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Donaldson named apple recipe grand prize winner
![Keira Donaldson was named the grand prize winner of the Apple Recipe Contest during Friday’s kickoff of the N.C. Apple Festival. Donaldson’s Apple Masquerade also took first place in the competition’s desserts category. [photo courtesy of Lia Beddingfield Chapman]](/images/stories/2026/09/thumbs/0909DessertsFirstKeiraDonaldson.jpg)
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Todd Kirmss of Holt Orchards named Apple Farmer of the Year
Todd Kirmss brought the memories of his parents and his dedication to the family farm they built with him when he rose from his seat to accept the 2026 Apple Farmer of the Year award during Friday’s opening ceremony for the North Carolina Apple Festival. Read Story »
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Although city won two rounds, Haywood Road zoning lawsuit survives
Although the city of Hendersonville won two out of three rounds in its effort to persuade a judge to throw out the Haywood Road rezoning lawsuit, the case lives on. Read Story »
Four Seasons Politics
School Board forum is set
The League of Women Voters and Henderson County Public School Strong are co-sponsoring a Henderson County School Board candidate forum at 5:30 p.m. Tuesday Sept. 29, at the Hendersonville Theater, 229 S. Washington St. Read Story »
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Short supply on East Coast boosts apple price here
Given the early freezes, late frosts, windstorms, hurricanes and floods that have battered Henderson County’s apple crop over the years, it’s a rare season when growers are pleased with the harvest. Read Story »
Four Seasons Politics
'Flock No!' activists set to fight city hall
The fast-growing anti-Flock campaign is set to alight at City Hall. Read Story »
Community News
![Apple Ambassador Haley Marshall poses between rows of Honeycrisp apples at Lively Orchard on Upward Road in Dana. [KEVYN CARTER-LONG/Hendersonville Lightning]](/images/stories/2026/08/Haley3.jpeg)
Meet Haley Marshall, 2026 Apple Ambassador
Fans remember Dolly as historic courthouse glows pink
![A demolition contractor removed the building on Asheville Highway that last was home to Sumo’s Japanese Steakhouse, which never reopened after it burned in August 2018. [MATT MATTESON/Hendersonville Lightning]](/images/stories/2026/08/Screenshot 2026-08-30 at 3.26.53 PM.png)
Four Seasons Politics
In 413-2 vote, House censures Edwards
The House voted Tuesday to censure Rep. Chuck Edwards following a House Ethics Committee investigation that concluded he engaged in persistent unprofessional and inappropriate conduct toward two young female staffers in his office. Read Story »
![VFW Post 5206 members showing All-American certificate in front of Wall on Honor at the Hedrick-Rhodes Veterans Center are, from left, Jim Gough, Post quartermaster; Bob Johnson, Post commander, and John Goheen, Post junior vice commander. [CONTRIBUTED]](/images/stories/2026/08/0909VFWPost5206.jpg)
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VFW post wins national honor
Hedrick-Rhodes VFW Post 5206 has been selected as an All-American Post for 2025-2026. Read Story »
Measles warning issued for Hendersonville
Local man faces 20 charges involving child sex-abuse videos
Banker with deep roots in festival is Grand Marshal of King Apple Parade
City leaders hosting ‘Council Conversations’
U-pick or 'we pick,' here's where to buy apples
Meet Haley Marshall, 2026 Apple Ambassador
Fair adding flying cow cars, spookhouse, comedy juggler and more
Blue Ridge Health plans Family Medicine Residency Program on U.S. 64 West
