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Old Orchard Tavern a new discovery on Sugarloaf

To local residents, the reopening of the Quality Inn as the Cascades Mountain Resort may have gone by unnoticed. But in this case, ignorance is not bliss. The Old Orchard Tavern is a welcome discovery in the updated hotel in the bend of Sugarloaf Road.   Read Story »

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Don't miss this week's Hendersonville Lightning (107)

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

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Lake Lure invites residents to gather for 'thank you' video

LAKE LURE — After 25 days the Party Rock fire was declared fully contained and the town of Lake Lure invited residents affected by the fire to gather in red or yellow shirts on Sunday to make a thank you video thanking firefighters. The fire operations have switched to suppression repair and demobilization while much of the personnel has been redeployed to other fires. The incident management team transfers management to the N.C. Forest Service on Wednesday. The Party Rock fire started on Nov. 5 and grew to 7,145 acres before it was contained. The donations received have been greatly appreciated; no additional supplies are needed. If you would like to donate monetarily, we ask that you please donate to a local fire department or the Hickory Nut Gorge Foundation. The foundation will act as a pass through for needs directly associated with the fire. Send donations to: Hickory Nut Gorge FoundationPO Box 783Lake Lure, NC 28746http://www.hngfoundation.org/ Lake Lure invited townspeople and those from the entire affected area to gather at 2:30 p.m. in Morse Park Meadow in Lake Lure. Plan to be there for 30-45 minutes to make a short video showing thanks.       Read Story »

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Traffic stop leads to multiple drug charges

Henderson County sheriff's deputies charged a 27-year-old with three felony drug charges and four misdemeanors after making a traffic stop near the intersection of Laycock Road and U.S. 64 in Edneyville last Wednesday. During the course of the traffic stop, detectives located marijuana, methamphetamine, butane hash oil, prescription pills and drug paraphernalia, the sheriff's office said. The driver and registered owner of the vehicle, Kelly Dale Young, of Pace Road, was charged with:· Felony possession within the intent to sell and deliver marijuana· Felony maintaining a vehicle for the purpose of sale and delivery of controlled substances· Felony possession of methamphetamine· Two misdemeanor counts of simple possession of schedule IV controlled substances· Misdemeanor simple possession of marijuana· Misdemeanor possession of drug paraphernalia Young was released from the Henderson County jail after posting an $11,600 secured bond.   Read Story »

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Sun shines on opening of Health Sciences Center

Rain was the theme 20 months ago when officials gathered for the groundbreaking of the three-story health sciences building on the Pardee Hospital campus and it was the theme again Tuesday morning — for a while. Rain fell for the first time in three months on Tuesday but as if on cue the sun came out just as the ceremonial ribbon-cutting finished up at 11:20 a.m.Hundreds of people gathered to celebrate the opening of the Health Sciences Center heard local officials praise the unprecedented five-party agreement that resulted in the building.“We want to welcome everyone to this beautiful facility in the city of Hendersonville,” said Mayor Barbara Volk. “That’s one of the things that we’re most pleased with is that it’s here in the city of Hendersonville.”When Wingate University began looking for bigger quarters, city officials scrambled to make sure the college didn’t leave the city. In the meantime, County Manager Steve Wyatt, then-Wingate president Jerry McGee, Pardee CEO Jay Kirby and BRCC president Molly Parkhill began working on an ambitious and unprecedented effort to cooperate on a major building that would serve them all.“It’s amazing when we pick up the paper today and see the divisiveness around the country and sometimes in our own community what can happen when you check your egos at the door,” said Pardee CEO Jay Kirby. “The fact that our county, the city, Wingate, Blue Ridge, Pardee all came together, put their egos at the door and did what was best for our community, for our patients and for our teachers and what you are standing in today is a reflection of that — nothing more, nothing less.”The Comprehensive Cancer Center, using Pardee oncologists and those from UNC Health Care, will “bring advanced healing close to home,” Kirby added. “We treat over 500 cancer patients each year. Eighty-five to 90 percent of all cancers on this earth can be treated in this building.”Wingate President Rhett Brown recalled a meeting early in the process when he visited Hendersonville and asked Wyatt, “Tell me again what we’re doing up here?”“And he said, ‘Walk with me.’ So we walked outside and we were standing in beautiful downtown Hendersonville and he put his arm around me and he said, ‘Imagine, if you will, that a young person born in Henderson County could not leave Henderson County and become a pharmacist, physician assistant or nurse anesthetist in our county.’ And it was at that point that I got the vision.”Brown thanked his predecessor, McGee, and Wyatt for their dedication to the project.“It was their shared vision and their sheer tenacity that brought us to this day,” he said. “Wingate University in Henderson County will eternally be grateful.”   Read Story »

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Two charged with stealing credit cards

Henderson County sheriff’s deputies charged two 21-year-olds with stealing credit cards from unlocked vehicles and running up thousands of dollars of purchases at local stores.   Read Story »

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NHHS football coach resigns

Justin Clark resigned as head football coach at North Henderson High School Monday after one season, citing the desire to spend more time with his family. The staff and administration thanked Clark for his work with the students and athletes at North Henderson during his time as head football coach. North Henderson High will be accepting applications from qualified individuals for the position of head varsity football coach until the position is filled. Interested applicants should submit applications to Athletic Director John McDaris at jrmcdaris@hcpsnc.org or Principal John Shepard at jcshepard@hcpsnc.org.   Read Story »

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Jos. McDowell DAR celebrates 100th birthday

On Oct. 26, 1916, 14 women from Hendersonville gathered at the home of two sisters, Catherine and Matilda Carson, to organize a chapter of the National Society Daughters of the American Revolution.   Read Story »

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Berkeley ballpark added to National Register

Although Hendersonville had its first organized baseball team in 1909 — the short-lived Hendersonville Planets of the Western North Carolina Industrial League — the city’s most durable baseball legacy is the Berkeley Spinners, which organized in 1948 and played through 1966.   Read Story »

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