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Henderson County News

Spay/neutering nonprofit to shut down March 31

Mike and Mary Cervini, who have led an effort that invested $2.5 million to prevent the birth of unwanted dogs and cats, have come to the end of the road in Community Partnership for Pets Inc.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

Don't miss this week's Hendersonville Lightning (120)

You won't want to miss this week’s Hendersonville Lightning. You'll find the latest details regarding redevelopment plans for the Grey Hosiery Mill site, the controversial law enforcement training center and the loss off Henderson County native and former pro football player, Mickey Marvin.In addition you'll see pages and pages of local news briefs and community news, the popular Stuck in the Late Middle by Bill Humleker and Ask Matt by Matt Matteson as well as the weekly TV Guide and Sudoku. You've got to get a copy because it's only in print and it's only in the Hendersonville Lightning, your locally owned, locally operated newspaper. Here’s where you can pick up a Lightning: • Hendersonville Lightning Office, 1111 Asheville Hwy• Pop's Diner, 5 Points, North Main Street• Triangle Stop, 701 North Main Street• The 500 block of North Main Street(First Citizens Bank / Mast Gen. Store)• Black Bear Coffee Co., Main Street• The 300 block of North Main Street(McFarland's Bakery / Mike's on Main)• Pardee Hospital in the lobby•Flat Rock Playhouse, downtown(100 block of South Main Street) Southside Hendersonville(Spartanburg Highway)• Hairstyles by Charlene, Joel Wright Drive• McDonald's, Spartanburg Highway• Norm's Minit Mart, Spartanburg Highway• Hendersonville Co-op• Burger King/BP, Spartanburg Highway• Ingles Supermarket Southside Hendersonville( Greenville Highway)•Carolina Ace Hardware• Whitley Drug Store Flat Rock/East Flat Rock• Flat Rock Post Office• Flat Rock Bakery• Zirconia Post Office• East Flat Rock Post Office• Orr's Family Restaurant, Spartanburg Hwy• Energy Mart Exxon, Upward Road & I-26• Triangle Stop, 754 Upward Road & I-26• Village Café and Pub Hendersonville(Kanuga Road)• Hot Dog World, Kanuga Road• Mr. Pete's Market, Kanuga Road• Norm's Minit Mart, Kanuga Road Hendersonville(Fifth Avenue)• Hendersonville Post office• Fifth Aenue Shell Laurel Park• YMCA H'ville, Sixth Ave & Oak Str• Laurel Park Village, Rite-Aid.• Energy Mart Exxon, Brevard Road at Daniel Drive• Dixie Diner, Brevard Road Highway 64(Brevard Road)• Horse Shoe Post Office• Mr. Pete's Market, Etowah, Hwy 64-W• Blue Ridge Pizza, Etowah, Hwy 64-W• Etowah Shopping Center, Etowah Highway 191(Haywood Road)• Joey's New York Bagels, Hwy 191• One-Stop Store #8, Haywood Road (Hwy 191)• Dollar General, Hwy 191 & Mountain Road Mills River• Triangle Stop, 4197 Haywood Road, Mills River• Mills River Family Restaurant• Food Lion• Ingles Eastside Hendersonville and Four Seasons Boulevard• Norm's Minit Mart, Dana Road• Fatz Cafe, Dana Road & Four Seasons Blvd• Grocery Outlet, off Four Seasons Boulevard• McDonald's, Four Seasons Boulevard• Energy Mart Exxon, Four Seasons Boulevard• Mustang Cafe Highway 64 East(Chimney Rock Highway)• Triangle Stop, 2545 Chimney Rock Road, Hwy 64-E• Mr. Pete's Market, East, Hwy 64-E • Griffin's Store, Edneyville, Hwy 64-E• Edneyville Post Office• Griffins Store, Edneyville• Shell station, 64 East and Sugarloaf Road• Ingles, Howard Gap Road• Moose Cafe Highway 25 North(Asheville Highway)• The Ugly Mug Coffee Shop, Hwy 25-N• Triangle Stop, Hwy 25-N, Balfour• Mountain Home Post Office• Fletcher Post Office• Ingles• Naples Post Office• Travel Plaza, US 25 and I-26 Southern & Eastern Henderson County, Polk County• Dana Post Office• Rosco's Grocery, Green River• Saluda Post Office• Triangle Stop, 1487 Ozone Road, Saluda• All Henderson County Ingles Stores• All Henderson County Post Offices   Read Story »

Henderson County News

Sheriff announces town hall meetings in Edneyville, Etowah

Following a well-attended Town Hall meet-and-greet last month in Mills River, the Henderson County Sheriff’s Office has added similar events in Edneyville and Etowah.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

'Phew! What a firestorm,' McDonald says of fuss over protest remarks

Sheriff Charlie McDonald is not reaching for a broom to sweep away the controversy over his remarks about protests.   Read Story »

Flat Rock News

Railroad fixing four rough crossings

Motorists will have an easier ride over four railroad after work this week by the NCDOT and Blue Ridge Railroad.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

OPPONENTS FAIL TO STOP $20M PROJECT

More than a dozen people stood before the Henderson County Board of Commissioners on Monday night to express their strong opposition to a new $20 million training center, citing the cost, the proximity to the new Innovative High School at Blue Ridge Community College and what they described as the militarization of the sheriff’s office.   Read Story »

Fletcher News

Deputies rescue 40 neglected dogs and cats

FLETCHER — Sheriff's Maj. Frank Stout said he expects animal rescue organization to mount a community-wide effort to care for adopt out the 40 neglected dogs and cats that deputies rescued from a hone in Fletcher on Saturday.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

Funeral services announced for Mickey Marvin

Mickey Marvin, the Henderson County native who went on to achieve fame in college and pro football, died on Monday two years after he was diagnosed with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. He was 61.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

Local science teacher wins lab challenge

Tom Savage, a science teacher at Henderson County Early College High School, has been named a district winner in the Shell Science Lab Challenge, a competition for middle and high school science teachers. Sponsored by the Shell Oil Company and administered by the National Science Teachers Association (NSTA), the competition encouraged teachers (grades 6-12) who have found innovative ways to deliver quality lab experiences with limited school and laboratory resources, to share their approaches for a chance to win a school science lab makeover support package valued at $20,000. Savage is one of 18 district winners named, from which five national finalists will be chosen, and from the national finalists a grand prize winner will be selected. Savage’s goal is to take students’ innate curiosity and ignite their passion for science through inquiry. His strategy in presenting the best labs with limited resources is to keep the labs simple by using as many household items as possible. Online simulated labs are used extensively to conduct inquiries to make up for limited lab equipment. The lack of basic infrastructure has limited students’ ability to conduct involved chemistry inquiries and his ability to present demonstrations. The addition of six digital hotplate/stirrer devices for each table of four would allow students to control heat flow and the inclusion of the stirring option would help students control mixing solutions. Six balances would allow students enhanced control of their experiment. To enter the Shell Science Lab Challenge, middle and high school science teachers in the U.S. and Canada were asked to describe their school’s current laboratory resources, explain why the school’s laboratory facilities might be classified as “limited” resources, and describe their approach to science education instruction utilizing their school’s current lab facilities. A panel of science educators then reviewed and selected the top entries. As a district winner, each teacher and their school will receive a $3,000 science lab prize package that includes:• $1,000 Shell grant to purchase lab equipment and other science education resources;• $1,000 in donated science lab equipment donated by Carolina Biological Supply Company;• $300 gift certificate to the NSTA Science Store;• One year NSTA membership for two teachers;• NSTA Learning Center subscription for two teachers; and• Paid registration for two teachers to attend a 2017 NSTA Area Conference on Science Education.     Read Story »

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