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County to take up incentives for 71 new factory jobs

Two manufacturers are considering adding a total of 71 new jobs in exchange for economic development incentives over seven years.   Read Story »

Mills River News

Deputies charge 22-year-old with statutory rape

MILLS RIVER — Henderson County sheriff's deputies charged a 22-year-old East Tennessee man with statutory rape after they found him at a Mills River campground with a 13-year-old girl.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

County reverses industrial zoning in Dana

The Henderson County Board of Commissioners on Monday rezoned 53 acres from industrial back to residential, reversing a decision it made two years ago when it adopted land-use planning for the Dana community.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

Golfers celebrate Mickey Marvin Day

October 3, 2016, will henceforth be known as Mickey Marvin Day in Henderson County, thanks to an act of the county Board of Commissioners.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

Neighbors cast wary eye on Horse Shoe Farm plans

HORSE SHOE — Ray Carter, a friendly guy who is retired from the postal service in Asheville, was planting a new azalea bush in his well-manicured yard on a gorgeous fall day last week. He described to a visitor how he got to Tamarac 13 years ago.   Read Story »

Green River News

Farm City Day honors farmer of the year

Theron Maybin thought it was “surprising, really” that he was named the Farmer of the Year at the annual Farm City Day on Saturday.If Maybin was surprised, he had to be the only one in the farming community who was. The Green River farmer and his wife have been active in farming at almost every level, from helping 4-H kids to advocating before local and state agencies to making sure that county apple farmers get their crop exhibited at the State Fair in Raleigh. Theron and Mary Lois shared the award, presented during the opening ceremony of the farm showcase event on Saturday at Jackson Park.Glaucoma has taken most of his eyesight. He had to retire from farming his Rock Creek land in Green River when he couldn’t see well enough to plow a straight line. But his knowledge of farming makes him a valuable asset to agriculture even if he’s not riding a tractor. Maybin still serves as chair of the Henderson County Advisory Committee and is an elected supervisor of the Soil and Water Conservation District.“We thoroughly enjoy sharing answers to questions people have about farming,” he said. He’s been farming “totally on my own since 1967” but grew up on a farm. There was never any doubt what he would do in life. “I studied agriculture in high school (he was in the first graduated class of East Henderson) and I won a two-week scholarship to N.C. State.”One of 14 children raised in a three-room house with no electricity or running water, Maybin has devoted his life to farming, family, neighbors and his church, Cedar Springs Baptist.Theron and Mary Lois "have cultivated a simple way of life — a life of farming that for many years kept them and their five sons busier than the bees,” county Agriculture Extension Director Marvin Owings Jr. said during the presentation. “They maintain a herd of 35 cattle and continue to grow squash, beans and other produce on a small portion of what was once a 103-acre farm.”“Theron said, ‘We rely on God and our neighbors to get by — not money, but they’ve never have gone hungry.’”Mary Lois, who has been married to Theron for 43 years, “is the driving force behind the family,” Owings said. “She grew up in Henderson County, says she’s among a ‘dying breed’ of farming women, but wouldn’t have it any other way.”“Though his leadership is how Theron has truly earned the nickname ‘Mayor of Green River.’ He is the solid rock foundation of his community and church,” Owings said. “It’s his involvement and willingness to give his time and selfless service by helping others.”Maybin served in the Vietnam War in 1965-66 as a Huey helicopter mechanic with the Army’s 121st Aviation Division.“I made sure they were flyable,” he said. “I was in charge of 10 mechanics. If one of ‘em worked on it I had to be the first one to go up in it.”   Read Story »

Henderson County News

Commissioners OK $20M law enforcement training center

The Henderson County Board of Commissioners on Monday committed to a $20 million law enforcement training center at Blue Ridge Community College, buying into Sheriff Charlie McDonald's view that today's training lags behind the threat level from terrorism, anti-cop violence and domestic crime in an unsettled world.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

Local man faces seven felonies in armed robbery

A 19-year-old Hendersonville man was charged with seven felonies and jailed under $380,000 bond after his arrest in connection with an armed robbery and shooting at a home on Somerset Drive on Tuesday night, Hendersonville police said. City police detectives had been working on catching two suspects in the incident since it was reported at about 7:30 p.m. Based on the ongoing investigation detectives identified one of the two. Christopher Tre Bradley of Hendersonville was arrested Thursday by the North Carolina Highway Patrol after a traffic stop on Dermid Avenue off Duncan Hill Road. Bradley has been charged with one count of assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury, three counts of kidnapping and three counts of armed robbery. One of the three victims was shot in the ankle. He was treated at the hospital and released, said Lt. Chris LeRoy.  "There were two suspects," LeRoy said. "We've got some leads and we're still looking" for the second suspect. He was not sure whether the Highway Patrol stopped Bradley's vehicle for a traffic violation or because of the information on the suspects the police department had sent out. He was jailed in the Henderson County Detention Facility under a $380,000 secured bond. Currently the investigation is ongoing and detectives are following investigative leads developed from the crime scene and leads developed during the investigation to identify the second perpetrator of these crimes. If anyone has any information regarding the investigation they are asked to contact the Hendersonville Police Department or Henderson County CrimeStoppers at 828-697-STOP.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

Wags to Riches set for Oct. 8

The Wags to Riches fundraiser for the Blue Ridge Humane Society will take place Saturday, Oct. 8.   Read Story »

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