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Parkway bridge removal will close I-26 at night again next week

Overnight closures will return to Interstate 26 in Buncombe County next week as crews continue removing the old Blue Ridge Parkway bridge over the interstate, the NCDOT announced.   Read Story »

City of Hendersonville stormwater director Michael Huffman poses with project engineer Greg Jennings with Jennings Environmental.

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American Public Works Assn. honors city's Brooklyn Creek restoration

The Brooklyn Creek Restoration Project at Sullivan Park has been awarded the 2025 Stormwater Project of the Year by the North Carolina Chapter of the American Public Works Association Stormwater Division.   Read Story »

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Aaron Burdett and Jim Lauderdale headline benefit concert for JAM Kids

Aaron Burdett and Jim Lauderdale will headline a Holiday Homecoming concert benefit concert for the Junior Appalachian Musicians of Henderson County at 6 p.m. Saturday, Dec. 27, at Trailside Brewing Co. at Lennox Square.   Read Story »

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Adult Recovery Court celebrates its first graduate

Henderson County’s Adult Recovery Court will mark a major milestone on Nov. 12 when it celebrates its first program graduate.   Read Story »

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Jake Johnson announces re-election campaign for state House

State Rep. Jake Johnson has announced his campaign for re-election to the state House in District 113, made up of Polk and parts of Rutherford, McDowell and Henderson counties.    Read Story »

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Flat Rock Playhouse Christmas opens Nov. 28

An all-new edition to a favorite holiday tradition, A Flat Rock Playhouse Christmas, will feature cherished Christmas classics along with new arrangements and holiday fun.   Read Story »

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County Commission Chair Bill Lapsley makes a point during a meeting on Nov. 3.

Lapsley rips Balkcom over loss of $13M sewer grant

Trump endorsement of 'MAGA Warrior' Edwards fails to mention Helene

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Bearfootin' Bears fetch record $141,000 at auction

Extreme kayakers will return to reshaped river for renowned Green Race

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Pictured, from left, are Christy Harwood, director of Cancer Services; Bev Knapp, chief operating officer for AdventHealth Hendersonville and AdventHealth Polk; Leslie Robins, Kenmure Fights Cancer board president; Mandy Zorrilla, director of cardiovascular services; Hope Tilley, AdventHealth Hendersonville Foundation coordinator; Rebecca Grissom, executive director of AdventHealth North Carolina marketing, communications and philanthropy; and Bo Caldwell, director, AdventHealth Hendersonville Foundation.

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Kenmure Fights Cancer raises $79,000 advanced care at Advent

For 16 years, Kenmure Fights Cancer and AdventHealth Hendersonville have partnered to bring hope, healing and whole-person care to neighbors facing cancer in Western North Carolina.   Read Story »

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City fire chief to retire at end of year

Hendersonville Fire Chief D. James Miller, who has led the city department since March 2020, will retire at the end of this year, City Manager John Connet announced City Council on Thursday night.   Read Story »

Amelia Osborne and Tom Eure will perform on Nov. 6 at the Parish Hall of the Episcopal Church of St. John in the Wilderness in Flat Rock.

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Folk duo to perform Nov. 16 at St. John in Wilderness

Tom Eure and Amelia Osborne, a lively folk duo from the Charlotte area whose music melds Celtic, Appalachian and spiritual influences musicians, will present an afternoon concert at the Parish Hall of the Episcopal Church of St. John in the Wilderness at 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 16. The event is free and open to the public, but donations will be gratefully accepted to further the ongoing Friends of Music & the Arts series.   Read Story »

City and county offices to close for Veteran’s Day

10 pounds of pot, 5 pounds of psilocybin mushrooms seized in Blythe Street bust

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Lapsley rips Balkcom over loss of $13M sewer grant

Church Street repaving under way

No serious injuries reported in morning school bus accident

Edneyville sewer project in jeopardy after Legislature deletes grant

Nonprofits step up after loss of SNAP