Shepard holds a Bachelor of Science in Education from Western Carolina University, a Master’s degree in School Administration and a Doctorate in Educational Leadership from Gardner-Webb University.

Pardee Hospital Foundation has postponed its annual Women Helping Women Luncheon, originally scheduled for Oct. 18, due to the ongoing impacts of Tropical Storm Helene. The decision came after careful ...

The city of Hendersonville water system has been substantially restored to normal operations. With water service fully restored to the Hoopers Creek area, system-wide restoration efforts were complete ...

Opal Nix McMurray, 77, of Edneyville, NC went to be with the Lord, Friday, February 24, 2017 at the home of her sister, Yvonne Moore. She was a native and lifelong resident of Henderson County. She ...

Terry Lee Moore, 62, of Dana, NC went to be with the Lord, Monday, May 11, 2015 at the Elizabeth House. He was a native and lifelong resident of Henderson County and was preceded in death by his ...

Henderson County schools will reopen Tuesday with adjusted bus routes based on the accessibility and conditions of roads, schools Superintendent Mark Garrett announced Wednesday. Here is Garrett's ...

As Hurricane Helene raced toward the North Carolina mountains, a jury was deciding the fate of Austin Amos Kennedy Byrnside, the 24-year-old man accused of first-degree murder in the death of his ...

"Amid all the hardship and challenges in the post-Helene world, the last thing we want to ask people to do is dig for four quarters to get news of this historic disaster," editor Bill Moss said.

The entire length of the Blue Ridge Parkway remains closed as emergency stabilization efforts and damage assessments continue in the wake of significant, and in some areas catastrophic, damage from ...

Citing an overwhelming response to an appeal for food, water and supplies to aid Hurricane Helene victims, Henderson County announced Tuesday that it was no longer asking for those donations.

We have seen a level of support that is unmatched by most any other disaster nationwide; but amidst all of the support, we have also seen an uptick in untrustworthy sources trying to spark chaos by ...

In an eight-hour period, the county received a thousand 911 calls; since Helene arrived there have been more than 4,000. At the storm’s peak, fewer than 100 of Duke Energy’s 69,281 customers had power ...