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Free Daily Headlines
Trump pardons local mechanic who sold devices to evade clean-air law
Just before the Fourth of July weekend, President Donald Trump issued a presidential pardon to a Hendersonville mechanic who was convicted in 2022 of violating the Clean Air Act. The pardon came alongside 10 others, most of them also Clean Air Act violators around the country. Read Story »
Your Town
NHHS graduate headlines Rhythm & Brews next week
Country music artist Canaan Cox will headline Rhythm & Brews on Thursday, July 16, in downtown Hendersonville with local band Highway 52 opening the show. Read Story »
![Jere Brittain stands next to a new plaque honoring his work to protect Mills River. [KEVYN CARTER-LONG/Hendersonville Lightning]](/images/stories/2026/07/0715MRHonors.jpg)
Mills River Your Town
Partnership honors Mills River community center founders and river protector Jere Brittain
The community around South Mills River Road decades ago needed a place for young people to dance and families to gather for birthdays, wedding receptions and other special events. Read Story »
News
Ask Matt ... about First Baptist parking, BorgWarner's turbo units
Q. They just took down that one-story building on Buncombe Street and 5th Avenue West. What’s going be built there? Read Story »
News
City hosts free community splash day Aug. 8
The city of Hendersonville is hosting a free community splash day 10 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 8, at Sullivan Park, 712 Martin Circle. The free event is designed to help everyone beat the summer heat and enjoy a day of fun in the sun. Read Story »
![At left, Jayne Miller receives volunteer award from Richard Rhodes and Michelle Owens; right, Jamie Carpenter (right) receives the Debi Smith Award from Debi Smith. [PHOTO BY ASHLEY DOWNER]](/images/stories/2026/07/TDA.png)
Your Town
TDA honors Carpenter, Miller for service to tourism
Downtown manager Jamie Carpenter and longtime volunteer Jayne Miller were honored at Henderson County Tourism Development Authority’s Partner Celebration on June 23 at the Hedrick-Rhodes VFW Post 5206. Read Story »
Four Seasons Politics
Trump pardons local mechanic who sold devices to evade clean-air law
Bar again sanctions Edney, six-term county commissioner, for ethics violations
Community News
Partnership honors Mills River community center founders and river protector Jere Brittain
TDA honors Carpenter, Miller for service to tourism
News
State regulators OK city GO bonds, Carolina Village borrowing
The state Local Government Commission on Tuesday authorized the $10 million road improvement bond issue Hendersonville city voters approved on March 3 and gave the green light to Carolina Village's plan to issue $50 million in revenue bonds. Read Story »
![Options to serve the small base of Etowah sewer customers include a new treatment plant or sending the effluent to existing plants operated by the Buncombe-based Metropolitan Sewer District or the city of Hendersonville. [HENDERSON COUNTY ENGINEER]](/images/stories/2026/07/EtowahOptions.jpeg)
News
County faces wide funding gap in addressing Etowah sewer service
Henderson County’s decision to buy the Etowah Sewer Co. is looking less and less like a sound financial deal. Read Story »
Lake Lure celebrates return of tourism
City holds line on property tax, orders pay study
Parade celebrates America’s 250th birthday and small-town life
Flat Rock receives FEMA funding for creek repair
Work under way to rebuild catastrophically damaged Green River Cove Road
Roundabout work to close parts of Ecusta Trail starting today
BROADLY SPEAKING: County has rich history of duels
LOCAL BRIEFS: American Story, Trackside Treasures, Positive Parenting grant
