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Transylvania County Your Town

Company's application reports no objection so far to railbanking

Bradon J. Smith, a Chicago-based attorney, paid a $4,600 fee via pay.gov and formally launched the process on Wednesday that barring unexpected roadblocks should lead to federal regulators' approval of Blue Ridge Southern Railroad's request to railbank the 19-mile Hendersonville-to-Brevard corridor for the Ecusta Trail.   Read Story »

Henderson County Your Town

Repair of Kanuga Lake Road is under way

Eleven months after a big rainstorm caused a section of Kanuga Lake Road to collapse, a repair job is under way that should lead to the reopening of the road later this month.   Read Story »

Henderson County Your Town

Conservancy kicks off Habitat at Home photo contest

When you step out your door, do you feel like you’ve stepped into nature?   Read Story »

Asheville Your Town

Wild Art takes root at NC Arboretum

Spring flowers aren’t the only new sights popping up around The North Carolina Arboretum. Wild Art, a sculpture showcase running from April 1 through Sept. 26, features works by 17 local and national artists situated throughout the gardens of the Arboretum.   Read Story »

Edneyville Your Town

Growers brace for loss as second night of freeze looms

Apple growers across Henderson County are bracing for bad news this Easter weekend as a cold snap threatens this year's crop.   Read Story »

Henderson County Your Town

Warwick, Posey buy WTZQ radio

Longtime general manager Mark Warwick and his wife, Paige Posey, have purchased radio station WTZQ 95.3 FM and AM 1600, vowing to continue the community service that has won the station a strong following from listeners.   Read Story »

Hendersonville Your Town

LoveHendo, Grey Mill renovation win N.C. Main Street award

Efforts by the city of Hendersonville to boost business downtown during the worst of the Covid-19 shutdown won recognition recently at the North Carolina Main Street Awards ceremony.   Read Story »

Henderson County Your Town

Bill Stakias, supermarket manager and Lion leader, dies at age 92

William “Bill” Stakias, a longtime well-liked supermarket manager who was active in the Lions Club, Masonic Lodge and veterans groups, died peacefully at his home in Laurel Park home on March 3 at age 92.   Read Story »

Hendersonville Your Town

New chief getting to know officers by riding shotgun

When he spotted an ad about a police chief job opening in Hendersonville, Blair Myhand was taken back 40 years, to the summer days when he played with cousins around his step-grandmother’s brick house on Third Avenue West.   Read Story »

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