Hendersonville Democrat Lynne Russo flipped a state house seat from red to blue Tuesday when unofficial election results showed she defeated Republican Chelsea Walsh.

Incumbents Gina Baxter and Melinda Lowrance earned the number one and two spots in the race that saw four candidates run for two seats on the council. Terms are for four years. Wi ...

With 23 of 35 precincts reporting shortly after 9 p.m. Tuesday, unofficial election results showed Democrat Mary Ellen Kustin leading in the race for Henderson County School Board.

Former Hendersonville City Council member Jerry Smith held a commanding lead over Jennifer Hensley, the current mayor pro tem, as the former lawyer-turned school teacher-turned lawyer again rode a ...

Ager led 62-37% with 72% of the vote counted in the 14-county district covering Western North Carolina. More surprising was state House District 117, where Democrat Lynne Russo led Chelsea Walsh 55-45 ...

The Hendersonville Lightning is one of the small independent news outlets the Associated Press Fund for Journalism chose to receive the AP's highly advanced, fast and accurate election results on ...

Gary M. Granger, 80, of Hendersonville, NC passed away Wednesday, September 9, 2015 after a short illness. He was born and raised in Salamanca, NY and had lived in Henderson County for the past 20 ...

The Joseph McDowell Chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution honored the winners of the county's “I Voted” contest at its regularly scheduled meeting on Oct. 16 at Champion ...

The project, called the Lower Mud Creek Floodplain Restoration and Flood Risk Reduction Project, reconnects Mud Creek and its tributaries to the floodplain, creating additional st ...

The French Broad River MPO is accepting public comment through Nov. 18 on its draft assignment of local input points for the highest priority projects as part of NCDOT’s ranking process for funding ...

BorgWarner, a U.S.-based mobility solutions company operating 84 manufacturing and technical locations globally, will further expand its operations in the city of Hendersonville and Henderson County.

Hendersonville is known for apples, fresh mountain air, excellent medical care and a vibrant downtown draped in nostalgia. With a population of 15,995, it ranks as North Carolina’s 71st largest city.