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Bounty of Bethlehem serves 2,200 dinners thanks to 600 volunteers

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Lightning Top Ten: 'Mad Mad Maddie Show' canceled after one season

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No Lightning this week

To our readers: As a reminder, the Hendersonville Lightning team is on its annual Christmas hiatus this week and there's no new issue on the street or in readers' mailboxes this week. We're still covering news as it breaks and posting on the website, so check it out. Thank your for supporting the Lightning. Happy New Year!   Read Story »

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Lightning Top Ten: 10, 9

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New Year's Eve Apple Rise set for Saturday night

Henderson County's New Year's Eve Apple Rise, a family-friendly celebration to ring in 2023, takes place from 5 to 7 p.m. Saturday, paying homage to its status as North Carolina’s Apple Capital by raising a giant apple on the Historic Courthouse Plaza.   Read Story »

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MountainTrue pans comp plan draft

The environmental organization MountainTrue has issued a pointed critique of Henderson County's draft 2045 comprehensive plan, rebuking Planning Board for making a series of edits that it says weakens environmental protection and land conservations and retreats from a broader commitment to farm preservation.   Read Story »

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Here is MountainTrue's open letter to county commissioners

On Dec. 1, the Planning Board approved, with no opportunity for public input, a catalog of edits undermining and further weakening the County’s ability to meet its own goals.   Read Story »

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Many local government offices remain closed

Many Henderson County and the city of Hendersonville remain closed for Christmas some days this week. Here's a recap of the closings and garbage pickup schedule.   Read Story »

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Here's Duke Energy's advisory on the rolling blackouts

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Outages drop to 1,300 as daytime highs inch up

Nearly 13,000 homes and businesses in Henderson County were without power Saturday at sunup as a winter storm sent temperatures below zero and brought wind-chill values as low as minus-16. As the temperature rose to the mid-20s under sunny skies, power was restored to all but 1,298 users, a tenth of the high mark.   Read Story »

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