Free Daily Headlines

News

Set your text size: A A A

News

Mills River approves Jeffress Road townhome project

Longbranch attorney

Henderson County News

Foundation invites nominations for Sauer, Marlow awards

The Community Foundation of Henderson County is currently accepting nominations for its 2022 Richard C. and Vina L. Sauer Charitable Leadership Award and Dorothy “Dot” Dellinger Marlow Philanthropic Catalyst Award.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

Family and friends to remember George Wilkins Jr. in 'memorial roast'

Family members, friends and the Vagabond Nation will gather at 2 p.m. Saturday for a "memorial roast" of George Wilkins Jr., the longtime music director who died Nov. 24 at age 74.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

Deputies arrest eight, seek 11 more in hot merchandise for fentanyl ring

Detectives with the Henderson County Sheriff’s Office along with loss prevention teams from the Home Depot, Lowes and Wal-Mart conducted an investigation into retail theft involving a criminal enterprise that led to the sale and distribution of fentanyl in Henderson County.   Read Story »

North Carolina News

Unaffiliated voters now outnumber Democrats, Republicans

Unaffiliated voters have overtaken Democrats as the largest voting group in North Carolina, according to the latest data from the N.C. Board of Elections.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

State House resumes page program for high school juniors and seniors

Do you know a high school junior, or senior interested in learning more about state government and the legislature’s function?   Read Story »

Henderson County News

Overdose deaths in state spiked by 40% in 2020, DHHS says

An average of nine North Carolinians died each day from a drug overdose in 2020, a 40 percent increase from the previous year, the North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services announced Monday.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

Bill Drake, grocer, gun shop owner and county commissioner, dies at age 79

William T. “Bill” Drake, a Henderson County native and lifelong resident who served on the Board of Commissioners from 1978 until 1990, including eight years as chair, died Saturday, March 19, at Pardee Hospital after a lengthy battle with multiple myeloma. He was 79.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

Cane Creek clinic physician convicted of murder makes for a fascinating book

Imagine being a patient of a doctor, one whom you loved and trusted, one who also murdered and mutilated his own father.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

County honors Jay Jackson for cemetery preservation service

When the Henderson County Cemetery Advisory Committee was chartered in 2005, James Clyde "Jay" Jackson was elected its chair.   Read Story »

News Archive