Helene forces school calendar changes

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Voter Guide is on the street, in mailboxes

Henderson County's only comprehensive local Voter Guide is on the street.   Read Story »

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Nearly 1,000 properties damaged or destroyed, with many more expected

Damage assessments of a third of the county found that nearly 1,000 structures were either destroyed or sustained major damage when Hurricane Helene hit Henderson County, county officials said Wednesday.   Read Story »

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New traffic pattern as early voting opens

Henderson County's early voting will proceed as planned starting Thursday, Oct. 17, with only one voting site, the Board of Elections Office, 75 E. Central St., off Spartanburg Highway.   Read Story »

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'Mary from Virginia' modeled volunteer spirit

When he heard about “Mary from Virginia,” a faithful disaster relief volunteer at Etowah Elementary School, schools Superintendent Mark Garrett assumed Mary was a transplant from the commonwealth to our north.   Read Story »

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Bear season opens in Nantahala forest, delayed in Pisgah

Bear-hunting season kicks off on Monday, Oct. 14, and the USDA Forest Service welcomes state-licensed hunters to return to the Croatan, Uwharrie and Nantahala National Forests. Opening of bear-hunting season in the Pisgah National Forest will be temporarily delayed as the Forest Service continues to conduct assessments and clear roads to recreation areas and infrastructure.   Read Story »

News Archive

• League announces new location for School Board forum       Comments
• NC Forest Service waives burn permit requirement     Comments
• Chief justice extends court filings relief through Oct. 28       Comments
• WRECKED ROADS: 5,400 sites, 450 bridges damaged or destroyed     Comments
• Resource hub moves to McAbee Court warehouse       Comments
• NCDHHS helps Helene-impacted restaurants reopen       Comments
• City grants free parking through Oct. 31     Comments
• Edwards announces mobile office visits     Comments
• City and county lift curfew     Comments
• School system names Principal of the Year       Comments
• Foundation postpones Women Helping Women fundraiser     Comments
• Water is up and running countywide, city announces     Comments
• The Lightning is free at these racks     Comments
• Schools to reopen Tuesday     Comments
• The Lightning is free at these racks     Comments
• Tens of thousands of trees, more than 30 mudslides wreck parkway     Comments
• County says it has enough hurricane donations     Comments
• Jury convicts grandson in murder of Dixie Diner owner       Comments
• Death toll climbs to 7, hundreds of structures damaged or destroyed     Comments
• Here's how to get help     Comments
• TOUCHDOWN JESUS: Hundreds fill stadium stands to renew spirit post-storm     Comments
• U.S. Rep. Edwards's Update No. 9       Comments
• Tillis warns against 'political posturing, finger-pointing, conspiracy theories'       Comments
• 'Everyone got wiped out,' Bat Cave survivor says       Comments
• State forests remain closed       Comments
• Parts of parkway sustain 'catastrophic' damage       Comments
• Optimum giving customers a month's credit     Comments
• Half the county remains without power     Comments
• County will pick up storm debris at curbside     Comments
• Dogwood announces $30M in Helene relief grants     Comments