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House and Senate members on Thursday sent a new Helene-recovery bill to Gov. Josh Stein, though its compromise language dropped a House-proposed $60 million grant program to prop up businesses in western North Carolina. Read Story »
Per the official record, “climate change” in Henderson County gets a single footnote in the updated 2045 Comprehensive Plan. Read Story »
In late May, the latest Helene recovery package passed unanimously in the North Carolina House. But then it stalled for weeks, as Senate Republicans opted to use it as a bargaining chip in ongoing, tense budget negotiations about the relief bill. Read Story »
Protesters in downtown Hendersonville on Saturday said they feared democracy is slipping away in America as they called for an end to recent immigration crackdowns across the country. Read Story »
Demonstrators plan to gather at the Grove Street Courthouse and march to the Historic Courthouse on Main Street Saturday morning in one of hundreds of “No Kings Day” events across the U.S. and abroad. Read Story »
The Hendersonville City Council adopted a $68.6 million budget on Thursday that keeps the tax rate at 52 cents/$100 valuation while increasing water and sewer rates by 8 and 9 percent respectively. The budget keeps the downtown parking rate the same, at $2/hour, and raises the stormwater fee by $1, to $8/month. Read Story »
The developer who applied for a permit to build a commercial shooting range on Summer Road dropped the plans last Thursday morning, less than 24 hours after neighboring homeowners implored the Henderson County Board of Commissioners to prevent the disruptive land use. Read Story »
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