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Commissioners honor Lightning Editor Moss with resolution

County Commission Chair Bill Lapsley stands with Lightning Editor Bill Moss after commissioners awarded Moss with a Resolution of Appreciation.

By Amy McCraw, Published: October 16, 2025

County Commissioners honored Lightning Editor Bill Moss with a resolution recognizing his years of service to the community during the board’s meeting this week.

“We’ve gone back a long, long time,” Commission Vice Chairman Michael Edney said when commissioners gave Moss the Resolution of Appreciation. “You’ve been our harshest critic and our greatest supporter.”
Calling Moss a consistent source of local information, Commission Chair Bill Lapsley and commissioner Rebecca McCall told Moss they appreciated all he has done for the citizens of Henderson County.
Moss and his wife, Elizabeth, will move later this month to Boise, Idaho, to be closer to their children and grandchildren.
He will remain editor of the Hendersonville Lightning.
The resolution commissioners presented to Moss on Wednesday honors his many years of journalism in Tennessee, North Carolina and Florida.
He served as executive editor of the Hendersonville Times-News for 12 years before founding the Lightning in 2012.
“Bill Moss has dutifully informed the citizens of Henderson County of county government news while establishing a regular presence at Henderson County Board of Commissioner meetings and events,” according to the resolution. “Bill Moss and his wife, Elizabeth, have been dedicated community members for over 27 years and are eager to join their children and grandchildren in Idaho.”
The resolution then thanked Moss for his work.
“We will miss Bill and wish him and Elizabeth much happiness in their future endeavors.”