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Hendersonville News

US News ranks HHS fourth best in North Carolina

A national magazine's study ranked Hendersonville High School fourth best in North Carolina and two other county high schools, North Henderson and East Henderson, won silver medal recognition.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

Asheville City Council ratifies water agreement

ASHEVILLE —Asheville Mayor Esther Manheimer fastened a pin depicting the Henderson County Historic Courthouse on her lapel "right over my Asheville pin," a symbolic gesture that could signal the end of a bitter 20-year dispute between the city and Henderson County over a controversial water rights swap.   Read Story »

Flat Rock News

Flat Rock celebrates park; foundation hires director

FLAT ROCK — Flat Rock residents and others marked the completion of a 1.3-mile walking trail and heard about the next park improvements during an Earth Day celebration of the new park.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

Local news briefs (5)

Gene Carman and Ed Nielsen will discuss their book "Assault at Avignon, Eleven Days Running" at 2 p.m. Saturday, April 26, in the courtroom of the Historic Courthouse on Main Street.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

McGee to retire as Wingate president

Dr. Jerry E. McGee, who led Wingate University's creation of a Hendersonville campus and was a key figure in the multi-party agreement to build a large health sciences building here, announced today his retirement as the college's president in May 2015.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

Brewery founder headlines Blue Ridge Bookfest

Ken Grossman, founder and president of Sierra Nevada Brewing Company and author of Beyond the Pale, and novelist Cassandra King, author of the Highlands, N.C.-set Moonrise and four other Southern novels, headline the sixth annual Blue Ridge Bookfest at Blue Ridge Community College on Friday and Saturday.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

ECO names interim director

Mary Jo Padgett, a co-founder and past executive director of ECO, has been hired as interim executive director of the organization.   Read Story »

Flat Rock News

Flat Rock delays park driveway for a year

FLAT ROCK — Facing mounting operating costs and higher than projected construction costs, the Flat Rock Village Council voted last week to delay a new entrance driveway and parking lot for a year.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

County Commission: Do you support the Ecusta Trail?

Candidates for the Henderson County Board of Commissioners answered questions last week on raises for classroom teachers, the Ecusta Trail, Flat Rock Playhouse, the Wingate-BRCC-Pardee health education building and other topics.   Read Story »

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