Henderson County (Oct 17, 2023) - A developer’s request to ease building restrictions in flood-prone areas goes before the Henderson County Board of Commissioners this week despite the Planning Board’s no vote on the idea and a fire chief’s warning that structures in the floodplain make floods more dangerous.
Henderson County (Sep 24, 2023) - If Henderson County commissioners greenlight a $215 million courthouse-jail expansion in the coming weeks, employees and visitors at the three-story existing courthouse would begin to see massive change starting in the first quarter of 2025.
Henderson County (Sep 20, 2023) - Henderson County commissioners decided on Wednesday to seek ideas on how to trim costs before voting on whether to OK a courthouse-jail expansion that now has a total pricetag of $215 million.
Henderson County (Sep 20, 2023) - Henderson County commissioners voted 4-1 to grant a $10 million contract to construct the first six miles of the Ecusta Trail on Wednesday but not before Commissioner Bill Lapsley vigorously objected to the recommendation of the chief project engineer and the NCDOT to reject the lowest bid for the job.