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Early voting starts Thursday with only one location

Henderson County's early voting will proceed as planned starting Thursday, Oct. 17, with only one voting site, the Board of Elections Office, 75 E. Central St., off Spartanburg Highway.   Read Story »

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Bear season opens in Nantahala forest, delayed in Pisgah

Bear-hunting season kicks off on Monday, Oct. 14, and the USDA Forest Service welcomes state-licensed hunters to return to the Croatan, Uwharrie and Nantahala National Forests. Opening of bear-hunting season in the Pisgah National Forest will be temporarily delayed as the Forest Service continues to conduct assessments and clear roads to recreation areas and infrastructure.   Read Story »

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Chief justice extends court filings relief through Oct. 28

Chief Justice Paul Newby on Friday issued an emergency order extending relief for the Hurricane Helene-impacted region including Henderson and 12 otheer counties.   Read Story »

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WRECKED ROADS: 5,400 sites, 450 bridges damaged or destroyed

NCDOT workers have identified more than 5,400 damaged sites and more than 450 damaged bridges as crews chip away at the massive job of getting Western North Carolina traffic moving after Hurricane Helene.   Read Story »

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Resource hub moves to McAbee Court warehouse

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City grants free parking through Oct. 31

In response to Hurricane Helene, everyone gets free parking downtown through October, the city announced on Facebook. Safety-related violations will still be enforced, and citations will be issued for all the usual infractions.   Read Story »

News Archive

• Edwards announces mobile office visits     Comments
• City and county lift curfew     Comments
• School system names Principal of the Year       Comments
• Foundation postpones Women Helping Women fundraiser     Comments
• Water is up and running countywide, city announces     Comments
• The Lightning is free at these racks     Comments
• Schools to reopen Tuesday     Comments
• The Lightning is free at these racks     Comments
• Tens of thousands of trees, more than 30 mudslides wreck parkway     Comments
• County says it has enough hurricane donations     Comments
• Jury convicts grandson in murder of Dixie Diner owner       Comments
• Death toll climbs to 7, hundreds of structures damaged or destroyed     Comments
• Here's how to get help     Comments
• TOUCHDOWN JESUS: Hundreds fill stadium stands to renew spirit post-storm     Comments
• U.S. Rep. Edwards's Update No. 9       Comments
• Tillis warns against 'political posturing, finger-pointing, conspiracy theories'       Comments
• 'Everyone got wiped out,' Bat Cave survivor says       Comments
• State forests remain closed       Comments
• Parts of parkway sustain 'catastrophic' damage       Comments
• Optimum giving customers a month's credit     Comments
• Half the county remains without power     Comments
• County will pick up storm debris at curbside     Comments
• Dogwood announces $30M in Helene relief grants     Comments
• Tillis, Budd issue statement on Helene response       Comments
• Recovery turns to communities cut off by landslides     Comments
• Mobile home park residents thankful to be alive after flood       Comments
• City leaders report on historic flood     Comments
• County to pick up curbside storm debris       Comments
• All city staff repurposed in disaster recovery       Comments
• Flock of relief flights to AVL triggers limit on general aviation landings       Comments