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Hamlin loses Carriage Park property to foreclosure

Hendersonville News

City drops impact fees after NC court ruling

The city of Hendersonville has dropped impact fees it imposed on new development following a state Supreme Court that struck down similar charges in the Piedmont town of Carthage. The loss system development charges will cost the city of Hendersonville roughly $518,000 a year.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

Renovations under way at Boyd Park

The city has started a renovation of Boyd Park that will include removing a fence, asphalt, lighting and a few trees in in order to rebuild the two tennis courts. New fence and new lights will be installed after the courts are resurfaced. A new accessible ramp will be installed along the Bearcat Boulevard side of the park. New lights will also be installed at the Laura E. Corn Mini Golf Course. The project is expected to be completed around mid-November to early December.     Read Story »

Hendersonville News

Publix seeks more variances for flood-prone site

Struggling to win a federal permit for building on flood-prone property on Greenville Highway, the developer of a new Publix store is seeking two more construction variances from the city of Hendersonville.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

Fletcher ghost story lives on

FLETCHER — The story of the White Horse of Death had been told for 77 years by the time it reached Dave Cooley, the young Henderson County Chamber of Commerce president, in 1957.   Read Story »

Hendersonville News

Biltmore conservator to clean Wolfe's Angel

Wolfe’s Angel, the most prominent monument in the city’s historic Oakdale Cemetery, is getting a fall cleaning.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

Don't miss this week's Hendersonville Lightning (99)

You won't want to miss this week’s Hendersonville Lightning. You'll read exclusive stories on the city's strategy for selling a new hotel at the historic Grey Hosiery Mill site, a follow-up on the 220-unit Horse Shoe Farm development plan, coverage of the foreclosure of the Carriage Park property owned by Dale Hamlin and a feature on the cleaning of Wolfe's Angel in the Oakdale cemetery. There's all that and much more. But you have to get a copy because it's only in print and it's only in the Lightning.Here’s where you can pick up a Lightning: Hendersonville• Hendersonville Lightning Office, 1111 Asheville Hwy• Pop's Diner, 5 Points, North Main Street• Triangle Stop, 701 North Main Street• The 500 block of North Main Street(First Citizens Bank / Mast Gen. Store)• Black Bear Coffee Co., Main Street• The 300 block of North Main Street(McFarland's Bakery / Mike's on Main). Pardee Hospital in the lobby. Flat Rock Playhouse, downtown(100 block of South Main Street) Southside Hendersonville(Spartanburg Highway)• Hairstyles by Charlene, Joel Wright Drive• McDonald's, Spartanburg Highway• Norm's Minit Mart, Spartanburg Highway• Hendersonville Co-op• Burger King/BP, Spartanburg HighwayIngles Supermarket Southside Hendersonville(Greenville Highway)Carolina Ace HardwareWhitley Drug Store Flat Rock/East Flat Rock• Flat Rock Post Office• Flat Rock Bakery• Zirconia Post Office• East Flat Rock Post Office• Orr's Family Restaurant, Spartanburg Hwy• Energy Mart Exxon, Upward Road & I-26• Triangle Stop, 754 Upward Road & I-26Village Café and PubPage 2 Hendersonville(Kanuga Road)• Hot Dog World, Kanuga Road• Mr. Pete's Market, Kanuga Road• Norm's Minit Mart, Kanuga Road Hendersonville(Fifth Avenue)Hendersonville Post officeFifth Aenue Shell Laurel Park• YMCA H'ville, Sixth Ave & Oak Str• Laurel Park Village, Rite-Aid.• Energy Mart Exxon, Brevard Road at Daniel DriveDixie Diner, Brevard Road Highway 64(Brevard Road)• Horse Shoe Post Office• Mr. Pete's Market, Etowah, Hwy 64-W• Blue Ridge Pizza, Etowah, Hwy 64-W• Etowah Shopping Center, Etowah Highway 191(Haywood Road)• Joey's New York Bagels, Hwy 191• One-Stop Store #8, Haywood Road (Hwy 191)• Dollar General, Hwy 191 & Mountain Road Mills River• Triangle Stop, 4197 Haywood Road, Mills River• Mills River Family Restaurant. Food LionIngles Page 3 Eastside Hendersonville and Four Seasons Boulevard• Norm's Minit Mart, Dana Road• Fatz Cafe, Dana Road & Four Seasons Blvd• Grocery Outlet, off Four Seasons Boulevard• McDonald's, Four Seasons Boulevard• Energy Mart Exxon, Four Seasons BoulevardMustang Cafe Highway 64 East(Chimney Rock Highway)• Triangle Stop, 2545 Chimney Rock Road, Hwy 64-E• Mr. Pete's Market, East, Hwy 64-E • Griffin's Store, Edneyville, Hwy 64-E• Edneyville Post Office. Griffins Store, EdneyvilleShell station, 64 East and Sugarloaf RoadIngles, Howard Gap RoadMoose Cafe Highway 25 North(Asheville Highway)• The Ugly Mug Coffee Shop, Hwy 25-N• Triangle Stop, Hwy 25-N, Balfour• Mountain Home Post Office• Fletcher Post OfficeInglesNaples Post OfficeTravel Plaza, US 25 and I-26 Southern & Eastern Henderson County, Polk County• Dana Post Office• Rosco's Grocery, Green River• Saluda Post Office• Triangle Stop, 1487 Ozone Road, SaludaAll Henderson County Ingles StoresAll Henderson County Post Offices   Read Story »

Henderson County News

County to take up incentives for 71 new factory jobs

Two manufacturers are considering adding a total of 71 new jobs in exchange for economic development incentives over seven years.   Read Story »

Mills River News

Deputies charge 22-year-old with statutory rape

MILLS RIVER — Henderson County sheriff's deputies charged a 22-year-old East Tennessee man with statutory rape after they found him at a Mills River campground with a 13-year-old girl.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

County reverses industrial zoning in Dana

The Henderson County Board of Commissioners on Monday rezoned 53 acres from industrial back to residential, reversing a decision it made two years ago when it adopted land-use planning for the Dana community.   Read Story »

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