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Water war settlement derailed in Raleigh
Four Seasons Politics
Hensley announces candidacy for mayor; Volk to retire
Dr. Jennifer Hensley, a 20-year healthcare professional, five-year member of the Hendersonville City Council and current mayor pro tempore, announced on Wednesday that she is running for mayor of the city. Read Story »
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Showers and thunderstorms forecast through Saturday
Showers and thunderstorms are expected to continue tonight through Friday with a 60 percent chance of rain or higher each day. Read Story »
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Advent raises Buncombe hospital request to 222 beds
AdventHealth invites the community to learn more about its plan to apply for a Certificate of Need to add 129 acute care beds to the hospital already approved for construction in Buncombe County. Read Story »
Fletcher Four Seasons Politics
Fletcher mayor looks ahead while honoring his family's legacy
My grandmothers were born in a time when their race made casting a ballot dangerous. Now, their grandson is a mayor. Read Story »
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$11.5M in revenue bonds to fund water-sewer projects
The city of Hendersonville will use $11.5 million in utility services revenue bonds to pay for several major water and sewer upgrades. Read Story »
Four Seasons Politics
Hensley announces candidacy for mayor; Volk to retire
Fletcher mayor looks ahead while honoring his family's legacy
Community News
![More than 100 homeowners who live on and around Haywood Road filled the council chambers and an overflow room on the third floor of City Hall during a neighborhood compatibility meeting on a proposed 180-unit rental development between Maplewood Court and Blythe Street. [BILL MOSS/Hendersonville Lightning]](/images/stories/2025/07/HaywoodRoad.jpeg)
Haywood Road rezoning request triggers NIMBY uprising
Here's the latest on debris removal, hazard mitigation, long-term recovery
Sports
City wins $45k grant to rehab Green Meadwos basketball court
Basketball courts at Sullivan Park in Green Meadows will get a rehab job and upfit thanks to a grant. Read Story »
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Comic book history tells harrowing, inspiring and tragic stories of Helene
The Appalachia Comics Project announced today that it has raised more than $17,000 in three weeks to fund the writing, illustration and printing of "Islands in the Sky," a book-length comic book history of the Hurricane Helene disaster, co-created by Western North Carolina survivors and well-known comic creators. Read Story »
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'Chalk It Up!' set to turn sidewalks into outdoor gallery
“Chalk It Up!,” the sidewalk art contest that transforms downtown sidewalks into an outdoor museum, is scheduled for Saturday, July 12. Read Story »
Airports council honors AVL's Tina Kinsey
Ed Foundation thanks outgoing board members, welcomes new ones
Laurel Park Highway near Crystal Spring Drive closed Monday for tree removal
Seven Henderson County seniors graduate from School of Science and Math
City OKs Pardee's southside medical office building
Forest Service taking orders for tree seedlings
Ask Matt ... about the effort to make a splash for an indoor pool
Fourth of July parade is set; WTZQ to broadcast fireworks soundtrack
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