Free Daily Headlines

News

Set your text size: A A A

News

Messer loses election to lead N.C. county commissioners

Henderson County News

Birge wins top honor of Community Foundation

Ruth Birge, who came to Hendersonville in 2002 as publisher of the Times-News and quickly established a reputation as a leader of great spirit and compassion, was named the 2015 winner of the Richard C. and Vina L. Sauer Charitable Leadership Award during the annual luncheon meeting of the Community Foundation of Henderson County at Kenmure Country Club on Wednesday.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

Board of Health elects chair

The Henderson County Board of Health introduced new members and elected officers at its Aug. 11 meeting.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

New charter school accepting preliminary enrollment forms

Parents interested in enrolling children in Henderson County’s newest charter school may apply starting this week.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

Local residents plan to attend S.C. hearing on power line at Landrum High

Many Henderson County opponents of the Duke Energy transmission line plan to attend a public hearing the South Carolina Public Service Commission is holding at 6 p.m. Thursday at the Landrum High School auditorium, 18818 Asheville Highway in Campobello, S.C.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

Letters on Duke Energy power line

  Letters for and against Duke Energy transmission line.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

CORRECTION: Power line meeting at Blue Ridge Conference Hall at BRCC

The Utilities Commission staff will hold a meeting on the Duke Energy transmission line at 6 p.m. Thursday at the Blue Ridge Conference Hall at BRCC. The location was reported incorrectly in a story online and in the print issue. The conference hall has a capacity of 1,000.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

Don't miss this week's Hendersonville Lightning (62)

Don’t this miss this week’s Hendersonville Lightning.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

Utilities Commission public staff to hold meeting here next week

The staff of the North Carolina Utilities Commission will hold a meeting in Hendersonville next week to hear local residents’ comments and to answer questions about the proposed 45-mile power line that would cross Henderson County.   Read Story »

Flat Rock News

LIGHTNING EDITORIAL: In power-line fight, history repeats itself

County plungesinto another war Henderson County’s history of fighting disruptive land-use projects goes back to at least 1961, when the TVA hatched a plan to dam the French Broad River and create 14 large impoundments.   Read Story »

News Archive