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Veterans Healing Farm will be a telehealth outpost

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City announces grand opening of Brooklyn Community Garden

After three years of fundraising, planning, community building and garden workdays, the Brooklyn Community Garden expansion and revitalization is near completion. The city of Hendersonville is inviting the public to the grand opening of the garden at 4 p.m. Thursday, March 20.   Read Story »

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Woman who lost her parents, aunt to Helene announces memorial service

Cristy Matheson turns to prayer on the days she feels overwhelmed by the sudden death of her parents and aunt during Hurricane Helene.   Read Story »

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'Disaster tourists' warned to stay off closed roads in Gerton and Bat Cave

So-called disaster tourists are causing a problem on the closed roads of Gerton and Bat Cave, where only residents, road crews, contractors, emergency responders and other authorized personnel are allowed, the sheriff's office says.   Read Story »

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Fired deputy gets suspended sentence for wounding man who was acting out

A terminated Henderson County sheriff’s deputy received a suspended prison sentence after pleading guilty on Tuesday to shooting and wounding an autistic man who was banging on his sheriff’s cruiser in the parking lot of Brittany Place apartments, District Attorney Andrew Murray announced.   Read Story »

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Nominations open for North Carolina Award

Nominations are being accepted through April 1 for the 2025 North Carolina Award, the highest civilian honor bestowed by the state.   Read Story »

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Delayed one day, Lightning in subscribers' mailboxes today

A production problem at our printing facility delayed the Lightning's press run on Tuesday, meaning this week's issue will be on the street Thursday and in subscribers' mailboxes on Friday instead of Thursday.   Read Story »

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Chamber honors Cam Boyd, Helene Heroes and business stars

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Loss of large packer 'a major setback for the entire county'

EDNEYVILLE — A fire that spread from outdoor apple boxes into a giant indoor storage space destroyed Apple Wedge Packers on Friday, demolishing one of the largest packing operations in the county and dealing another crippling blow to an industry still reeling from Hurricane Helene.   Read Story »

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Documentary maker hosts forum on landslides, floods

The Center for Cultural Preservation, which produced the award-winning film Come Hell or High Water, Remembering the Great Flood of 1916, will a forum at 2 p.m. Saturday, Feb. 15, entitled Historic Floods and Landslides: What Have We Learned?   Read Story »

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