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LIGHTNING EDITORIAL: No, Highland Lake Road won't be the same (it'll be better)

Hendersonville Opinion

GOOD JOB!/NEEDS WORK ... Festival shines but where's the beer?

Introducing our new editorial feature, Good Job!/Needs Work, in which we issue shoutouts for good deeds, good decisions or good ideas and gentle criticism for things that could have been done better.   Read Story »

Henderson County Opinion

Hood column: NC next to last in rural roads safety (2)

The latest ratings of highway systems are out — and for North Carolina, the news is mixed.   Read Story »

Laurel Park Opinion

LIGHTNING EDITORIAL: Ecusta Trail is the next big economy booster

A $6.4 million grant to help acquire the Hendersonville-to-Brevard rail line for the Ecusta Trail is the best economic development news in a long time.   Read Story »

Henderson County Opinion

LIGHTNING EDITORIAL: Planning is broken in Henderson County

The decision by the Henderson County Board of Commissioners to reject the building of 900 single-family dwellings and townhomes on the Tap Root dairy property was only the latest episode to illuminate the sorry state of our growth management.   Read Story »

North Carolina Opinion

Edwards: Court was right in redistricting case

Last month, in a landmark ruling, the U.S. Supreme Court ruled that redistricting is a firmly legislative and political matter outside the scope of the courts.   Read Story »

Hendersonville Opinion

LIGHTNING EDITORIAL: Mill revitalization is worth celebrating

Construction signs were up and workers were on site at the historic Grey Hosiery Mill on Monday morning. As unremarkable as it looked, the magnitude of what had happened over the past 72 hours is impossible to overstate. This was big.   Read Story »

Flat Rock Opinion

LIGHTNING EDITORIAL: What to watch in 2019

Elections in the cities, development in downtown Hendersonville, the next steps in the pursuit of high-speed internet service, the new sheriff’s policy changes and popular uprisings against road improvements and development highlight the forecast for 2019.   Read Story »

Hendersonville Opinion

LIGHTNING EDITORIAL: Hotel proposals encouraging sign downtown

The city could score a home run if one of two prospects for a downtown hotel comes to pass.   Read Story »

Edneyville Opinion

LIGHTNING EDITORIAL: Greenway plan would get county in the game

Years from now, it might be possible for a bicyclist to complete a perimeter ride around Henderson County — pedaling from the Carl Sandburg home to Flat Rock Park, Jackson Park, Berkeley Mills Park, Westfeldt Park (optional stop at Sierra Nevada for a pint), Brevard and Hendersonville, via the Ecusta Trail.   Read Story »

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