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The cultural mood turns sharply against AI data centers
![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]](/images/stories/2026/06/thumbs/Side by Side borg_coats.jpg)
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County property tax increase derails city budget adoption
It took less than 24 hours for Henderson County's 4-cent property tax increase and 18 percent law enforcement pay increase to ripple out to other local government. Read Story »
Business
City offers $3.5M in tax incentives to lure factory, 148 jobs
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 »
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City may accept Etowah system's wastewater before 'catastrophic failure'
The city of Hendersonville has agreed to the concept of accepting the wastewater flow from the Etowah sewer system, signaling a possible city-county path for "taking this plant that is near catastrophic failure offline," as City Manager John Connet described it. Read Story »
![Southern Railway's Asheville Special emerges from the 260-foot Burgin Tunnel, east of Ridgecrest, on July 24, 1949. [DAVID P. DRISCOLL/American-Rails.com collection]](/images/stories/2026/06/PassengerTrain.png)
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City endorses renewal of passenger rail service to Asheville
The Hendersonville City Council has endorsed the renewal of passenger rail service that would connect Asheville to Salisbury and link train travelers to destinations across North Carolina and up and down the East Coast. Read Story »
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Pardee hosts Walk-In Wednesday hiring events weekly through Aug. 26
UNC Health Pardee will host weekly Walk-In Wednesdays hiring events throughout the summer, offering candidates the opportunity to explore career opportunities and connect directly with members of the organization’s recruiting team. Read Story »
Four Seasons Politics
![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]](/images/stories/2026/06/Side by Side borg_coats.jpg)
The cultural mood turns sharply against AI data centers
Pay increase for law officers could force property tax increase
Community News
![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]](/images/stories/2026/05/Leadership.jpg)
LOCAL BRIEFS: BRCC leaders, railroad club Fourth of July event, SkillsUSA winners, cadet honored
Community Foundation names new president/CEO
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VFW display honors hero featured in “Pork Chop Hill”
A new display at the VFW in Hendersonville honors the Korean and Vietnam War hero portrayed in the 1959 film “Pork Chop Hill.” Read Story »
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Commissioners raise property taxes after 5-hour meeting
Commissioners raised taxes in Henderson County Wednesday night when they approved a $244.8 million budget that includes pay raises for sheriff’s deputies and teachers while also funding debt service to the county’s courthouse and detention center building project. Read Story »
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Don't miss this week's Hendersonville Lightning
You won't want to miss this week's Lightning. Read Story »
Pay increase for law officers could force property tax increase
TAKE A HIKE: Big changes in courthouse parking start this week
In lawsuit seeking receivership, lender calls Cedars developer 'insolvent'
LOCAL BRIEFS: BRCC leaders, railroad club Fourth of July event, SkillsUSA winners, cadet honored
Celebrate Flat Rock! Ice Cream Social is Saturday
Shopping at Mast General on Saturday boosts land trust
Circles program guides lower-income families to financial independence
BROADLY SPEAKING: How our mountains became a 'Garden of Eden'
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