The Lightning

• Independent voters will tip the balance in N.C. September 15, 2024
  Four years ago, we entered the homestretch of the 2020 election cycle with 7.1 million North Carolinians registered to vote, of which 36 percent were Democrats and 30 percent Republicans. The remainder were unaffiliated (33 percent) or in alternative parties.
• Cummings Cove could add 76 single-family homes September 15, 2024
• Blue Ridge Parkway segment closing Monday for repaving September 14, 2024
  As work progresses on a major paving project between milepost 229.6 and 305.1, park visitors can expect a full closure from milepost 261 (NC 16) to Milepost 269.8 (Phillips Gap) beginning Monday.
• Local elections board calls emergency meeting to discuss Rebuck email September 14, 2024
  The skirmish over a partisan email sent to legislators by a Henderson County Board of Elections member is likely to spill into public view this week when the local elections board gavels open an emergency called meeting.
• Art on Main is set for Sept. 28-29 September 13, 2024
  The Arts Council of Henderson County will present the 65th annual Art on Main fine art and craft festival in downtown Hendersonville 10 a.m.-5 p.m. the weekend of Sept. 28-29.
• 'False and misleading' email earns elections board member smackdown from N.C. election chief September 13, 2024
  A local Board of Elections member warned lawmakers of a “concerted effort to turn Henderson County blue” through improper verification of absentee and new voter applications, predicting a win for Democrats statewide if legislators failed to intervene.