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Walk of Fame to announce first class of honorees

Hendersonville News

Floodplain permit slows Publix project

Although the new Publix on Greenville Highway was supposed to be under construction by now, the building site is empty of heavy equipment.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

LIGHTNING PHOTOS: Christmas parade

Macy's Thanksgiving Day? Rose Bowl? Mardi Gras? Forget it. Nobody does a hometown parade better than Hendersonville. Marching, floats, businesses, churches and other parade entries proceeded down Main Street Saturday morning for the annual Christmas parade to an appreciative throng.     Read Story »

Henderson County News

Outdoor burning ban cancelled

Authorities cancelled the outdoor burning ban in Henderson County and 31 other mountain counties on Friday because recent rains have helped to reduce fire danger. The burn ban has been lifted in Alexander, Alleghany, Ashe, Avery, Buncombe, Burke, Cabarrus, Caldwell, Catawba, Cherokee, Clay, Cleveland, Gaston, Graham, Haywood, Henderson, Iredell, Jackson, Lincoln, Macon, Madison, McDowell, Mecklenburg, Mitchell, Polk, Rutherford, Swain, Transylvania, Union, Watauga, Wilkes and Yancey. In the Piedmont, which received significantly less rain, the burn ban will remain in effect. “Despite the recent rain, the N.C. Forest Service has noted that not all areas received the soaking rain needed to fully mitigate fuel conditions,” said Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler. “They would like some additional time to assess fire conditions in the Piedmont counties currently under the ban.”       Read Story »

Henderson County News

East Flat Rock plan available for public review

A draft plan designed to guide land-use policy in East Flat Rock over the next 15 years is now available for public review and will be the subject of a public input opportunity from 3 to 6 p.m. Monday, Dec. 12, the East Flat Rock Community Plan Advisory Committee and Henderson County Planning Department announced.   Read Story »

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'Meals on the Bus' will feed needy kids next summer

The Child Nutrition Department of Henderson County Public Schools will add a “Meals On the Bus” mobile feeding site to its summer feeding program in Summer 2017, thanks to a $10,000 grant awarded by the Community Foundation of Henderson County. The grant money will be used to renovate the interior of a retired school bus already purchased from the HCPS transportation department, thanks to a donation from Gillilandscaping and Grading. The retrofitted bus will accommodate up to 15 students seated on bar stools at tabletops along either side of the bus, and a wheelchair lift. The brainchild of Child Nutrition Supervisor Amanda Stansbury, the “Meals On the Bus” mobile feeding site will revolutionize the way the school system – and potentially other service organizations – can reach students in need. “The whole goal of ‘Meals On the Bus’ is to reach those students who are dependent on the school bus – and school meals,” Stansbury said. Through the U.S. Department of Agriculture’s Summer Food Service Program (SFSP), HCPS already operates three public feeding sites at King Creek, Edneyville Community Center, and Patton Park, offering free lunches to children ages two to 18 – in addition to a total of 28 closed feeding sites at each elementary school and youth service organizations. Last summer the HCPS Child Nutrition Department’s summer feeding program served 37,090 lunches and 18,694 breakfasts – which was 15,169 more lunches and 7,036 more breakfasts than in the summer of 2014-15. And those meals were only served to students who could travel to the feeding sites. “Our impoverished kids are spread throughout our area,” said Matt Gruebmeyer, the school system's director of Title I and homeless education services. “Rural poverty is a lonely kind of poverty because the children don’t live near each other. So when we try to find a place to feed children, it’s difficult because they’re spread around.” The mobile food site will allow HCPS to reach students where they are, Stansbury said. Using existing HCPS bus routes, the Child Nutrition Department will work with the Transportation Department each summer to establish routes that will take meals to students in need five days a week during the summer months. In the future, the “Meals On the Bus” vehicle could also be utilized by partnering organizations to provide students with a mobile library book check-out, health screenings and dental checks. The Community Foundation of Henderson County, founded in 1982, supports charitable programs in the greater Henderson County area. In the past fiscal year, more than $4.42 million in new charitable contributions were made to the Foundation, which awarded more than $2.96 million in grants and scholarships.   Read Story »

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Here's the Christmas parade lineup

The Hendersonville Christmas parade starts at 10:30 a.m. Saturday and runs on Main Street from Five Points to Caswell Street.   Read Story »

Hendersonville News

City ready to seek hotel developer for mill site

A developer could break ground on a full-service hotel at the Grey Hosiery Mill site a year from now if the city’s offer for a partnership produces an agreement.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

Meadows confirms bid for Freedom Caucus chair

U.S. Rep. Mark Meadows on Wednesday confirmed what the Washington press corps had been reporting for several weeks. He is officially running to chair the House Freedom Caucus, a Tea Party-oriented group that has sought to steer the Republican leadership to a more conservative agenda. “The coming year will be a critical period for the Freedom Caucus, and I am humbled at the opportunity to speak with our members and hopefully earn their support for chairman," Meadows, who won a third term in the Nov. 8 election, said in a news release. "From day one since our founding almost two years ago, the mission of the Freedom Caucus has been to give a voice to the countless Americans who feel that Washington does not represent them. Our members are committed to developing and advancing a policy driven agenda that supports accountable and limited government, Constitutional rule of law, and principles that foster the liberty, safety, and prosperity of Americans. I look forward to hopefully earning the support of my colleagues and to building on the great work of my good friend, Jim Jordan, as we continue working to return our government to its rightful owner: the American people.” Reports from Washington since before the election have said that Meadows has strong support among his Freedom Caucus colleagues and that he appeared to have a clear path if he ran for the chair's seat.   Read Story »

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'Celtic Christmas' opens Thursday at Playhouse Downtown

Music on the Rock presents A Celtic Christmas, opening Thursday and playing through Dec. 18 at the Flat Rock Playhouse Downtown.   Read Story »

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