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Firefighters battled large brush fire in Edneyville Friday night

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Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall is here Nov. 8-12

In recognition of their service, veterans are invited to ride in antique and classic cars, trucks, jeeps and military vehicles to Veterans Day services at Forest Lawn Memorial Park Saturday, Nov. 11. In other Veterans Day-related events, the Vietnam Traveling Memorial Wall will be at the Veterans Healing Farm Nov. 8-12, veterans and their families can hear an update on the Veterans Wall of Honor and veterans get a free drive-thru carwash at Autobell.   Read Story »

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Bear activity closes Gorges State Park campground

The campground at Gorges State Park in Transylvania County will be temporarily closed beginning Nov. 2 due to black bear activity in the area.   Read Story »

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Edwards condemns UNCA's 'Until We're All Free' event

U.S. Congressman Chuck Edwards on Thursday condemned the “Until We’re All Free” event funded by taxpayer dollars scheduled for noon Friday on the campus of the University of North Carolina Asheville and urged the university to cancel the event that he said is designed to normalize and espouse hateful anti-Semitic rhetoric.   Read Story »

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City Council proclaims November Homeless Youth Awareness Month.

Hendersonville’s City Council on Thursday proclaimed November as Homeless Youth Awareness Month during its regular monthly meeting.   Read Story »

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Jeff Miller appointed to City Council

Hendersonville’s City Council on Thursday appointed former council member Jeff Miller to fill a seat on council left vacant when member Jerry Smith resigned in October.   Read Story »

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Don’t miss this week’s Hendersonville Lightning

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

Treat Street

Hendersonville News

Treat Street draws a crowd to Main Street for Halloween (2)

Children and their parents dressed up for Halloween Tuesday and roamed Hendersonville’s Main Street in search of treats and a good time.   Read Story »

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NC Writers Network "In the Company of Writers"

Wed 11/2 - 7-9 PM - North Carolina Writers Network & The Brandy Bar + Cocktails present MEAGAN LUCAS as their next author in their series “In the Company of Writers.” The program offers a series of personal and conversational dialogues featuring guest writers/poets followed by an open mic forum. These inspirational gatherings will elucidate and entertain those attending. The guest author speaks from 7-8 PM with an open mic from 8 -9 PM. The Chicago blues music of “Hollywood Johnny Cosgrove” welcomes you, continues during intermission, and closes the evening. Sign-ups for the open mic visit: https://thebrandybar.com/writers-open-mic/ Author of the award-winning novel, Songbirds and Stray Dogs and the collection, Here in the Dark, Meagan Lucas is also Editor-in-Chief of Reckon Review. Her short stories are Pushcart, Best of the Net, Derringer, and Canadian Crime Writers’ Award of Excellence nominated, and she won the 2017 Scythe Prize for Fiction. Her short story “The MonstMeer Beneath” was noted as Distinguished in 2023 Best American Mystery and Suspense. Songbirds and Stray Dogs was North Carolina’s selection for the Library of Congress Center for the Book’s 2022 Route 1 Reads program. Meagan teaches Creative Writing at Robert Morris University and in the Great Smokies Writing Program at UNC-A. Born and raised on a small island in Northern Ontario, she now lives in Flat Rock, NC.   Read Story »

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Balkcom announces re-election campaign

State Rep. Jennifer Balkcom on Tuesday announced her candidacy for re-election to the state Legislature representing North Carolina’s House District 117.   Read Story »

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