Police Chief Blair Myhand and accreditation manager Melissa Howard stand with Mayor Barbara Volk to celebrate the police department’s CALEA accreditation. The first time he was exposed to the ...

The United Way of Henderson County has awarded $543,000 in grants in the past two weeks to help local nonprofits meet the post-Helene needs in the community, including $135,000 to food pantries and ...

History, once a lodestar, is all but forgotten today. Hardly a soul remembers the fear felt during the Cold War, when the Soviet Union launching a nuclear missile spelled Armageddon.

Fletcher Mayor Preston Blakely has been named among the inaugural recipients of the National League of Cities’ Centennial Under 40 Impact Award, which recognizes and celebrates the achievements of ...

The ambitious fundraising effort to make the Ecusta Trail a reality has successfully transitioned to the stewardship of Friends of Ecusta Trail. This marks a significant milestone in the creation of ...

Hendersonville City Council members Melinda Lowrance, Lyndsey Simpson, Mayor Barbara Volk, Jennifer Hensley and Gina Baxter begin work on Thursday, Dec. 5.

Powerlines downed by high winds sparked two wildfires Thursday in areas of McDowell County still recovering from Hurricane Helene. Firefighters were working to contain the Newberry Creek and Buck ...

Hendersonville city employees will get a $1,000 holiday bonus in appreciation of their work as a repurposed emergency operations team that worked long hours for weeks to get the city up and running ...

Two county high schools, West Henderson and North Henderson, have their own courts on campus. The Hendersonville team is hopeful that match attendance would increase if the Bearcats got home tennis ...

Other radio stations recognized for broadcasts that kept the public informed during and after Hurricane Helene were iHeart Media Asheville (WWNC-570 AM, WKSF-99.9 FM, and several other stations in the ...

The city of Hendersonville kicked off bulk leaf collection service for city residents this week in a modified schedule because of Hurricane Helene. Typically, fall leaf collection starts in October; ...

As an extracurricular activity, mock trial students take on the roles of prosecutors, defense attorneys and witnesses to argue a fictional, complex case created by the mock trial program. The ...