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Edwards wins nomination for state Senate seat

Hendersonville businessman Chuck Edwards surged to victory in the Republican primary for the 48th state Senate District on Tuesday, turning back a spirited but underfunded challenge from Tea Party favorite Lisa Carpenter Baldwin.   Read Story »

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HSO announces Young Artist Competition winners

Two young piano players and a cellist are winners of the 2016 Young Artist Competition, the Hendersonville Symphony Orchestra announced.   Read Story »

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Three-city greenway connection envisioned

The Village of Flat Rock and the town of Laurel Park plan to work with the city of Hendersonville on a greenway plan that could connect the three municipalities.   Read Story »

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'There's education in my blood,' new superintendent says

Hardy "Bo" Caldwell, who was named Henderson County schools superintendent, has been aware of the county school system since he was in the crib. "My mother’s a school teacher, my grandmother was a school teacher and my great-grandfather was a school teacher,” he said. “So there’s education in my blood.” His father, Hardy Caldwell, was a School Board member for most of his adult life, working side-by-side with the popular and respected superintendent Glenn Marlow, who is credited with raising the bar for the county schools. Hardy Caldwell, who also was a longtime School Board chairman, was active all the way up through the city-county school merger of the early 1990s and the transition from Marlow to Dan Lunsford, the first superintendent of the consolidated system. “He and Mr. Marlow were very very close,” Caldwell said of his father. Caldwell, 54, learned Monday night that he had reached the top of the ladder at the school system he's worked in since he graduated from college. The School Board announced that it had named him to succeed David Jones, effective July 1. In choosing Caldwell, the School Board has for the second straight time promoted a Henderson County native and trusted career employee to lead the system's academic improvement and school construction and to guide it through the sometimes hazardous shoals of county politics. “I’m a product of Henderson County public schools, I’ve lived here all my life, my children attended the school system and I’ve devoted 32 years here,” he said. “There’s not a better school system in the state of North Carolina. There are special people here. The students are wonderful and the teachers and staff are great. It’s a wonderful opportunity to be selected as superintendent of the Henderson County schools." As for his own ideas for leading the school system, Caldwell said he endorses his predecessor's priorities and those of the School Board. “I’m very fortunate to follow Mr. David Jones, who has done a superior job as the superintendent and has laid the roads and foundation in which way we need to head and I’ll certainly do what I can to continue to do what Mr. Jones has laid out," he said. "I look forward to working with county commissioners and working with Mr. Wyatt” on school budgeting and capital projects. “We’re sorry to lose Mr. Jones, but we’re fortunate to have someone who is truly qualified and knows the system very well,” Board Chair Ervin Bazzle said in a news release. “We look forward to a continuation of exemplary work.” Currently assistant superintendent for administrative services, Caldwell has spent his 32-year career in Henderson County schools as a teacher, principal and administrator. A graduate of West Henderson High School, he earned a bachelor of science degree in mathematics from Mars Hill College in 1984 before coming home to teach math at Edneyville High School. In 1990 he became assistant principal at Flat Rock Junior High. Caldwell served as principal at Atkinson Elementary from 1993 to 1996, when he became principal at Apple Valley Middle School. In 2002, he was promoted to central office as senior director of facility management, serving in that role through 2010, when he was named senior director of human resources. In 2014 Jones promoted him to assistant superintendent of administrative services, essentially the system's second in command. Caldwell begins as superintendent on July 1, following Jones’ retirement on June 30. In addition to his undergraduate degree, Caldwell holds a masters of arts in education and an educational specialist degree from Western Carolina University. He lives in Hendersonville with his wife of 27 years, Jackie. His children, Bryce and Ellie Caldwell, are 2012 and 2015 graduates of North Henderson High School, respectively. Caldwell serves the community as a member of the Henderson County Board of Public Health, the Henderson County Board of Recreation and the Kiwanis Club of Hendersonville and as member and deacon at Mount Moriah Baptist Church in Edneyville.     Read Story »

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Flat Rock retiree bequeaths $231,000 to park

FLAT ROCK — The estate of a Flat Rock retiree who wanted to "share the happiness (he and his wife) had found in the Flat Rock community" has donated $230,886 to the Park at Flat Rock.   Read Story »

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Local radio stations announce Tuesday primary coverage

Local radio stations WTZQ-1600 AM and WHKP-1450 AM announced coverage plans for Tuesday's primary election. WTZQ is teaming up with the North Carolina News Network for live coverage of the North Carolina primary. Anchored by NCNN Chief Political Correspondent Donna Martinez, the broadcast will include the latest returns, in-depth interviews with the state’s top analysts as well as live local election results from Henderson County. Coverage begins at 8 p.m. and can be heard on the radio at Q-95.3 FM, AM-1600 or on computer or smart device by going to www.wtzq.com or via the TuneIn Radio app. WTZQ’s election night coverage is sponsored entirely by Pardee Hospital. WHKP will broadcast live coverage of the local and state-wide election returns starting at 7:30 p.m. “As it was with Truman versus Dewey almost 70 years ago, and with hundreds of local, state and national offices and candidates since then, WHKP has always brought the local community the numbers, the winners and losers, and a clear explanation of what it all means for our local community and for the state and nation," News Director Larry Freeman said. "And we will continue that tradition this Tuesday evening on 'Super Tuesday.'" WHKP's coverage is also on 107.7-FM and streamed on its website.     Read Story »

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Vision grads honor longtime guide

“We’re going to hit the water plant in the morning, eat lunch at Kimberly-Clark, get a briefing down at the Courthouse, and tour the apple orchards before the day is over.” That might be John Boyd giving marching orders to another Vision Henderson County class.   Read Story »

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Girl Scout cookie bakeoff is Sunday

All registered Girl Scouts, adults and children, are invited to participate in the fourth annual Girl Scout Cookie Bake Off on Sunday, March 13, from 3 to 4:30 p.m. at Blue Ridge Mall. Each recipe should contain at least one flavor of a Girl Scout cookie. Judging begins at 3:30. The event is open to the public, is free of charge and samples will be available.   Read Story »

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Planning Board sends new festival rules to commission

Festivals and other special events drawing more than 250 people would be subject to new permitting rules under a land-use code amendment the Henderson County Planning Board endorsed and sent to the Board of Commissioners last month.   Read Story »

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