The Lightning

• School Board makes ‘faith-based offer’ to transfer Berkeley land for sports fields July 26, 2024
  Taking a chance that a “faith-based offer” would eventually fulfill their priorities for prep sports, Henderson County School Board members voted unanimously on Thursday to let county commissioners know of their willingness to convey land at Berkeley Park for sports fields.
• TSA adds a fourth security lane as AVL's boarding growth continues July 26, 2024
  Historic growth with more than 2.2 million passengers last year and two record-breaking days this summer, with more than 6,400 passengers screened in one day, Asheville Regional Airport has added a fourth security lane.
• Books for Good celebrates 10 years of aiding charities July 26, 2024
  Books for Good, an all-volunteer nonprofit in Fletcher whose sales benefit donor-specified charities, will be giving away several $50 store gift cards to celebrate its 10th year in operation. 
• Planning Board recommends denial of Hoopers Creek rezoning July 25, 2024
  An overflow crowd turned out on Thursday to oppose a rezoning of 13 acres that would allow a high-density development on Hoopers Creek Road next to the Livingston Farms subdivisions.
• Farmers market celebrates Tomato Day today July 25, 2024
  As the crop reaches its peak in Western North Carolina, the Hendersonville Farmers Market will celebrate the humble tomato with a day of tomato-filled fun from 8 a.m. to 1 p.m. Saturday, July 27, at 650 Maple St.
• Mediation Center offers volunteer training starting next month July 24, 2024
  The Mediation Center, which offers free mediation of interpersonal conflict, including conflicts referred by law enforcement and the courts, will train a new cohort of volunteer community mediators starting at the end of August.