RALEIGH — Several bills to help N.C. distillers and to loosen alcohol regulation in the state are moving through the General Assembly. Some have progressed to the floor, of both or one of the bodies, while others are mired in committee.

The community is invited to a Juneteenth celebration from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday at the Historic Depot, 650 Maple St.

YouTube has removed the video of Wednesday's meeting of the Henderson County Board of Commissioners in which 12 speakers implored commissioners not to support Covid vaccination campaigns or spend any county money promoting the shots.

A big fireworks celebration will be the grand finale to a special Fourth of July celebration in downtown Hendersonville. 

Big changes in zoning would be in place if the Henderson County Board of Commissioners were to accept recommendations by one of its own.

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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