Melody Shepherd sits between her attorneys, Stephen P. Lindsay and Mary Ann Hollocker, during a hearing on Thursday at the Henderson County Courthouse on Grove Street.

The North Carolina Senate on Thursday unanimously approved the fifth Hurricane Helene relief package, bringing the total state funding dedicated to Western North Carolina recovery to more than $2.1 ...

Henderson County sheriff's deputies charged a 33-year-old man with four counts of third-degree exploitation of a minor on Wednesday after executing a search warrant at a home in the Flat Rock ...

Contractors at a collection yard at Blue Ridge Community College load hurricane debris into a large chipper, which spits out mulch that is then hauled away to be sold. Given the magnitude of the ...

At least 1 full kraft paper yard waste bag (30-gallon bag) or a brush pile equivalent in size to 2x2x2 feet. Yard waste less than full kraft bag (or equivalent size) will not be collected until the ...

Per the official record, “climate change” in Henderson County gets a single footnote in the updated 2045 Comprehensive Plan.

Sealing Republican takeover of local elections board in 100 counties across North Carolina, state Auditor Dave Boliek on Tuesday announced the appointment of chairs of county elections boards, which ...

In a unanimous vote late Monday evening, the North Carolina Senate passed a $2.6 billion Hurricane Helene recovery package and sent it to the House.

A coalition working to build a rail trail along the historic Saluda Grade Railroad has officially bought the land. County on track to greenlight Ecusta Trail construction Sept. 19 ...

Site work will officially begin this week on Western North Carolina’s newest continuing care retirement community, Blue Ridge Retirement Partners, developers of Legacy at Mills River, announced. A ...

Henderson County Tax Administrator Harry Rising is leaving the county for a position in Carteret County on North Carolina's coast. His last day with the county will be Friday, July 4. Rising has been ...