Acclaimed bluegrass musicians Jim Lauderdale, Aaron Burdett and Molly Johnson will perform at A Holiday Homecoming, an annual fundraising concert benefitting the Junior Appalachian Musicians of ...

Acclaimed pianist Thomas Keesecker will perform music from his “Wintertide” and “Quiet Center” albums at 4 p.m. Sunday, Nov. 15, in the Parish Hall of the Episcopal Church of St. John in the ...

Gary M. Granger, 80, of Hendersonville, NC passed away Wednesday, September 9, 2015 after a short illness. He was born and raised in Salamanca, NY and had lived in Henderson County for the past 20 ...

Enon Leon Overcash, 57, of Hendersonville, passed away Sunday, May 18, 2014, at his home. He was a native and lifelong resident of Henderson County. He was preceded in death by his parents, Enon and ...

Emmy-winning director Paul Bonesteel will sign copies of his book and screen his documentary A Life Reimagined about Japanese photographer George Masa on Saturday, Nov. 14, at the Blue Ridge Parkway ...

Now that voters answered “yes” to supporting Henderson County’s $25 million farmland preservation bond, questions surrounding how to best manage the fund remain. “Policy needs to be crafted about how ...

MJ Rosewood launches Blue Ridge Kids series. MJ Rosewood, a former teacher, has published The Blue Ridge Tunnel Mystery, the first book in her Blue Ridge Kids series of childrens ...

The Hendersonville Lightning is one of the small independent news outlets the Associated Press Fund for Journalism chose to receive the AP's highly advanced, fast and accurate election results on ...

Former Hendersonville City Council member Jerry Smith held a commanding lead over Jennifer Hensley, the current mayor pro tem, as the former lawyer-turned school teacher-turned lawyer again rode a ...

Ager led 62-37% with 72% of the vote counted in the 14-county district covering Western North Carolina. More surprising was state House District 117, where Democrat Lynne Russo led Chelsea Walsh 55-45 ...

When it’s done, the U.S. 64 widening and roundabouts project from Glasgow Lane to White Pine Drive will transform the roadway into Laurel Park’s ‘living room’ or village core, says Mayor Carey O’Cain.

With 23 of 35 precincts reporting shortly after 9 p.m. Tuesday, unofficial election results showed Democrat Mary Ellen Kustin leading in the race for Henderson County School Board.