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Henderson County News

Decimal point flub costs manufacturing plant $275,000 in property taxes

Although a decimal point error cost a manufacturing plant $275,000 in property taxes it should not have owed, Henderson County won't refund the money. While Henderson County commissioners expressed sympathy for the Meritor Corp., one of the community's most respected industrial citizens, they said they were constrained by the state laws governing property tax collection and refunds.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

COUNTY NAMES SHERIFF'S OFFICE FOR DEPUTY HENDRIX

The Henderson County sheriff's headquarters will be named for Ryan Hendrix, the sheriff's deputy who died in the line of duty on Sept. 10 responding to a call of a car break-in and shots fired in Mountain Home.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

'No conspiracy' to help asphalt plant win rezoning permit, commissioner says

East Flat Rock residents on Wednesday implored the Board of Commissioners to reject proposed land-use code text amendments that they said would make it easier for Southeastern Asphalt to build a plant on Spartanburg Highway near their homes.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

Commissioners name human services building for Charlie Messer

The Henderson County Board of Commissioners voted Wednesday to name the Human Services building for Charlie Messer, the longtime county commissioner who died in July.   Read Story »

Edneyville News

USDA official touts programs to boost farmers during pandemic

EDNEYVILLE — Promoting the “farmer-facing parts of USDA,” U.S. Agriculture Undersecretary Bill Northey visited apple and tomato growers from Henderson County and Christmas tree growers from Fraser fir country and watched a farm machine cleanly harvest bluegrass sod from a field on Gilliam Road.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

Redevelopment of historic Grey Mill wins economic development honor

The public-private partnership that resulted in the redevelopment of the Grey Hosiery Mill into 35 rental apartments was honored last week by the 2020 Economic Development Awards Program.   Read Story »

Hendersonville News

Artist to begin bee mural next week

Muralist Matt Willey, who is on a mission to paint 50,000 honey bees (the number in a healthy hive) in murals around the world, will begin the Bee Mural Project in downtown Hendersonville on Monday.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

Melonas named supervisor for N.C. national forests

James Melonas has been named the next Forest Supervisor of the National Forests in North Carolina.   Read Story »

North Carolina News

Legislators urge Elections Board to 'stop this chaos'

RALEIGH — The election lawsuit merry-go-round keeps turning, as tens of thousands of North Carolinians cast ballots at early voting sites, and legislative leaders urge the State Board of Elections to “stop this chaos.”   Read Story »

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