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DEVELOPER WINS ROUND 1 IN ETOWAH VALLEY

The Henderson County Planning Board voted 6-3 on Thursday to OK a master plan for up to 400 homes at Etowah Valley Golf & Resort, advancing a development plan that is sure to face more opposition down the road.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

Cemetery maintenance training offered Saturday

EDNEYVILLE — The Henderson County Cemetery Advisory Committee will host cemetery maintenance training on Saturday, Oct. 21, at the Kings Grove Church Cemetery, 2798 Pace Road. Hands-on training in cleaning and straightening tombstones begins at 9 a.m.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

Health director announces retirement

Henderson County Health Director Steve Smith has announced his plans to retire following 32 years of public health service, the department announced Thursday.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

Federal grand jury indicts man, 22, for Parkway assault

A Whittier man arrested on a federal complaint for attempted kidnapping on the Blue Ridge Parkway has been formally charged by a grand jury in Charlotte, Dena J. King, U.S. Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina, announced.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

Etowah Valley homeowners poised for epic battle against subdivision

Thomas Auditorium at Blue Ridge Community College, which has a capacity of 450, is likely to draw a standing-room-only crowd when homeowners square off against a developer’s plans for a 200-lot subdivision at the Etowah Valley Golf Resort.   Read Story »

Hendersonville News

Online Bearfootin' Bear auction under way ahead of final bids Saturday

Virtual bidding is underway for the 2023 Bearfootin’ Bear auction in the runup to the season finale at 4:30 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 21, at the Historic Courthouse Square, the Friends of Downtown Hendersonville announced. Bidders are able to bid remotely via text message until auction day.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

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Henderson County News

Commissioners to take up proposal easing floodplain restrictions

A developer’s request to ease building restrictions in flood-prone areas goes before the Henderson County Board of Commissioners this week despite the Planning Board’s no vote on the idea and a fire chief’s warning that structures in the floodplain make floods more dangerous.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

City is not getting its way in Raleigh

The road to plurality elections for council elections in three Henderson County cities has been longer and more complicated than anyone would have predicted, thanks to the sausage grinder in Raleigh.   Read Story »

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