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VOTER GUIDE: District Court Judge Q&A

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VOTER GUIDE: House 117 Q&A

The N.C. House 117 primary election features a first-time candidate, a second-time candidate and a nine-time candidate vying to fill the seat that Rep. Tim Moffitt vacated to run for the state Senate.   Read Story »

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Community Foundation awards $577,900 in scholarships

The Community Foundation of Henderson County announced that it has awarded 264 scholarships worth a total of $577,900 to graduating high school seniors and other students.   Read Story »

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LIGHTNING EDITORIAL: City Planning Board obstructs worthy projects

Proximity to medical offices, a fitness center, supermarkets and other shops, a flat piece of property on a major thoroughfare and affordable rent would be a good start if we were listing the right assets for a senior housing development in Hendersonville.   Read Story »

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Black panther legend, 'ill-fated prank' led to accidental fatal shooting, D.A. says

A fatal shooting that involved an "ill-fated plan to play a prank," two shooters mistaking a woman's flatulence for a black panther's growl, the sound of a stick breaking and a dozen expired eggs was "a tragic and heart-wrenching accident" that will not be prosecuted as a crime, District Attorney Andrew Murray announced Tuesday.   Read Story »

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County manager unveils $178M budget; Lapsley wants tax cut

Presenting his first spending blueprint as the county's top administrator, County Manager John Mitchell on Monday night recommended a $178.4 million budget fiscal year 2022-23 budget that keeps the property tax rate at 56.1 cents per $100 valuation.   Read Story »

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'Rooftop Cops' will raise money for Special Olympics

Eschewing superstition, Hendersonville police officers will be on top of the world — or at least atop the Highlands Square Chick-fil-A — on Friday the 13th to raise money for the Henderson County Special Olympics.   Read Story »

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House 117 candidates talk Ecusta Trail, taxes, Medicaid expansion

The three Republican candidates for the open N.C. House 117 seat made their pitches during a Chamber of Commerce forum on Thursday morning and tackled questions about the Ecusta Trail, Medicaid expansion and the corporate income tax.   Read Story »

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Pardee, Southeastern Sports Med providing physicals

Pardee UNC Health Care and Southeastern Sports Medicine and Orthopedics will once again administer sports physicals for local student-athletes who attend 22 middle and high schools in the area, Pardee announced last week.   Read Story »

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Parkway fire 50% contained

Firefighters have made good progress on the Barnett Branch Fire which has been burning in rough terrain on the Pisgah National Forest off the Blue Ridge Parkway near the Pisgah Inn since Wednesday, the U.S. Forest Service said.   Read Story »

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