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Six years after Judge Mitchell King of Charleston, South Carolina, donated 56 acres of his sprawling summer estate to form a county seat in the newly created Henderson County, the town of Hendersonville was chartered. Read Story »
Tags: hendersonville | History | Hendersonville City Council | Mitchell King | Buncombe Turnpike
The Hendersonville City Council adopted a Grant Project Ordinance Thursday evening for the Golden Leaf Water and Sewer Project, which extends water and sewer lines to the new Garrison Lane industrial site. The new facility at that site is being developed by Jabil Inc., which is building a plant that will specialize in the company's growing business in diabetes care products. Read Story »
Tags: hendersonville | Hendersonville City Council | utilities | Development | water system | sewer systems
The Hendersonville City Council voted on Thursday to update a 1997 Water Extension Policy as part of an ongoing conflict with the Henderson County Board of Commissioners over water rates. Read Story »
Tags: hendersonville | Henderson County | politics | water issues | Henderson County Board of Commissioners | Horse Shoe Farm | Zoning | water wars
A Hendersonville police dog got away from its handler, ran into a neighbor's yard and bit a 68-year-old resident on Sunday afternoon, the city said in a news release. Read Story »
Hendersonville ranked eighth in the state in a survey of Best Cities for the Middle Class, according to a personal finance website called SimpleThriftyLiving . Read Story »
Tags: hendersonville | schools
Tags: hendersonville | Henderson County | hospital | health
Four Seasons Rotary is partnering with Rhythm & Brews and First United Methodist Church to collect food for the backpack program for Bruce Drysdale Elementary School students. Read Story »
Hendersonville's low crime rate, short commute times, relative affluence and education level have landed the city another high ranking in livability ratings. Read Story »
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Friends and supporters of the Flat Rock Playhouse and Hendersonville Symphony Orchestra are celebrating Hendersonville's inclusion in a USA Today feature on "5 Great (Unknown) Places to Retire." Why? The writeup lists both as reasons for the area's appeal. Read Story »
Tags: hendersonville | Flat Rock Playhouse | Hendersonville Symphony Orchestra | Mission Health | retirement
The city of Hendersonville said it may have inadvertently caused the pollution that killed fish in Britain Creek at Patton Park. Read Story »
Tags: hendersonville | water quality | water issues
Bob Horky, owner of Mill House Lodge in Flat Rock, knew he needed to call the city of Hendersonville to repair a broken sewer cleanout, but finding the time can be challenging when you're busy running an inn. Read Story »
The landlord for the Homeland Security Department has appealed the Hendersonville city zoning administrator's denial of an occupancy permit, sending the dispute to a Zoning Board of Adjustment hearing on Sept. 18. Read Story »
Tags: hendersonville | Hendersonville City Council | ICE office
City officials and business leaders on Friday will cut the ribbon on the improvements to the 300-400 blocks of North Main Street and dedicate the city's new Gateway Park, which has a new patriotic spirit thanks to a local businessman. Read Story »
Tags: hendersonville | Hendersonville City Council | HonorAir | Jeff Miller | economic development | Hendersonville City Manager Bo Ferguson
The Friends of the Ecusta Trail (FOET), a non-profit organization formed to explore the possibility of converting the old rail line from Hendersonville to Brevard, will hold a series of community meetings along the line to offer local residents an opportunity to learn more and ask questions. Read Story »
Tags: hendersonville | Brevard | outdoors | hiking | biking
Welcome to HendersonvilleLightning.com, the fastest name in media. Read Story »
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Caroline Long had taken her 3-year-old son, Liam, to a specialist two weeks after he had been diagnosed with autism. Read Story »
Tags: hendersonville | Education | Autism
Nearly 300 people turned out last month to see a play about the legal fight for gay marriage and hear a panel discussion about the amendment that would outlaw gay marriage in North Carolina. The play, called "8," is based on the federal court case that overturned California's Proposition 8, the state ballot question that allowed gay marriage in 2008. Read Story »
Tags: hendersonville | Flat Rock | Marriage Amendment | Tom Hill