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Henderson County election officials assure accurate vote count in November

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Partnership welcomes first leaders, honors WGLA engineers

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Bidding is under way for Bearfootin' Bears

Bidding for the 2022 Bearfootin’ Art Walk bears is under way and continues until Saturday, Oct. 15, at 6 p.m.   Read Story »

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New ghost tour opens in downtown Hendersonville

The owners of a new downtown ghost tour are counting on the interest both local residents and tourists have in searching the city’s streets for what haunts Hendersonville.   Read Story »

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NPS celebrates march of Overmountain men to pivotal Revolutionary War battle

The National Park Service is hosting the annual Overmountain Victory Celebration on the grounds of the Museum of North Carolina Minerals at milepost 331 on the Blue Ridge Parkway on Saturday. The living history encampment celebrates the crossing of the Blue Ridge Mountains by the Overmountain Men on their way to a pivotal battle with British forces at Kings Mountain that turned the tide of the Revolutionary War in favor of the forces for Independence. In the fall of 1780, during the Revolutionary War, the American fight for independence was struggling. British Major Patrick Ferguson demanded allegiance to the King of England from the people living in the Carolina backcountry and the Appalachians. Referred to as the Overmountain area, these settlements were west of — or “over” — the Appalachian Mountains. At that time, this was the boundary dividing the thirteen American colonies from the western frontier. The Overmountain area included parts of North Carolina, Virginia and what is now Tennessee.   Read Story »

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School system announces administrative changes

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Southern App celebrates Oktoberfest Sept. 24

Southern Appalachian Brewing Co. will host its12th annual Oktoberfest celebration from 1 to 7 p.m. Saturday, Sept. 24, with an assortment of Bavarian-themed events, including the popular Dachshund races.   Read Story »

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County Board of Health honored as most outstanding in N.C.

The Henderson County Board of Health has been awarded the 2022 Outstanding Board of Health by the Association of North Carolina Boards of Health.   Read Story »

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Some constituents say they're hurt by Andreotta's Facebook on public aid

Some Henderson County residents said Thursday they were hurt and outraged this week when they learned a Henderson County commissioner shared a Facebook post they say insulted both black and poor people.   Read Story »

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At $8.5M, cost projection for first leg of Ecusta Trail is 'good news'

Building the first six miles of the Ecusta Trail in Henderson County could cost $8.5 million, according to estimates presented Wednesday during a Rail-Trail Advisory Committee meeting. Uncertainty remains in the project, but county staff members told the committee that 30 percent of the design has been completed for the entire first six miles of the project. County Engineer Marcus Jones said based on that design “we’re looking at a construction cost estimate, and this is good news, of $8.5” million. The area involved in the estimate includes the six miles from Kanuga to Battle Creek off U.S. 64 in Horse Shoe. Once complete, the entire trail will run 19 miles from Hendersonville to Brevard.Aside from the considerable staff time devoted to the trail, the county has yet to appropriate county property tax revenue to the trail's design or construction. Funding, so far, has come from state and federal transportation grants and the Henderson County Tourism Development Authority. Two other groups, Conserving Carolina and Friends of the Ecusta Trail, are raising money to meet the required local match for the grants. Jones said the cost estimate was done with uncertainty in mind and the actual cost may change as the project gets underway. “It’s been a scary thing for us concerning the current construction environment,” he said. Chuck McGrady, the committee’s chairman, urged Jones to provide groups that are helping raise funds for the project details on the cost estimate. “If you can help us in some fashion with how the money gets spent,” he said. Jones said that he would try to make details available. Christopher Todd, the county’s business and community development director, said in an interview after the meeting that the estimate for the first six miles was done with a 20 percent contingency added to the actual cost estimate with the hope that the contingency money will not ultimately be needed. “We always hope for a lower number,” he said. “The goal is that contingency number will shrink.” Todd said the remaining five or six miles of the trail in Henderson County beyond the first six included in the $8.5 million estimate includes a bridge over the French Broad River and will lead to those miles of the trail costing more than the first segment. The committee also got a glimpse Wednesday of what the trail may look like in Henderson County once it's complete. County staff worked with landscape architects to create a vision for the trail that welcomes visitors and pays homage to the railroad, Todd said. Todd showed the committee a rendering from the architects that includes kiosks, signs and benches for people using the trail. Trail designers want to have some seamlessness in the trail design but also have points along the way that allow people not as familiar with the area to know exactly where they are. “We want them to know where the businesses are so they can come spend their money,” he said. Committee members also discussed whether the trail could use some items left from the railroad, including crossties and rails. Committee member Ken Shelton asked if rails and crossties along the trail could be stored for use at a later time. Jones responded that storage was not part of the project at this point. “Our plan right now is to leave them right where they are,” he said.   Read Story »

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