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Tree lighting, Olde Fashioned Christmas, parade arrive soon

Hendersonville’s collection of holiday events known as Home for the Holidays returns this year with festivities starting the day after Thanksgiving and running through year’s end.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

State revokes license of Shepherd funeral home

Thos. Shepherd & Son Funeral Directors, one of the oldest continuously operating businesses in Hendersonville, may have conducted its last service.   Read Story »

Horse Shoe News

Horse Shoe man sentenced to up to 15½ years in prison for drug trafficking

A 51-year-old Horse Shoe man was sentenced to up to 15½ years in prison after a Henderson County Superior Court jury convicted him of trafficking in opioids and methamphetamine, District Attorney R. Andrew Murray announced.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

Mills River Town Council OKs $75,000 for firefighter bonus pay

MILLS RIVER — In recognition of the dedicated service provided to the residents of Mills River throughout the Covid-19 pandemic, the Mills River Town Council last week appropriated $75,000 in funding to the fulltime firefighters, support staff and volunteers of Mills River Fire and Rescue.   Read Story »

Mills River News

Mills River's Ryan Mitchell named regional Teacher of the Year

Under the ruse of a Monday morning pep rally for a canned food drive, district administrators gathered the Mills River Elementary school community to surprise second grade teacher Ryan Mitchell with the news that he is the 2022 North Carolina Regional Teacher of the Year for the Western Region.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

Citing Covid spike, School Board reinstates mask mandate through grade 6

After hearing about a spike in coronavirus infections last week, the Henderson County School Board on Monday reversed its mask-optional rule for students, staff and visitors in pre-K through grade 6 and will require the face coverings once again starting the Monday after Thanksgiving.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

'I shot them both,' 27-year-old charged with killing his father and uncle tells 911

FLAT ROCK — A 27-year-old man is charged with first-degree murder in the shooting death Sunday night of his father and uncle at a home in the Beaumont subdivision off Kanuga Road, Henderson County Sheriff Lowell Griffin said in a news conference Monday morning.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

Two shot dead in domestic violence in Flat Rock

FLAT ROCK — Two people were shot dead Sunday night in what the sheriff described as a domestic disturbance in the Beaumont subdivision off Kanuga Road, the Henderson County Sheriff's Office said.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

Terry Ruscin, prolific author on local history, dies unexpectedly

Terry Ruscin, a researcher, writer and photographer who wrote a half dozen books about his adopted home of Hendersonville, died unexpectedly last week after suffering a medical issue while walking his dog, Lucy, friends said in numerous Facebook posts. He was 70.   Read Story »

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