to the history, people and culture of the French Broad River Valley. [CONTRIBUTED]

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BROADLY SPEAKING: Mining the river valley for good stories

EDITOR’S NOTE: Carey O’Cain, Hendersonville native, HHS and Clemson graduate and Laurel Park mayor, has an insatiable hunger for southern Appalachian history. Lucky for us, he has put that curiosity to good use. WTZQ began airing Carey’s “Broadly Speaking” feature — about the people, places and history of the French Broad River Valley — in March 2025. This week the Lightning begins offering the written version of the recordings. We start with Carey’s introduction of the series, which grew out of a conversation he and his wife, Lutrelle, had with WTZQ morning show hosts Mark Warwick and Paige Posey. We think you’ll agree Broadly Speaking is good stuff.   Read Story »

Four Seasons Politics

Four Seasons Politics

Chart shows cash on hand for candidates in the 11th Congressional District election. [OPENSECRETS.ORG]

Ager taps national network of donors for campaign haul

In ‘pleasant surprise,’ county budget holds the line on property tax rate

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Tickets on sale now for Blue Ghost tours in the forest

Loft tour gives glimpse of upstairs downtown

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Landowner seeks rezoning to allow 22 townhomes off Stoney Mountain Road

The owner of a 5-acre site on Cornerstone Way off Stoney Mountain Road is seeking a rezoning to permit 10 existing duplexes to be subdivided to create 20 townhome units and the addition of two new townhomes on a vacant parcel.   Read Story »

The cast of 'Godspell'

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Theatre troupe to stage ‘Godspell’ at Laurel Green this week

PilgrimQuests will present the musical “Godspell” next week under a tent at Laurel Green in Laurel Park.   Read Story »

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Don't miss this week's Hendersonville Lightning

You'll get the scoop on how Democratic nominee Jamie Ager charged into the lead in fundraising in his attempt to unseat U.S. Rep. Chuck Edwards, find the details of the community's celebration of America 250 on the Fourth of July, read coverage of the 2026 Henderson County public schools' Teacher of the Year, read about the newly announced Apple Ambassador for this year's N.C. Apple Festival and meet a Morehead scholar from Hendersonville High School.   Read Story »

Mountain fountain is going away

Ager taps national network of donors for campaign haul

City hosts 2026 Housing Summit May 27

East Flat Rock couple face charges after daughter hospitalized in critical condition

Land trust preserves 7 acres of land in heart of Saluda

Plumbing company president charged in $1.2 million tax case

Woman at center of deadly fight convicted of second-degree murder

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