Hendersonville City Council Members invite residents and community members to join them at a series of ‘Council Conversation’ meetings. These informal gatherings allow the public to interact with their local elected officials by asking questions, voicing concerns, and working together toward solutions. Each meeting will last approximately one hour and will be hosted by an individual member of City…
A Henderson County man was sentenced to at least 16 years in prison after pleading guilty to sexual assault of a minor. According to an Aug. 17 news release from District Attorney R. Andrew, who serves Henderson, Polk and Transylvania counties, Mason Edgar Shields, 31, of Hendersonville, pleaded guilty in Henderson County Criminal Superior Court on Aug. 13 to statutory sexual offense of a person…
New safeguards announced by Flock Safety are doing little to ease concerns among some Henderson County residents who have been pushing for the removal of the company's license plate-reading cameras. The changes come as the debate over the technology continues locally, just days after residents spoke out about Flock cameras operating across Henderson County and an online petition calling for their…
This week, a couple was sentenced to prison on drug trafficking charges, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina Russ Ferguson announced. Jason Mills, 47, of Hendersonville, N.C., pled guilty to distribution of fentanyl and possession with intent to distribute methamphetamine and fentanyl. Stephanie Hope Lindsey, 40, of East Flat Rock, N.C., also pled guilty to distribution of…