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Hendersonville Lightning marks fifth birthday with milestone reflections
The founder recounts launching HendersonvilleLightning.com on April 24 2012 and the first print issue on May 9 2012. He credits supporters and staff including Sharon Alexander Denise Ward Zollie Ward Paula Roberts Melanie Matteson Jan Chapin John Dunn Ruth Birge and others for five years of local coverage and independent journalism. He reflects on the paper’s mission to serve readers with clear honest news and the belief that good journalism is good business.
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