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Army veteran pleads gulity to $1 million benefits fraud

A U.S. Army veteran who faked severe vision impairment in order to rake in almost a million dollars worth of disability benefits over 30 years pleaded guilty Monday to defrauding the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, Acting U.S. Attorney William T. Stetzer announced.   Read Story »

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Lightning has mail-room opening

The Hendersonville Lightning, the weekly newspaper and all-the-time website that has grown month over month, quarter over quarter and year over year for nine years, has an opening in its mail-room operation.   Read Story »

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Labor department issues citations, fines in fatal wall collapse

The state Department of Labor fined a Mills River masonry contractor and the company it was working for, Hajoca Corp., $30,800 each for the construction accident that killed one worker and seriously injured two others, the department said Tuesday.   Read Story »

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Holt to speak at Republican Men's Club

Amy Lynn Holt, a Henderson County School Board member who is running for a seat on the Board of Commissioners, will speak at a meeting of the Republican Men's Club at 7:30 a.m. Wednesday, July 28.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

Ride to Remember pays tribute to Ryan Hendrix

Law officers would have given anything to have no reason to host the Ride to Remember.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

Creator of Sky Surfer, an HHS graduate, soars to fame

Viewers of Good Morning America were likely astonished to see a 2½-minute feature on the young inventor of something called a Sky Surfer, which was shown carrying the engineer. And locally, some folks may have jumped out of their chair and exclaimed, “That kid’s from Hendersonville!”   Read Story »

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Mojo Brothers Blues Band kicks off Monday Night Live

Free Monday Night Live performances pick off at 7 tonight at the Visitor Center, 201 South Main Street, with music by the Mojo Brothers Blues Band.   Read Story »

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Investing more in policing would save black lives

RALEIGH — One of the best ways to save black lives and help poor North Carolinians would be to increase funding for North Carolina police departments and sheriffs.   Read Story »

Transylvania County News

As Mission retreats, Pardee, AdventHealth fill primary care gap

When HCA Healthcare purchased Asheville-based nonprofit Mission Health, the Tennessee-based for-profit company promised to ensure everyone access to high-quality care health care in Western North Carolina.   Read Story »

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