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Appeal for assault weapon ban fizzles

Henderson County News

Easement protects 82 acres near Lake Lure

LAKE LURE — Land in Rutherford County, which hosted the Lake Lure Camp for Girls beginning in 1927 and was home to the Camp Occoneechee Girl Scouts Camp since 1956, has been forever protected through a conservation easement by Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy (CMLC).   Read Story »

Henderson County News

YEAR IN REVIEW: Departures and arrivals in 2012

Two town managers, the county planning director, the longtime Carl Sandburg Home superintendent, the county's tourism promotions head and a key school administration figure were among the local people retiring or moving on in 2012.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

Pardee reports first baby of New Year

Pardee Hospital reported the first baby of 2013 was born early today.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

LIGHTNING EXCLUSIVE: YEAR OF THE PARK

Check out this week's Hendersonville Lightning on newsstands now for an exclusive look at how Henderson County and its towns and new businesses like Sierra Nevada are investing in parks and greenways in a big way. Our special report, 2013: Year of the Park, has all the details, plus maps and photos. It's only in the Hendersonville Lightning and only in print.   Read Story »

Hendersonville News

Local company to film movie here

The Obsidian Collective, a Hendersonville based film company, will begin filming a sci-fi suspense called "Shadows on the Wall" in western North Carolina in January.   Read Story »

Hendersonville News

Artist withdraws Main Street gateway project

Rejecting direction from the Hendersonville City Council to redesign his proposed public art piece for the corner of Main Street and Seventh Avenue, an Illinois sculptor has withdrawn his work from consideration.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

YEAR IN REVIEW: What made news in 2012

From the apple crop damage to the fiscal cliff of the Flat Rock Playhouse, 2012 was a year of ups and downs. Here is a roundup of the big news events of the year.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

Help local teacher win a Ford Escape

Barbara Stepp used her impressive record of driving Fords to make the finals in a contest for a 2013 Ford Escape.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

Elks Lodge announces essay winners

Six local school children won U.S. Savings Bonds for their essays in which they answered the question, "What Does the National Anthem Mean to Me?"   Read Story »

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