The Lightning

• Powerlines downed by high wind spark wildfires in McDowell County December 6, 2024
  Powerlines downed by high winds sparked two wildfires Thursday in areas of McDowell County still recovering from Hurricane Helene.
• When Helene hit, BRCC EMS instructors joined 'our first responder families' December 6, 2024
  On the evening of Sept. 26, Hurricane Helene was barreling toward Western North Carolina. Our Blue Ridge Community College campuses were uncharacteristically dark and, to be frank, no one expected what our entire region was about to encounter.
• Edwards announces FIX-FEMA phone line to unsnarl hurricane relief problems December 6, 2024
  U.S. Rep. Chuck Edwards has announced a dedicated phone number, 223-FIX-FEMA, to help Western North Carolinians with issues regarding the Federal Emergency Management Agency following Hurricane Helene.
• All-female City Council is seated in historic first December 6, 2024
  With the oath of office by three members and the swearing in of a new mayor pro tem, the first-ever all-female Hendersonville City Council was seated on Thursday night — at 7:07 p.m., if history would like to record the moment.
• City employees get $1,000 bonuses for Helene recovery performance December 5, 2024
• 'Monumental moment' fulfills soccer nation's dream of fields December 5, 2024
  The Henderson County Board of Commissioners awarded a $10 million contract on Monday night to build the Berkeley Mills Park sportsplex, meaning the soccer community could see its dream of new fields come true in a year and a half.