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Mills River News

Three arrested for Mills River armed robbery

Henderson County sheriff’s deputies charged two men and a woman in their 20s with an armed robbery that occurred in Mills River  on May 11. Michael Caldwell Angram, 29, of 93 Harris St., was arrested on June 2, and charged with felony robbery with a dangerous weapon and felony conspiracy to commit robbery with a dangerous weapon. Angram is being held in the Henderson County jail under an $80,000.00 secured bond. Angram Samuel Nathaniel IIISamuel Nathaniel Angram III, 26, of 31 Talley Drive, in Fletcher, was arrested on June 5, and charged with felony robbery with a dangerous weapon and felony conspiracy to commit robbery with a dangerous weapon. Samuel Angram III was held in the Henderson County Jail and released under a $5,000.00 secured bond. Robinson Christina LeighChristina Leigh Robinson, 24, of 10 Adair Court in Arden, was arrested on June 5, and charged with felony robbery with a dangerous weapon and felony conspiracy to commit robbery with a dangerous weapon. Robinson was held in the Henderson County Jail and released under a $5,000.00 secured bond.   Read Story »

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Henderson County News

School system names new principals

The Henderson County school system has appointed new principals at Flat Rock and Apple Valley middle schools. Melanie Adams was named Flat Rock Middle’s new principal, succeeding former principal Jeff Roper, who retired in January, and Bill Reedy, who served as interim principal for the remainder of the school year. Peggy Marshall has been selected for the principal position at Apple Valley Middle made vacant by Adams’ move to Flat Rock Middle. The new principal placements are effective July 1. After teaching for nine years in Davie County, Adams began her Henderson County Public Schools teaching career in 2005 at Flat Rock Middle, where she continued teaching Exceptional Children and physical education. In 2009, she was named Assistant Principal at Flat Rock Middle, where she remained through 2013, when Adams became Assistant Principal at East Henderson High. In 2014, Adams was named principal at Apple Valley Middle, where she’s served for the past three years. “I’m looking forward to a new challenge, and going back to the school where I started in Henderson County,” Adams said. Marshall began teaching second grade at Dana Elementary in 1992, after a short time teaching in Polk County. Marshall spent 16 years at Dana Elementary as a second grade, first grade, and kindergarten teacher, as well as instructional coach. Marshall then served as Lead Teacher at Hillandale Elementary for three years, before being named Assistant Principal at Rugby Middle in 2011. She has served as Sugarloaf Elementary’s principal since 2013, was named the district’s 2015-16 Principal of the Year, and subsequently the Regional Wells Fargo Principal of the Year. “I am excited to continue serving my students and my community,” Marshall said. “Together as a staff at Apple Valley, we will support the leadership and literacy lessons instilled in the elementary schools, and continue growing the school to reach its greatest potential.” Marshall holds a Masters in Educational Administration from Scranton University and an undergraduate degree in Elementary Education from Appalachian State University, and is National Board Certified. Adams holds a Masters in School Administration from Western Carolina University, undergraduate degrees in Special Education and Physical Education from Winston Salem State, and Criminal Justice from Western Carolina University, and is National Board Certified. Henderson County Public Schools will immediately begin taking applications and interviewing for the open principal position at Sugarloaf Elementary.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

New assisted living facility names executive director

MILLS RIVER — Henderson County resident Michael Ring has been named executive director of The Landings at Mills River, a new assisted living community under construction at 4143 Haywood Road. Expected to open late 2017 or early 2018, The Landings will house 65 senior citizens in a 34,000-square-foot building thatl features private accommodations, a spa room, beauty/barber shop, three courtyards, and more.Ring comes to The Landings with over ten years’ experience in senior living. During the building phase, he will coordinate with construction teams, as well as promote the new community throughout Henderson County and the surrounding area. Once construction is complete, the focus shifts to preparing for state certification and making ready for the first residents. After a grand opening, Ring will oversee The Landings’ daily operations and administration.A graduate of Ohio University, Ring has been a resident of Henderson County for almost 20 years. He enjoys spending time with his sons Kail and Porter, hunting and fishing in the North Carolina mountains.For more information on The Landings at Mills River, call (855) 561-8076 or visit The Landings’ Facebook page.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

'Trash Trout' installed to catch Mud Creek debris

Mud Creek, the main waterway through Hendersonville, is a big bearer of trash floating through Henderson County and into the French Broad River. Aquatic trash presents a challenge to water quality and habitat protection, in addition to causing aesthetic blight, ecological effects, economic impacts, and possible public health risks. Lsted as impaired since 2006, Mud Creek is the largest conveyor of water-borne trash to the French Broad River in Henderson County. After a heavy rain, the creek can explode in volume as it sheds over 200 square miles of urban and rural areas. To address the trash in higher flowing creeks, Asheville GreenWorks developed a device capable of withstanding greater volumes of water, while not impairing the local ecology.City stormwater staff in partnership with non-profit organizations Asheville GreenWorks and Mountain True have installed a trash collection device on Mud Creek in an effort to reduce floating trash in Mud Creek. This project will offer opportunities for public education and outreach as well as generate public involvement in water quality and stormwater management.The device, named the "Trash Trout" was designed and built by the Asheville GreenWorks organization. Its purpose is to sit in a flowing waterway and collect floatables as they move downstream with the current. Similar devices have been successfully installed in other municipalities including Waycross, Georgia, Evansville, Indiana and several locations in Washington D.C. The device helps reduce the amount of trash in our waterways and improving overall water quality for our community. Mountain True, Asheville GreenWorks, the city of Hendersonville Stormwater Department and various community groups are partnering to maintain the device, which is located at Balfour Bridge on Mud Creek.Asheville GreenWorks is seeking volunteers to maintain the device. Contact Eric Bradford / 828-232-7144 or Michael Huffman / 828-458-5693, mhuffman@hvlnc.gov if you're interested in helping out with the Trash Trout.   Read Story »

Edneyville News

Woman found dead after she went missing Sunday

A 58-year-old woman was found dead Monday after she was reported missing earlier in the day. The sheriff's office appealed to the public for any information on the whereabouts of Judy Reeves after she went missing Sunday. She was last seen around 6 p.m. Sunday at 145 Stepp Mill Road. The sheriff's confirmed her death at 3 p.m. and said detectives were continuing to investigate.     Read Story »

Flat Rock News

Flat Rock gallery to 'expose' 20 artists

They generally toil behind closed doors, safely out of view, in tucked away studios near and far. But over 20 local artists have been coaxed into the spotlight for one special weekend get-together from 11 a.m. to 5 p.m. Saturday, June 17, and noon to 4 p.m. Sunday, June 18, at The Gallery at Flat Rock. Reversing the idea of an “open studio tour,” the gallery will gather everyone together in one convenient spot for a lively informal two-day event which will include numerous demonstrations and some hands-on participation. Most will be bringing along additional work for display and sale. If you’ve ever wondered about the talented artists behind the fine art that graces our gallery walls and pedestals – the painters, the sculptors, the jewelers, weavers and clay shapers – now is your chance to meet the makers, ask questions, and discover who they are and how they do what they do so well. For a full schedule of the artists appearing each day, please visit the gallery website at www.galleryflatrock.com or call the gallery at 828-698-7000. “Artists Exposed” is free and open to the public. In addition to the “Artists Exposed” weekend event, jewelry makers Molly Sharp and David Voorhees will be exhibiting their collaborative designs known as “Silveramics” during the monthly Gallery Hop from 4 to 7 p.m. Friday evening, June 16. The Gallery at Flat Rock represents finely curated art and craft, and is located in Flat Rock Square at 2702-A Greenville Highway in Flat Rock, North Carolina. Gallery hours are Tuesday through Saturday, 10:00 am to 5:00 pm; Sundays Noon to 4:00 pm; or by appointment.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

Apple Festival unveils '17 logo

The North Carolina Apple Festival unveiled this year’s festival logo, designed by 2017 festival President Lee Henderson-Hill, along with NC Printing of Hendersonville. The festival features the logo on limited edition t-shirts, which will be printed by NC Printing and other merchandise offerings.   Read Story »

Flat Rock News

Historic Flat Rock dedicates museum

FLAT ROCK — Lovers of history celebrated the county’s latest effort to preserve the past with the official opening of the Historic Flat Rock Cultural Center and Museum on Saturday, June 3.The Cultural Center contains relics of Flat Rock that have been in the hands of many generations of locals as well as artifacts from tourists who visited Flat Rock in the summers. Donations to the Museum can be from anyone from anywhere, said Victoria Flanagan, the vice president of the Historic Flat Rock Inc. As long as the artifact has ties to the Flat Rock community or its residents, it can find a home in the museum.“I’m the person who oversaw the refurbishing of this building,” Flanagan said. “This is the original post office for Flat Rock. Historic Flat Rock Inc. has been a nonprofit since 1968, so next year will be our 50th anniversary, which is a big deal. Our mission is to preserve and protect not just buildings in Flat Rock, but landscape monuments. We do historic easements on properties as well. Most of it is to protect the land, so that it can go to the future generation.”Photographs of various buildings that have been in Flat Rock for generations, such as Kenmure. Historic Flat Rock is involved in the community in other ways.“One of our missions is public education, so we go into the schools and work with history teachers,” Flanagan said. “I go into schools and teach 5th graders local history, and they write papers on specific homes that were built in Flat Rock before the Civil War. Long ago, there was no Henderson County, there was no village of Flat Rock. It was Buncombe County, and this road (Greenville Highway) was where the horse and buggies came, and this was the Buncombe Turnpike.”Flanagan dispelled some misconceptions about Flat Rock’s history.“A lot of people think that the first settlers were folks from Charleston, but that’s not true,” she said. “There were three Indian tribes: Cherokee, Catawba, and a tribe in Flat Rock. History is one thing, but the stories are another. The truth is this was an area where all the Indian tribes, even if they disagreed with each other, they came from Virginia and Tennessee, and they met here to trade goods. This was a peaceful area. They weren’t allowed to argue or fight.” Original Flat Rock furniture Historic Flat Rock’s newest preserved site contains a lot of the previous post office’s infrastructure.“If it’s old, we try to help it,” Flanagan said. “That’s what we did here. The floor is the original floor. We did not change anything in the building. All we did was clean it up. It took less than three months because all it was was cleaning.”Historic Flat Rock Inc. has opened a museum in the 1847 historic post office. [NATASHA TOWNSEND/Hendersonville Lightning]Most of the work was done by volunteers, and the plumbing was donated, she said. “It was just a matter of making the building safe. We had a blacksmith do the hand rails.”Inside is a world of decades and centuries past.“What we have in it right now — we have a lot of families that have donated to us — is furniture, so we have original Flat Rock wood furniture that was manufactured in Flat Rock,” said Flanagan of the current artifacts. “We have a lot of family photographs. Where the Wrinkled Egg is, that used to be Peace’s Store, and we have his original accounts. We have some of his artwork and some memorabilia that his family donated after he died. We have members that bring things that they have had in their families.” While most donations come from people in Flat Rock, they can be from anyone from anywhere. “The first large landowners were from Charleston,” she added. The museum “opens the door to expressing what the history has done for us, and then taking it to the next generation,” she added. “We get grandparents, parents and children in here. We have an interactive television with presentations of the old homes. We hope that we pique people’s interest in history.”“We have a lot of members who have spent a lot of time and a lot of work to make this happen,” said Chris Battista, president of Historic Flat Rock. “This community is over 200 years old. This is a great way for us to celebrate a place we can share with our community and teach our community and the youth and visitors.”The ribbon cutting was part of Celebrate Flat Rock, an ice cream social sponsored every year by the Flat Rock Village Council. The Flat Rock Park Foundation, the YMCA, the Flat Rock Merchants Association and other nonprofits were on hand to give out information, solicit donations and recruit volunteers. Marcia Caserio is leading a fundraising campaign to complete a 1½ walking trail at the Park at Flat Rock.“One of the segments of upmost importance is a section that will be handicapped accessible for anyone with disabilities,” she said. “There will be a small section that will be paved so that wheelchairs and people with difficulties can have access to walk. This will open up the opportunity for us to get some state funding. The Feast & Frolic is our inaugural event, and it will be held at Kenmure Country Club. It is a fundraiser and a celebration of what we’ve raised so far. We want to raise $300,000 by then. To help raise the funds, any gift’s value will be matched from a fund from the board of directors. This event will have a terrific band, an emcee that is a local actor and there will be antics.”The Carl Sandburg Home brought goats, and people enjoyed music and the ice cream, which was provided by Pet Dairy out of Arden.“We enjoy the music and the shade and the ice cream,” said Guy Konkle, a summer visitor. “Flat Rock is a neat little town. There’s lots of things to see and do. We enjoy the theater.”“It’s very special,” said Kenneth Plummer after the museum ribbon cutting. “This is a special place, and just to be a member would be an excellent idea.” * * * * * Membership in the Cultural Center is $35 for a single and $50 for a couple. The museum, currently open from noon to 4 p.m. on Saturdays from 12 noon-4 p.m., is looking for more volunteers so it can open longer hours. Admission is free. For more information or to volunteer call 698-0030.   Read Story »

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