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Early voting for the Nov. 3 election across the state got under way Thursday as voters make their choices for U.S. Senate, the state Supreme Court, Congress and other offices.
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Artists and craft-makers throughout Henderson County will open their studio doors and invite the community during the annual Henderson County Open Studio Tour from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. Friday, Saturday and Sunday, Oct. 16-18.
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The ongoing detention of a Henderson County woman accused of using poison to murder two people, including one of her daughters, is difficult for her younger children to understand, her friend and former business associate said Thursday.
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Four candidates are running for two seats on the Hendersonville City Council. Terms are four years.
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In Fletcher, incumbent Amber McKinney faces challenger John Brandon Olsen for the District 1 Town Council seat. Mayor Preston Blakely and District 4 council member Trevor C. Lance are running unopposed.
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The Lightning Voter Guide is on the street!
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In state House District 113, the smaller of the two House districts in Henderson County, Democrat John Morgan of Saluda is challenging four-term incumbent Rep. Jake Johnson, who lives in Columbus. Johnson did not respond to the Lightning’s candidate survey.
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On the whole Democrats did a poor job fielding candidates for local offices in 2026, ceding nine Henderson County and judicial district offices to the Republican Party without a fight, including two judgeships, three Board of Commissioners seats, district attorney, clerk of superior court, register of deeds and sheriff.
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The National Weather Service issued a flash flood warning for eastern Henderson County Sunday as the remnants of Tropical Storm Isaiasis pounded the region with rain.
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