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'Rooftop Cops' will raise money for Special Olympics

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House 117 candidates talk Ecusta Trail, taxes, Medicaid expansion

The three Republican candidates for the open N.C. House 117 seat made their pitches during a Chamber of Commerce forum on Thursday morning and tackled questions about the Ecusta Trail, Medicaid expansion and the corporate income tax.   Read Story »

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Pardee, Southeastern Sports Med providing physicals

Pardee UNC Health Care and Southeastern Sports Medicine and Orthopedics will once again administer sports physicals for local student-athletes who attend 22 middle and high schools in the area, Pardee announced last week.   Read Story »

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Parkway fire 50% contained

Firefighters have made good progress on the Barnett Branch Fire which has been burning in rough terrain on the Pisgah National Forest off the Blue Ridge Parkway near the Pisgah Inn since Wednesday, the U.S. Forest Service said.   Read Story »

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Ecusta Trail ride reveals entrepreneurs ready to cash in on the crowds

If I’d been at the end rather than halfway through my ride on the 11-mile Henderson County stretch of the Ecusta Trail, I would have definitely sampled the irresistible-sounding, hibiscus-flavored ale at Sideways Farm and Brewery.   Read Story »

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Moonshine history wins Best Documentary

"The Spirits Still Move Them," David Weintraub's film about moonshine history, won Best Documentary in the Reedy Reels Film Festival in Greenville, South Carolina, the Center for Cultural Preservation announced.   Read Story »

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BRCC named 8th best community college in U.S.

North Carolina dominated a financial adviser's list of the top 10 community colleges in the U.S. with seven on the list, including Blue Ridge Community College at No. 8.   Read Story »

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Volunteers invited to paint sidewalk mural this weekend

Volunteers are invited to join in the painting of the Hendo Lifeline sidewalk mural on Saturday and Sunday from 8:30 a.m. to 1 p.m. at the Azalea Parking Lot at King Street and Third Avenue East.   Read Story »

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Hendersonville Farmers Market opens next Saturday

The Hendersonville Farmers Market opens its third season Saturday, May 7, at the Historic Train Depot on Maple Street.   Read Story »

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Judges deal setbacks to efforts to save Shepherd funeral business

The path to saving the Thos. Shepherd & Son funeral and cemetery business grew more tenuous last week when judges handed the company a pair of decisive losses.   Read Story »

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