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Ask Matt … about surveillance cameras, ‘mountain fountain’ status
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Don't miss this week's Hendersonville Lightning
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4-time DWI motorist sentenced to prison
A 34-year-old Brevard man arrested four times for drunk driving over a year’s time was sentenced last week to six years in prison in two of the DWI cases, District Attorney R. Andrew Murray announced on Tuesday. Read Story »
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Haley Marshall named 2026 Apple Ambassador
Haley Caroline Marshall, a rising senior at East Henderson High School, has been named Apple Ambassador for the 2026 North Carolina Apple Festival. Marshall will attend all four days of the festival and will also represent the festival at the NC Mountain State Fair. Read Story »
![Fourth grade students at Glenn C. Marlow Elementary School cheer for Cody Merriman, Henderson County public school Teacher of the Year. [CONTRIBUTED]](/images/stories/2026/05/Cody Merriman Named HCPS 2026 Teacher of the Year-18.jpg)
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2026 Bearfootin’ bears debut
Twenty brand-new bears starring in this year’s Bearfootin’ Art Walk will be unveiled at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, May 6, at the outdoor Welcome Center Stage, 201 S. Main St., the Friends of Downtown Hendersonville announced. Read Story »
Four Seasons Politics
House ethics panel investigating Edwards, reports say
Hendersonville native is holding sheriffs to account in WNC
Community News
Tickets on sale now for Blue Ghost tours in the forest
Loft tour gives glimpse of upstairs downtown
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Garden Jubilee set for Memorial Day weekend
The 34th Garden Jubilee, set for Saturday, May 23, and Sunday, May 24, on Memorial Day weekend, brings more than 150 plant and craft vendors filling Main Street, transforming downtown into a vibrant garden-inspired destination. Read Story »
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HHS senior wins Morehead-Cain scholarship
A Hendersonville High School senior has won a Morehead-Cain scholarship at the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill, one of the top academic full rides in the nation. Read Story »
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County manager presents no-new-taxes budget of $227 million
The Henderson County Board of Commissioners has committed $170 million for the courthouse-jail expansion and is working on a county school bus garage, finishing up a $12 million sportsplex at Berkeley Park, continuing to pursue Hurricane Helene relief money from the federal government and looking at more capital expense for two county-owned sewer systems. Read Story »
Volunteers needed to fix historic cemetery buried by Helene
Fight over woman leaves one man dead, the other headed to prison
Defendant sentenced to prison for McDonald's shooting last November
City celebrates Historic Preservation Month
Historic Johnson Farm hosts Mother's Day Market on Saturday
Forest Service lifts burn ban in 81 counties
Pardee offers sports physicals for prep athletes
Ringers perform pop favorites in free concerts
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