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Pardee honors physician, philanthropists of the year

Dr. Eric Byrd was honored as Pardee Hospital’s Physician of the Year and Bill and Dot Moyer were recognized as Philanthropists of the Year during the annual Pardee Hospital Foundation gala Saturday night at Blue Ridge Conference Hall at BRCC. This is the fourth year that the Pardee Hospital Foundation has presented the Physician of the Year Award, which is given to a Pardee physician whose career has been defined by medical excellence, dedication to compassionate patient care, and a commitment to improving the lives of people throughout the community. Byrd, of Carolina Mountain Internal Medicine, was nominated by several patients as well as fellow Pardee doctors for exemplifying such characteristics. Byrd completed his residency in internal medicine at the University of Kentucky after graduating from medical school from the University of Missouri-Columbia. He worked at various medical centers in Kentucky before moving to Hendersonville in 2001. Byrd practices Internal Medicine at Carolina Mountain Internal Medicine and is a current part-time Pardee Hospitalist Physician. Byrd joins Ken Shelton, James Caserio and Stuart Glassman as winners of the physician of the year award. Also recognized were husband and wife, William “Bill” and Dot Moyer as Philanthropists of the Year. This year marked the 13th annual Philanthropist of the Year award, which is given to members of the community who have made outstanding contributions to Pardee Hospital and the Pardee Hospital Foundation and toward the improvement of community health care. Bill is a native of Pennsylvania and Dot was raised in Charlottesville, Va. The two married in 1984 and both worked as attorneys at prestigious law firms in Philadelphia before moving to Henderson County in 1990. Both Bill and Dot became active in community affairs serving on numerous civic and charitable boards including lending their time and talent to Pardee Hospital. Bill served 12 years on the Henderson County Board of Commissioners, eight years as chair, and currently serves on the Board of Pardee Hospital as well as the Asheville Regional Airport Authority. Dot currently serves as board chair for Four Seasons Compassion for Life, Vice President of the Foothills Equestrian Trails Association, and Board and Executive Committee Member of the Flat Rock Playhouse Board of Trustees. “Dr. Byrd as well as Mr. and Mrs. Moyer are fantastic representatives of our community,” said Kimerly Hinkelman, Pardee Hospital Foundation Executive Director. “Pardee Hospital is a better place because of them and we would not be able to provide the care our community deserves without these individuals. We thank them for the dedication, time, and talent.” The gala drew a record 400 attendees and brought in more than $100,000 to benefit the new Comprehensive Cancer Center.     Read Story »

Henderson County News

Pair charged with burlgary, safecracking

Henderson County sheriff's detectives charged a 34-year-old East Flat Rock man and a 20-year-old Asheville woman with breaking and entering, safecracking and other crimes airsing from a April 4 burglary in Fletcher.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

TIMELINE: The fall of Carriage Park

Key events in the financial troubles of Carriage Park Associates. Nov. 11, 2011: Developer Dale Hamlin, owner of Carriage Park Associates, borrows $9.7 million from Arendale Holdings Corp., a Jacksonville, Fla.-based real estate and golf course development company. 2015: Hamlin fails to pay taxes on 124 parcels of the development. Sept. 15, 2015: Attorney Ervin Bazzles files a complaint attempting to enforce a mediation agreement under which Hamlin was to pay his client, Brenda Altschul, in a civil action she had brought. Hamlin had paid $46,603 and still owed $83,396. Oct. 6, 2015: A magistrate orders Hamlin to pay contractor Thomas Jacobson and P.T. Green Construction a $5,000 builder damage deposit after the contractor completed work on a house on Preserve Court. Oct. 26, 2015: Hamlin signs a “confession of judgment” admitting that he owes prospective buyers Claude and Susan Sykes $6,000 in earnest money. Feb. 11, 2016: A Superior Court judge grants Arendale’s motion appointing a receiver to protect the Carriage Park assets. March 7: After a hearing Henderson County Clerk of Superior Court enters a foreclosure order on the Carriage Park property that Hamlin put up as collateral for the $9.7 million promissory note. A foreclosure sale was set for April 8. March 31: Arendale pays $63,723 in delinquent property taxes to prevent Henderson County from starting a tax foreclosure proceeding. April 7: Hamlin files a petition for a Chapter 11 bankruptcy, declaring indebtedness of $13.6 million. His attorney, Trade Elkins, notifies Henderson County clerk’s office of the filing at 4:57 p.m. on the eve of the foreclosure sale. April 13: Arendale files a motion in bankruptcy court seeking to have the Chapter 11 petition thrown out on the grounds that it was filed merely to block foreclosure. May 12: A Superior Court judge enters a default judgment of $31,200 in a lawsuit brought by prospective homebuyer Cheryl Grace, who made a $10,400 earnest money deposit Hamlin refused to return. May 27: U.S. Bankruptcy Judge George R. Hodges grants Arendale’s motion to dismiss Hamlin’s bankruptcy petition, ruling that the petition had satisfied the court’s two-pronged standard for such a dismissal — “objective futility” of reorganization and “subjective bad faith.”   Read Story »

Hendersonville News

Judge tosses Hamlin's 'bad faith' bankruptcy petition

Dale Hamlin may have reached the end of the line when it comes to saving his Carriage Park development.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

Pat's dance school celebrates 45 years

From humble beginnings, Pat Shepherd taught dance lessons in her parents’ house while still in high school. Forty-five years later her studio continues to be a second home for dancers.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

'Thank you for funding' news release splits School Board

The Henderson County School Board's public statement of thanks to the Board of Commissioners for fully funding the school system's 2016-17 budget request has triggered objections from two School Board members who say they oppose the tax increase that helped fund the school budget.   Read Story »

Flat Rock News

After bookstore closing, charitable group will find new ways to raise money

FLAT ROCK — In a new effort to showcase history, Historic Flat Rock wants to create a museum on the ground floor of the old post office. But Ladies Aid Society members are upset that the historical society is evicting their charity-based bookstore to do it.   Read Story »

Edneyville News

Moldavian visitors get closeup look at farming

Alan Ward stooped to point a finger at the lower part of a merlot grape vine.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

Champion Hills pro shoots two eagles in Open tryout

Ty Harris, Hendersonville resident and the assistant golf pro at Champion Hills Club, was one of 63 golf contestants who competed in the U.S. Open Sectional Qualifiers at Timuquana Country Club in Jacksonville, Fla.   Read Story »

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