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Cooper appoints Moffitt to replace McGrady

Henderson County News

Jodie Williams named Go NAPSACC Teacher of the Year

Jodie Williams, an early childhood educator at Bell’s School for People Under Six in Fletcher, has been named Henderson County’s 2020 Go NAPSACC Teacher of the Year for her commitment in supporting the health of the county’s youngest residents.   Read Story »

North Carolina News

Here are candidates for N.C. Supreme Court, appeals court seats

RALEIGH — Three of seven seats on the North Carolina Supreme Court are on the ballot this year, including chief justice, who is also the state’s top court administrator.   Read Story »

Hendersonville News

Both parties denounce theft and destruction of campaign signs

Leaders of the Republican and Democratic parties are condemning theft and defacement of campaign signs, saying that the rash of vandalism is escalating beyond what the community has seen in past elections. Here are statements the Lightning received from the Republican Party chair and from a Democratic activist.   Read Story »

Hendersonville News

Taxpayer-supported Shop & Dine campaign moved to holiday season

In the late spring and early summer, the Henderson County Chamber of Commerce pitched a $25,000 promotion for restaurants and shops, telling elected leaders that the marketing and advertising push would boost hard-hit businesses through the summer season.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

Vandalism escalates as Election Day nears

Sign warfare is raging as party activists march into the stretch drive of a high-stakes presidential election that seems to be escalating vandalism on both sides.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

Delta's rain calls off farmers market, council conversation

The National Weather Service issued a flood watch for the area as tropical moisture from hurricane Delta spread over the region. The bad weather forced the city to call off the Saturday farmers market in the Historic Seventh Avenue District and to postpone a Council Conversation with council member Lyndsey Simpson.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

School system launches Covid-19 dashboard

The Henderson County school system has launched a Covid-19 dashboard that will report daily updates on coronavirus infections in schools.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

Park service offers Saturday porch talks at Sandburg home

The Carl Sandburg Home is offering outdoor ranger-led programs on Saturdays during October under guidance from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and state and local public health authorities.   Read Story »

North Carolina News

GOP taps Moffitt to finish McGrady's term

Republican leaders in Henderson County named Tim Moffitt to replace Rep. Chuck McGrady in the state House on Thursday night, giving the former legislator from Asheville the power of incumbency just four weeks before the Nov. 3 election.   Read Story »

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