Free Daily Headlines

Community News

Set your text size: A A A

Your Town

Marines will bring home the remains of Guadalcanal casualty Luther Rhodes

Your Town

These heroes won state and national awards in 2025

For a relatively small community, it’s astonishing how many state, regional and national awards our leaders, non-profits and emergency responders receive. By our count, executives, emergency managers and agencies won at least 16 awards from state and national organizations in 2025, many of them for their response during and after Hurricane Helene.   Read Story »

Your Town

Mini-floats to roll in city's first ‘Mountain Mardi Gras’

Downtown Hendersonville is set to bring big fun in tiny form when it debuts its first-ever ’T-Rex Parade at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 7.   Read Story »

Your Town

Mr. WHHS Pageant raises $33,480 for families in need

The West Henderson High School DECA chapter in November hosted its 4th annual Mr. WHHS Pageant, bringing “Disco Fever” to the stage and raising $33,480 to support three local HCPS families in need.   Read Story »

Your Town

Santa will lead Christmas tree lighting countdown

Santa Claus will make his grand entrance on Main Street in Hendersonville on Friday, Nov. 28, for the annual tree lighting at the Historic Courthouse Plaza.   Read Story »

Your Town

Foundation bestows top honors, reports record giving

  Read Story »

Your Town

Bearfootin' Bears fetch record $141,000 at auction

In a thrilling finale to a month-long virtual bidding frenzy, the 23rd annual Bearfootin’ Bear auction raised an impressive $140,800 for local nonprofits, the fifth consecutive year the event has exceeded $100,000 and the highest total ever raised in its history.   Read Story »

Your Town

Extreme kayakers will return to reshaped river for renowned Green Race

Paddlers will soon return to the whitewater river in Henderson County for one of the world’s largest extreme kayaking events.   Read Story »

Your Town

'Oakdale Ramble' introduces folks to cemetery history

The Hendersonville Historic Preservation Commission is inviting the community to the "Oakdale Ramble," a first-of-its-kind event at the city cemetery on U.S. 64 West Saturday, Oct. 25.     Read Story »

Your Town

IAM wins national recognition for Helene response

Interfaith Assistance Ministry, a nonprofit crisis assistance agency, received a national award today from The Courage Project for “bravely stepping up to help its community in times of need.”   Read Story »

Your Town Archive