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Four Seasons Politics
Sheriff Griffin endorses Hensley for mayor
Henderson County Sheriff Lowell Griffin has officially endorsed Jennifer Hensley in her campaign for mayor of Hendersonville, citing her leadership, commitment to public safety and dedication to serving the community. Read Story »
![Chalk It Up! creator Barbara Hughes says the sidewalk art contest creates lasting memories for the artists. ‘It’s tattooed inside their mind about how it felt and what they made — and if they won or not doesn’t really play into it.’ [KEVYN CARTER-LONG/Hendersonville Lightning]](/images/stories/2026/07/BarbaraHughes.jpeg)
News
Chalk It Up! celebrates 30 years this weekend
Barbara Hughes is keeping Hendersonville’s America 250 celebration going as her annual Chalk It Up! sidewalk art show takes place this weekend. Read Story »
![Many Pines is one of three stops on the Flat Rock Preservation Celebration, a guided tour of historic properties. [CONTRIBUTED]](/images/stories/2026/07/ManyPines.jpg)
Your Town
Preservation Celebration features two historic homes, St. John in the Wilderness
Preservation North Carolina is hosting an event next month that will give tour-goers an up-close look at historic Flat Rock as it was in the late 1820s, when wealthy Charlestonians made it a colony for escape from Low Country summer heat. Read Story »
Four Seasons Politics
County commission votes to put farmland bond on ballot
Speakers on Wednesday morning lined up to strongly support a $25 million bond referendum to fund farmland preservation, saying that the bond issue would be a worthwhile investment to prevent farms from becoming subdivisions and to protect the county's rural character. Read Story »
News
Don't miss this week's Hendersonville Lightning
We've got the scoop on the potential for a $25 million Henderson County bond issue to fund farmland preservation, a feature on Barbara Hughes and the 30th anniversary of Chalk It Up! this weekend, coverage of an event honoring the Brittain, Moore and Ingle families in Mills River, a report on the decision by U.S. Rep. Chuck Edwards and his wife, Teresa, to sell their McDonald's franchises in Henderson County and Canton. Read Story »
Four Seasons Politics
Sheriff Griffin endorses Hensley for mayor
County commission votes to put farmland bond on ballot
Community News
Preservation Celebration features two historic homes, St. John in the Wilderness
Partnership honors Mills River community center founders and river protector Jere Brittain
![U.S. Rep. Chuck Edwards and his wife, Teresa, greet voters during the Hendersonville Fourth of July parade in 2022. [LIGHTNING FILE PHOTO]](/images/stories/2026/07/ChuckEdwardsTeresaEdwards.jpeg)
Four Seasons Politics
Edwards sells McDonald's restaurants
U.S. Rep. Chuck Edwards and his wife, Teresa, announced today the sale of their McDonald's restaurant business, marking the end of a chapter that began nearly five decades ago when Chuck first went to work behind the counter of a McDonald's restaurant at the age of 16. Read Story »
Four Seasons Politics
Trump pardons local mechanic who sold devices to evade clean-air law
President Donald Trump this month issued a presidential pardon to a Hendersonville mechanic who was convicted in 2022 of violating the Clean Air Act. Read Story »
Etowah Sports
Paddling the French Broad just got easier
As summer heats up, MountainTrue and its conservation partners are announcing new ways for paddlers and anglers to access and enjoy the French Broad River in Transylvania and Henderson counties. Read Story »
Voters can meet Democratic nominees at 'Speed Dating' event
Partnership honors Mills River community center founders and river protector Jere Brittain
Ask Matt ... about First Baptist parking, BorgWarner's turbo units
City hosts free community splash day Aug. 8
TDA honors Carpenter, Miller for service to tourism
State regulators OK city GO bonds, Carolina Village borrowing
Don't miss this week's Hendersonville Lightning
County faces wide funding gap in addressing Etowah sewer service
