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Movie fans can become critics for a day

Local film lovers for the first time here can be part of an international viewing and judging experience when Flat Rock Cinema presents the 18th annual Manhattan Short Film Festival on Sunday and Monday, Sept. 27-28.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

Storehouse moves to bigger quarters

Founded 15 years ago to feed needy older folks, the Storehouse has expanded over the years to serve families, providing food, coats and blankets.   Read Story »

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Whitley Drugs moves down Greenville Hwy.

Joining the exodus of merchants and other tenants ahead of a bulldozer, Whitley Drugs has moved across and down the street.   Read Story »

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Ask Matt ... about Kellogg Center, 'Green River,' rental store

Matt Matteson, the Lightning's intrepid research, answers readers' questions.   Read Story »

Hendersonville News

LIGHTNING PHOTOS: Cross-state bicycle tour overnights here

Neither rain nor a frosty morn nor downhill hairpin turns stayed more than a thousand intrepid riders from finishing the first leg of the Mountains to Coast bicycle tour, pedaling from Waynesville to Hendersonville on Sunday.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

Local GOP applauds Meadows role in speaker's demise

While it’s impossible to predict exactly how the leadership battle to replace House Speaker John Boehner will play out, one thing is clear. The speaker’s resignation, announced Friday morning, has vindicated the effort by U.S. Rep. Mark Meadows to remove the speaker and vaulted the second-term 11th District representative into a very powerful position.   Read Story »

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Garbage truck catches fire on I-26

The driver escaped injury when a garbage truck carrying recycled cardboard caught fire and became fully engulfed in flames on I-26 just east of the Upward Road interchange on Thursday afternoon.   Read Story »

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Power line foes challenge Duke's energy demand forecast

Based on research that challenges Duke Energy's electric usage projections, an Edneyville group issued a 12-page report on Thursday asserting that the utility's proposed foothills transmission line is unnecessary.   Read Story »

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Woman with gun being evaluated

A woman who was taken into custody for having a gun on the campus of North Henderson High School and Apple Valley Middle School has been taken to Pardee Hospital for evaluation, the sheriff's spokesman said.   Read Story »

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