Free Daily Headlines

Life

Set your text size: A A A

Life

Earth to air, area offers lots to do this weekend

Hendersonville Life

Historic Hendersonville Tour starts its second year.

The Historic Hendersonville Tour starts the season again Saturday, June 2. This is the second year for the tour which has been well received by locals as well as several travel agencies and out of town guests. This year several new tour guides, including Rick Huhn, will be taking the mic to guide passengers through the history and lore of Henderson County.For the first time souvenirs of the tour will be available.A new trolley will be introduced for the tour in two weeks. Ariel, a Chance Trolley, has been purchased for the tour. Its previous home was in Memphis where it was named after the music performer Ray Stevens. It is being refurbished for the tour and other events.Eva Ritchey, creator of the Historic Hendersonville Tour is excited about beginning a second year. "A new season is always exciting. We learned a lot last year. This year we have increased our internet presence and as a result have received a great deal more interest from places like Charlotte and Knoxville. Our goal has always been to bring more tourists dollars to our area which helps everyone. We are hopeful that we can have an even better year than last year."John Pauwels, co-owner of The Trolley Company added, "We are glad that we can add the trolley experience to the tour. People seem to like a trolley being part of the tour. Although it would be less expensive we have no plans to use another type vehicle. The trolley makes it fun."The tour starts at The Hampton Inn in Hendersonville and begins at 9 a.m. and ends at 12:15 p.m. More information on the tour can be found online at thetrolleycompany.com.   Read Story »

Flat Rock Life

Flat Rock folk singer releases children's album

FLAT ROCK — Flat Rock singer songwriter Tom Fisch has released a new CD of children's songs called Songs For Kids.   Read Story »

Henderson County Life

Lightning features photos of all 61 top scholars

School Board members, administrators, principals and parents honored top scholars of the four county high schools and early college Tuesday night at Blue Ridge Community College. See the photo gallery.   Read Story »

Henderson County Life

Blue Ridge BBQ festival offering 3-hour free admission

TRYON — The popular Blue Ridge Barbecue festival is offering free admission from 11 a.m. to 2 p.m. on Friday, June 8, the first day of the festival.   Read Story »

Henderson County Life

'Today is not about opening the pool'

Veterans and their families and members of the community honored the nation's war dead on Monday during a Memorial Day service under sunny skies at Forest Lawn cemetery.   Read Story »

Edneyville Life

Mount Moriah dedicates new sanctuary

EDNEYVILLE — The Rev. Bryan Melton walked onto the brand new stage of the brand new church and was for a moment at a loss for words.   Read Story »

Hendersonville Life

Festival season sprouts with Garden Jubilee

City crews mowed and trimmed the new Gateway Park at the triangle of Church, Main and King.   Read Story »

Hendersonville Life

County to fly Betsy Ross flag this weekend

The Henderson County Historic Courthouse will fly a replica of the original flag of the 13 colonies, "Stars and Stripes", created by Betsy Ross in 1776, for Memorial Day weekend.   Read Story »

Flat Rock Life

LIGHTNING REVIEW: Death stings not singing nuns

One might surmise that the deaths of 52 nuns to food poisoning and the burial of 48, leaving four in the freezer to be deep-sixed when the order raises the money, would be an impossible setup for a grin-inducing musical comedy.   Read Story »

Life Archive