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Mediation Center adds youth counselor

The Mediation Center has hired a Youth Mediation Coordinator who will conduct interpersonal skill-building for court-involved youth, train students in peer mediation and mediate situations involving young people.   Read Story »

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City Council rezones two parcels

The Hendersonville City Council rezoned two parcels to more permissive designations during its regular meeting last week.   Read Story »

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Truth elusive in Justus v. Rosner trial

In any span of 45 minutes in the Justus v. Rosner medical malpractice practice case, the facts seem straightforward, even unassailable.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

Officials identify inmate who died in jail

Henderson County Sheriff's Office officials say they suspect no foul play in the death of an inmate who was found unresponsive by jailers on Sunday afternoon and died 14 hours later at the hospital.   Read Story »

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City's crime rate drops in 5 out of 6 categories

The crime rate dropped in Hendersonville in every category except larceny from 2012 to 2013, the Police Department said.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

Ecusta Trail video touts greenway benefits

Advocates of the proposed Hendersonville-to-Brevard rail trail have launched a campaign to educate the public about the project, using a new video that highlights the project's economic benefits.   Read Story »

Hendersonville News

Marine's mom and sister thank local supporters

Jill Tahmooressi on Sunday thanked a roomful of residents for their support for her son, a Marine jailed in Mexico for the past 5½ months.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

Wood kicking off fall campaign with rally for schools

Democratic candidate Rick Wood is kicking off his fall general election campaign for the state Senate with a Public Education Rally on Saturday, Sept. 13, in the auditorium of West Henderson High School.   Read Story »

Hendersonville News

Loft apartments possible for Grey Mill

The 99-year-old Grey Hosiery Mill may not make it to its 100th birthday but the ground under it could be the site of loft apartments.   The Hendersonville City Council is expected to take up the status of the historic stocking factory on Thursday. Two council members said they're ready to give Hendersonville developer Jim Hall a shot at an apartment development he first pitched in 2010 and resurrected last year."I think it's going to go to Jim Hall's group," Councilman Jeff Miller said.Hall's proposal for loft apartments and a brewery, code named Bravo 4, were the remaining prospects for the property. The brewery, however, needed more property and was being recruited as well by Tennessee and Charlotte."They were supposed to give us an answer," said Councilman Steve Caraker. "From what I gather they have basically moved on."Hall and Hendersonville native Austin Fazio partnered with the White Challis Redevelopment Co. of Daytona Beach, Fla., to propose 30 loft apartments for the historic mill. Hall said he did not want to comment about the plans before the City Council acts. The financial outlook for redevelopment of historic properties has dimmed because the state Legislature repealed tax credits that made old-mill projects feasible."The last time I talked to Hall he said it was still doable," Caraker said.The city published a legal notice two weeks ago announcing the intent to redevelop the mill property as a brownfield site — a state regulatory requirement for property that could have pollution from past industrial use. The notice said a project could include "residential, retail, offices, entertainment, brewery or food production facility, and other commercial uses."Hall "has said he wants the best thing for Hendersonville all the way through this process," Caraker said. "So if something else came up that would have more economic value than his project, he'd be willing to step aside and let them have it."The council members both said a newly discovered water leak has added urgency to the mill property decision."If this goes on much longer we'll be spending $10,000 to 15,000 a year to keep it dry," Caraker said. "I think something needs to happen before the building crumbles."A city-commissioned appraisal assessed the property at $600,000 with the structure and $750,000 without it. Demolition could cost $200,000. Council members have said they're open to giving the property to a developer who commits to a project. The question of who pays for demolition, should there be one, has not been resolved.If raw land makes more sense than using the historic structure, Miller said that's OK with him."This ol' boy is for taking the bulldozer to it," he said. "I'm tired of it. The thing's leaking, we're spending a lot of money and it's making us look stupid."       Read Story »

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