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![Chalk It Up! creator Barbara Hughes says the sidewalk art contest creates lasting memories for the artists. ‘It’s tattooed inside their mind about how it felt and what they made — and if they won or not doesn’t really play into it.’ [KEVYN CARTER-LONG/Hendersonville Lightning]](../images/stories/2026/07/BarbaraHughes.jpeg) |
Chalk It Up! celebrates 30 years this weekendNews |
![Many Pines is one of three stops on the Flat Rock Preservation Celebration, a guided tour of historic properties. [CONTRIBUTED]](../images/stories/2026/07/ManyPines.jpg) |
Preservation Celebration features two historic homes, St. John in the WildernessYour Town |
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Don't miss this week's Hendersonville LightningNews |
![U.S. Rep. Chuck Edwards and his wife, Teresa, greet voters during the Hendersonville Fourth of July parade in 2022. [LIGHTNING FILE PHOTO]](../images/stories/2026/07/ChuckEdwardsTeresaEdwards.jpeg) |
Edwards sells McDonald's restaurantsFour Seasons Politics |
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Trump pardons local mechanic who sold devices to evade clean-air lawFour Seasons Politics |
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Paddling the French Broad just got easierEtowah Sports |
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NHHS graduate headlines Rhythm & Brews next weekYour Town |
![Jere Brittain stands next to a new plaque honoring his work to protect Mills River. [KEVYN CARTER-LONG/Hendersonville Lightning]](../images/stories/2026/07/0715MRHonors.jpg) |
Partnership honors Mills River community center founders and river protector Jere BrittainMills River Your Town |
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Ask Matt ... about First Baptist parking, BorgWarner's turbo unitsNews |
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City hosts free community splash day Aug. 8News |
![At left, Jayne Miller receives volunteer award from Richard Rhodes and Michelle Owens; right, Jamie Carpenter (right) receives the Debi Smith Award from Debi Smith. [PHOTO BY ASHLEY DOWNER]](../images/stories/2026/07/TDA.png) |
TDA honors Carpenter, Miller for service to tourismYour Town |
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State regulators OK city GO bonds, Carolina Village borrowingNews |
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Don't miss this week's Hendersonville LightningNews |
![Options to serve the small base of Etowah sewer customers include a new treatment plant or sending the effluent to existing plants operated by the Buncombe-based Metropolitan Sewer District or the city of Hendersonville. [HENDERSON COUNTY ENGINEER]](../images/stories/2026/07/EtowahOptions.jpeg) |
County faces wide funding gap in addressing Etowah sewer serviceNews |
![Beachgoers returned last month to Lake Lure, which was refilled earlier this year for the first time since Hurricane Helene in September 2024. This is its first season open to tourists since then. [WALKER LIVINGSTON/Carolina Public Press]](../images/stories/2026/07/IMG_8634-scaled.jpg) |
Lake Lure celebrates return of tourismBusiness |
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Parade celebrates America’s 250th birthday and small-town lifeNews |
