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N.C. thanks Miller for honoring WWII veterans

Hendersonville News

LIGHTNING PHOTOS: King Apple Parade 2013

The North Carolina Apple Festival's King Apple Parade featured the usual lineup of fire trucks, bands and floats and this year a governor, which has not happened in a long, and a smattering of protesters holding signs about women's rights, voting rights and teacher pay.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

'You'll shoot your eye out': Playhouse seeks 'Ralphie'

Flat Rock Playhouse is holding auditions for children's roles for two upcoming productions, "Disney's Mulan Jr." and "A Christmas Story," including the classic role of Ralphie, the 10-year-old who dreams of owning an "Official Red Ryder Carbine-Action Two-Hundred-Shot Range Model Air Rifle."   Read Story »

Henderson County News

Rain chance back up to 60%

The chance of showers and thunderstorms climbs to 60 percent through Monday as the North Carolina Apple Festival brings thousands of visitors to downtown Hendersonville.   Read Story »

Hendersonville News

Gov. McCrory to ride in King Apple Parade

Gov. Pat McCrory is scheduled to ride in the King Apple parade at the North Carolina Apple Festival Monday, the first time in 21 years that an incumbent governor has visited Hendersonville for the festival.   Read Story »

Hendersonville News

'H'ville lights new gateway sign

Unnoticed amid the fuss over the fountain on the corner of Sixth and Main, the city moved ahead with two new gateway signs on westbound Seventh Avenue. One of the two signs was lighted for the first time on Thursday night, just in time for the 67th annual North Carolina Apple Festival.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

Local man charged with injuring baby

A 24-year-old Hendersonville man was charged with felony child abuse after an investigation that started when a woman told a deputy conducting a traffic stop "about an infant being hurt and needing an ambulance."   Read Story »

Hendersonville News

Mountain fountain pricetag comes in at $183,000

The pricetag for Hendersonville's Main Street mountain fountain has come in at $183,284.59 — a $100,000 cost overrun attributable in part to an underground pump system that the artist had not anticipated.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

Apple Festival 2013: Bicyclists ready to tackle 100-miler

The Four Seasons Rotary Club is launching the first Tour d'Apple event on Labor Day in conjunction with the North Carolina Apple Festival.   Read Story »

Saluda News

Maggie's Backyard Bash Friday, Sept. 6

The Backyard Bash at Maggie's in Saluda will be held on Friday, September 6 from 4 to 8 pm. The ad that ran in this week's Apple Festival Section of the Hendersonville Lightning did not specify a date. The owners of Maggie's confirmed the event will not be held tonight, but will be held next Friday, September 6.    Read Story »

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