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LIGHTNING EDITORIAL: Legislature threatens public's right to know

The Hendersonville Lightning ran legal advertisements six times notifying the public of the sale of county-owned property on Sixth Avenue. Two bidders raised the price by $114,000 over three months’ time.   Read Story »

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Don't miss this week's Hendersonville Lightning (129)

You won't want to miss this week’s Hendersonville Lightning.   Read Story »

Flat Rock News

Sandburg home drew 80,000 visitors last year

Visitors to Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site spent $4.7 million in communities near the park last year, supporting 76 jobs in the area and boosting the local economy by just over $6 million, a new National Park Service report said. “The Sandburg Home welcomes visitors from across the country and around the world,” said Acting Superintendent, Steven Kidd. “We are delighted to share the story of this place and the experiences it provides. We also feature the park as a way to introduce our visitors to this part of the country and all that it offers. National park tourism is a significant driver in the national economy, returning more than $10 for every $1 invested in the National Park Service, and it’s a big factor in our local economy as well. We appreciate the partnership and support of our neighbors and are glad to be able to give back by helping to sustain local communities.” The Flat Rock attraction drew 80,695 visitors, the report said. The peer-reviewed visitor spending analysis was conducted by economists Catherine Cullinane Thomas of the U.S. Geological Survey and Lynne Koontz of the National Park Service. The report shows $18.4 billion of direct spending by 331 million park visitors in communities within 60 miles of a national park. This spending supported 318,000 jobs nationally; 271,544 of those jobs are found in these gateway communities. The cumulative benefit to the U.S. economy was $ 34.9 billion.According to the 2016 report, most park visitor spending was for lodging (31.2 percent) followed by food and beverages (27.2 percent), gas and oil (11.7 percent), admissions and fees (10.2 percent), souvenirs and other expenses (9.7 percent), local transportation (7.4 percent), and camping fees (2.5%). Report authors this year produced an interactive tool. Users can explore current year visitor spending, jobs, labor income, value added, and output effects by sector for national, state, and local economies. Users can also view year-by-year trend data. The interactive tool and report are available at the NPS Social Science Program webpage: go.nps.gov/vse.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

$6,000 reward in burglary produces leads, arrests

A homeowner's offer of a $6,000 reward to help solve a burglary at his home in Triple Creek resulted in several tips and charges against four people in their 20s, the Henderson County sheriff's office said.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

Two charged in attempt to deliver drugs to inmate

A 54-year-old Forest City man and a 46-year-old East Flat Rock woman face felony charges after jailers intercepted a shampoo bottle stuffed with balloons that contained meth, pot and narcotic pills. After guards at the Henderson County jail seized the shampoo bottle on March 8, detectives conducted a lengthy investigation into the matter resulting in the arrest of Edward Luther Russell and Hillary Nicole Hudson. Russell was charged with felony conspiracy to sell/deliver Schedule II CS, felony conspiracy to sell/deliver Schedule VI CS and  felony conspiracy to sell/deliver Schedule IV CS. He was jailed on a $87,000 secured bond. Hudson was charged with conspiracy to sell/deliver Schedule II CS, conspiracy to sell/deliver Schedule VI CS and felony conspiracy to sell/deliver Schedule IV CS. She was released from the Henderson County jail under a $30,000 secured bond.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

HHS graduate shines on very big stages

Brad Walker started out playing the clarinet in sixth grade band, but not because that’s the instrument he wanted.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

New Apple Country Cider Jam opens festival season

Hendersonville is gearing up for the first-ever Apple Country Cider Jam, a downtown festival that will bring bluegrass and Americana music to Main Street and showcase Henderson County’s apple crop.   Read Story »

Flat Rock News

Neighbors fight parking lot at Sandburg site

FLAT ROCK — Neighbors of the Carl Sandburg historic site say they hope to stop the National Park Service from building a parking lot across Little River Road from their homes, citing traffic concerns and the cutting of large trees.   Read Story »

Hendersonville News

Police shut down 'drug house' on Fifth Avenue

A year of fear and frustration on Fifth Avenue West came to an end on Monday afternoon when an attorney, surrounded by a half dozen law officers, tacked a notice on the front door of a light blue bungalow with white columns.   Read Story »

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