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CONGRESSMAN SAYS FEMA VICTIMS WILL RECEIVE 21-DAY NOTICE BEFORE BEING EVICTED FROM THEIR HOTEL ROOM

U.S. Rep. Chuck Edwards has received a commitment from the Federal Emergency Management Agency that Helene victims would receive a 21-day notice before they're asked to leave their hotel through the Transitional Sheltering Assistance program, his... Link to Full Story

ARCTIC BLAST TO SOON HIT WNC HERE'S WHEN TEMPERATURES WILL PLUMMET

The coldest air of the season moves in late Sunday, dropping temperatures from near 40 on Sunday morning to a wind chill from -5 to -15 degrees on Monday morning. A strong cold front will move across Western North Carolina beginning Saturday... Link to Full Story

MILLS RIVER FIRE DEPARTMENT SUBSTATION BURNS DOWN

A Mills River Fire Department substation has burned down, according to Henderson County Fire Marshal Kevin Waldrup. Mills River Fire Department's Station No. 2, located at 100 Fanning Fields Road, caught fire in the early morning hours of Jan. 17.... Link to Full Story

CONGRESSMAN EDWARDS ANNOUNCES MOBILE OFFICE HOURS

Edwards announces Carolina Cruiser mobile office hoursJanuary 17, 2025 Contact: Maria Kim HENDERSONVILLE, N.C. - U.S. Congressman Chuck Edwards (NC-11) announced new mobile office hours with the Carolina Cruiser. • Transylvania County o Who:... Link to Full Story

BODY FOUND AT MILLS RIVER CAMPGROUND UNDER INVESTIGATION

Henderson County Sheriff’s Office detectives are investigating after a man’s body was found on Jan. 9 at a Mills River campsite. The body of 36-year-old Jonathan Lalaonde was found at Wash Creek campsite No. 2 on Wash Creek Road, according to an... Link to Full Story

SUSPECT ARRESTED IN FATAL STABBING

On Monday, December 23, 2024, at approximately 8:43 p.m., Hendersonville Police Officers were dispatched to assist Henderson County EMS with an unknown problem at the intersection of 7th Avenue East and Robinson Terrace. Upon arrival, Officers... Link to Full Story