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LOCAL BRIEFS: Uber, Pork Chop Hill, AT thru hike

Yep, Uber's here   Need a ride? You can get one the new way. Hendersonville now has Uber.The app-based taxi service launched in Hendersonville earlier this summer and covers Henderson County destinations. According to a check of the app, a ride from the Historic Courthouse to the Flat Rock Playhouse would cost $6-8. It would cost you $17 to $22 to get to Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. in Mills River. And a ride down the hill to the Purple Onion in Saluda would set you back $14 to $19, according to fare estimates the Uber app provides.The ride service also offers UberXL for larger groups. It cost more but the vehicles seat at least six people so cost-sharing is a common option. Pork Chop Hill hero to attend film screening Joe Clemons, a Hendersonville retiree who was one of the U.S. Army heroes of the famous Battle of Pork Chop Hill in the Korean War, will be on hand Saturday for a showing of Pork Chop Hill at the Henderson County Heritage Museum in the Historic Courthouse at 2 p.m. Saturday.Gregory Peck played Clemons in the 1959 movie about the bloody battle in which American troops fought off the Chinese Army to take the pivotal hill.1st Lt. Joseph G. Clemons Jr. was one of the infantry leaders in the battle, which was known as one of the most intense artillery battles in U.S. military history. Nine artillery battalions of the 2nd and 7th divisions fired 37,655 rounds on the first day and 77,349 rounds on the second.As a fresh Chinese assault made its way up a ridge Clemons radioed his battalion, “I must have water, plasma, more medical assistance, flamethrowers, litter, ammunition, several radios.” Only a little water and C rations arrived, according to an account of the battle in Military History magazine in April 2003.Clemons led the 135-man Company K of the 31st Infantry, which suffered 125 casualties, including 18 killed, in the fierce battle. A 1951 West Point graduate, Clemons was awarded the Distinguished Service Cross for heroism in the battle. A career officer, he rose to the rank of colonel and became commander of the 198th Infantry Brigade in 1969. City advisory committee announces downtown survey The City’s Downtown Advisory Committee is conducting a customer survey to find out why people come downtown and what they enjoy most about downtown.The committee is asking what draws you in and what makes downtown a place you enjoy? To take the survey visit DowntownHendersonville.org and click on “Take The Survey.” The survey consists of 13 questions and only takes a few minutes to complete.If you have a question or would like to hear more about the survey, contact Lew Holloway at lholloway@hvlnc.gov or 828.233.3216. Barr presents slideshow of Appalachian Trail hike Peter Barr, the trails and recreation coordinator for the Carolina Mountain Land Conservancy, will present a slideshow about his 2010 thru-hike of the Appalachian Trail at 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Sept. 21, at the Henderson County library.Barr’s movie and slideshow set to music chronicles his 161-day hike of the 2,181-mile Georgia to Maine trail. His hike included more than 100 miles of side hikes to peaks, waterfalls, views and other highlights. The program, presented by the Friends of the Library, is free.   Read Story »

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AlyKat opens at new location

Ask Richard Kaltenbach about his tasty and creative AlyKat soups and he responds with a question of his own.   Read Story »

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Agarwals repay community many times over

To understand the charitable spirit of Rakesh and Dolly Agarwal, you have to go back 31 years to their arrival in Hendersonville from India with nothing but $20 and a desire to pursue the American dream.   Read Story »

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DuPont Corp. gives 'donut hole' in forest to state

The North Carolina Council of State on Tuesday voted to accept the 476-acre site of the old Dupont X-ray film plant as a gift from the DuPont Corp., completing acquisition of the so-called donut hole at DuPont State Forest and clearing the way for its development as an emergency services training center.   Read Story »

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Put Edneyville ahead of HHS, School Board says

Members of the Hendersonville High School Alumni Association on Monday night exhorted the Henderson County School Board to assert its authority to guide the future of HHS and stand by the plan it originally sent to the Board of Commissioners last spring.   Read Story »

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County schools rank 4th in state

Henderson County public schools ranked fourth out of 115 public school districts in North Carolina in a measure of how many of its students demonstrated proficiency in grade-level subjects last school year.   Read Story »

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Annual Hunger Walk is Saturday

What is the Hunger Walk? The Hunger Walk is an opportunity to raise money for eleven major food pantry operations providing emergency food supplies in Henderson County, and for people to show their support in a very public and healthy way. Pledges and donations are collected in advance by those walking, and on the morning of Sept. 17 participants gather, stroll through some of Hendersonville’s greenways and historic neighborhoods, and later share food and refreshments donated by local merchants.This will be the 16th consecutive walk that Dick Ranges has helped organize as part of the Henderson County Hunger Coalition. He serves on the board as financial secretary, and says that he and his wife, Barbara, resettled in western North Carolina from the Chicago area with an eye on giving back. “We wanted to serve in the community, and make some impact. That’s the way we decided we’d like to spend our retirements.”Ranges heard about the Hunger Coalition at a local Methodist church soon after arriving. “Frankly, the mission of this organization really touched me,” he says. “Food to needy families and individuals who are facing emergency crisis situations in our county. To me, there was a big need for folks to step up and help.”A cancer diagnosis, and subsequent treatment earlier this year, has not kept Ranges from his duties preparing for the coalition’s main fundraising event. “There still is that need,” he says, “that seems to not really lessen much.”Agencies seeking funds from the Hunger Coalition re-apply each year, so Ranges hears about the needs (“One out of four children in the county living in poverty.”) and can also make sure that funds are applied “to do the most good in terms of our mission, emergency food supplies,” he says.“One of the big changes that we’ve seen is for programs providing food for the county’s children during the summer when the school programs are not in operation. A number of our agencies have gotten into taking care of that.”Ranges recalls the selflessness of a then-six-year-old named Janielynn Fowler, raising awareness and funds for the hunger problem from her friends and the community, and honored at the Hunger Walk in 2014. “Individuals can make a big difference, and individuals and communities who band together to support emergency food needs can really make a difference,” the 75-year-old Ranges smiles.“Everyone’s got talents,” he says. “It’s kind of a test sometimes to find what those talents are and then to do something with them that’s helpful, in service to others – which I think is very important.” SHIRTTAIL The 2016 Hunger Walk takes place on Saturday, Sept. 17. The event offers walkers options of five or ten-mile walks through Hendersonville’s historic neighborhoods, as well as 1- and 2-mile “Fun Walks” for the more short-distance trekkers. Registration begins at Shelter #1 in Jackson Park at 8 a.m. and the walk is at 8:30. Participants will receive a 2016 Hunger Walk T-shirt, and food and refreshments will be served. Interested walkers can also pick up pledge envelopes and information at the reception area at Mud Creek Baptist Church, 403 Rutledge Drive. For more information contact Pat Fisher at 828-693-4940 or lefpfisher@yahoo.com.   Read Story »

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LIGHTNING EDITORIAL: County moves toward the right call on HHS

Although it took a while, the Henderson County commissioners have done the right thing in tentatively endorsing a plan to make the historic Hendersonville High School building a part of a new campus.   Read Story »

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Edwards to take Senate oath on Tuesday

Chuck Edwards, newly appointed by Gov. Pat McCrory to fill the 48th District state Senate seat upon Sen. Tom Apodaca’s retirement, will be sworn in to the office at 4 p.m. Tuesday at the Historic Courthouse.   Read Story »

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