As it nears the end of the new long-range comprehensive planning process, the Henderson County Planning Board is inviting public input and feedback on the draft plan. Three more public meetings are set, starting with one this evening in the apple country.

The remnants of Hurricane Ian could strike Western North Carolina this weekend, potentially packing high winds and heavy rain, although forecasters say confidence in the strom's path at this time is low.

The Saluda Historic Depot's annual golf tournament fundraiser will be played this year at beautiful Bright’s Creek Golf Club and Equestrian Center in Mill Spring. 

The Hendersonville Symphony Orchestra opens its historic 50th season with two October concerts featuring new Music Director/Conductor John Young Shik Concklin.

The League of Women Voters of Henderson County is hosting a candidate meet-and-greet on Saturday, Oct. 1, and a School Board candidate forum Saturday, Oct. 8, ahead of the Nov. 8 general election.

SALUDA — A church-based organization that treats people suffering from opioid addiction is seeking approval from Henderson County to convert a $1 million home in rural Saluda into a residential treatment facility.

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

English seaman Francis Drake returns to Plymouth, England, in the Golden Hind, becoming the first British navigator to sail the earth. On December 13, 1577, Drake set out from England with five ships on a mission to raid Spanish holdings on the Pacific coast of the New World. After crossing the ...

U.S. astronaut Shannon Lucid returns to Earth in the U.S. space shuttle Atlantis following six months in orbit aboard the Russian space station Mir. On March 23, 1996, Lucid transferred to Mir from the same space shuttle for a planned five-month stay. A biochemist, Lucid shared Mir with Russian ...