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Resident's water bill aid catches on at City Hall

Asheville Business

Mission Health nurses' campaign tests state's union resistance

North Carolina is home to one of the biggest union battles in the South. Read Story »

Henderson County News

County to hold free drive-thru covid test Saturday

The Henderson County Health Department will hold a covid-19 drive-thru testing site for the public on Saturday, Aug. 15, from 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Health Department, 1200 Spartanburg Highway, Suite 100. Read Story »

Malvern Smith "Buddy" West, longtime Etowah Elementary School principal, died Wednesday at age 79.

Etowah Your Town

Malvern 'Buddy' West, longtime Etowah principal, dies at age 79

Malvern Smith "Buddy" West, a native of Hendersonville and longtime principal of Etowah Elementary School, died Wednesday at the Carolina Village Medical Center after battling Parkinson’s disease for four years. He was 79. Read Story »

Opponents of a rezoning that would allow four homes on a lot on Chadwick Avenue say the development would create a hazard on the narrow cut-through road connecting Greenville and Spartanburg highways.

Hendersonville News

Planning Board says no to Chadwick Avenue homes

After neighboring homeowners raised concerns about traffic, density and flooding, the Hendersonville Planning Board turned thumbs down on a landowner’s plan to shoehorn four homes onto less than an acre on Chadwick Avenue. Read Story »

Hendersonville News

City merges zoning, business development departments

The retirement of Hendersonville’s planning, zoning and code enforcement chief has led to a restructuring designed to coordinate the city’s economic development efforts with its zoning functions. Read Story »

Four Seasons Politics

Don't miss this week's Hendersonville Lightning

Here's one-stop voting information for November election

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Community News

Malvern 'Buddy' West, longtime Etowah principal, dies at age 79

Humane Society, Sandburg home offer tips on 'pawsitive' hiking experience

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Henderson County Four Seasons Politics

Don't miss this week's Hendersonville Lightning

The Hendersonville Lightning has the scoop this week on the Hendersonville Planning Board's recommendation on a proposal to build of four single-family homes on Chadwick Avenue, where city Police Chief Herbert Blake is headed in his new job, Oklawaha Village homeowners' opposition to apartment buildings in their back yards, a new condo development downtown and the merger of two city departments that manage and promote growth. Read Story »

Henderson County Four Seasons Politics

Here's one-stop voting information for November election

The state Board of Elections has approved one-stop voting plans submitted by the Henderson County Board of Elections for early voting for general election. Read Story »