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Hendersonville, NC - The fastest name in news. Local News, Sports, Politics, Weather, etc.

Hendersonville City Council selects 9 to new Affordable Housing Steering Committee.

Hendersonville City Council selects 9 to new Affordable Housing Steering Committee.

Henderson County (Mar 14, 2023) - Introducing the city’s planning retreat last week, City Manager John Connet dusted off a list of the City Council’s priorities from four years ago: public rest rooms downtown, done; finish new police station, check; complete public works building at Patton Park, done; act on pay classification study, check; finish the Historic Seventh Avenue District makeover, pending.

On Feb. 21, North Carolina Attorney General Josh Stein met with area leaders to discuss the states opioid settlement and allocation of funds.

Henderson County (Feb 9, 2023) - Hendersonville’s City Council on Wednesday voted to adopt a lighting ordinance after about two years of work and debate on the topic.

Henderson County (Dec 3, 2022) - The Hendersonville City Council and Henderson County Board of Commissioners are eyeing a first step toward exploring joint governance of the city’s water and sewer system, a move has the potential to either resolve a longstanding and stubborn point of conflict between the two bodies or reignite ill will over it.

Henderson County (Nov 7, 2022) - An effort by an investor to turn buildings he owns on Seventh Avenue into higher end residential-commercial projects was struck down by the Hendersonville City Council last week amid warnings about gentrification in the historic district and repeating urban renewal sins of the past.

Community members spoke against and in favor of the post, with some calling the post "offensive" and some calling criticism an attempt to gain power.