Multipartisan Assistance Teams from the Henderson County Board of Elections is sending to four communities next to assist voters with absentee ballots post-Helene.

Candidates for the Board of Commissioners are Republican Sheila Franklin and Democrat Erik Weber in District 2 and Republican Jay Egolf, running unopposed in District 5. County commission candidates ...

North Carolina Insurance Commissioner Mike Causey has announced that victim assistance centers will open next week in Hendersonville, Jefferson, Waynesville and Marion to aid those affected by ...

Students in Henderson County’s public schools will not have to make up several days missed as a result of Tropical Storm Helene.

Gale Holm, of Hendersonville, voted Thursday during the first day of early voting at the Board of Elections. Changes to early voting in Henderson County created traffic congestion and left some voters ...

The Lightning's Voter Guide '24 contains candidate Q&As in the races for School Board, Board of Commissioners, state House, state Senate, District Court judge and Hendersonville City Council. Get a ...

Damage assessments conducted across about one third of the county found that nearly 1,000 structures were either destroyed or sustained major damage when Tropical Storm Helene hit Henderson County, ...

Hazardous Waste: Paints, cleaners, pesticides, etc. (place in separate, clearly marked containers). Do not block streets or sidewalks: Pile debris as close to the curb as possible without obstructing ...

The DRC will be open daily beginning Thursday from 8 a.m. to 7 p.m. It will provide federal, state and local resources for county residents as they apply for FEMA assistance from the aftermath of ...

This waiver does not apply to permits required by other agencies, including the N.C. Division of Air Quality or a local fire marshal’s office. Never burn on a dry, windy day. Never leave your fire ...

Testing is only needed if you believe the storm flooded or damaged your well. A flooded well is where water has risen over the top of the well at any point during the storm. Any well that sustained ...

The order covers Avery, Buncombe, Haywood, Jackson, Madison, McDowell, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Transylvania, Watauga and Yancey counties.