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Detectives arrest two after search warrant turns up cache of drugs

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Snow forecast gets deeper, in-person school out again

Schools Superintendent Mark Garrett put it in plain terms: The weather did not cooperate Thursday in efforts to clear roads and school driveways and parking lots and as a result, no school Friday, completing a full week of classroom learning lost with more snow days potentially to come next week.   Read Story »

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Edney Inn, Hog Rock and Pot Shoals roads, Lake Lure Marina get FEMA grants

A new round of disaster aid from FEMA will provide $4.5 million to fix Pot Shoals Road, $1.8 million for marine docks at Lake Lure and $1.61 million to repair Edney Inn Road and Hog Rock Road, roads in Edneyville and the Hickory Nut Gorge that were badly damaged by Hurricane Helene.   Read Story »

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Don't miss this week's Hendersonville Lightning

Don't miss this week's Hendersonville Lightning.   Read Story »

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Although 'things are looking better,' icy roads force schools into remote learning

"Things are looking better in Henderson County today," Mike Morgan, Henderson County's chief information officer, said in a Tuesday morning update on the ice storm that knocked out power to about a fifth of the households in the county and shut down schools and government offices for two days.   Read Story »

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Detectives will 'turn over every rock' to find other poisoning victims, sheriff says

Detectives are “going to try to turn over every rock and tie up every loose end” to find other victims if they exist of the woman accused of the poisoning death of two people and attempted poisoning of two others, Henderson County Sheriff Lowell Griffin says.   Read Story »

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Southern Henderson County could get almost an inch of ice; city imposes curfew

Updates from the National Weather Service show Hendersonville with the highest chance of any Western North Carolina city of getting a quarter inch of ice or more from the coming weather system. Southern Henderson County is in a purple zone, meaning it could get three-quarters of an inch of ice, potentially resulting in downed trees and utility lines and widespread power outages.   Read Story »

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Same poison linked to four alleged victims in murder, attempted murder case

The man a Hendersonville woman is accused of murdering in 2007 died from the same chemical investigators say was used to poison her two daughters and another man late last year, according to an amended death certificate.   Read Story »

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Nurse practitioners honor Four Seasons VP for outstanding service

The American Association of Nurse Practitioners honored Jamie Rouse, Four Seasons’ vice president of palliative care, with its 2026 State Award for Outstanding Contributions, the Hendersonville-based end-of-life care provider announced.   Read Story »

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Murder defendant is the mother of two alleged poisoning victims

The 52-year-old Hendersonville woman charged last week with two counts of murder and two counts of attempted murder is the mother of two women investigators identified as victims in the case, the Hendersonville Lightning has learned.   Read Story »

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