Henderson County News
Declaring that he has been “caught in the middle” of a growing dispute between Henderson County and its towns, Sheriff Charlie McDonald said he would be glad to offer animal control services countywide. The solution comes down to who pays. Read Story »
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State Rep. Chuck McGrady, plunging into the most controversial issue in North Carolina politics over the past year, joined three other legislators in filing a bill to repeal HB2, the measure that has cost the state thousands of jobs and caused sports leagues to pull high-profile games and tournaments.
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A letter carrier from Forest City pleaded guilty in federal court on Tuesday to stashing thousands of pieces of mail at his home over a period of 14 years, hiding the mail in his home, vehicle and in an outbuilding that eventually collapsed, the U.S. Attorney's office said. By the time investigators caught on, he had failed to deliver two dumptruck loads worth of mail to postal customers on his route.
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The Hendersonville Police Department is currently investigating a reported and suspected sexual assault of a jogger that occurred on West Lake Drive between 3 and 4 a.m. Tuesday.
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Big Brothers Big Sisters of Henderson County has hired Jennifer McKinley as its new program coordinator.
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The first time I met Theron Maybin he was eating lunch with Chicken Man at Orr’s Family Restaurant in East Flat Rock.
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A teenager missing from her home in Buncombe County since last Thursday may be with an 18-year-old East Flat Rock man wanted on felony probation charges, the Asheville Citizen-Times reported.
The Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office is seeking information on the whereabouts of Amanda Lucinda Rogers, 14, who was last seen at her home on North Turkey Creek Road in the early morning on Feb. 16. She is suspected to be with Marcus Quartez Young, 18. Henderson County has two arrest warrants for Young, who has been convicted of second-degree burglary, conspiracy second-degree burglary, larceny of a motor vehicle, and larceny after breaking and entering, according to the N.C. Department of Public Safety. He was sentenced to 18 months of probation in December 2015, the Asheville newspaper reported.
Rogers is a white female, 5’5”, 85 lbs, with brown hair and hazel eyes. She was last seen wearing a pink sweatshirt with “PINK” in black letters; she had on either black leggings or jeans and brown boots. Anyone with information regarding Roger’s whereabouts was asked to contact the Buncombe County Sheriff’s Office at 828-250-6670. Read Story »
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U.S. Rep. Mark Meadows has been a resident of South Asheville since last summer even though his official website biography still lists his home as Jackson County.Meadows and his wife, Debbie, are renting an apartment in South Asheville while they look for a home in the area. The third-term Republican registered to vote in Buncombe County on Aug. 5. “We’d had our house on the market for a long time. It finally sold,” Meadows told the Franklin Press, for a story it published on Jan. 20. “We’re renting until we figure out where we ultimately want to go.”The couple sold their Glenville home and surrounding 5.96 acres in an exclusive gated community in June for almost $1.3 million, the Franklin Press reported. The couple moved to Western North Carolina in the mid-1980s from Tampa, Fla., and lived in Highlands until about 2003, when they moved to southern Jackson County.The move puts the third-term congressman close to the district headquarters in Hendersonville and near the center of the 11th Congressional District, which stretches from Catawba County to the Tennessee line.“If they were going to pick me up it was an hour and half drive,” he said of the time the district aides spent shuttling him home from the Asheville Regional Airport. “It allows me really to fit in a few more constructive meetings. I essentially pick up another three hours of work time.”
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You won't want to miss this week’s Hendersonville Lightning.
We take a closer look at the options cities have for providing animal control services after the sheriff pulled the services from cities. You'll also read coverage of the Planning Board's OK for a master plan for Horse Shoe Farm and read a news obit on beloved Green River farmer Theron Maybin and remembrance of the "ambassador from Rock Creek" by editor Bill Moss. As always we have loads of local briefs, community news and pictures of your friends, neighbors and coworkers.
But ... you've got to get a copy because it's only in print and it's only in your Hendersonville Lightning.Here’s where you can pick up a Lightning
Hendersonville• Hendersonville Lightning Office, 1111 Asheville Hwy• Pop's Diner, 5 Points, North Main Street• Triangle Stop, 701 North Main Street• The 500 block of North Main Street(First Citizens Bank / Mast Gen. Store)• Black Bear Coffee Co., Main Street• The 300 block of North Main Street(McFarland's Bakery / Mike's on Main). Pardee Hospital in the lobby. Flat Rock Playhouse, downtown(100 block of South Main Street)
Southside Hendersonville(Spartanburg Highway)• Hairstyles by Charlene, Joel Wright Drive• McDonald's, Spartanburg Highway• Norm's Minit Mart, Spartanburg Highway• Hendersonville Co-op• Burger King/BP, Spartanburg HighwayIngles Supermarket
Southside Hendersonville(Greenville Highway)Carolina Ace HardwareWhitley Drug Store
Flat Rock/East Flat Rock• Flat Rock Post Office• Zirconia Post Office• East Flat Rock Post Office• Orr's Family Restaurant, Spartanburg Hwy• Energy Mart Exxon, Upward Road & I-26• Triangle Stop, 754 Upward Road & I-26Village Café and PubPage 2
Hendersonville(Kanuga Road)• Hot Dog World, Kanuga Road• Mr. Pete's Market, Kanuga Road• Norm's Minit Mart, Kanuga Road
Hendersonville(Fifth Avenue)Hendersonville Post officeFifth Aenue Shell
Laurel Park• YMCA H'ville, Sixth Ave & Oak Str• Laurel Park Village, Rite-Aid.• Energy Mart Exxon, Brevard Road at Daniel DriveDixie Diner, Brevard Road
Highway 64(Brevard Road)• Horse Shoe Post Office• Mr. Pete's Market, Etowah, Hwy 64-W• Blue Ridge Pizza, Etowah, Hwy 64-W• Etowah Shopping Center, Etowah
Highway 191(Haywood Road)• Joey's New York Bagels, Hwy 191• One-Stop Store #8, Haywood Road (Hwy 191)• Dollar General, Hwy 191 & Mountain Road
Mills River• Triangle Stop, 4197 Haywood Road, Mills River• Mills River Family Restaurant. Food LionIngles
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Eastside Hendersonville and Four Seasons Boulevard• Norm's Minit Mart, Dana Road• Fatz Cafe, Dana Road & Four Seasons Blvd• Grocery Outlet, off Four Seasons Boulevard• McDonald's, Four Seasons Boulevard• Energy Mart Exxon, Four Seasons BoulevardMustang Cafe
Highway 64 East(Chimney Rock Highway)• Triangle Stop, 2545 Chimney Rock Road, Hwy 64-E• Mr. Pete's Market, East, Hwy 64-E • Griffin's Store, Edneyville, Hwy 64-E• Edneyville Post Office. Griffins Store, EdneyvilleShell station, 64 East and Sugarloaf RoadIngles, Howard Gap RoadMoose Cafe
Highway 25 North(Asheville Highway)• The Ugly Mug Coffee Shop, Hwy 25-N• Triangle Stop, Hwy 25-N, Balfour• Mountain Home Post Office• Fletcher Post OfficeInglesNaples Post OfficeTravel Plaza, US 25 and I-26
Southern & Eastern Henderson County, Polk County• Dana Post Office• Rosco's Grocery, Green River• Saluda Post Office• Triangle Stop, 1487 Ozone Road, SaludaAll Henderson County Ingles StoresAll Henderson County Post Offices Read Story »
