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Edneyville teacher played in band that honored 80th anniversary of D-Day

When Jordan Chambliss was playing the flute in the Rugby Middle School band, she had no idea that her musical path would eventually lead to a historic D-Day commemoration in Normandy, France.    Read Story »

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City's 3-cent tax increase funds 'arms race' over employee pay

The Hendersonville City Council adopted a $62.8 million budget on Thursday night that raises the property tax rate by 3 cents in part to fund “an arms race” of pay and benefits to recruit and retain employees.   Read Story »

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Here's the plan for South Main roundabout and HonorAir Park

The confluence of the Ecusta Trail and the nearby trailhead, the leveling of the south gateway mound and the construction of a big roundabout where Main, Church and King streets meet poses a landscape design challenge.   Read Story »

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'Our State' devotes 7-page spread to Hendersonville Ice Cream Trail

Our State editor-in-chief Elizabeth Hudson didn’t have far to go when searching for a writer to get the scoop on the Hendersonville Ice Cream Trail. She found a willing volunteer at the desk closest to her office.   Read Story »

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City commits to bee rather than to seem

From landscaped pollinator beds surrounding the Bee Mural in the Azalea parking lot to flower-filled hanging baskets and pollinator-friendly trees, shrubs and grasses along Main Street to adjoining neighborhood pollinator gardens, pollinators are supported throughout downtown Hendersonville.   Read Story »

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Defying calendar law, 29 school districts will start school early in August

Under North Carolina law, traditional public schools are prohibited from starting the school year sooner than the Monday closest to Aug. 26 and from ending the year later than the Friday closest to June 11.   Read Story »

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City invites input on long-range plan

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Children's 'Rootabaga Stories' open this week at Carl Sandburg home

The free Rootabaga Stories summer children’s plays open this week and run through July 27 at the amphitheater at the Carl Sandburg home, the Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site announced.   Read Story »

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County to celebrate completion of VFW renovation July 3

Achieving a deadline to finish a big renovation of the Hedrick Rhodes VFW Post 5206 by the Fourth of July, Henderson County last week announced a grand opening and ribbon cutting ceremony for the building at 10 a.m. Wednesday, July 3.   Read Story »

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