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🌱 How will a flat tax rate still cost Hendersonville homeowners more?

Hendersonville, North Carolina Patch AM: a 4 min read

Hello Hendersonville! Here's our latest buzz. Let's get into it. ☕️️

In today's newsletter:

  • How will a flat tax rate still cost Hendersonville homeowners more?
  • Planning your summer? Don’t miss Hendersonville’s Garden Jubilee details inside
  • Why a Henderson County judge refused bond in this high-profile case

Today's riddle: Why did the weatherman's cheeks turn pink? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

  • Friday: A couple of t-storms; cooler, with a high of 68 and low of 60 degrees.
  • Saturday: Cloudy, a shower and t-storm, temps: high: 70, low: 62.
  • Sunday: Humid with a thunderstorm, with a high of 75 and low of 64 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Henderson County property tax likely to stay level in $227M 2027 budget (blueridgenow.com) — Hendersonville-area homeowners can expect Henderson County’s property tax rate to stay flat next year, though a new $45 solid waste fee is proposed to cover rising trash-hauling costs. The $227 million draft budget boosts school pay, funds courthouse and jail expansions, and shifts money among departments while keeping a healthy fund balance to protect the county’s credit rating.
   

• 2026 Summer Guide (focusnewspaper.com) — Hendersonville’s Garden Jubilee will again turn Main Street into a seven-block garden marketplace, with hundreds of plant and craft vendors plus expert gardening talks at the Historic Courthouse. It’s part of a wider 2026 summer guide packed with regional festivals, concerts, and fairs across Western and Central North Carolina that Hendersonville residents can road-trip to all season long.
   

• 'She took care of us:' Henderson County family defends woman accused of fatally poisoning daughter (blueridgenow.com) — A Hendersonville-area mother remains jailed without bond after a Henderson County Superior Court judge declined to release her while she awaits trial in two high-profile poisoning cases. Family members spoke out locally, insisting she is innocent in the Thanksgiving death of one daughter and an earlier 2007 death, while prosecutors point to toxicology findings and online searches involving a cyanide-related chemical.
   

📸 Around Hendersonville

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Hendersonville

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    Friday May 22
  • Graduation Ceremony
    North Henderson High, 35 Fruitland Road, Hendersonville
    6:00 pm
    • Tuesday May 26
  • Round Robin Open Mic
    Trailside Brewing Co, 893 Lenox Park Dr., Hendersonville
    6:00 pm
    • Friday May 29
  • Acoustic Jam Session @ Sideways Farm & Brewery
    Sideways Farm & Brewery, 62 Eade Rd, Etowah
    4:00 pm
    • Tuesday June 2
  • Tuesdays - BURGERS + BOURBON
    Claywood, 317 7th Avenue East, Hendersonville
    4:30 pm

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🗓 Events Nearby

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

  • Update: Pet Reunited
    A dog who went missing in Laurel Park, NC, has been safely reunited with their family after 21 hours, 38 minutes. Message from Finder: "Sweet pup in… (Nextdoor Kanuga)
  • A few of the birds I encountered around my house.
    Let's go in order. A well hidden song sparrow sitting on her nest in a fern we recently bought for Mothers Day (wife not happy). Not to disturb her,… (Nextdoor West Side Historic District)
  • Lassonde Pappas and Company, Inc. posted a job opening for Operator, Filler I | 1st Shift (6a - 2:30p) in Hendersonville. Apply here.
  • Tractor Supply Company posted a job opening for Merchandising Sales Associate in Hendersonville. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Hendersonville here.

🗞 Nearby News

Fletcher

Saluda

  • Tryon Town Council hears downtown update, approves grant application for Saluda Grade Trail (tryondailybulletin.com)
  • Proposed Tryon FY26-27 budget presentation covers broad range of town priorities (tryondailybulletin.com)

Ok Hendersonville! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

P.S. The answer to today's riddle: He saw the climate change! (Thank you Gary M. for sending it in!)
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