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LIGHTNING EDITORIAL: New chapter opens this week

Henderson County News

Buncombe to buy long-disputed Bent Creek property

A tract of land on Bent Creek that has been the subject of a two-decade long dispute between Henderson County and the city of Asheville will go to Buncombe County in a sale that the Henderson County Board of Commissioners approved on Wednesday morning.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

LIGHTNING PHOTOS: Carburetors reunite for benefit

The Carburetors, a Flat Rock based Americana band, reunited for a benefit concert on Sunday, March 8, at Flat Rock Cinema.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

Eleanora Meloun, 'the wind beneath our wings,' dies at age 91

Eleanora Meloun, a generous philanthropist who funded causes for children, education and the performing arts in Hendersonville, died Monday after suffering a series of medical issues in recent weeks at her winter home in Naples, Fla. She was 91.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

Youth baseball coach faces more charges

Henderson County sheriff's deputies have added two more charges against a 33-year-old youth baseball coach who they say was spanking boys' bottoms in his home.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

LIGHTNING REVIEW: Young actors shine in 'Oz'

There's no place like home – the play's mantra is true enough. And for a little over an hour, the Flat Rock Playhouse Young Performers made us all feel that we were at home with their snappy production of Frank Baum's beloved fantasy classic, The Wizard Of Oz.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

Big donation moves IAM close to goal

A church-supported nonprofit agency devoted to catching people who fall through gaps in government aid programs moved closer to breaking ground on new headquarters when it received an anonymous donation of $100,000.   Read Story »

Hendersonville News

Specialty tag could promote downtown

Should Hendersonville have its own specialty license plate? Yes, says Barbara Hughes.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

In reversal, judge orders Rosner to pay plaintiff $500k

The family of a patient who sued neurosurgeon Michael Rosner for damages could end up getting a lot more than the $1 a Henderson County jury awarded last fall.   Read Story »

Mills River News

Hoppy days are here at last

Amy Huffman ordered the Side Car Amber Ale and her husband, Brad, chose a Harvest Wild Hop IPA, which suggested no ordinary taste adventure. The finale of the 2014 Harvest series, the IPA is made from a North American wild hop called neomexicanus that "imparts striking melon and apricot aromas as well as floral undercurrent and citrus-like flavor."   Read Story »

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