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Mills River man charged with exploitation of a minor

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New life-care community to include 216 dwellings, multiple amenities

Site work begins this week on Western North Carolina’s newest continuing care retirement community, Legacy at Mills River, developed by Blue Ridge Retirement Partners.   Read Story »

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Mills River adding playground accessible to all

The town of Mills River broke ground last week on a new playground accessible to children of all abilities at Mills River Park. Thanks to a $263,000 Accessibility for Parks Grant, the project will bring exciting new features to the park.   Read Story »

Seventh-generation farmer Kirby Johnson raises vegetables on around 1,400 acres in Mills River and Florida. [PHOTO BY MARK LEET]

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Kirby Johnson conserves land while farming it

Kirby Johnson is a seventh generation vegetable grower and packer in Mills River. His ancestors, Irish victims of the potato famine, settled in the Shaw’s Creek community.   Read Story »

(L-R) Aaron Davenport, Bryan Tompkins, and Kai Picciano walk behind a seed drill, ensuring everything is working properly.

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Wildlife agencies partner with Mills River to plant 15-acre pollinator meadow

On an overcast Friday morning, a small team gathered, coffee mugs in hand, on the edge of a public park in Mills River, the occasional walker or jogger passing by. It was planting day.   Read Story »

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