Free Daily Headlines

Home

Set your text size: A A A

Surprise celebration honors Henderson County's Teacher of the Year

Fourth grade students at Glenn C. Marlow Elementary School cheer for Cody Merriman, Henderson County public school Teacher of the Year. [CONTRIBUTED]
20 Bearfootin' bears will be unveiled on Wednesday at the Welcome Center stage.

News

2026 Bearfootin’ bears debut on Wednesday

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 »

News

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 »

Anna Rosemary McFarling

News

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 »

News

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 »

A tree trunk covers a headstone at the Edney Family Cemetery in Bat Cave, which remains covered with many trees blown down by Hurricane Helene in September 2024. [PHOTO BY TOBY LINVILLE]

News

Volunteers needed to fix historic cemetery buried by Helene

BAT CAVE — A historic cemetery in Bat Cave suffered major damage during Hurricane Helene. At least 10 trees fell into the cemetery. Trees, branches and debris cover the gravestones. Until the cemetery is cleared of trees and debris, it is unknown how many gravestones may have been broken or destroyed.   Read Story »

Four Seasons Politics

Four Seasons Politics

House ethics panel investigating Edwards, reports say

Hendersonville native is holding sheriffs to account in WNC

Read Stories

Community News

Tickets on sale now for Blue Ghost tours in the forest

Loft tour gives glimpse of upstairs downtown

Read Stories

Shane Archie Waters

News

Fight over woman leaves one man dead, the other headed to prison

Two men fighting over a woman ended up with one of the men dead and the other headed to prison, prosecutors say.   Read Story »

Julian Reshawn Suber

News

Defendant sentenced to prison for McDonald's shooting last November

A 35-year-old man will serve up to seven years, four months in prison after he pleaded guilty on Friday to felony charges stemming from a shooting at the Four Seasons Boulevard McDonald’s last November, District Attorney R. Andrew Murray announced.   Read Story »

The city Historic Preservation Commission will celebrate Historic Preservation Month with a historic plaque unveiling, Hendersonville History Trivia and preservation awards. [CONTRIBUTED]

News

City celebrates Historic Preservation Month

Hendersonville’s Historic Preservation Commission is inviting residents and visitors to celebrate Historic Preservation Month this May with a series of free community events highlighting the people, places and stories that make Hendersonville unique.   Read Story »

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

House ethics panel investigating Edwards, reports say

State says Neill 'taking advantage of the system' to minimize restitution payments

Kiwanis Club honors outstanding youth

Knights of Columbus honors first responders