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BRCC to award 500 $1,000 scholarships next fall

Blue Ridge Community College plans to award 500 new $1,000 scholarships totaling $500,000 to graduating seniors in Henderson and Transylvania counties starting next fall, the college announced Saturday. IMPACT scholarships are available to students graduating from a Henderson or Transylvania County public, private, or homeschool in the 2018-19 academic year and enroll at BRCC in Fall 2019. Interested high school seniors with plans to attend Blue Ridge Community College in the fall of 2019 should visit blueridge.edu/scholarships to apply. The scholarships are part of the Impact Campaign launched in May of 2018, which has a goal of raising $2 million by June 30, 2019. A quarter of the $2 million raised goes toward the 500 new scholarships announced Saturday. Another quarter of the funds will go toward addressing critical needs, and half the money raised, or $1 million, fully funds the Pay It Forward Endowed Chair position started by Ellen Perstein in 2006. Blue Ridge Community College provided more than $370,000 in scholarships to students in 2017. The Board of Directors for Blue Ridge Community College Educational Foundation and the Board of Trustees for the College wanted to send more local students to Blue Ridge and made a commitment to increase that amount to $500,000 through the Impact Campaign. “Our entire community benefits when we are able to remove financial barriers to higher education and training opportunities,” BRCC President Laura Leatherwood said. “We are so appreciative to our donors. They really stepped up to partner with the College to deliver on this goal.”   Read Story »

Flat Rock News

Flat Rock Playhouse Christmas opens

Featuring favorite holiday songs, spectacular dance numbers and sublime vocals, A Flat Rock Playhouse Christmas had audiences a-ring-ting-tingle-ing for more last year. A new production of A Flat Rock Playhouse Christmas journeys through iconic holiday scenes, including the streets of a bustling city and a wintry wonderland this year. The Playhouse launched the premiere A Flat Rock Playhouse Christmas last year and broke box office records for a seasonal production. Interspersed with festive musical numbers and jovial scenes, the new show will also celebrate the serene beauty of classic songs such as “O Holy Night” and “White Christmas.” Wrapping up the best of the holiday season into one production, A Flat Rock Playhouse Christmas opened Thursday night and runs through Dec. 22. Featured performers are an all-star cast from across the nation and here at home including Studio 52 students, the Flat Rock Playhouse Chorus, Pat’s School of Dance performers and children’s choirs from four surrounding counties. Flat Rock Playhouse favorites Scott Treadway, Maddie Franke, Emily Fallon, Claire Griffin, Ben Hope, Katie Hope-Barton, Ryan Guerra and Jason Watson will bring their individual talents from dance to opera to violin to this year’s production. Performances are 2 p.m. Wednesday, Thursday, Saturday and Sunday, 7:30 p.m. Wednesday and Thursday and 8 p.m. Saturday and Sunday. Tickets are $22-57 with a child ticket at $19 for 17 and under. For tickets call 828-693-0731, toll-free at 866-737-8008 or visit Flatrockplayhouse.org.     Read Story »

Henderson County News

Spruce Pine man dies in Parkway collision

A 31-year-old Spruce Pine man died just before dawn today in a collision on the Blue Ridge Parkway, the National Park Service said.   Read Story »

Laurel Park News

Laurel Park manager leaving for new job in South Carolina

Alison Alexander, who has been town manager of Laurel Park since 2013, is leaving to take a county management position in South Carolina.   Read Story »

Mills River News

Cono Sur brings taste
 of Chile and Peru to Mills River

MILLS RIVER — Travel from Hendersonville to Mills River and you’ll cross into the culture of Peru, Chile and even Puerto Rico.   Read Story »

Hendersonville News

French Broad: A Kitchen & Wine Bar opens next week downtown

Just over 170 years ago, river partisans and road partisans fought over where to locate the town of Hendersonville, the seat of the newly formed Henderson County.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

Need speed? Towns seek input on broadband network

Your cable TV may be fine for watching the nightly news and the NFL but could it cut out or buffer less while streaming? Would you take advantage of a video call to the doctor’s office if you were suffering from a bug that didn’t seem to warrant a visit to a clinic? Would you like to work from home without having to worry about whether you could transmit a 100-mg graphic to your client?   Read Story »

Hendersonville News

Planning Board endorses Walmart's color change

Eighteen years ago, when Walmart announced its move from the Eastridge Crossing shopping center to the new Highland Square, the Hendersonville City Council held two different public meetings to discuss the look of the discount giant’s new store.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

GE agrees to sale that includes East Flat Rock plant

Business association leaders expressed cautious optimism that a proposed sale will be OK for the General Electric East Flat Rock plant, a manufacturing stalwart that has provided good jobs with benefits for more than 60 years in Henderson County.   Read Story »

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