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Planning board takes up Haywood Road rezoning today

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Meet Lightning 'ground crew' Friday

Come meet associate editor Amy Beddingfield McCraw and AskMatt columnist Matt Matteson and me, Hendersonville Lightning founder and editor Bill Moss, at an open house from 2 to 4 p.m. Friday, Oct. 10, at Lightning headquarters, 138 Joel Wright Drive, at South Park Plaza at Greenville Highway.   Read Story »

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Church Street repaving on track for Nov. 10 completion, DOT says

Motorists tired of the bone-jarring ride of Church Street are likely wondering what happened to the repaving job originally scheduled for 2024.   Read Story »

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Announcing first flu death, state DHHS urges people to get shots

The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services on Friday announced the first reported flu-related death of the 2025-2026 flu season, an adult in the western part of the state who died due to complications of flu during the first week of October. To protect the privacy of the family, no additional information will be released, the agency said.   Read Story »

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Remains of Luther Rhodes, a Marine casualty at Guadalcanal, coming home

Marvin Rhodes lost hope a few years ago that he would ever find the remains of his brother, Luther, who died fighting the Japanese in World War II.   Read Story »

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AdventHealth names new president/CEO

Daniel Tryon, most recently president of multiple hospitals owned by Kettering Health in Ohio, has been named president and CEO for AdventHealth Hendersonville and AdventHealth Polk, the health care provider announced.   Read Story »

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County breaks ground on $173M judicial center

Henderson County commissioners and administrators, Sheriff Lowell Griffin and contractors pitched shovels of dirt on Tuesday to mark the ceremonial start of the costliest capital project in county history by far — the $173.5 million jail addition and courthouse expansion.   Read Story »

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Johnson Farm to reopen Barn Loft Museum at Fall Fun Day

Historic Johnson Farm is hosting a Farm Fun Day from 1 to 5 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 18, featuring weavers, wagon rides, tours of the farm and the grand reopening of the Barn Loft Museum.   Read Story »

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AdventHealth hosts Pink Breast Cancer Remembrance Walk

More than 100 breast cancer patients, their families and friends gathered on Monday at AdventHealth Hendersonville for the Propelled by Pink Breast Cancer Remembrance Walk and Time of Hope and Remembrance, where stories of survivorship and loss were shared in a space filled with empathy and encouragement.    Read Story »

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Nominations open for Education Hall of Fame

The Henderson County Education Foundation is accepting nominations through Jan. 7 for the 2026 Education Hall of Fame, the nonprofit announced.   Read Story »

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