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To get a head buff, register for Tour d'Apple by Wednesday

Registration is open for the 2018 Tour d’Apple, the Labor Day event featuring Century (100 miles), metric century (100k), 45- and 25-mile rides through the apple country.Participants registered by Aug. 15 will receive a complimentary buff (head scarfs for cold-weather riding). New for 2018, the buffs will be given out this year instead of socks. The Tour d’Apple is an exciting ride through Western North Carolina’s apple orchards, waterfalls and mountains to benefit the charitable projects of the Hendersonville Four Seasons Rotary Club. The ride begins at 8 a.m. from Blue Ridge Community College. To register or for more information click here.     Read Story »

Henderson County News

Apple Festival names parade grand marshal

A longtime Apple Festival worker has been named grand marshal of the King Apple Parade, which takes place at 2:30 p.m. on Labor Day. The Board of Directors announced that it had selected Connie Babcock as the 2018 Grand Marshal. Babcock is being recognized for her many years of service to the Festival including being responsible for the Window Display Contest; serving on the Sponsorship Committee and now as Chair of our Hospitality Committee. Connie is also coordinating the collection of Apple Festival T-shirts over the years. They'll be displayed in the lobby of the Historic Courthouse during the Festival. The board also invites organizations and businesses to participate in this year’s King Apple Parade. Professional floats are available for lease again this year. For information contact the North Carolina Apple Festival at 828-697-4557. Applications to participate in the parade are available at www.ncapplefestival.org under the Parade tab. The deadline for entries is Aug. 24.   Read Story »

Hendersonville News

Chris Collins, an HHS graduate in Congress, charged with insider trading

U.S. Rep. Chris Collins, a 1968 graduate of Hendersonville High School and 2013 HHS Hall of Fame inductee, was indicted on Wednesday on insider trading charges rising from the sale of pharmaceutical stock before the product's failed drug test became public, multiple news outlets reported. Here's the New York Times story. The New York Times reports that charges against Collins stem from his involvement with Innate Immunotherapeutics Limited, a drug maker based in Sydney, Australia, whose primary business was the research and development of a medication designed to treat a form of multiple sclerosis, according to an indictment. The Times reports that Collins was attending the Congressional Picnic at the White House in June 2017 when he received a private email from the company’s chief executive that a test for an experimental drug had failed, the indictment said. Fifteen minutes later, the congressman, who sat on the firm’s board of directors and was one of its largest shareholders, called his son, Cameron Collins, who sold their shares in the company, avoiding losses of more than $570,000, the indictment said. “We will answer the charges filed against Congressman Collins in court and will mount a vigorous defense to clear his good name,” Collins’ lawyers said in statement. “It is notable that even the government does not allege that Congressman Collins traded a single share” of the company’s stock. Born in Schenectady, New York, in 1950, Collins came to Hendersonville with his family when his father was transferred to General Electric's East Flat Rock plant. After graduating from HHS, he earned a bachelor's degree in mechanical engineering from North Carolina State University. He earned an MBA from the University of Alabama at Birmingham in 1975, according to Wikipedia. Collins made his money buying bankrupt and troubled companies. County executive of Erie County, New York from 2007 to 2011, Collins, 68, won his congressional seat representing a Buffalo-area district in 2013. He was one of the first sitting congressman to endorse Donald Trump.   Read Story »

Hendersonville News

Here are streets the city will repave this summer

Crews will pave 3½ miles of city streets this summer and fall as part of the city’s annual road improvement program funded by state and local money.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

Don't miss this week's Hendersonville Lightning (185)

You won't want to miss this week’s Hendersonville Lightning.   Read Story »

Asheville News

Buncombe officials indicted in massive kickback scheme

Former Buncombe County Manager Wanda Greene and two assistant county managers dined on expensive meals and wine and took all-expense paid pleasure trips to Key West, Boston, Martha’s Vineyard, Napa Valley, and the Grand Canyon and cities abroad in kickback scheme with a county contractor, the U.S. Attorney’s office announced Tuesday.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

Judge denies Schalow's double jeopardy motion

The long and convoluted prosecution of Leonard Paul Schalow has at least one more chapter after a Superior Court judge delayed what would have been his third trial on assault charges.   Read Story »

Hendersonville News

County boots Boyd property sale

The Henderson County Board of Commissioners on Monday delayed the proposed sale of the Boyd property next to Hendersonville High School, issuing a stay of execution of sorts on a vote three weeks ago that HHS alumni feared would mean the end of the high school on the city campus. Now, it's back to the drawing board for the School Board, which won the commissioners' grudging consent to look at other construction options.   Read Story »

Mills River News

What are nominations for Mills River greenway name?

MILLS RIVER — Fertile Crescent, Forge Mountain, Mills & Hills, Pisgah Path and a Cherokee word for “hello all” are among 74 submissions to name a greenway along N.C. 280 from N.C. 191 at the Triangle Stop to the French Broad River. Some people want to name the path to honor Tommy Bryson, a beloved native who was murdered in July 2017, or Howard B. “Doc” Norton, a longtime physician in Mills River who died on July 22. Others were straightforward: Mills River Run, the Mills River Walking Path.The submissions came after the town invited residents to suggest a name for the greenway. The French Broad River MPO last month announced that the NCDOT had approved a grant for the design of the Mills River greenway, the only bike and pedestrian project in Henderson County to win one.“We got some decent ones to sort through,” Town Manager Jeff Wells said. “The idea is to make a summary I guess you could say and initiate a discussion. We thought it was about time it had a name. We've been calling it the 280 multi-use path for a while.” The council may choose one it likes or decide to seek more nominations, he said.     Read Story »

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