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Hendersonville News

Meadows visits to promote Cops in Schools bill

U.S. Rep. Mark Meadows, the newly elected congressman, had local law officers behind him as he chose a local elementary school classroom to announce his support for $30 million in federal spending on cops in classrooms.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

Legal fights imperil restitution promises

A year after he pleaded guilty to federal tax evasion charges and five months after he pleaded guilty to state charges of stealing from trusts and estates he managed, Sam Neill remains free and victims wonder if his promises of restitution will ever amount to cash payments.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

Mountain 1st wins state honor for United Way effort

Mountain 1st Bank & Trust was presented the Spirit of North Carolina Award for Campaign Excellence at United Way of North Carolina's Annual Meeting and Awards Luncheon on Friday, Feb. 15, in Pinehurst.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

Meadows urges new Cops in Schools funding

U.S. Rep. Mark Meadows will promote federal legislation to allocate $30 million for police officers in schools during a news conference in Hendersonville Wednesday.   Read Story »

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• Apple Festival offers booths for non-profits       Comments
• Treadway, Munoz star in NC Stage comedy       Comments
• Sandburg home seeks volunteer tour guides       Comments
• Main Street Wi-Fi likely to be fixed by summer       Comments
• City wins $700,000 grant for greenway extension       Comments
• Etowah-Horse Shoe department receives $109,000 grant       Comments
• Village Council wants details on yearly park cost       Comments
• County's inaction stalls historic board's work       Comments
• LIGHTNING EXCLUSIVE: What's next in Neill case       Comments
• Man rams pickup into DSS building       Comments
• Homebuilder's employee charged with embezzlement       Comments
• Be Active announces winner of iPod       Comments
• Carolina Panther joins campaign to help babies       Comments
• Conservancy preserves 59 acres in Flat Rock       Comments
• Schools save $1.35 million on energy costs, report says       Comments
• Ed Foundation names 13 to Hall of Fame       Comments
• Flat Rock council awards sidewalk bid       Comments
• Keller Williams expands, touts growth       Comments
• Business leaders to hear updates on taxes and urgent care       Comments
• Council stops clock, orders new round of art proposals       Comments
• Berkeley Park pricetag $4.2 million       Comments
• ABC board wants study on liquor store demand       Comments
• Medical Loan Closet launches fundraiser to buy Asheville Hwy. building       Comments