The Lightning

• Both parties blast reduction of early voting sites October 23, 2024
  Changes to early voting in Henderson County created traffic congestion and left some voters feeling confused as the first day of voting got underway last week.
• VOTER GUIDE: District Court judge October 23, 2024
  Seat 3 of the District 42 bench seat is the only contested race among the four on the Nov. 5 ballot. Facing no opposition are incumbent District Court judges James Marshall, Gene Johnson and Kimberly Gasperson-Justice, all Republicans. The candidates for District Court Judge Seat 3 are Lora T. Baker, who is unaffiliated, and Monica […]
• 'Not a math person' in elementary school, she's county's Outstanding Mathematics Teacher October 21, 2024
  Erin McMunigle, who was branded as "not a math person" in elementary school, has been honored as the Henderson County Public Schools Outstanding Mathematics Teacher of the Year.
• Edwards defends FEMA response after 'rocky start' October 21, 2024
  U.S. Rep. Chuck Edwards is defending FEMA's Hurricane Helene response, saying that after a "rocky start" FEMA aid specialists "are showing up for the people of Western North Carolina."
• Former county GOP chair endorses Harris-Walz October 21, 2024
  Just a month into a hurricane recovery would not have been a time I would have ever thought to make a political statement. 
• School Board candidates tackle pre-K, book bans, teacher pay October 20, 2024
  Republican and Democratic candidates for School Board on Sunday agreed that all children need preschool education and school system employees need to be paid more.