Update - Event Canceled - The guided stream walk on Allen Branch scheduled for Sunday, February 12 has been canceled due to predicted inclement weather.
The Ninth Avenue School opened its doors in 1951 as a consolidated school for the Black students of Henderson, Polk and Transylvania Counties and operated until 1965.
February is Black History Month and over the next weeks we will be celebrating local landmarks, buildings, areas and businesses that have significant meaning in the Black community and greater community across Hendersonville and surrounding areas.
Today the Hendersonville Fire Department takes one step closer to a new Fire Station 1 as the Boyd Park site officially closes and construction ramps up.
Mark Stierwalt and Brandon Mundy are new to the City's Capital Improvement Plan (CIP) process this year and have put in numerous hours in revamping and identifying critical CIP needs in the Public Works department.
The Asheville Region is receiving federal funds from the HOME Investment Partnership American Rescue Plan (HOME-ARP) Program to fund a variety of projects and services aimed at reducing homelessness and increasing the availability of affordable housing in Buncombe, Henderson, Madison, and Transylvania counties.
For Thursday evening’s training, our firefighters practiced the basics of throwing ladders, ladder placement & safety, and locking out while on the ladder.