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Hendersonville News

Candidates field questions on water, greenways, 7th Avenue

Candidates for the Hendersonville City Council are unanimous in their opposition to efforts by the Henderson County Board of Commissioners to encroach on the city’s independent authority over its water system.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

Solar system supplies all the power for Kanuga home

When Keith Metler and his wife, Deb, decided to move to Hendersonville from Chicago, they looked for a nice piece of property with a big clearing.   Read Story »

Fletcher News

Broccoli recall prompts warning from Park Ridge

Park Ridge Health warned patients and cafeteria diners that a supplier of broccoli the hospital served has issued a voluntary recall of the vegetable because of possible listeria monocytogenes contamination.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

Community honors four Women of Hope

Inspiration and hope came from all quarters at the Women Helping Women luncheon at Blue Ridge Community College on Friday as the Pardee Hospital Foundation celebrated 20 years of supporting women who need medical screening and treatment.   Read Story »

Edneyville News

Sewer line meeting produces no consensus

EDNEYVILLE — A public input opportunity on an issue that county officials say could shape the future of the apple country for decades to come drew just 30 people and produced no consensus on which sewerage option would be best for the Edneyville area.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

U.S., state officials visit ESL programs here

Education officials with the U.S. Department of Education’s Office of English Language Acquisition, the National Clearinghouse for English Language Acquisition and the North Carolina Department of Public Instruction met with parents of Henderson County public school students on Wednesday to gather input on a new “Parent Tool Kit” being designed for families of English Learners (students for whom English is not the native language). Henderson County Public Schools is among the first of many school districts nationwide to be invited to participate in providing parent collaboration and feedback for the national publication. The Parent Tool Kit, to be published by the OELA in multiple languages including Spanish, will be a companion piece to the OELA’s “Newcomer Tool Kit” and “English Learner Tool Kit.” While the two existing OELA tool kits offer guidance to states and school districts in meeting the legal education obligations to English Learners required by the U.S. Department of Education’s Office for Civil Rights and the U.S. Department of Justice, the Parent Tool Kit will be primarily for non-native English speakers navigating the U.S. school system with their English Learner students. At a roundtable discussion with parents at Dana Elementary on Wednesday, Dr. Samuel López, OELA Senior Education Program Specialist, said the Parent Tool Kit has a tentative framework with chapters based on feedback from parents in school districts nationwide. Existing tentative categories include a school system’s identification of English Learners, services offered, school performance information, extracurricular activities, and tips to succeed in the U.S. school system. “Some of what we learn from you will either be inserted here, or there will be some new categories,” López said. “We’re putting together what you think works.” At the parent workshop, López was joined by OELA Asst. Deputy Secretary & Director José Viana, NCELA Title III Director Dr. Jobi Lawrence, and NCDPI ESL/Title III Consultant Xatli Stox, in asking parents about their experiences with the U.S. school systems. The education officials asked what particular challenges parents faced as non-native English speakers, how schools currently communicate with them, what specific improvements could be made, and what cultural differences could be noted in the Parent Tool Kit that may assist other parents’ participation in their children’s education. “We want to hear from you about your wishes for your child’s education,” Viana said. “What information would be the most useful for you to have in order to facilitate your involvement in school and best support your child’s academic success? What information do you want from your child’s teacher, school principal? What information do you wish you had known prior to enrolling your child in school?” Superintendent Bo Caldwell, Assistant Superintendent Dr. Jan King, and ESL/Migrant Education Programs Director Simone Wertenberger thanked the federal and state education officials for inviting HCPS parents to take part in the collaboration process. “Thank you for allowing Henderson County parents to have a voice,” King said. During their visit to HCPS, the education officials toured and met students at the Innovative High School and Dana Elementary.   Read Story »

Hendersonville News

20-year-old City Council candidate announces write-in campaign

John Moore, the 20-year-old community college student who has appealed an Elections Board ruling that he's too young to run for office, has launched a write-in campaign for a seat on the Hendersonville City Council. After the county Board of Elections ruled on July 20 that state law requires candidates for office to be at least 21 years old, Moore appealed to the courts. It's up to the state Supreme Court to resolve a conflict in state law, which says a qualified voter who is 21 years old "shall be eligible for election" to office, and Hendersonville's charter, which says only that candidates for mayor and council "must be a resident and a qualified voter of the City." Moore says state law tilts in his favor. When state law and city charter conflict, "the charter procedure shall control," the general statute says. Because a legal fight between Gov. Roy Coopeer and the General Assembly has left the state Elections Board with no appointed members, Moore's relief was at the state Supreme Court only. He is represented by John Noor, of Roberts Stevens in Asheville. The North Carolina Supreme Court could rule on his petition on Nov. 3, Moore said, five days before the general election. Early one-stop voting in the municipal elections started on Thursday.     Read Story »

Saluda News

SAMPLE BALLOTS: One-stop voting opens today

One-stop voting for the 2017 municipal elections opened Thursday and continues through Saturday, Nov. 4. The Board of Elections at 75 East Central Street (off Spartanburg Highway behind O'Reilly Auto Parts) is the only early voting site. Hours are 8:30 a.m.-5 p.m. Oct. 19 and 20 and Oct. 23-27 and Oct. 30-Nov. 3 and 8:30 a.m.-1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 4.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

Opposition grows to Kanuga widening

Opposition keeps growing to the Kanuga Road project, a $20 million widening from Church Street to Little River Road that residents describe as a "disaster" and a "government overkill" that will destroy the ambience of the tree-lined winding road. The question remains whether local leaders can do anything to stop it.   Read Story »

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