On July 17, the governor announced that, in partnership with the state Department of Environmental Quality, $44 million will go to restoring water and wastewater systems that still need to be repaired ...

North Cureton Place resident Troy Alverson speaks against a proposed development in his community during Thursday’s Planning Board meeting while (from left to right) attorney Bill Alexander and ...

The Board of Commissioners voted unanimously last week to take the first step in putting a farm preservation bond issue of up to $25 million on the Nov. 3 ballot. In discussing whether to green light ...

Animal enforcement officers with the Henderson County Sheriff’s Office charged a 68-year-old Dana man with 26 counts of misdemeanor animal cruelty on Monday after responding to a call in reference to ...

Henderson County farmers could get access to $25 million in farmland preservation grants to ensure that their land stays in agriculture use instead of becoming subdivisions or another type of ...

Jamie Ager continued his fundraising advantage over U.S. Rep. Chuck Edwards as the battle for 11th Congressional District seat enters the final 15 weeks, campaign finance reports for the second ...

Apple, pear and berry farmers gathered at the Laughter family’s Pilot Mountain Pears in Edneyville on Saturday to hear from Michael Whatley, the Republican nominee in the closely watched contest with ...

The Natural Resources Conservation Service works to help facilitate practical, voluntary and locally led conservation solutions to conserve natural resources, strengthen agricultural production and ...

A new 20.7-acre nature center has opened in Saluda, offering a 1.2-mile trails, a pavilion and native plant gardens on the route of the future Saluda Grade Trail. Free and open to the public, Henry’s ...

MountainTrue manages five of the 24 camping sites along the 146-mile French Broad River between Rosman, NC and Newport, TN, all of which are marked on the trail’s interactive online map. The map and ...

Flat Rock Preservation Celebration will offer tours of Beaumont, St. John in the Wilderness and Many Pines from noon to 4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 22. The tour includes: Beaumont, wher ...

Sheetz, the fast-growing mid-Atlantic restaurant and convenience chain, continues to expand its Western North Carolina footprint this week with the opening of a store at 21 Airport Park Road, Fletcher ...