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Hendersonville News

Bird wants to offer stand-up scooters downtown

In addition to sidewalk dining and its signature bears, the city of Hendersonville may soon see rental scooters zipping along its serpentine Main Street.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

City is expected to pull plug on public-private hotel project

With two major hotel projects approved and potentially moving toward construction, the Hendersonville City Council is expected to pull the plug on a third project that had been in the planning stages for more than a year.   Read Story »

Laurel Park News

City, Laurel Park poised to OK water merger on Friday

Elected leaders of Laurel Park and Hendersonville will hold a joint meeting at 3 p.m. Friday to discuss the conveyance of the Laurel Park water system to the city of Hendersonville and potentially culminate years of talk about a water system merger by adopting resolutions authorizing the change. The city says the merger would mean lower water bills for Laurel Park customers.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

DuPont State Forest bridge named for Ag Department's WNC leader

Bill Yarborough, who has shepherded improvements to DuPont State Forest, the WNC Ag Center and WNC Farmers Market as the N.C. Department of Agriculture and Consumer Services' point man in Western North Carolina, now has a bridge named in his honor, Agricultural Commissioner Steve Troxler announced.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

County will catch up on seniors before moving to 'essential workers'

The Henderson County Department of Public Health and its partners will remain focused on providing the Covid-19 vaccine to eligible seniors, health care workers, school and child care staff until supply increases enough to open up to additional essential workers, the county department said in a news release.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

GOP fails to override Cooper's veto on school reopening

RALEIGH — The N.C. General Assembly failed on Monday by one vote, 29-20, to override the governor’s veto of a bill to reopen schools, even as students suffer academically and opinion polls show residents want children back in the classroom.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

County agrees to buy Hedrick-Rhodes VFW post

Henderson County commissioners agreed on Monday night to buy the Hedrick-Rhodes VFW Post 5206 building at Five Points but delayed for now a tougher decision on a $4 million renovation and placed a condition that a parking problem be solved before closing.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

Juvenile runaway found safe

A juvenile who ran away Sunday night has been found safe, the sheriff's office said.   Read Story »

North Carolina News

Acting U.S. attorney for Western North Carolina is named

William T. Stetzer has been named as the Acting United States Attorney for the Western District of North Carolina, following the departure of U.S. Attorney Andrew Murray on Sunday.   Read Story »

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