NPS repaving 25 miles of Blue Ridge Parkway

Henderson County News

City names Ward deputy fire chief

Justin S. Ward, who previously held the position of fire marshal of Hendersonville, has been promoted to deputy fire chief, the city announced.   Read Story »

Mills River News

Jere Brittain: Shipwrecked in Upper Mills River

The big storm Sunday before last left us on auxiliary electric power and without landline phone service.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

Stay-at-home order forces changes in popular downtown events

The coronavirus shutdown has forced changes in downtown Hendersonville's popular spring events, including the popular Bearfootin’ Artwalk Bear Reveal and the opening concert of the Rhythm & Brews music series.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

County has no new cases or deaths for two days

Henderson County made a big upgrade in its coronavirus web page on Friday, adding greater detail on the numbers of Covid-19 cases and deaths, a day-by-day timeline of cases and a breakdown of infections by age, race, gender and zip code.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

Pair rented U-haul for furniture theft, deputies say

Henderson County sheriff’s deputies charged two South Carolina men with multiple breaking and entering felonies after a real estate agency reported a theft in progress in the Finley Cove Road area.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

Shipmans seek OK for a major hotel-condo development at Cedars

The property owners and architect Tamara Peacock have submitted an ambitious plan to renovate the historic Cedars event space and add a new hotel and condo development around it at the corner of North Church Street and Seventh Avenue West.   Read Story »

News Archive

• Calendar flexibility would allow Aug. 17 school start       Comments
• Measures have helped county avoid hospital surge, AdventHealth leader says       Comments
• White supremacist meth dealer sent to prison       Comments
• Governor extends stay-home order through May 8       Comments
• LIGHTNING PHOTOS: Neighbors thank doctors, nurses, essentials       Comments
• Radio broadcaster's donation sparks IAM Stimulus Check Challenge       Comments
• Testing crucial before reopening, retailers say       Comments
• Paper or plastic? That's no longer a choice       Comments
• Tree snaps power pole, knocks out power, blocks road       Comments
• Highland Lake Road project not among jettisoned NCDOT projects       Comments
• County, towns brace for sales tax blood bath       Comments
• Seniors endure a spring without traditions       Comments
• National Day of Prayer goes virtual       Comments
• Asheville metro among hardest hit in economy shutdown       Comments
• Long-term care connection accounts for high mortality rate in county       Comments
• Infections rise to 145     Comments
• We're in business (if not business as usual), Realtors say       Comments
• Here are members of the post-Covid reopening panel       Comments
• Campfire Grill reopens with ready-to-reheat takeout menu       Comments
• Here's the letter county wrote seeking authority to reopen business       Comments
• Rep. Johnson endorses local authority to reopen business       Comments
• Physician calls for more transparency about county's Covid-19 statistics       Comments
• LIGHTNING PHOTOS: First responders honor 'Elvi' Foster in drive-by visitation       Comments
• Cooper outlines conditions needed for easing lockdown       Comments
• Power back on for all but eight customers       Comments
• Rural hospitals sound code blue on finances       Comments
• Stuck Middle: In lockdown the chow is excellent       Comments
• Drive-by visitation is set for Lt. 'Elvi' Foster       Comments
• County delays construction projects       Comments
• 'We've got to get our people back to work,' Hawkins says       Comments