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Viral video vaults vocalist to key singing role in 'Cats'

Hendersonville Life

HSO opener features famed Celtic fiddler

The Hendersonville Symphony Orchestra, led by conductor Thomas Joiner, will present a concert entitled "A Celtic Celebration" on Saturday, Sept. 7, at 7:30 p.m. at the Blue Ridge Concert Hall at BRCC.   Read Story »

Henderson County Life

Apple Festival draws a crowd

Though Labor Day weekend was at the mercy of Mother Nature, the 67th annual Apple Festival proved to be resilient enough to outlast showers.   Read Story »

Henderson County Life

LIGHTNING PHOTOS: Apple Festival opens

Mildred Lyda was named the United Community Bank Apple Farmer of the Year, a drizzly morning gave way to a sunny afternoon and apple growers praised this year's crop as the 67th  annual North Carolina Apple Festival kicked off on Friday.   Read Story »

Hendersonville Life

Longtime columnist Stephen Black dies at age 68

Stephen M. Black, a hard-living ex-Marine whose weekly Times-News column provoked outrage from readers of all political persuasion but also had the power to bring a laugh and a tear, died Friday morning after a long period of health challenges and a week of more serious medical problems. He was 68.   Read Story »

Henderson County Life

WEEKEND EVENTS: Robert Morgan, Saluda Grade concert

SALUDA — Saluda native Aaron Burdett and his band will play at Saluda's free Top of the Grade concert at 6:30 p.m. Friday after the Saluda Tailgate Market.   Read Story »

Hendersonville Life

'CATS' will surround audience in downtown show

Flat Rock Playhouse is preparing to surround the theater audience with the action in CATS, the long-running Broadway musical based on T.S. Eliot's "Old Possum's Book of Practical Cats" and featuring a musical score by Andrew Lloyd Webber.   Read Story »

North Carolina Life

Chimney Rock catching fire over Hunger Games sequel

Ahead of the Nov. 22 release of the Hunger Games sequel Catching Fire, Chimney Rock State Park next month is showing the blockbuster first movie, The Hunger Games, on a 35-foot outdoor screen and offering other movie-themed activities.   Read Story »

Green River Life

LIGHTNING REVIEW: Robert Morgan returns to 'Gap Creek'

Fourteen years after the phenomenal success of his novel Gap Creek, Robert Morgan has come home again.His newest novel, The Road from Gap Creek, picks up the story of Julie and Hank Richards, who we first met through Julie's eyes in Gap Creek.   Read Story »

Hendersonville Life

City shrinks seating area for last R&B concert

Organizers of the popular Rhythm & Brews Concert series have asked patrons to leave their folding chairs at home for the final concert this week.   Read Story »

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