A picture, goes the saying, is worth a thousand words. On March 26, day before the six-month anniversary of Hurricane Helene, the Lightning will publish a special edition that tells the story of what ...

John Clausen, much loved father, brother, uncle and friend, died at home March 20, 2013. Born in Minot, N.D., on October 21, 1949, to Morten H. and Doris Paff Clausen, John grew up on the family farm.

Chance of precipitation is 90 percent tonight, 80 percent Sunday before noon with thunderstorms possible. Wind gusts could reach 35-50 mph in the French Broad valley with 50-55 mph above 3,500 feet.

Margaret Galloway Howard, 75, of Brevard passed away on Sunday, November 14, 2016 at the Elizabeth House. A native and lifelong resident of Transylvania County, she was a daughter of the late Fleet ...

William Frederick "Bill" Young, 88, of Indialantic, Fla., and Hendersonville passed away peacefully on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2013, at his home in Florida surrounded by his family. Bill was a native of ...

HomeGoods, a leading off-price home décor store in the U.S and worldwide, opens its new store on Thursday, March 20, with a grand opening from 8 a.m. to 10 p.m.

Mickey Marvin, 61 of Hendersonville went home to be with Jesus on Monday, March 6, 2017 at his home following his battle with ALS. A native and lifelong resident of Henderson County he was preceded in ...

Richard J. Caser of Hendersonville passed away at his home on June 26, 2015. Born on January 5, 1928, in Caoria, Italy, he was the son of the late Benjamin and Clelia (Cecco) Caser who immigrated ...

Arlene Kesterson Heaton, 68 of Mills River, passed away Tuesday, September 8, 2015 at The Lodge at Mills River. She was a native and lifelong resident of Henderson County. Arlene was a daughter of the ...

Donald Lyda, born May 24th, 1929 (age 88) of Hendersonville, NC passed away Saturday June 24th , 2017 after a long battle with cancer. A lifelong native of Henderson County, he was the son of Zachary ...

Ellen Julia Lance, 71, of Hendersonville, NC, died peacefully on March 19th with hospice and her sister by her side. Ellen was born in Reading, PA to the late Floyd Leighton Lance and Kathryn Mohn ...

A popular elementary school phys-ed teacher and strong advocate for outdoor education and a former Henderson County and western district math teacher of the year will be inducted into the Education ...