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Church Street repaving under way

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No serious injuries reported in morning school bus accident

School officials and emergency crews responded to Upward Road Tuesday morning after a Henderson County school bus was involved in an accident.   Read Story »

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Edneyville sewer project in jeopardy after Legislature deletes grant

Henderson County commissioners will have to decide how to salvage the Edneyville sewer project, which was defunded last week by the state Legislature — or whether to go forward at all.   Read Story »

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Nonprofits step up after loss of SNAP

More than a dozen nonprofit agencies and churches in Henderson County are offering assistance with food and other essential items to people in need as the federal government shutdown halts state-run food and nutrition services.   Read Story »

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Asheville man charged with firing shots into a car at McDonald's

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Open Arms Pregnancy Center names new director

Open Arms Pregnancy Center has announced the appointment of Stacy Bishop as its new executive director.   Read Story »

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Vaughan Fitzpatrick, Westfeldt descendant and Ferncliff Park visionary, dies at age 76

Vaughan Fitzpatrick, a native son of New Orleans and world-traveling oil company executive who as a fifth generation descendant of the Westfeldts of Rugby Grange never forgot his connection to the Fletcher community, died on Tuesday, Oct. 28, in New Orleans, at the age of 76. Cause of death was an aggressive form of cancer that was discovered only a few weeks ago, family members said.   Read Story »

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Fletcher man, 27, charged with 8 counts of exploitation of minor

Law officers charged a 27-year-old Fletcher man with eight counts of second-degree exploitation of a minor after an investigation by the Henderson County Internet Crimes Against Children Task Force, the sheriff's office announced.   Read Story »

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Growers win honors for State Fair apple exhibits

Apple growers, volunteers and retired N.C. Agriculture Extension Service employees traveled from Hendersonville to Raleigh in October to organize and set up the apple exhibits at the 2025 North Carolina State Fair.   Read Story »

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Pardee's chief medical officer appointed to N.C. Medical Board

UNC Health Pardee's chief medical officer, Greg McCarty, has been appointed by Gov. Josh Stein to serve on the North Carolina Medical Board, the state agency responsible for licensing and regulating medical professionals.    Read Story »

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