The heat index is projected to reach 108 degrees in the Charlotte area today while it'll feel like the high 90s in the Hendersonville area. There is a slight risk of isolated strong to severe storms ...

Henderson County Sheriff’s deputies charged a man with murder this week in the shooting death of another man on Corn Mountain Road. Ervin Perry Landis Jr., 62, was in the county’s jail under no bond ...

Hendersonville police are investigating a shooting Wednesday night at the Cook Out on Chimney Rock Road that left an Asheville teenager hospitalized in stable condition, the city said. Officers ...

Calling it one of his hardest days, Mud Creek Baptist Church Senior Pastor Greg Mathis announced his retirement Sunday after 44 years leading the congregation in Hendersonville. Read Story » ...

The Village of Flat Rock recently received $356,810 from the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) to cover village expenses for damage repair at King Creek alongside The Park at Flat Rock.

The town of Mills River broke ground last week on a new playground accessible to children of all abilities at Mills River Park. Thanks to a $263,000 Accessibility for Parks Grant, the project will ...

A grant of $1.5 million for an Etowah-Horse Shoe EMS substation to improve emergency response times and expand access to critical emergency medical services in a growing area of Henderson County was ...

The Flat Rock Village Council last month unanimously adopted a $3.13 million budget for fiscal year 2026-2027 that keeps the tax rate level at 11.9 cents per $100 valuation. The property tax levy is ...

A North Carolina Business Court judge last week quickly granted a request by the main lender of the Cedars Lodge & Spa development to force the stalled luxury condo project into receivership, giving a ...

Blue Ridge Community College is inviting the public to its 2026 Music by the Lake summer concert series featuring free outdoor performances on Sunday evenings from 5 to 7 p.m. Concerts are held on the ...

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PBS NC's North Carolina Weekend will broadcast a segment on The Park at Flat Rock on this week's show at 9 p.m. Thursday, May 15. The episode repeats at 5 p.m. Friday, 10 a.m. Saturday and 7:30 p.m.