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Mills River dedicates Tommy Bryson basketball court

MILLS RIVER — Rick Bryson quoted Dean Smith, “with apologies to State and Duke fans,” to describe the support the Mills River community had given the Bryson family.   Read Story »

Hendersonville News

Blake finishes as runner-up for new police chief job

Hendersonville Police Chief Herbert Blake won't be going to Bluffton, South Carolina, as police chief, having finished as runner-up to a candidate from Arkansas.   Read Story »

Mills River News

Mills River to dedicate Thomas A. Bryson basketball court today

The Town of Mills River will dedicate the Thomas A. Bryson Memorial Basketball Court at 6 p.m. today, giving the community a last tribute to a beloved husband, father and neighbor who was murdered one year ago on Thursday. Friends of the Bryson family raised money to build the basketball court in memory of Bryson, who loved to watch basketball games that his sons coached and played.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

Traffic stop leads to weapons charges

Henderson County sheriff's deputies charged a 34-year-old local man with multiple weapons felonies after a traffic stop early Monday.   Read Story »

Laurel Park News

Young entrepreneur crusades 
for low-cost college alternative

Grayson Marshall, a fresh-faced 21-year-old with brown eyes and a thick shock of dark hair, believes student debt is a national crisis —an avoidable one at that.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

Deputies seeking S.C. man for knife assault

Henderson County sheriff's deputies charged a South Carolina man with assault after he allegedly stabbed an acquaintance at a home on Tracy Grove Road shortly before midnight on Friday, July 13. Law officers say Regis Robinson, 21, of Barnwell, S.C., broke into the house, assaulted a victim with a knife and fled the scene. The victim was transported to a local hospital for treatment. Investigators learned Robinson is an acquaintance of the victim. Robinson is charged in arrest warrants with felony breaking and entering with the intent to terrorize and injure an occupant of the residence and felony assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill and inflict serious injury. Any with information on Robinson's whereabouts was asked to contact the Henderson County Sheriff’s Office at (828) 697-4911.       Read Story »

Henderson County News

Ask Matt ... what's going up next to Fletcher park?

Q. What’s going up on Howard Gap Road next to Fletcher Park and across from FernLeaf Charter School? That would be a 168-unit apartment complex approved by the Town of Fletcher last November. The housing project will go by the name The Groves at Town Center and is being developed by Southwood Realty of Gastonia, NC. The site measures 9.5 acres of level ground and is just inside the Fletcher city limits. According to Fletcher Planning Director Eric Rufa, there will be a mix of 1-, 2-, and 3-bedroom apartments. The site plan calls for a security gate, several detached vehicle garages, a clubhouse with pool, and a left turn lane on Howard Gap Road. According to project manager William Ratchford of Southwood Realty, the developer asked the town for permission to build a pedestrian bridge over the small creek that separates the housing from Fletcher Park. This would offer residents at The Groves easy access to the park but the Fletcher Town Council said no. Town Manager Mark Biberdorf offered an explanation for nixing the connection. “The park is closed to the public from dawn to dark,” he said. “It would be difficult to control pedestrian traffic from a side entrance.” Ratchford thought it was a good offer. “I guess they didn’t want their own residents using the park,” he said. “That’s all right, we will build our own dog park.” About a half dozen Fletcher residents spoke at a Nov. 13 public hearing. Most spoke against the development and cited increased traffic, potential flooding and the proximity to Fletcher Park. The Town Council voted 3-1 in favor with Mayor Pro Tem Eddie Henderson casting the lone no vote. I asked Henderson why he opposed the project and he said that it was because it would increase traffic on Howard Gap Road plus there was no secondary “rear access” to the complex. Henderson was also concerned with possible excessive stormwater runoff and the fact that this would be rental housing and not privately owned units. “I just don’t think it’s the right fit for Fletcher,” said Henderson. Ratchford said that his company recently built a similar apartment complex called Seasons at Cane Creek which is located on U.S. 25 in Fletcher near the Buncombe County line. They are advertised as luxury apartments in a gated community. The Groves at Town Center, although now largely treeless, will more closely resemble a sister Southwood development near Raleigh called The Palisades at Legacy Oaks. The Groves is scheduled for completion in the fall of 2019. Send questions to askmattm@gmail.com.       Read Story »

Henderson County News

I-26 in Polk to close for bridge work

COLUMBUS – N.C. Department of Transportation project work will require the closure of Interstate 26 West for two nights next week at mile marker 67 near Columbus in Polk County so crews can safely put a bridge girder in place over the highway.   Read Story »

Hendersonville News

‘We the people’ tackle issues, form solutions

Eighty-five members of the Heart of Hendersonville project met recently at the City Operations Center to connect, brainstorm and identify next action steps in four issue groups.   Read Story »

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