A crowded race for Congress, challengers for all three of the county's legislative delegation members and a Hendersonville mayoral race pitting a former mayor pro tem, Jerry Smith Jr., against the ...

Commissioners raised taxes in Henderson County Wednesday night when they approved a $244.8 million budget that includes pay raises for sheriff’s deputies and teachers while also funding debt service ...

ASHEVILLE —A 35-year-old Hendersonville man received a sentence of a year in prison after he was convicted of selling devices that enabled vehicle owners to cheat on EPA-required emissions tests, Dena ...

Site work begins this week on Western North Carolina’s newest continuing care retirement community, Legacy at Mills River, developed by Blue Ridge Retirement Partners. A ceremonial groundbreaking ...

Eighteen homes in Fletcher, Gerton and Hendersonville severely damaged or destroyed by Hurricane Helene are among 75 properties in Henderson, Polk and Yancey counties awarded $26 million in FEMA ...

Henderson County tourism experienced continued post-hurricane growth in 2025 as visitors spent $453.34 million countywide, a jump of 3.6% from 2024, the county Tourism Development Authority said in a ...

Downtown Hendersonville’s beloved Bearfootin’ Art Walk celebrated a historic milestone as the 24th annual Bearfootin’ Bear Auction raised a record $145,700 for local nonprofits, highlighting the ...

Regardless of party, voters are noticing that the weather isn’t as predictable as it once was. Western North Carolina has seen a lot of natural disasters in the past few years, from Hurricane Fred in ...

The remains of U.S. Army Air Forces Staff Sgt. Charles R. Smith returned home Friday, 83 years after he went missing while flying on board a B-24D Liberator during a bombing mission over Italy in 1943 ...

WNC Bridge Foundation is a community-based charitable organization serving 18 counties and the Qualla Boundary across Western North Carolina by expanding access and equity for vulnerable populations ...

Given the early freezes, late frosts, windstorms, hurricanes and floods that have battered Henderson County’s apple crop over the years, it’s a rare season when growers are pleased with the harvest.

The 80th North Carolina Apple Festival came to an end Monday with a parade that highlighted Henderson County’s apple industry, its emergency responders and its young people. A number of politicians ...