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JCAR cost spikes by $15M as vote looms

The two newest Henderson County commissioners expressed alarmed last week when they learned that the latest cost projection added $15.2 million to the price of the jail and courthouse expansion.   Read Story »

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Tickets on sale for Historic Flat Rock's tour of homes

FLAT ROCK — After a seven-year hiatus, Historic Flat Rock Inc. will host a Historic Home Tour 10 a.m.-4 p.m. Saturday, Aug. 2, featuring four private homes, all built in the 1800s and all on the National Register of Historic Places.   Read Story »

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Laurel Park is fed up with pace of FEMA aid

Throughout the mountains, small towns thrashed by Hurricane Helene have it bad. In Henderson County, none was harder hit than Laurel Park, and the mayor is past losing patience with the pace of federal disaster aid.   Read Story »

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Hundreds celebrate opening of Ecusta Trail

The community celebrated opening day of the Ecusta Trail on Friday afternoon with tributes, thank yous and a ribbon cutting followed by treats, merchandise and live music along the freshly paved six-mile segment from the Visitors Center to Horse Shoe.   Read Story »

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Waterway cleanup gets $10 million boost

Plenty of big items, like cars and trailers, have been cleaned out from Western North Carolina rivers after Helene but there is still a lot of smaller trash throughout the region’s creeks and streams.   Read Story »

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Judge declares Altmeyer high bidder for Shepherd Memorial Park

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The rebel flag is gone

 FLAT ROCK — The rebel flag in the heart of Flat Rock, a startling sight to many motorists traveling north on Greenville Highway into the historic village, is gone.   Read Story »

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LIGHTNING PHOTOS: Ecusta Trail opens

With speeches, lots of thanks, celebration and a ribbon cutting, the long-awaited Ecusta Trail opened on Friday afternoon, ushering in a new age of recreation in the community.   Read Story »

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Developer breaks ground on 'nature-rich, wellness-focused' units at Tap Root

Orange Capital has officially broken ground on Evado at Tap Root, a 270-unit upscale apartment complex on Butler Bridge Road between Fletcher and Mills River.   Read Story »

News Archive

• Hoedown for JAM Kids is Saturday night at Skytop Orchard       Comments
• Mills River man charged with exploitation of a minor       Comments
• Columbia, S.C., man dies after suffering 'medical distress' on Blue Ridge Parkway       Comments
• Habitual felon sentenced to 17-22 years in prison       Comments
• Two charged in connection with misdemeanor child abuse       Comments
• Connie & Ricky Sparks Memorial Scholarship Foundation winners announced       Comments
• Lane of I-26 East to close near Peter Guice Bridge       Comments
• Sheetz offers free fries for National French Fry Day       Comments
• Governor's Rebuilding Western North Carolina Committee meets Monday at UNCA       Comments
• Mission Health monitors issue mixed reviews       Comments
• Water war settlement derailed in Raleigh       Comments
• Showers and thunderstorms forecast through Saturday       Comments
• Advent raises Buncombe hospital request to 222 beds       Comments
• $11.5M in revenue bonds to fund water-sewer projects       Comments
• Comic book history tells harrowing, inspiring and tragic stories of Helene       Comments
• 'Chalk It Up!' set to turn sidewalks into outdoor gallery       Comments
• Ed Foundation thanks outgoing board members, welcomes new ones       Comments
• Laurel Park Highway near Crystal Spring Drive closed Monday for tree removal     Comments
• Seven Henderson County seniors graduate from School of Science and Math       Comments
• Forest Service taking orders for tree seedlings       Comments
• Ask Matt ... about the effort to make a splash for an indoor pool       Comments
• Fourth of July parade is set; WTZQ to broadcast fireworks soundtrack       Comments
• Bear cub roaming around town may have been hit by car       Comments
• County IT director praised for leadership under fire after Helene       Comments
• Haywood Road homeowners cite traffic, loss of trees and habitat in zoning fight       Comments
• Changes to city garbage, recycling, brush collection start this week     Comments
• 17 cadets graduate from Fire Academy       Comments
• Public invited to see concepts for Patton pool, Whitmire Activity Center       Comments
• Albrecht, Gould return to Pardee board       Comments
• League of Women Voters elects new officers     Comments