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COUNTY DELAYS ACTING ON 891-UNIT TAP ROOT FARMS DEVELOPMENT

The Henderson County Board of Commissioners on Wednesday delayed action on a rezoning application for the 900-unit Tap Root Farms subdivision in an effort to work out an agreement on conditions the county wants to impose.   Read Story »

Hendersonville News

Vegan cafe opening in Sanctuary Brewing Co.

Garlik Vegan and Sanctuary Brewing are partnerng to open Inconceivable Cafe!, an all new cafe bringing a delicious lineup of food to pair with Sanctuary’s award-winning craft brews.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

United Way celebrates $1.7 million campaign

The United Way of Henderson County celebrated the results of its 2018 campaign and thanked leadership donors and key volunteers on June 6 at Hubba Hubba Smokehouse in Flat Rock.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

Mountain Jewish Festival is Sunday at Agudas Israel

Agudas Israel Congregation is presenting its third Mountain Jewish Festival from noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, June 23, at the Synagogue, 505 Glasgow Lane.   Read Story »

Asheville News

HCA exec from Florida to lead Mission

Mission Health is excited to announce Chad Patrick as the new chief executive officer for HCA Healthcare’s North Carolina Division’s flagship 763-bed Mission Hospital. Patrick will be joining the team in mid-July.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

Lake Lure hiking trail among best in U.S.

Weed Patch Mountain Trail, in the Town of Lake Lure, has been recognized as one of the best new trails in the nation.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

Hendersonville man sent to prison for producing child porn

ASHEVILLE –A 31-year-old Hendersonville man was sentenced to 22½ years in prison afer pleading guilty to enticing and luring minors into producing child pornography through popular smart phone apps, U.S. Attorney Andrew Murray announced.   Read Story »

Hendersonville News

Pardee honors Physician, Philanthropist of the Year

The Pardee Hospital Foundation  honored the hospital's Physician of the Year and Philanthropist of the Year during the foundation's annual gala attended by 350 guests at Horse Shoe Farm on Saturday.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

Film profiles mountain river guardians

What if we could smell our local rivers long before we could see them? What if our legacy was dead streams, poisonous water and a dying ecosystem? This was the story of our community not very long ago. Mark Twain remarked that our rivers were “too thin to plow but too thick to drink” and that describes the French Broad River, the Pigeon, the Swannanoa, the Mills and the Green and many other regional waterways just a couple of decades ago. Industry brought better paying jobs to our community but they also brought pollution so toxic that it killed the fish, the cows and in some cases, the community where cancer rates were off the charts. Many people grew up believing that all rivers were supposed to be brown and smelly and distasteful. But enter the River Heroes who said no to the destruction. People like Wilma Dykeman in Western North Carolina and East Tennessee, Marjory Stoneman Douglas in Florida, the Upper French Broad Defense Association in North Carolina and the Dead Pigeon River Council in Tennessee.Their passion, their activism and their call to save our waterways awoke our communities to the need for river stewardship. The Center for Cultural Preservation, a History and Documentary Film Center, will release director David Weintraub’s new film on the ordinary people who did extraordinary things to protect southern rivers and streams. “Guardians of Our Troubled Waters,” the center’s sixth feature film that connects people to their rich cultural and natural history, will premiere at 7 p.m. Thursday, June 20, at Thomas Auditorium at Blue Ridge Community College, 7:30 p.m. Saturday, June 22, at the North Carolina Arboretum and 7:30 p.m. Sunday, June 23, at White Horse Black Mountain. Tickets are $15 and advanced reservations are strongly recommended by registering online at www.saveculture.org or calling the Center at (828) 692-8062. Music by Cherokee performer Matthew Tooni will open each screening and a Q&A with the director will follow the show.   Read Story »

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