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Planning board OKs subdivisions containing 97 lots in Tracy Grove, Dana

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Postal Service moves mail service closer to Bat Cave

Responding to demand from the Hickory Nut Gorge and pressure from local, state and federal officials, the U.S. Postal Service has opened a mobile post office at the Edneyvillle Post Office where Bat Cave residents can pick up and their mail.   Read Story »

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I-40 at gorge opens with narrow lanes, 35 mph speed limit

Interstate 40 is set to open to traffic on Saturday for the first time since Hurricane Helene swelled the Pigeon River and scoured large swaths of eastbound lanes last September. N.C. Department of Transportation and contract crews have stabilized the   Read Story »

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Pardee breaks ground on medical office building in Brevard

BREVARD — UNC Health Pardee broke ground Monday on a new comprehensive medical office building at 277 N. Broad Street in downtown Brevard.   Read Story »

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10-YEAR ROAD PLAN: What's in, what's out, what's delayed

While repair and replacement of roads and bridges damaged or destroyed by Hurricane Helene have been a visible part of the transportation scene in the mountains, the regular course of long-range planning is under way, too.   Read Story »

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County leaders assure Hickory Nut Gorge they're committed to recovery

BAT CAVE — For residents of Hickory Nut Gorge, the Psalms 46 scripture that preacher Nathan Sundt shared Monday night before he blessed the meeting with prayer must have seemed acutely on point:   Read Story »

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Polk man sent to prison for selling fentanyl that caused death

A 32-year-old Mill Spring man was sentenced to up to six years in prison Tuesday after he pleaded guilty to selling drugs to a man who subsequently died of a fentanyl overdose, District Attorney R. Andrew Murray announced.   Read Story »

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Realigned intersection will improve Henderson Crossing access

A realigned intersection on Four Seasons Boulevard at Linda Vista Drive will improve access to Henderson Crossing shopping center when work is done later this year.   Read Story »

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Here's how to find Girl Scout cookies

Brownie Scouts Freya Martin and Marisol Mendez display Girl Scout cookie offerings at their booth in front of Sweet Frog at 201 N. Main St.   Read Story »

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Commissioners call special meeting in Bat Cave

The Henderson County commissioners will hold a special called meeting at 5:30 p.m. Monday, Feb. 24, at Bat Cave Baptist Church, 5095 Chimney Rock Road, to assure people in an area hardest hit by Hurricane Helene that they're doing all that they can to help in the recovery, the county announced.   Read Story »

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