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County Parks department gets new leadership

The Henderson County Parks and Recreation department will have new leadership effective Aug. 1. Jason Brown, chief deputy with the Henderson County Sheriff’s Department, replaces Tim Hopkin, who was reassigned last week to work with the department’s athletic programs, county manager Steve Wyatt said Tuesday. John Mitchell, business and community director, “will shepherd the transition” in the department until Brown starts next month, Wyatt said. “I’ve had my eye on him for a while,” Wyatt said of Brown. “He will bring strong leadership and decisive management” to the department. “Nobody’s going to work harder for you.” Wyatt said he met Brown when Brown was working on his master’s degree in public administration. “I had a chance to get to know him and I decided I’d like to have him on our management team. I approached him and he went through the thoughtful process” and decided to accept his offer, Wyatt said. Brown received both his undergraduate degree in criminal science and his master’s degree from Western Carolina University. He worked for the Georgia Bureau of Investigation and the Transylvania County Sheriff’s Department before being hired in 2007 by the Henderson County Sheriff’s Department. Hopkin had worked for the county for 14 years and oversaw athletic programs for Parks and Recreation when he was promoted to the director position in 2007.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

Public meeting July 18 on Kanuga Road improvements

The N.C. Department of Transportation will have a public meeting July 18 regarding proposed improvements to Kanuga Road in Henderson County.   Read Story »

Hendersonville News

July 19 ceremony to mark 50th anniversary of Piedmont Flight 22 crash

To mark the 50th anniversary of the crash of Piedmont Flight 22, the Henderson County Heritage Museum and the Henderson County Rescue Squad will have a ceremony at 11:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 19 in the plaza of the Historic Courthouse on Main Street. The public is invited to the free event.   Read Story »

Hendersonville News

Pardee Hospital Foundation to receive $25,000 from Rug & Home

Pardee Hospital Foundation has announced that Rug & Home founder and chief executive officer Rakesh Agarwal will present the final $25,000 of a $50,000 gift to the Foundation at a ceremony on Wednesday, July 12 at Rug & Home’s Asheville store, located at 799-B Brevard Road, Asheville.   Read Story »

Hendersonville News

Norm Gordon of Norm’s Minit Marts dies at age 69

Norman Haywood Gordon, founder of Norm’s Minit Marts, died Thursday, July 6 at Elizabeth House in Hendersonville after an extended illness, his son Ken Gordon said Saturday. Mr. Gordon was 69.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

Sheriff’s office charges 2 with trafficking in methamphetamine

The Henderson County Sheriff’s Office Direct Enforcement Team made two drug-related arrests Thursday afternoon on Allman Cove Lane in Penrose. According to a news release from the Sheriff’s Office, at approximately 12:40 p.m. July 6, detectives from the Direct Enforcement Team went to a residence on Allman Cove Lane regarding a drug complaint. Detectives made contact with the home owner and during the subsequent investigation and search, they located and seized over a half-pound of methamphetamine, psilocybin mushrooms, marijuana and drug paraphernalia. Arrested were Danny William Allman, age 56 of 375 Allman Cove Lane, Penrose, and Mary Wilkie-Kathrine Moffitt, age 45 of 475 Yon Hill Road, Hendersonville, the sheriff’s office said. Allman was charged with felony trafficking methamphetamine, felony conspiracy to traffic methamphetamine, felony possession with intent to sell and deliver methamphetamine, felony possession of schedule I controlled substance, felony maintaining a dwelling for the purpose of sell and delivery of a controlled substance, misdemeanor possession of marijuana and misdemeanor possession drug paraphernalia. Allman posted a $62,600 bond and was released. Mary Wilkie-Katherine Moffitt was charged with felony trafficking methamphetamine, felony conspiracy to traffic methamphetamine, felony possession with intent to sell and deliver methamphetamine and misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia. Moffitt posted a $45,000 bond and was released.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

City, developer take first steps toward boutique hotel

With a unanimous vote on Thursday night, the Hendersonville City Council became an official partner with a Carrboro developer to turn the old Grey Hosiery Mill into a boutique hotel.   Read Story »

Hendersonville News

Council’s final special-use vote clears way for new HHS

The short of it is that the Hendersonville City Council passed on second reading the “findings of fact, conclusions of law and decision for the Hendersonville High School special use permit application” by a 3-2 vote on Thursday night.   Read Story »

Hendersonville News

1 hurt, 1 charged in July 4 shooting

One person was injured and another charged in a shooting incident Tuesday on Woodcock Drive in Hendersonville.   Read Story »

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