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Non-custodial mom charged with abducting daughter

The 28-year-old biological mother of a 12-year-old was charged with felony child abduction after she allegedly took her daughter out of a Henderson County school on Thursday and drove with her to Georgia. Selena Bishop, who does not have legal custody of her daughter, was arrested early Saturday morning after she ran out of gas on U.S. 441 near Commerce, Ga. Her daughter, Zoee Bishop-Cantrell, is safe and in protective custody awaiting transportation back to North Carolina, the Henderson County sheriff's office said.      Read Story »

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Publix gets federal OK to build in floodplain

The developer planning to build a Publix store at Hendersonville’s southern gateway is a step closer to getting a permit.   Read Story »

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Health Department invites public to sample whole grain foods

Nutritionists at the Department of Public Health are inviting the public to a Whole Grain Sampling Day on Wednesday, March 29, from 8 a.m. to 4 p.m. in the lobby of the department.   Read Story »

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JC Penney closing Blue Ridge Mall store

The J.C. Penney store in Blue Ridge Mall is among 138 stores the retailer is closing in the growing trend of large companies reducing their brick and mortar footprint.   Read Story »

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Trainers make county schools safe for sports

Four Henderson County high schools served by Pardee Sports Medicine trainers received the National Athletic Trainers Association Safe Sports School Award, Pardee UNC Health Care announced today. East Henderson High School, Hendersonville High School, North Henderson High School and West Henderson High School each earned the award, which recognizes secondary schools that provide safe environments for student-athletes and reinforces the importance of providing the best level of care, injury prevention and treatment. Athletic trainers Dwayne Durham, Becky Dotson, Glenn Preslar, and Andrew Patterson provide athletic training services to East Henderson, Hendersonville, North Henderson and West Henderson high schools, respectively. Pardee began its sports medicine program in 2015 with the integration of well-established Western North Carolina sports medicine programs. The program expanded its services in 2016 with the addition of Southeastern Sports Medicine and Orthopedics (SESMO), a department of Pardee UNC Health Care. The partnership with this group of sports medicine and orthopedic physicians further enhances Pardee’s elite sports medicine program. The goal is to provide high-quality preventive health care to student-athletes and contribute to the health and wellness of our communities. A major emphasis of the program is the utilization of athletic trainers (ATCs) and supporting their role as valuable health professionals. Pardee’s athletic trainers provide coverage at area high school and middle school sports games and practices. Additionally, SESMO orthopedic surgeons are on the field during East Henderson, Hendersonville and North Henderson’s football games. “We are honored that the high school athletics programs we support through athletic trainer coverage have been recognized by NATA’s Safe Sports School Awards,” said Dwayne Durham, MEd, ATC, LAT, director of Pardee Sports Medicine. “This recognition would not have been possible without continued support from the school principals, athletic directors and athletic trainers who work diligently to ensure our student-athletes are safe and have access to excellent medical care.” "We are so very proud that each of our high schools has been awarded with the NATA Safe Sports School Award,” said school system associate superintendent John Bryant. “Such recognition is truly a credit to the exceptional care provided by our athletic trainers through the generous support of Pardee Sports Medicine." “We remain committed to the health and welfare of young athletes in competitive sports,” says NATA President Scott Sailor, EdD, ATC. “This award recognizes the contributions and commitment of schools across the country that are implementing safe sports policies and best practices to ensure athletes can do what they love best and have the appropriate care in place to prevent, manage and treat injuries should they occur.” To achieve Safe Sports School status, as East Henderson, Hendersonville, North Henderson and West Henderson high schools did, athletic programs must do the following: Create a positive athletic health care administrative system.Provide or coordinate pre-participation physical examinations.Promote safe and appropriate practice and competition facilities.Plan for selection, fit function and proper maintenance of athletic equipment.Provide a permanent, appropriately equipped area to evaluate and treat injured athletes.Develop injury and illness prevention strategies, including protocols for environmental conditions.Provide or facilitate injury intervention.Create and rehearse a venue-specific Emergency Action Plan.Provide or facilitate psychosocial consultation and nutritional counseling/education.Be sure athletes and parents are educated of the potential benefits and risks in sports as well as their responsibilities.Athletic trainers are health care professionals who specialize in the prevention, diagnosis, treatment and rehabilitation of injuries and sport-related illnesses. They prevent and treat chronic musculoskeletal injuries from sports, physical and occupational activity, and provide immediate care for acute injuries. Athletic trainers offer a continuum of care that is unparalleled in health care. The National Athletic Trainers' Association represents and supports 44,000 members of the athletic training profession. Visit www.nata.org.     Read Story »

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LIGHTNING REVIEW: Who's gonna fill their shoes?

Jason Petty strides onto the stage of the Flat Rock Playhouse looking like Faron Young and sounding like Willie Nelson.   Read Story »

Edneyville News

County OKs artificial turf at three stadiums

If the schedule holds, three Henderson County high school football teams will be playing on artificial turf this fall.   Read Story »

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Don't miss this week's Hendersonville Lightning (121)

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

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County eyes greenway extension

The Henderson County Board of Commissioners is moving ahead on plans for several possible greenway extension plans. Speakers expressed support on Wednesday for new greenways on Wednesday before the commissioners opened a discussion on bicycle and pedestrian paths countywide. Commissioners accepted a payment of $173,000 from the city of Hendersonville in lieu of the city's commitment to construct a greenway on a Jackson Park sewer line easement. Among the options the staff recommended for use of the money are to: Reconstruct the existing Oklawaha Greenway between Fourth Avenue and Four Seasons Boulevard, a section that is often underwater after heavy rain, at a cost of $260,000. That project would elevate the greenway 3 feet above the floodplain. Extend the Oklawaha Greenway through the park from the Fourth Avenue side to Glover Street, at a cost of $125,000 to $180,000. Extend the Oklawaha Greenway along a powerline easement to the county Athletic and Activity Center, at a cost of $300,000 to $400,000. Construct a bridge over Mud Creek to connect the Fourth Avenue sidewalk to the greenway, at a cost of $300,000. Develop countywide greenway master plan, at a cost of $75,000 to $100,000. "There are several grant opportunities," said County Engineer Marcus Jones, from the state parks and recreation division, the French Broad MPO, the Appalachian Regional Commission, the NCDOT and other organizations. The city payment could be used as seed money to draw down more cash for greenways, County Manager Steve Wyatt said. "This is an opportunity to use the ccity's money and multiply that to perhaps attack several of these projects and get several of these projects done," he said. Commissioner Grady Hawkins said the top priority should be to connect the Oklawaha Greenway through Jackson Park and on to Blue Ridge Community College. A top concern "is safety of bike riders," he said. "I woud like to be able to extend the trail from Berkeley Park all the way to the community college in the hopes that bike riders would get off the roads." Commissioner Bill Lapsley said he would be willing to "carry the flag" at the French Broad MPO, which he serves on, "I just want everybody to understand this is not a click your fingers and it happens tomorrow," he said. "It takes a lot of effort and lot of lobbying to convince the MPO to fund the project." County Business Development Director John Mitchell said the MPO has $4 million for greenway planning. The commissioners acted after eight residents spoke in favor of greenway expansion. "We've been really been gladdened with the greenway and our ability to use it," said Phillip Ellis, a father of two who lives near the Oklawaha Greenway. "Moving to Hyman Heights and having that connectivity has really improved our quality of life." Another Hyman Heights resident, Suzanne Hale, said the greenway is a boon to seniors. "What I love to do is walk on the greenway," she said. "My friends walk and bike there, some of them daily." Some walk and ride for fitness, some because of health problems. "It's really a vibant place for our local environemnt. It's just so special when my grandchildren come to town to be able to take them for a walk on the greenway." Henderson County's high population of seniors benefits from greenways, she added. "As the county plans its budget I really hope you keep the seniors in mind. We love the greenway because it's beautiful, it's accessible and most of all it's flat." Joe Sanders, the Blue Ridge Bicycle Club president who is active in the greenway development plans for Hendersonville, Flat Rock and Laurel Park, said statistics show that greenways can help cut down on motor vehicle traffic. "Forty percent of all trips are 2 miles are less yet 80 percent are driven," he said. "Seventy percent of North Carolinians say they would walk or bike if there was a safe, well-connected bicycle pedestrian network." "I speak today as physician and a greenway advocate," said Dr. Ken Shelton, a radiologist. "Advocates are asking you to make us better by making more greenways connecting us to more people and places." The community could most effectively fight the obesity epidemic through one solution. "If I could write a prescription, it would read, exercise, comma, repeat. The Oklawaha Greenway is popular, extremely well used and short. Our county needs more safe places integrated into our lives that encourage people to ride, run, walk and play." "The value of the Oklawaha Greenway cannot be overstated," said Grey Jernigan of MountainTrue, "for families, health and for quality of life, as alternative transportation and perhaps most importantly for economic development of the county."     Read Story »

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