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In a unanimous vote late Monday evening, the North Carolina Senate passed a $2.6 billion Hurricane Helene recovery package and sent it to the House. Read Story »
A coalition working to build a rail trail along the historic Saluda Grade Railroad has officially bought the land. Read Story »
Site work will officially begin this week on Western North Carolina’s newest continuing care retirement community, Blue Ridge Retirement Partners, developers of Legacy at Mills River, announced. Read Story »
Henderson County Tax Administrator Harry Rising is leaving the county for a position in Carteret County on North Carolina's coast. His last day with the county will be Friday, July 4. Read Story »
A developer has applied for a rezoning from medium-density residential to planned residential development to allow the construction of 180 two-, three- and four-bedroom dwellings on 21 acres at 1741 Haywood Road. Read Story »
United Way of Henderson County announced this week that it had awarded grants totaling $352,000 to support 42 programs at 25 local nonprofit agencies in the coming year. Read Story »
Helene relief remains a hostage of House-Senate budget impasse
'No Kings' rally draws big crowd downtown
WSPA makes 'Zip Trip' to Flat Rock on Friday
First leg of Ecusta Trail to officially open in July
BAT CAVE — The N.C. Department of Transportation will present information about upcoming Hurricane Helene reconstruction work of Middle Fork Road and Toms Falls Road from 5 to 7 p.m. Thursday, June 26, at Bat Cave Fire Department. Read Story »
Revolutionary War re-enactor Don Hendrix will speak at the Henderson County Republican Men’s Club breakfast meeting on the issues confronting the Patriots from the 1760s to 1776 and what caused them to revolt against the king and fight the War for Independence. Read Story »
Blue Ridge Community College on Wednesday celebrated the graduation of the first cohort of Level Up: Core Construction, a tuition-free accelerated workforce training program offered in partnership with the National Center for Construction Education and Research and Lowe’s. Read Story »