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Baby Place nurse honored for compassionate care

A Baby Place nurse known for "whole person care" is the newest winner of the Daisy Award, an international honor that celebrates the skillful compassionate care nurses provide every day, AdventHealth Hendersonville announced.   Read Story »

Hendersonville Your Town

Volk challenger focuses on families

Political newcomer Daniel James “D.J.” Harrington said recently he is running for mayor of Hendersonville because he wants the city to remain a place for families.   Read Story »

Dana Your Town

Don't miss this week's Hendersonville Lightning (288)

Don’t miss this week’s Hendersonville Lightning.   Read Story »

Henderson County Your Town

Ph.D. candidate wins Trout Unlimited scholarship

A Ph.D. candidate at the University of Georgia has been named the 2021 recipient of the Pisgah Chapter of Trout Unlimited William L. Arbuckle Memorial Scholarship in the amount of $1,000.   Read Story »

Hendersonville Your Town

Planning Board OKs nine condos on Kanuga Road

Saying they had no choice, members of Hendersonville’s planning board voted Monday to grant site plan approval to a condominium development off Kanuga Road in the city.   Read Story »

Hendersonville Your Town

Hendersonville officer named N.C. SRO of the Year

The North Carolina Association of School Resource Officers (NCARSO) on Monday awarded Hendersonville Police Department Officer Joreeca Dinnall the C.C. McGee School Resource Officer of the Year award.   Read Story »

Hendersonville Your Town

KnollsCam: Mama Bobcat is a mighty hunter

Thomas Brass was toiling in his moss garden when he spotted a bobcat strolling by carrying a white squirrel in her mouth.   Read Story »

Dana Your Town

Latino population expands footprint and economic clout across the county

FIRST IN A SERIES The greater Latino community is growing, evolving and poised to be a key population sector in Henderson County’s future. Guest Editor Matt Matteson — better known to Lightning readers as Ask Matt — spent months researching, reporting, interviewing Latino residents, Latino advocates and others for this in-depth a look at the cultural, economic and labor-market influence of a growing community.   Read Story »

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Flat Rock council hears from residents at first town hall

FLAT ROCK – The North Highland Lake Road widening project and how the village might spend $1 million in Covid relief money were among the topics Flat Rock residents discussed Thursday evening during a town hall with elected leaders.   Read Story »

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