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PARK GLANCE: Jackson Park improvements

Flat Rock News

PARK GLANCE: Proposed Highland Lake Park

Highland Lake Park (proposed)   Read Story »

Henderson County News

PARK GLANCE: Hendersonville Christian School property

Former Hendersonville Christian School property   Read Story »

Henderson County News

YEAR OF THE PARK: Towns, breweries going green in 2013

Jaime Laughter has served as Mills River's town manager from concept through construction of the town's 50-acre community park. In that role, she's observed a shift in the public's perception of the 10-year-old town that is now the proud owner of a park.   Read Story »

North Carolina News

Ag chief places Haywood trees under quarantine

The N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services has placed Haywood County wood products under quarantine due to a recent detection of thousand cankers disease in the Great Smoky Mountains National Park.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

Appeal for assault weapon ban fizzles

A citizens' appeal to the Hendersonville City Council to outlaw the sale of assault weapons fizzled when the mayor and the city attorney said the state Legislature had granted local government no power to make such a law.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

Easement protects 82 acres near Lake Lure

LAKE LURE — Land in Rutherford County, which hosted the Lake Lure Camp for Girls beginning in 1927 and was home to the Camp Occoneechee Girl Scouts Camp since 1956, has been forever protected through a conservation easement by Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy (CMLC).   Read Story »

Henderson County News

YEAR IN REVIEW: Departures and arrivals in 2012

Two town managers, the county planning director, the longtime Carl Sandburg Home superintendent, the county's tourism promotions head and a key school administration figure were among the local people retiring or moving on in 2012.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

Pardee reports first baby of New Year

Pardee Hospital reported the first baby of 2013 was born early today.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

LIGHTNING EXCLUSIVE: YEAR OF THE PARK

Check out this week's Hendersonville Lightning on newsstands now for an exclusive look at how Henderson County and its towns and new businesses like Sierra Nevada are investing in parks and greenways in a big way. Our special report, 2013: Year of the Park, has all the details, plus maps and photos. It's only in the Hendersonville Lightning and only in print.   Read Story »

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