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City is set for sensational celebration of America 250
![Bar graph shows Henderson County property tax rate since 1999. Since 2007, commissioners have adopted a rate after revaluations and maintained the rate for four years. [HENDERSON COUNTY FINANCE OFFICE]](/images/stories/2026/05/TaxXline.png)
Four Seasons Politics
In ‘pleasant surprise,’ county budget holds the line on property tax rate
When they voted no on a $100 million expansion of the Henderson County Courthouse in March, county commissioners Sheila Franklin and Jay Egolf expressed concern that the project — and its $10 million a year debt service — would lead to a property tax increase or cause other capital projects to be dumped. Read Story »
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Saluda Grade Trail manager is guest speaker at Train Tales
Summer Flynn, the newly named manager of the Saluda Grade Trail, will be guest speaker at Train Tales, a free monthly event at the Saluda Depot Museum, at 7 p.m. Friday, May 15. Anyone interested in updated information on the Saluda Grade Trail is invited to attend. Read Story »
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Mountain Home man charged in East Flat Rock car break-ins
A 48-year-old Mountain Home man remained jailed on Saturday after Henderson County sheriff’s deputies charged him with 15 counts related to a series of vehicle break-ins in East Flat Rock. Read Story »
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Ask Matt … about surveillance cameras, ‘mountain fountain’ status
Q. What are all those black poles along roadsides that are showing up all around the county? They look like they have cameras under the solar panels. Read Story »
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Don't miss this week's Hendersonville Lightning
Don't miss this week's Hendersonville Lightning. Read Story »
Four Seasons Politics
In ‘pleasant surprise,’ county budget holds the line on property tax rate
House ethics panel investigating Edwards, reports say
Community News
Tickets on sale now for Blue Ghost tours in the forest
Loft tour gives glimpse of upstairs downtown
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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)
2026 Bearfootin’ bears debut
Garden Jubilee set for Memorial Day weekend
HHS senior wins Morehead-Cain scholarship
County manager presents no-new-taxes budget of $227 million
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
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