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Don't miss this week's Hendersonville Lightning (118)

You won't want to miss this week’s Hendersonville Lightning. We take a closer look at the options cities have for providing animal control services after the sheriff pulled the services from cities. You'll also read coverage of the Planning Board's OK for a master plan for Horse Shoe Farm and read a news obit on beloved Green River farmer Theron Maybin and remembrance of the "ambassador from Rock Creek" by editor Bill Moss. As always we have loads of local briefs, community news and pictures of your friends, neighbors and coworkers. But ... you've got to get a copy because it's only in print and it's only in your Hendersonville Lightning.Here’s where you can pick up a Lightning Hendersonville• Hendersonville Lightning Office, 1111 Asheville Hwy• Pop's Diner, 5 Points, North Main Street• Triangle Stop, 701 North Main Street• The 500 block of North Main Street(First Citizens Bank / Mast Gen. Store)• Black Bear Coffee Co., Main Street• The 300 block of North Main Street(McFarland's Bakery / Mike's on Main). Pardee Hospital in the lobby. Flat Rock Playhouse, downtown(100 block of South Main Street) Southside Hendersonville(Spartanburg Highway)• Hairstyles by Charlene, Joel Wright Drive• McDonald's, Spartanburg Highway• Norm's Minit Mart, Spartanburg Highway• Hendersonville Co-op• Burger King/BP, Spartanburg HighwayIngles Supermarket Southside Hendersonville(Greenville Highway)Carolina Ace HardwareWhitley Drug Store Flat Rock/East Flat Rock• Flat Rock Post Office• Zirconia Post Office• East Flat Rock Post Office• Orr's Family Restaurant, Spartanburg Hwy• Energy Mart Exxon, Upward Road & I-26• Triangle Stop, 754 Upward Road & I-26Village Café and PubPage 2 Hendersonville(Kanuga Road)• Hot Dog World, Kanuga Road• Mr. Pete's Market, Kanuga Road• Norm's Minit Mart, Kanuga Road Hendersonville(Fifth Avenue)Hendersonville Post officeFifth Aenue Shell Laurel Park• YMCA H'ville, Sixth Ave & Oak Str• Laurel Park Village, Rite-Aid.• Energy Mart Exxon, Brevard Road at Daniel DriveDixie Diner, Brevard Road Highway 64(Brevard Road)• Horse Shoe Post Office• Mr. Pete's Market, Etowah, Hwy 64-W• Blue Ridge Pizza, Etowah, Hwy 64-W• Etowah Shopping Center, Etowah Highway 191(Haywood Road)• Joey's New York Bagels, Hwy 191• One-Stop Store #8, Haywood Road (Hwy 191)• Dollar General, Hwy 191 & Mountain Road Mills River• Triangle Stop, 4197 Haywood Road, Mills River• Mills River Family Restaurant. Food LionIngles Page 3 Eastside Hendersonville and Four Seasons Boulevard• Norm's Minit Mart, Dana Road• Fatz Cafe, Dana Road & Four Seasons Blvd• Grocery Outlet, off Four Seasons Boulevard• McDonald's, Four Seasons Boulevard• Energy Mart Exxon, Four Seasons BoulevardMustang Cafe Highway 64 East(Chimney Rock Highway)• Triangle Stop, 2545 Chimney Rock Road, Hwy 64-E• Mr. Pete's Market, East, Hwy 64-E • Griffin's Store, Edneyville, Hwy 64-E• Edneyville Post Office. Griffins Store, EdneyvilleShell station, 64 East and Sugarloaf RoadIngles, Howard Gap RoadMoose Cafe Highway 25 North(Asheville Highway)• The Ugly Mug Coffee Shop, Hwy 25-N• Triangle Stop, Hwy 25-N, Balfour• Mountain Home Post Office• Fletcher Post OfficeInglesNaples Post OfficeTravel Plaza, US 25 and I-26 Southern & Eastern Henderson County, Polk County• Dana Post Office• Rosco's Grocery, Green River• Saluda Post Office• Triangle Stop, 1487 Ozone Road, SaludaAll Henderson County Ingles StoresAll Henderson County Post Offices   Read Story »

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Repair job will close one lane of I-26 East Thursday

One lane of eastbound traffic on Interstate 26 will be closed for an emergency repair on Thursday night  just east of the I-26 rest area at mile marker 42 in Henderson County.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

County files zoning application for new HHS

Residents will get their first opportunity to comment on plans for a new Hendersonville High School next week.   Read Story »

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Firefighters battle Cold Mountain fire

Firefighters made progress Monday knocking down a 134-acre fire on Cold Mountain thought to have been caused by a neglected campfire. On Sunday 49 firefighters and support staff were on the scene of the fire in the Shining Rock Wilderness Area of the Pisgah National Forest, about 20 miles south of Waynesville. The fire on the mountain made famous by Asheville author Charles Frazier's Civil War novel was reported on Friday afternoon. In an update Monday afternoon, forest rangers said the fight-fighting force had increased to 83, including two crews, two engines and a helicopter. The fire was 50 percent contained. The firefighting effort is cooperatively managed under a unified command structure of the North Carolina Forest Service and the U.S. Forest Service.   Read Story »

Green River News

Theron Maybin, farm leader and 'mayor of Green River,' dies at age 73

Theron Larnce Maybin, an influential voice for farming, patriarch of his church, Vietnam veteran and leader of the Green River community over the past five decades, died on Friday night after an extended period of declining health. He was 73.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

Tip leads to meth charges on Substation Street

Responding to complaints about drug activity, Henderson County sheriff's deputies and state probation officers last week conducted a search at 229 Substation Street in Hendersonville and arrested three people on multiple charges related to meth possession and trafficking. Alvin Eugene Miller, 47, was charged with:-- One felony count of trafficking methamphetamine-- One felony count of maintaining a dwelling for controlled substance-- One felony count of possession with intent to sell and deliver methamphetamine-- One misdemeanor count, possession of drug paraphernalia Miller is being held in the Henderson County Jail on a $53,000 secured bond. April Lynn Holloway, 37, was charged with:-- One felony count of possession of methamphetamine-- One misdemeanor count, possession of marijuana-- One misdemeanor count, possession of drug paraphernalia Holloway is being held in the Henderson County Jail on an $8,000 secured bond. Victoria Corn Cabral, 44, was charged with:-- One felony count of possession of methamphetamine-- One felony count, fugitive from justice/extradition (Florida) Cabral is being held in the Henderson County Jail on a $36,000 secured bond. In a separate case, deputies on Monday arrested a 29-year-old man in the course of serving a warrant on West Leslie Way in Hendersonville. Adam J. Lopez of Hendersonville was charged with: -- One felony count of possession with intent to sell and deliver methamphetamine-- One felony count of maintaining a dwelling for controlled substance-- One misdemeanor count, possession of marijuana-- One misdemeanor count, possession of drug paraphernalia-- One misdemeanor count, resisting a public official Lopez was arrested and released on a $13,700 secured bond.       Read Story »

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Horizon, Hannah Flanagan’s announce grant winners

Horizon Heating and Air Conditioning and Hannah Flanagan’s announced the award of $24,000 to area nonprofits in a local charity partnership through the Community Foundation of Henderson County.   Read Story »

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LOCAL BRIEFS: Business courses, top banker, controlled burn, GOP

Professional Development courses offered at BRCC The Professional Development Institute at Blue Ridge Community College will offer classes in coaching, team building, human resources and other business topics. Class instructors at PDI represent a host of local, national, and international business experience.Participants may attend classes individually or in series for receipt of leadership development certificates. The spring lineup offers classes required for the Leading Others Certificate. Summer and fall classes will reflect the Strategic Leadership Certificate and Leading from the Inside Out Certificate respectively. Classes are offered on both the Henderson and Transylvania campuses of BRCC and can be delivered at a specific business location upon request. The classes: • Effective Teams – Thursday, March 9, from 9 a.m. to 4 p.m.: Learn key characteristics of effective teams and strategies to build high performance work teams. Understand how to establish clear direction, roles and responsibilities, communication processes, rewards and accountability and decision-making processes that foster teamwork. Learn to cultivate a culture that promotes collaboration and inspires innovation. Understand the stages of team development and how to help your team progress through each. • SHRM Exam Prep – Feb. 20 to May 15: The Society for Human Resources Management (SHRM) sanctions Blue Ridge Community College as an official SHRM college. BRCC offers SHRM approved courses that prepare HR professionals for SHRM certifications. BRCC courses equips HR professionals with the necessary tools to play a strategic role in their HR departments; stay abreast of ever-changing laws, innovative strategies, and current labor practices; and successfully manage HR departments based on four pillars of professional skills. • Leadership Excellence presented by the world-renowned Disney Institute – Wednesday, May 3, from 8:30 a.m. to 4:30 p.m.: Adapt time-tested Disney business insights to assess and improve your organization. Identify the personal and organizational values that drive you as a leader to carry out your organization's vision. Establish an alignment of personal values and organizational values to enthusiastically support your organization’s vision. Understand a leader’s values-infused role in operationalizing culture-building and team support. Develop strategies to sustain your organization’s values and vision during turbulent times as well as good times. Build your own personal legacy as a leader. For more information, visit www.blueridge.edu/pdi or call (828) 694-1779. UCB banker honored for landing mortgages Carolyn Swanner, of United Community Bank in Hendersonville, was among eight individuals and six branch teams recognized for outstanding performance during the fourth quarter of 2016. She was recognized as top mortgage producer. The bank’s top performing individuals and branch teams were honored Jan. 18 at UCB’s Sales and Service Champion luncheon in Hiawassee, Ga. Based in Blairsville, Ga., United Community Banks Inc. (NASDAQ: UCBI) has $10.7 billion in assets and operates 139 offices in Georgia, North Carolina, South Carolina and Tennessee. U.S. Forest Service plans controlled burns The U.S. Forest Service plans to conduct controlled burns in Pisgah National Forest and other national forests in North Carolina over the next several months.The agency will notify the public when the decision is made to conduct controlled burns in the area. Burning days are changeable because the proper weather conditions are needed. Controlled burning will only occur when environmental conditions permit; wind and relative humidity are key factors in fire behavior, safety and smoke control. A scheduled burn may be cancelled that morning if conditions are not within the expected values.Trails and roads may be closed the day before the controlled burn for firefighter and public safety. The public is asked to heed signs posted at trailheads and roads and to stay away from burn areas and closed roads and trails.Controlled burning is an important and versatile forest management tool that can mimic natural fire disturbances and safely reduce hazardous fuels buildup. Reducing fuels is key to limiting wildfire growth. During the historic fire season of last fall, some fires were quickly extinguished because of previous controlled burning that had occurred in those areas.Controlled burns are thoroughly planned and analyzed by a team of specialists to ensure that wildlife, fisheries, rare plants and historic sites are not harmed. Burned areas can be unsightly at first; however, the forests will green up in a matter of months. Republican Men’s Club hears about youth mentors The Henderson County Republican Men’s Club will meet at 7:30 a.m. Wednesday, Feb. 22, at the Moose Café in the Wal-Mart shopping center. All registered Republicans, both men and women, are invited to attend. Speakers are Kent Parent, principal of Balfour Education Center, and Sheriff Charlie McDonald. Parent will discuss the Career Academies at Balfour, which are open to all Henderson County students. McDonald will discuss the role and need for youth mentors and the influence mentors have had in his own life. For more information call 828-329-4971 or e-mail noirs@aol.com. Judge Brooks to speak at Republican breakfast Henderson County District Court Judge Athena Brooks will be the guest speaker at the Republican breakfast at 7:30 a.m. Saturday, Feb. 18, at the Fireside restaurant on Sugarloaf Road.   Read Story »

Hendersonville News

Senior play reunion salutes an unrivaled HHS tradition

Over the years, Hendersonville High School has made a name for itself for its deeply rooted in tradition. One of the many reasons is the senior play, one of the most well-known and anticipated events of the school year.   Read Story »

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