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Henderson County News

Defense attorney denounces call for Absher resignation

The attorney for embattled School Board member Michael Absher on Tuesday strongly denounced a potential vote by the board to demand the resignation of Absher, who faces a criminal charge related to a group home his nonprofit agency operates and a civil complaint filed by a high school teacher.   Read Story »

Saluda News

Mills River, Fletcher, Saluda mayors draw challengers

This year's city elections are set.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

KnollsCam: Guess what creatures are making these sounds

Listen to these sounds, provided by Tom Brass in Haywood Knolls. Then take a guess at what animals are making them. Answer below. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVFTYP_AvmY Brass says they are two racoons. "They sound very pig-like when they snort in anger," he says.   Read Story »

Laurel Park News

Flat Rock joins towns passing early Sunday alcohol laws

Add Flat Rock to the list of towns that have passed ordinances allowing early alcohol sales on Sunday. The Town Council in Flat Rock, as well as councils in Laurel Park and Mills River, voted last week to allow sales of alchohol to start at 10 a.m. on Sundays per a law signed by Gov. Roy Cooper on June 30. The state law allows restaurants and business to bump up the sale of alcoholic beverages by two hours on Sundays. Hendersonville was the first locally to pass its ordinance, at its council meeting on July 6. Businesses are now working to accommodate the change, which requires rescheduling employees and hours of service or updating computer software that manages sales so they can take advantage of the new opportunity.   Read Story »

Hendersonville News

Moore to appeal Elections Board decision

John Moore, who was disqualified from running for a seat on the Hendersonville City Council by the Board of Elections on Thursday, will appeal that decision at a hearing before the board at 9 a.m. July 20. Moore, who turned 20 years old on June 5, was disqualified because he does not meet the age requirement to run for office as laid out in the North Carolina Constitution. In reaching its decision, the elections board cited Article 6, Section 6, which states that qualified voters who are age 21 are eligible to run for office. Moore, a student at Blue Ridge Community College, had declared his candidacy for the Hendersonville City Council in early June, right after his birthday. He graduated from Hendersonville High School in 2015, where he was student body president.   Read Story »

Hendersonville News

Repairs on Blythe Street bridge to continue to July 28

The N.C. Department of Transportation expect to be working on repairs to a small bridget on Blythe Street until July 28.    Read Story »

Henderson County News

United Way needs volunteers for Day of Action on Aug. 18

United Way of Henderson County is seeking hundreds of volunteers throughout the community for the second annual Day of Action sponsored by Pardee/UNC Health Care on Aug. 18.   Read Story »

Hendersonville News

Remodeled Aldi store will reopen on July 27

The Aldi store on Duncan Hill Road will reopen on Thursday, July 27 with a ribbon-cutting ceremony at 8:25 a.m. and special shopping deals for the first 100 customers.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

Deputy facing assault charges has been fired

A Henderson County Sheriff’s deputy, who was arrested and charged with assault on a female Tuesday night, has been fired. Major Frank Stout of the Henderson County Sheriff’s Office, gave this report of the incident: "On July 11, at 6:23 pm, the Asheville Police Department responded to a domestic violence call. Cory Thomas Burton, age 39 of Arden, was arrested and charged with assault on a female. Burton was being held in the Buncombe County Jail on no bond. His employment with the Henderson County Sheriff’s Office has been terminated."Burton was released from jail on an unsecured bond around 4 p.m. Wednesday, a jail official said.     Read Story »

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