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The acclaimed Asheville-based bluegrass group, Songs From The Road Band, will perform at 7:30 p.m. Saturday, May 17, as part of Hendersonville Theatre’s Hometown Sound Music Series. Read Story »
Renowned concert organist David Higgs, the Minehan Family Professor of Organ and Chair of the Organ Department at the Eastman School of Music, will perform in recital at 7 p.m. Thursday, May 15, at St. James Episcopal Church in the inaugural concert of the Linda Lassiter Hill Organ Recital Series. Read Story »
Six months and two days after North Carolinians went to the polls, the 2024 election is finally over. On Wednesday, Republican Court of Appeals Judge Jefferson Griffin conceded, ending a lengthy court battle over the state Supreme Court seat he narrowly lost to Democratic Justice Allison Riggs. Read Story »
Nearly 300 local volunteers will tackle maintenance, improvement and housekeeping projects at 26 nonprofit locations throughout Henderson County on Friday, and then the next day another group of volunteers will assist with the National Letter Carriers’ Stamp Out Hunger Food Drive, the largest single-day food drive in the nation. Read Story »
The N.C. Senate on Wednesday approved a bill that the city calls an “unnecessary and troubling overreach” to “circumvent local control” of Hendersonville city utilities, the latest salvo in the long-running conflict between the Henderson County Board of Commissioners and the City Council over growth on the city’s borders. Read Story »
Griffin concedes, ending six-month challenge of Nov. 5 election
Melinda Lowrance plans to run for her city council seat
School system honors Teacher of the Year
LOCAL BRIEFS: National essay winner, senior expo, Garden Jubilee speakers, wildlife photos
The N.C. Department of Commerce and N.C. Main Street & Rural Planning Center has honored Caroline Gunther as a 2024 North Carolina Main Street Champion by for her enduring leadership and transformative impact on downtown Hendersonville, the city announced. Read Story »
A shooting range off Summer Road in Edneyville may be able to go forward despite broad opposition from its rural neighbors. Read Story »
A 29-year-old from Brevard man was sentenced to up to 12 years in prison on Monday after he pleaded guilty to second-degree sexual offense just before jury selection was to begin, District Attorney R. Andrew Murray announced. Read Story »