State announces safety precautions for congressional runoff voting

Henderson County News

Cawthorn hosts tailgate event to support restaurants and shops

Congressional candidate Madison Cawthorn is hosting the nonpartisan Great American Tailgate event from 1 to 3 p.m. today to rally support for downtown restaurants and shops.   Read Story »

Hendersonville News

City may close Main Street on weekends to expand outdoor dining

The city of Hendersonville is exploring the idea of closing Main Street on weekends in order to help restaurants and shops expand into that space and reopen under social distancing rules.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

Man sentenced for death of woman who was set on fire

A 33-year-old Hendersonville man was sentenced to almost 23 years in prison after he pleaded guilty to charges of dousing the victim with gasoline, District Attorney Greg Newman announced. The victim, who was set on fire, was treated in a burn unit until she died six months after the attack.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

County terminates state of emergency

The Henderson County Board of Commissioners on Friday terminated the state of emergency the county had initially issued on March 14.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

AdventHealth helps council trim Meals on Wheels wait list

What began as a series of conversations exploring creative solutions to better serve homebound older adults became reality when the first official meals from AdventHealth were delivered to several Meals on Wheels clients this week.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

Biltmore Estate, N.C. Arboretum announce ourdoor access, Blue Ridge Parkway to reopen

Three popular destinations, the Biltmore Estate and the North Carolina Arboretum, announced they will permit limited access to outdoor areas on Saturday, the first day of the phase 1 reopening plan Gov. Roy Cooper laid out this week. The Blue Ridge Parkway, meanwhile, announced it would reopen to motor vehicles on Saturday.   Read Story »

Hendersonville News

City honors Tammie Drake, who is retiring as city clerk

Tammie Drake, who has served as Hendersonville's city clerk for the past 25 years, was honored Thursday night for her "impressive legacy of public service to her hometown," including supporting the work and goals of four mayors and 17 City Council members, "coaching, leading and taming four city managers," taking minutes and archiving them in a searchable form and ordering meals and snacks for council members and staff and providing "limitless tissues, beverages and condiments."   Read Story »

News Archive

• BRCC nursing graduates pinned in drive-by ceremony     Comments
• N.C. identifies facilities with covid outbreaks   Comments
• Legislators call on Cooper to allow camps to open next month     Comments
• East senior implores School Board, commissioners to salvage graduation     Comments
• School leaders are 'there with them' as seniors, parents express heartbreak     Comments
• Brevard man sentenced to prison in death of 4-year-old     Comments
• Phase 1 of reopening starts Friday, Cooper says     Comments
• County climbs to 200 cases, 20 deaths     Comments
• Coronavirus kills Playhouse season     Comments
• Impatient with stay-at-home order, commissioners again seek local flexibility     Comments
• Send more money, commissioners tell legislators     Comments
• Chamber announces Athena award nominees     Comments
• Coronavirus upends traditional campaigning     Comments
• Four Seasons starts separate covid wing     Comments
• Edwards tacks Buncombe tourism aid onto statewide pandemic relief bill     Comments
• Business owners push back on lengthy post-covid reopening plan     Comments
• Studio Confidential offers inside look at artists' work spaces     Comments
• Garden Jubilee is out downtown; will take place at shops and nurseries     Comments
• Advent to resume surgeries, other procedures next week     Comments
• Blue Ridge Honor Flight feeds medical front line     Comments
• Brian Center is starting a covid care unit     Comments
• Hendersonville man sentenced to 17½ years on child porn charges     Comments
• Cases approach 200, deaths at 20 in latest reporting     Comments
• School system plans drive-thru diploma procession, other honors for graduates   Comments
• N.C. still needs trendline of new cases to drop     Comments
• Businesses, church serving free lunch on 'Lift Your Spirit Day'     Comments
• Spotting the silver lining in coronavirus clouds     Comments
• Spared a coronavirus surge, hospitals starting to reopen for business     Comments
• Legislature starts work on Covid relief bills     Comments
• Contractor may have to remove deck with a view     Comments