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As call center frustration mounts, health director mulls waiting list

Henderson County News

Health Department working to fix call center problems

Although it upgraded its phone operation to try to accommodate an overwhelming number of calls seeking Covid-19 vaccination appointments, the Henderson County Department of Public Health said Wednesday morning that two problems had cropped up.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

Commissioners begin shaping 2021-22 budget

Henderson County commissioners are reviewing the county's current financial situation, getting their first look at budget requests and beginning the process to shape a new budget for the fiscal year beginning July 1. The Lightning will update the highlights during the daylong retreat.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

Some exult, others fume as clinics struggle to meet demand for vaccine

People in the newly expanded pool of eligibility hoping for a Covid-19 vaccine clearly fall into one of two camps. Those who get a shot exult. Those on hold fume.   Read Story »

North Carolina News

'Now is the time' for big bond issue for infrastructure, Cooper says

RALEIGH — Gov. Roy Cooper is again pushing for a multibillion-dollar infrastructure bond, but Republican leaders caution that North Carolina’s still-unsteady economy makes it impossible to tell whether it would be prudent.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

New chief justice moves swiftly to reopen NC courts

RALEIGH — Newly-sworn-in Chief Justice Paul Newby is wasting little time in getting North Carolina’s court system back up and running. In an order that went into effect Thursday, Jan. 14, Newby handed authority to local court systems to decide about reopening.   Read Story »

North Carolina News

No local residents implicated in Capitol insurrection, sheriff says

Although some Republican activists from Henderson County attended the Trump rally that ended in an insurrection at the U.S. Capitol, none is under investigation for any criminal activity, Sheriff Lowell Griffin said Monday.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

MLK Jr. Unity program celebrates African American businesses, schools

The 2021 Martin Luther King Jr. Unity Celebration evolved to a virtual program this year with a video celebration honoring the civil rights leader and celebrating Hendersonville's community of color during Jim Crow segregation.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

Bridge far enough helped seal deal for jet engine plant

At the International Paris Air Show, aerospace companies that sell aircraft and the parts that go into them mingle with well-funded buyers.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

GOOD JOB!/NEEDS WORK ... Jet engine plant comes in for a landing

Good job! Matt Matteson chronicled in detail in the Jan. 6 issue how industry recruiters from across the region, the North Carolina Commerce Department and Biltmore Farms owner Jack Cecil combined forces to land the Pratt & Whitney advanced manufacturing plant — a $650 million investment that will result in a 1-million-square-foot plant and 800 jobs paying $68,000 a year.   Read Story »

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