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LIGHTNING EDITORIAL: Commissioners abdicate leadership on Covid

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COVID CARE BURNOUT: 'I can't do it anymore. I'm leaving.'

Henderson County Commissioner Daniel Andreotta wants people to appreciate and thank the nurses, CNAs and other caregivers who are suffering burnout from the physical and emotional hardship of the Covid-19 response that has now endured for 18 months.   Read Story »

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ZONING BOARD DENIES PERMIT FOR SELF-STORAGE FACILITY

The Henderson County Zoning Board of Adjustment on Wednesday night denied a zoning permit for a 1,000-unit self-storage facility on Crab Creek Road, ending the county board's role in a contentious process that consumed more than 11 hours over three different meetings.   Read Story »

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Don't miss this week's Hendersonville Lightning (295)

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

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Murray, the appointed D.A., will run for the job next year

Andrew Murray, the veteran prosecutor appointed to lead the district attorney’s office here after D.A. Greg Newman was ousted, plans to run for the seat in next year’s election.   Read Story »

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School Board delays acting on naming HHS auditorium for Tom Orr

After hearing from many former students who passionately urged the board to name the HHS auditorium for Tom Orr, the School Board delayed action in favor of a more formal process to consider nominatations from the school's students, faculty and alumni and the public.   Read Story »

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School Board continues mask mandate

Fifty people, including U.S. Rep. Madison Cawthorn, showed up to speak in person to the Henderson County School Board Monday on two emotional topics: the school mask mandate and the campaign to name the renovated Hendersonville High School for Thomas E. "Tom" Orr, the longtime theater teacher, senior play director and promoter of the community and its history.   Read Story »

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LOCAL BRIEFS: Rhythm & Brews, Train Tales, Bells Across America

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Community remembers Sept. 11 victims and heroes

The sky was blue and the air crisp, much like that morning 20 years ago, when an audience made up mostly of first responders gathered at the Historic Courthouse plaza at 8:30 Saturday morning.   Read Story »

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EHHS students planted crosses for every 9/11 victim

On the morning of Friday, Sept. 10, students at East Henderson High filed out from their classrooms to gather solemnly around their school’s entryway, to the sound of "Taps" being played by a classmate.   Read Story »

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