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Suspect charged with Hawthorn Hills burglaries

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Cooper imposes curfew amid rapid rise in Covid trends

Citing a rapid increase in North Carolina’s key Covid-19 trends, Gov. Roy Cooper on Tuesday imposed a curfew that requires people to stay home at night. The order takes effect Friday, Dec. 11, and will be in place until at least Jan. 8.    Read Story »

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Land of Sky council honors local government leaders

Henderson County Commissioner Bill Lapsley, Fletcher Town Manager Mark Biberdorf, Transylvania County Manager Jaime Laughter and former state Rep. Chuck McGrady were honored last week for their service during the Land of Sky Regional Council’s annual awards program.   Read Story »

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Lapsley elected chair as commissioners honor Hawkins

The Henderson County Board of Commissioners elected Bill Lapsley chair and Rebecca McCall vice chair and two new commissioners took the oath of office for four-year terms during the board's organizational meeting on Monday night. Commissioners also honored Grady Hawkins, who retired after serving on the board for four terms.   Read Story »

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Pardee to get one of first shipments of Covid vaccine

Pardee Hospital is one of 11 sites in the state that will get one of the first shipments of 85,000 Covid-19 vaccine doses, Henderson County Emergency Services Director Jimmy Brissie told the Henderson County Board of Commissioners on Monday night.   Read Story »

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Global manufacturer to build $38 million plant in Hendersonville (2)

Jabil Inc., a worldwide company with more than 100 manufacturing plants in 30 countries, will invest $38 million in a factory that will employ 150 people in fulltime jobs with benefits in Hendersonville, the company and the Henderson County Partnership for Economic Development announced on Monday night during a meeting of the Board of Commissioners.   Read Story »

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County tentatively agrees to buy VFW building

Henderson County has tentatively agreed to buy the Hedrick-Rhodes VFW Post 5206 building at Five Points and potentially use it in a number of ways to serve veterans.   Read Story »

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Divided City Council OKs $15,000 grant to help theater reopen

In a split vote, the Hendersonville City Council last week authorized a $15,000 grant to help the Center for Arts and Entertainment downtown make the theater safe for a return to live performances.   Read Story »

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Volunteer of the Year: IAM, Smart Start, Thrive, United Way

Here are the final four Season of Giving Volunteers of the Year.   Read Story »

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Volunteer of the Year: Friends of Library, Ed Foundation, Rescue Mission, Johnson Farm

In our annual Season of Giving salute to nonprofits and volunteers, we ask organizations to nominate a Volunteer of the Year. We're running the 2020 volunteers four at a time in three stories on the website.   Read Story »

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