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Neighbors poised to fight 1,224-home development

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Rhythm & Brews transitions to two longer acts

This year's Rhythm & Brews concerts will feature two longer performances instead of the three-band lineup the downtown music event has staged in the past.   Read Story »

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High bids force state to delay road projects

Major road improvements in Henderson County have been pushed back by a year or more because construction bids are greatly exceeding projections, transportation planners said.   Read Story »

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Detectives seeking ID of porch furniture thief

The sheriff's office is seeking the public's help identifying a burglar who stole furniture from two homes overnight Saturday.   Read Story »

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Drug squad seizes 2 pounds of meth in Zirconia bust

The Henderson County sheriff's office drug squad seized more than 2 pounds of methamphetamine and charged two people with drug trafficking felonies after an early morning search of a home in Zirconia. The SWAT and Drug Enforcement Team executed a search warrant at 738 Mountain View Church Road and found one kilogram (2.2 lbs.) of methamphetamins. Two people were arrested as a result of the search. Ronald Shane Green, 44, was jailed under a $155,000 secured bond and charged with felony trafficking in methamphetamine by possession, felony conspiracy to traffic in methamphetamine, felony possession with intent to manufacture/sell/deliver a controlled substance and felony maintaining a dwelling/place for controlled substance. Jailed on $290,000 a bond, Nicole Marie McCoppin, 36, was charged with felony trafficking in methamphetamine by possession, felony trafficking in methamphetamine by transport, felony conspiracy to traffic in methamphetamine, felony possession with intent to manufacture/sell/deliver a controlled substance and felony maintaining a dwelling/place for controlled substance  Sheriff Lowell Griffin encouraged members of the community to report drug related information to (828) 694-2954.     Read Story »

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Developer proposes 1,224 homes, apartments at Tap Root Dairy

An Asheville developer has submitted plans for a residential subdivision of 1,224 homes, townhomes and apartments on the Tap Root Dairy land on the French Broad River off Butler Bridge Road. The application was filed by Ken Jackson, a third-generation developer and contractor, and engineer Warren Sugg. Plans show a develoopment of 545 single-family homes, 312 apartments and 361 townhomes on the 286-acre tract, a density of 4 units per acre. Plans submitted to the Henderson County planning department show the project buildout in 10 phases starting with 312 apartments in the first phase. The county notified surrounding property owners of the application and announced a meeting at 3 p.m. Monday during which neighbors will hear from the developer and have the opportunity to ask questions or raise concerns. Made up of apartments, the first phase would be accessed from Butler Bridge Road west of Yadkin Road. Later phases would add homes, townhomes and apartments gradually toward the west, with the last three phases going up close to the French Broad River. The four phases would include 312 apartments, 361 townhomes and 70 single-family homes. The last five phases would be made up of 475 single-family homes, according to the plans. The property is zoned regional commercial but would need a conditional zoning permit because the developer proposes more than 100 units of multifamily housing, Henderson County planner Allen McNeill said. The property is owned by the Johnston family, fourth generation dairy farmers. The family has had the property on the market for many years. In 2007, the family had a tentative deal with a Charlotte company to sell the land for a development that included a shopping mall anchored by a Bass Pro Shop, a branch of Western Carolina University and a medical clinic. Mary Louise Johnston Corn, a School Board member, said Wednesday that terms of a sale contract bar her from talking about the transaction. Sugg, an engineer with Civil Design Concepts in Asheville, said he could not elaborate on the project yet. "We've got a neighborhood meeting coming up" where more details will be revealed, he said. The developer, L.B. Jackson & Co., traces its roots to Ken Jackson's great-grandfather, who moved his family to Asheville from Georgia in 1914 and began building homes. His son, L.B. Jackson, built Asheville's first skyscraper, the Jackson building, in 1924, the company says on its website. After earning a graduate degree in construction management degree from Clemson, Ken Jackson worked in the construction field in Washington, D.C., and later for Asheville-based Beverly Grant Construction. He started L.B. Jackson & Co. in 1985. The company has built a half dozen office buildings, several grocery anchored centers, strip centers, industrial parks, residential subdivisions and residential condo projects.   Read Story »

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COUNTY OKS $60M HHS PLAN

The Henderson County Board of Commissioners voted unanimously on Wednesday morning to approve a new Hendersonville High School for $59 million, lowering the curtain on a political drama that has dragged on for more than four years.   Read Story »

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Schools closed, 'tremendous amount of wrecks' on dangerous black ice

Black ice made roads treacherous, closed schools and caused "a tremendous amount of wrecks" throughout Henderson County early Wednesday.   Read Story »

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Stroupe trial postponed until May

A judge agreed on Tuesday to postpone the capital murder trial of Phillip Michael Stroupe II for three months to give prosecutors and defense attorneys more time to review new evidence.   Read Story »

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Narnia Studios moving across Main to historic Ewbank building

After more than two decades at the same location, Narnia Studios will cross Main Street and relocate to the historic Ewbank building at 408 N. Main Street on March 1, owner Barbara Hughes announced. Designed by Erle Stillwell and built in 1923 by Ernest Lucas Ewbank and sons Frank and Harry, the Ewbank & Ewbank building was home to the family insurance and real estate business until 2004. The building was last home of The Fountainhead bookstore. The climate-controlled shop is located in the heart of downtown right next door to another Stilwell building, the Henderson County Genealogical and Historical Society and mineral museum, which was built as State Trust Bank. Founded in 1995, Narnia Studios is a fresh flower florist as well as a source for artwork from over 50 different local artists and potters. Narnia Studios will have the same selection of goods in an even more welcoming environment. “We appreciate every purchase by our long time and brand new Narnia friends," Hughes said. "We know how important it is for our customers to have a shop they can rely on year after year. Now we will have space to better serve Hendersonville and its visitors."   Read Story »

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