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A week before Election Day and with five days left in early voting, voter turnout in Henderson County topped 50 percent. Through Monday, 44,773 voters of the county's total voter roll of 87,089 had cast ballots — or 51.4 percent.

Hendersonville police officers issued citations to six people on Sunday for the theft of campaign signs for Democratic candidates.

ASHEVILLE — Pratt & Whitney announced plans last week to invest $650 million through 2027 in a new manufacturing facility that will create 800 new jobs in Buncombe County.

The Henderson County sheriff's office is seeking the public's help in locating a 13-year-old runaway who was last seen at 1 p.m. Sunday near her home on McElrath Road in Mills River.

A partnership of churches is inviting the public to join in a new, civil discourse initiative, “With Malice Toward None – Live the Golden Rule,” this weekend ahead of the Nov. 3 election.

Updated coronavirus information from state health officials. https://www.ncdhhs.gov/divisions/public-health/coronavirus-disease-2019-covid-19-response-north-carolina Updated coronavirus information from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention https://www.cdc.gov/coronavirus/2019-ncov/index.html Updated coronavirus information from Johns Hopkins https://coronavirus.jhu.edu/map.html  

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