Laurel Park Highway at Hebron Road closed Monday for tree removal

Henderson County News

Two women plead guilty in separate murder cases

A 33-year-old Hendersonville woman was sentenced to at least 30 years in prison after pleading guilty to charges arising from the shooting death of her boyfriend and a 51-year-old mother pleaded guilty to the stabbing death of her 5-year-old daughter in a recent term of Henderson County Superior Court.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

Knitters for military personnel reach milestone

The local Handcrafted Items for our Troops, which calls itself the HIT Squad, recently celebrated a production achievement.   Read Story »

Edneyville News

Commissioners hear from apple country on sewer plant, 2045 comp plan

The Henderson County Board of Commissioners took its regular monthly meeting to Edneyville Wednesday where it heard from citizens concerned about the impact planned sewer service and the 2045 comprehensive plan will have on the community.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

Season of Giving is on the street

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Henderson County News

School Board members defend decision to defy calendar law

Henderson County School Board members are strongly defending their vote to defy state law and adopt a 2023-34 school calendar that starts classes next Aug. 14, two weeks earlier than the state allows.   Read Story »

News Archive

• Don't miss this week's Hendersonville Lightning (327)       Comments
• LOCAL BRIEFS: Blue Ridge Brass, book release in Flat Rock, youth club collecting toys       Comments
• Young artists' work will adorn bridges on widened Interstate 26       Comments
• Cyclo-Cross Grand Prix comes to Jackson Park this weekend       Comments
• DAR honors Revolutionary War hero Matthew Maybin and his descendants       Comments
• Edwards announces chief of staff for 11th Congressional District       Comments
• Operation Christmas Child dropoff opens       Comments
• LOCAL BRIEFS: Santa aboard a fire truck, toys for youth, holiday garden sale       Comments
• Couple settles in here after rescue from Hurricane Ian       Comments
• Community Foundation bestows top awards       Comments
• What to do today? Check out Tails in Town       Comments
• Nicole bringing high winds, heavy rain to the mountains       Comments
• Parent-power, GOP palm-card candidates sweep School Board seats       Comments
• LIGHTNING EDITORIAL: Outlaw School Board sets a poor example       Comments
• It's time to recycle campaign signs       Comments
• Moffitt, Balkcom win NC Senate, House seats       Comments
• Edwards elected to Congress       Comments
• Egolf, Norman, Dale elected to school board       Comments
• Hensley rebuts 'incorrect and disparaging' comments from Andreotta; commissioner responds       Comments
• 'Speak Out for Kids' focuses on child care shortage       Comments
• Investors buy Honeycrisps baseball team       Comments
• Commissioners commit the last of county's $22.8M rescue plan award       Comments
• Gentrification warning sinks zoning change for mixed use on Seventh Avenue       Comments
• Hendersonville hires new city clerk       Comments
• Courthouse will be "greenlighted" this week       Comments
• LOCAL BRIEFS: Girl Scouts achieve Gold, golf winners, Ladies Aid Society       Comments
• Ecusta Trail details emerge as engineers reach design benchmark       Comments
• Today's the last day to vote early; here's sample ballots       Comments
• Interested in parking permit? City is hosting meetings       Comments
• KnollsCam: Bobcat roams the woods, feasts on squirrels       Comments