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Covid-19 cases remain steady in county while climbing statewide

Henderson County News

People ‘are looking for experience and return to normalcy,’ Davis says

When he was a student at Appalachian State in Boone, Moe Davis's friends introduced him to a natural feature in the 11th Congressional District.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

‘I want to get government power out of our lives,’ Cawthorn says

Madison Cawthorn, a native of Henderson County, has a compelling personal biography that starts with deep family roots in the mountains, veers into a horrific car crash at age 18 that nearly killed him and left him partially paralyzed and focused his ambition on what he describes as a need to “save my country.”   Read Story »

Mills River News

Gallon jug shatters windshield of Jeep flying Trump flag

Although Andy Brogden understands that "there's bad people on both sides" in one of the more tense election years in recent times, the physical attack he and his family survived went beyond stolen signs and defaced property.   Read Story »

Dana News

Developer seeks OK for long-term care facilities

A developer has applied for a zoning permit to build a 53-bed one-story assisted living center and a three-story 80-bed independent living facility on McMurray Road off South Allen Road.   Read Story »

Hendersonville News

Don't miss this week's Hendersonville Lightning (259)

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

Etowah News

First Contact plans 'Giddy-Up Fandango' on Saturday

First Contact Addiction Ministries is hosting a fundraising festival from 3 to 9 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24, at Stony Brook Farms, a new event venue on 50 acres in Etowah.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

Voter turnout already at 35 percent in county

Eight days before Election Day and with five days remaining in early voting, voter turnout in Henderson County is approaching 50 percent. As of Saturday, 41,574 voters of the county's total voter roll of 87,089 had cast ballots — or 48 percent.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

Decimal point flub costs manufacturing plant $275,000 in property taxes

Although a decimal point error cost a manufacturing plant $275,000 in property taxes it should not have owed, Henderson County won't refund the money. While Henderson County commissioners expressed sympathy for the Meritor Corp., one of the community's most respected industrial citizens, they said they were constrained by the state laws governing property tax collection and refunds.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

COUNTY NAMES SHERIFF'S OFFICE FOR DEPUTY HENDRIX

The Henderson County sheriff's headquarters will be named for Ryan Hendrix, the sheriff's deputy who died in the line of duty on Sept. 10 responding to a call of a car break-in and shots fired in Mountain Home.   Read Story »

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