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Steve Caraker, three-term council member who fought to save Grey Mill, dies

Dana News

Clear Creek, Upward elementary schools get new principals

New in the 2021-2022 school year, Dena Wolfe will be leading the pack at Clear Creek Elementary and Upward Elementary’s Eagles will be led by Michael Gates.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

Jeff Miller, who steered the council toward the center, won't seek re-election

Jeff Miller, who was largely responsible for steering the Hendersonville City Council to a more business-friendly position while also voting to preserve neighborhoods, won’t run for a third term on the council.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

Commissioners, employees thank Wyatt as he retires

Officially the director of business and community development, John Mitchell has spent eight years under County Manager Steve Wyatt doing thread-the-needle assignments.   Read Story »

Asheville News

Cooper visits plant that makes super-cold freezers that store Covid vax

Gov. Roy Cooper visited Thermo Fisher Scientific in Asheville Friday, where the company set up an on-site vaccine clinic for employees to receive their ovid-19 shot in partnership with the Buncombe County Department of Health and Human Services.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

Business consultant, innkeeper to file for City Council

Mike Baer, a staffing agency executive and innkeeper who has lived here for 22 years, plans to file for a seat on the Hendersonville City Council on Monday.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

First candidates file in city elections

Saying he hoped to improve city-maintained roads, incumbent Paul Hansen filed for re-election to the Laurel Park Town Council shortly after noon Friday, the first day of filing for this year's elections in Laurel Park and Hendersonville.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

First claim for compensation is filed in Ecusta Trail railbanking

The conversion of the Hendersonville-to-Brevard rail corridor to the Ecusta Trail edged close to a certainty when a federal agency issued a Notice of Interim Trail Use or Abandonment on Monday.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

Forest Service won't issue ginseng permits this year

Because of declines in the levels of the plant, the U.S. Forest Service won't issue permits for ginseng harvest this year.   Read Story »

North Carolina News

'No RINO here,' Edwards says of conservative voting award

"No RINO here," state Sen. Chuck Edwards says of his fourth consecutive “Conservative Excellence Award,” bestowed by the American Conservative Union Foundation based on voting records of legislators.   Read Story »

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