An ad hoc group of citizens hopes to make a splash when it comes to public awareness of the need for a new pool. SOS or “Support Our Swimmers,” chaired by Katie Breckheimer, hit the road to see what ...

Tina Kinsey, chief administrative officer at Asheville Regional Airport, has been named the recipient of the 2025 Air Service Achievement Award by Airports Council International-North America, the ...

After seeing a young bear near the police station, police officers searched for the animal for several minutes before receiving a report that a bear had been hit by a vehicle. Officers were never able ...

County IT director praised for leadership under fire after Helene. Henderson County IT Director Mark Seelenbacher, who was named IT Professional of the Year by the North Carolina Local Government ...

By Lightning Reports, Published: June 30, 2025 The Fourth of July Parade will kick off at 10:30 a.m. Friday after parade entries begin lining up at 9 a.m. on South Main Street south of Caswell.

Scott Weathers, Advenir’s development and construction manager, spent most of the almost two-hour long meeting describing the project and responding to residents’ questions and objections.

U.S. 64 in Laurel Park was closed in both directions because of a downed power line, the Henderson County sheriff's office said in an alert at 8:30 Friday night. The post advised motorists to use an ...

“It underscores the greatest form of hypocrisy in American politics. When people see independent thinking on the other side, they cheer. But when those very same people see independent thinking coming ...

The Henderson County Fire Academy graduated 17 cadets during a June 19 ceremony in the Bo Thomas Auditorium of Blue Ridge Community College. Over three months, the cadets learned basic skills and ...

House and Senate members on Thursday sent a new Helene-recovery bill to Gov. Josh Stein, though its compromise language dropped a House-proposed $60 million grant program to prop up businesses in ...