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Council delays decision on 59-home subdivision at Half Moon Heights
![Rendering shows a proposed four-story 114-unit apartment building behind Blue Ridge Mall. The developer is seeking a rezoning to allow the project. [COX UNIVERSAL]](/images/stories/2025/02/MallApts.jpeg)
Business
Developer, homeowners spar over apartment project at Blue Ridge Mall
Whether Hendersonville gets a mid-rise building offering studio and one-bedroom apartments at workforce rental rates will hinge on how the city planning board and ultimately the City Council view the project: It’s either an unacceptable and incompatible intrusion into a stable development of small homes occupied by seniors or an appropriate land-use transition between residential property and Blue Ridge Mall. Read Story »
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NWS issues winter weather advisory for county
Henderson County has been placed under a winter weather advisory as heavier rains were expected to begin for most of the county around 6 Tuesday evening. The National Weather Service advisory warns of a chance of freezing rain through 7 a.m. Wednesday with a tenth to a quarter inch coating of ice possible. Read Story »
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LoveHendo fund awards $272,000 in grants to help businesses recover
The LoveHendo Business Recovery Fund has awarded $272,000 in grants to 90 local businesses affected by Hurricane Helene, providing critical, short-term funding to support Henderson County’s economy. Read Story »
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Cops flocked to WHHS for routine search, not active emergency, sheriff says
A large number of law officers converging on West Henderson High School on Tuesday was a routine drug search, not an active emergency, the sheriff's said. Here's the announcement: Read Story »
Four Seasons Politics
![Rep. Jake Johnson will chair the House Oversight Committee. [CONTRIBUTED]](/images/stories/2025/02/JakeJohnson.jpeg)
Rep. Johnson named chair of House Oversight Committee
County swats down higher density rezoning on Haywood Road
Community News
New keeper of atomic Doomsday Clock is an EHHS grad from Tuxedo
Land purchase could help extend Oklawaha Greenway to BRCC
News
I-40 to open through gorge (2 lanes) on March 1, Stein announces
North Carolina Gov. Josh Stein and N.C. Department of Transportation Secretary Joey Hopkins delivered a message Monday showing that progress continues on the road to recovery from Hurricane Helene. Read Story »
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NCDOT seeks input on road repair plans for Gerton, Bat Cave and Chimney Rock
NCDOT will host public meetings next week to provide information about two major Hurricane Helene highway recovery projects in Gerton and Bat Cave/Chimney Rock. Read Story »
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Veterans Healing Farm will be a telehealth outpost
Veterans Healing Farm has been selected by the Veterans Administration to be a Health Care Telehealth Outpost in partnership with the Western North Carolina VA Health Care System in a collaboration that aims to significantly improve veterans' access to VA virtual care services in the region. Read Story »
City announces grand opening of Brooklyn Community Garden
Woman who lost her parents, aunt to Helene announces memorial service
'Disaster tourists' warned to stay off closed roads in Gerton and Bat Cave
Hearts & Hires Job Fair is Wednesday at WNC Ag Center
Nominations open through Feb. 28 for Physician of the Year
Fired deputy gets suspended sentence for wounding man who was acting out
Postponed by Helene, Community Foundation luncheon is set for March 5
Rep. Johnson named chair of House Oversight Committee
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