Free Daily Headlines

Home

Set your text size: A A A

County property tax increase derails city budget adoption

It took less than 24 hours for Henderson County's 4-cent property tax increase and 18 percent law enforcement pay increase to ripple out to other local government.    Read Story »

Business

City offers $3.5M in tax incentives to lure factory, 148 jobs

The Hendersonville City Council on Thursday agreed to offer up to $3,520,2745 in tax incentives to a manufacturing company that is looking to invest $124 million to build a 130,000-square-foot plant employing 148 workers making an average wage exceeding $62,776.   Read Story »

News

City may accept Etowah system's wastewater before 'catastrophic failure'

The city of Hendersonville has agreed to the concept of accepting the wastewater flow from the Etowah sewer system, signaling a possible city-county path for "taking this plant that is near catastrophic failure offline," as City Manager John Connet described it.   Read Story »

Southern Railway's Asheville Special emerges from the 260-foot Burgin Tunnel, east of Ridgecrest, on July 24, 1949. [DAVID P. DRISCOLL/American-Rails.com collection]

News

City endorses renewal of passenger rail service to Asheville

The Hendersonville City Council has endorsed the renewal of passenger rail service that would connect Asheville to Salisbury and link train travelers to destinations across North Carolina and up and down the East Coast.   Read Story »

News

Pardee hosts Walk-In Wednesday hiring events weekly through Aug. 26

UNC Health Pardee will host weekly Walk-In Wednesdays hiring events throughout the summer, offering candidates the opportunity to explore career opportunities and connect directly with members of the organization’s recruiting team.   Read Story »

A new display at the VFW in Hendersonville honors Korean and Vietnam war hero Col. Joseph Clemons. Pictured left to right are: Jim Gough with Military Officers Association of America; Sue Shultis, daughter of Col. Clemons; Pam Erwin with VFW Post 5206 Auxiliary and Bob Johnson, commander of VFW Post 5206.

News

VFW display honors hero featured in “Pork Chop Hill”

A new display at the VFW in Hendersonville honors the Korean and Vietnam War hero portrayed in the 1959 film “Pork Chop Hill.”   Read Story »

Four Seasons Politics

Four Seasons Politics

The high cost of housing in the county and a state pay raise of around 18 percent for law officers are factors in Sheriff Lowell Griffin’s request for an increase, also 18 percent, for deputies and corrections officers. [DYLAN SHEEHAN/Hendersonville Lightning]

Pay increase for law officers could force property tax increase

Ager taps national network of donors for campaign haul

Read Stories

Community News

Pictured, from left, are Blue Ridge Community College team members who completed community college leadership programs over the past year: Crystal Bradshaw, Kerby Placak, Shawn Moore, Benjamin Rickert, Dr. Sarah Parlier and Kate St. Jacques. [RICH KEEN/BRCC]

LOCAL BRIEFS: BRCC leaders, railroad club Fourth of July event, SkillsUSA winners, cadet honored

Community Foundation names new president/CEO

Read Stories

Henderson County Board of Commissioners Chairman Bill Lapsley holds up a copy the county’s proposed 2026-2027 budget during a meeting with other board members on Wednesday.

News

Commissioners raise property taxes after 5-hour meeting

Commissioners raised taxes in Henderson County Wednesday night when they approved a $244.8 million budget that includes pay raises for sheriff’s deputies and teachers while also funding debt service to the county’s courthouse and detention center building project.   Read Story »

News

Don't miss this week's Hendersonville Lightning

You won't want to miss this week's Lightning.   Read Story »

The high cost of housing in the county and a state pay raise of around 18 percent for law officers are factors in Sheriff Lowell Griffin’s request for an increase, also 18 percent, for deputies and corrections officers. [DYLAN SHEEHAN/Hendersonville Lightning]

Four Seasons Politics

Pay increase for law officers could force property tax increase

Henderson County commissioners and administrators have for years boasted about keeping the property tax rate level. Once the elected leaders set a rate in the first year after the quadrennial revaluation, it’s been their practice to lock in the rate until the next reassessment — no increase.   Read Story »

TAKE A HIKE: Big changes in courthouse parking start this week

In lawsuit seeking receivership, lender calls Cedars developer 'insolvent'

LOCAL BRIEFS: BRCC leaders, railroad club Fourth of July event, SkillsUSA winners, cadet honored

Celebrate Flat Rock! Ice Cream Social is Saturday

Shopping at Mast General on Saturday boosts land trust

Circles program guides lower-income families to financial independence

BROADLY SPEAKING: How our mountains became a 'Garden of Eden'

Diocese of Charlotte ordains 10 into priesthood