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Dana man and woman charged with 8 counts of animal cruelty

A man and woman were each charged with one felony and seven misdemeanor counts of cruelty to animals, a misdemeanor count of child abuse and misdemeanor charge of resisting arrest after Henderson County's animal enforcement deputies investigating a report found a dog and several cats in poor condition on Nov. 1, the sheriff's office said.   Read Story »

When it’s done, the U.S. 64 widening and roundabouts project from Glasgow Lane to White Pine Drive will transform the roadway into Laurel Park’s ‘living room’ or village core, says Mayor Carey O’Cain. [TOWN OF LAUREL PARK]

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Ask Matt ... when will ‘Misery Mile’ become a sublime ride

Q. Driving through Laurel Park on U.S. 64 West is a disaster zone. When will they be finished with the road work and the four roundabouts they are building?   Read Story »

Kids that play soccer on what are sometimes mocked as cow-pasture conditions will get a new experience on the artificial fields at the Berkeley Mills Park sports complex off Asheville Highway. [COLTRANE HUTCHINS/Hendersonville Lightning]

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County poised to become youth sports capital of the region

Henderson County commissioners faced a choice in October 2022 on how to spend some of the county’s $23 million in American Rescue Plan money.   Read Story »

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Voters answered ‘yes’ to farm bond but questions remain

Now that voters answered “yes” to supporting Henderson County’s $25 million farmland preservation bond, questions surrounding how to best manage the fund remain.   Read Story »

Clockwise, from top left, Democrats Jamie Ager, Lynne Russo, Jerry Smith and Mary Ellen Kustin rode the Election Day blue wave to victory on Nov. 3.

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Ager, Russo, Kustin, Smith ride blue wave

Democrat Jamie Ager defeated Republican nominee Jennifer Balkcom for Western North Carolina's 11th Congressional seat Tuesday as signs suggested a blue wave could be robust enough to flip Republican-held seats in solid red districts.   Read Story »

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Democrat Russo flips State House District 117 seat

Hendersonville Democrat Lynne Russo flipped a state house seat from red to blue Tuesday when unofficial election results showed she defeated Republican Chelsea Walsh.   Read Story »

Election Results

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MPO invites public comment on Henderson County transportation priorities

The French Broad River MPO is accepting public comment through Nov. 18 on its draft assignment of local input points for the highest priority projects as part of NCDOT’s ranking process for funding road construction.   Read Story »

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Voters re-elect Hendersonville city council members

Two incumbents held on to their seats on Hendersonville’s City Council, unofficial election results showed on Tuesday night.   Read Story »

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Norman, Kustin, Beaver win School Board seats as voters oust Dale

With all precincts reporting shortly after 9:30 p.m. Tuesday, unofficial election results showed Republican incumbent Alyssa Norman leading in the race for Henderson County School Board.   Read Story »

Smith wins mayoral contest

Check out live election results in the right-hand column

DAR honors 'I Voted' sticker art winners

City snips ribbon on flood resilience project on Lower Mud Creek

READ FREE: Hensley, Smith vie to succeed Volk

READ FREE: City candidates weigh in on Flock cams, annexation policy

READ FREE: Democrats hope to break through in School Board race

READ FREE: Laurel Park candidates weigh in on roundabout project