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County drops greenway demand for Jackson Park sewer line

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Commissioners appoint Messer, Young to new regional utility board

The Henderson County Board of Commissioners on Monday appointed two of its own members plus Mills River  Councilman Larry Freeman to a powerful board that will govern a new regional utility.   Read Story »

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Contest rewards local food at restaurants

A new program from the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services is encouraging chefs to dig into locally grown products this summer.   Read Story »

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SLIDESHOW: Derby event supports Mainstay

LAKE SUMMIT — Friends and supporters slogged through the rain to Camp Mondamin for the first Derby Day to support Mainstay.   Read Story »

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Volunteers serve for Earth Stewardship Day

More 160 volunteers came together to complete seven environmental service projects across Henderson County for the Environmental and Conservation Organization's second annual Earth Stewardship Day on April 27.   Read Story »

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French Broad flooding at Blantyre expected to peak tonight

The French Broad River at Blantyre reached moderate flood stage and was expected to peak at 19.5 feet around 10 tonight before dropping..   Read Story »

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Longtime DSS director retiring (2)

Liston Smith, the director of the Henderson County Department of Social Services for the past 25 years, is retiring on July 31.   Read Story »

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CELEBRATE SENIORS: 'You're in the Army now'

Most of the young men who were drafted into the armed services from Henderson County had their first physical and were sworn in at Camp Croft near Spartanburg. I was among a group of 99 who went through that experience in March of 1943.   Read Story »

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CELEBRATE SENIORS: Pooch Pace honors flag, veterans

The tenor bark of Rufus "Pooch" Pace is as much a part of patriotic tradition in Hendersonville as the rockets red glare, the bombs bursting in air.     Read Story »

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Proposed city budget would raise taxes, garbage fee, water bills

The Hendersonville City Council will take up a proposed 2013-14 budget that includes a 3-cent tax increase to cover the debt for its new Sugarloaf Road fire station, a new fire truck and the third phase of the Main Street makeover. The proposal also includes a $2-a-month increase in garbage collection fees, a 2.5 percent increase in water bills and a small surcharge to raise $66,125 for a Mills River watershed protection effort.   Read Story »

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