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Mills River News

Mills River raises taxes to cover sheriff's contract

On Thursday night, the Mills River Town Council approved the 2016-2017 fiscal year budget.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

Apodaca awarded Order of the Long Leaf Pine

RALEIGH — Sen. Tom Apodaca was honored with the Order of the Long Leaf Pine in recognition of his extraordinary service to the state of North Carolina.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

John Humphrey has spent much of his 100 years conserving nature

MILLS RIVER — John Humphrey had been talking a good 20 minutes about his latest battle. He tries to rid the woods surrounding his home of invasive vines and other threats that choke off the hardwoods.   Read Story »

Mills River News

Mills River eyes property purchase

MILLS RIVER — The Mills River Town Council is considering buying seven acres that would allow it to expand the town park.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

Mills River leaders set to quadruple town tax rate

Mills River Town Council members say they’re resigned to quadrupling the town’s tax rate on Thursday night, calling a three-year contract for law enforcement coverage the best option available for meeting state law.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

Don't miss this week's Hendersonville Lightning (76)

You won't want to miss this week's Hendersonville Lightning.    Read Story »

Henderson County News

Blue Ridge Bookfest shuts down

Blue Ridge Bookfest, which for eight years celebrated local and nationally known authors and offered readers a chance to meet them and hear about their craft, has died. Bill Ramsey, a longtime organizer of the event, announced the decision today in "a letter I never wanted to write." As time went on, he said, attendance at the free event fell, the pool of volunteers dwindled, donor and sponsor funding declined and the cost of bringing in authors as keynote speakers went up. "The financial gap grew each year," he said. The general trend of readers getting their material from the Internet cut down the number interested in going out to hear from authors and buying a hardback. "A post-event assessment made it clear that the event cannot continue," Ramsey said. The organization will donate its remaining fund balance of $1,515 to the student creative writing program at BRCC, the host of the bookfest. "It was a great run of eight years," Ramsey said. "We made many friends had many mountaintop literary experiences along the way. As we move on, we would like to encourage all in the community to support literacy. Speaking for the leadership team, thanks for the memories."   Read Story »

Henderson County News

Pardee's new MRI suite aims to make scan more peaceful

Pardee Hospital has opened a new MRI Caring Suite designed to ease stress and anxiety and make patients more comfortable and relaxed during their scan. The new suite has wide-screen TVs, surround-sound speakers and other features to make the experience more peaceful, the hospital said in a news release.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

Film asks whether we learned lessons from flood of 1916

Jennie Jones Giles recalls family stories about her forebears fleeing for high ground as the flood 1916 threatened their cabin on Bright’s Creek in Polk County. Drew Brannon remembers his grandfather’s tales about chickens and livestock floating down the French Broad River near the family farm.   Read Story »

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