Henderson County News
Even after we published 5,200 words on the craft beer boom in Hendersonville, Fletcher and Mills River, we still left a few angles on the cutting room floor.
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Henderson County News
The Henderson County Board of Commissioners last week adopted a resolution urging a ban on refugee resettlement in the county after speakers condemned the resettlement program as a threat to security.
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Henderson County News
Don’t this miss this week’s Hendersonville Lightning.
You'll find stories on the Board of Commissioners action last week on taxes, split votes on appointments and moving ahead on a $13.6 million emergency operations complex. You'll also find an editorial on planning for development on Upward Road, the popular Stuck in the Late Middle and Ask Matt columns and all the local briefs and entertainment news.
You've got to get a copy because it's only in print and only in the 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• Flat Rock Bakery• 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 »
Henderson County News
FLAT ROCK — Responding to complaints from residents of Highland Golf Villas, the Flat Rock Village Council spent $5,000 to find out if the town’s new playground is too noisy.
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As an early supporter of Ted Cruz's candidacy for president, U.S. Rep. Mark Meadows was no fan of Donald Trump.
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Flat Rock News
FLAT ROCK — Edward Harold “Ed” Lastein Jr., a landscape architect who designed most of the public outdoor space, greenways and sidewalks of Flat Rock and served over the past four years as “the guiding spirit” of the new Park at Flat Rock, died suddenly Thursday of a brain aneurysm. He was 59 years old.
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Homes For Youth, a local non-profit working to provide safe, stable and appropriate housing for homeless youth in Henderson County, has purchased a house to serve as a home for teenaged girls.
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Hendersonville News
Local Republicans are expected to take up the job of appointing a replacement for state Sen. Tom Apodaca now that the Republican National Convention has ended.
Under state law, Gov. Pat McCrory will appoint a replacement recommended by a district committee made up of Republican leaders from the 48th Senate District, which covers three counties.“That’s what complicates things,” said Henderson County Republican Party chair Glen Englram. “If this were a seat exclusive to one county, it would be a lot simpler.”The 48th Senate District is made up of Henderson and Transylvania counties and southern Buncombe. The state statute governing the appointment of a person to a vacant seat requires that the formation of a district executive committee made up of members appointed by Republican executive committees from the three counties.In the case of Buncombe County, only executive committee members who live in the 48th district are eligible to serve on the district committee. District committee members have one vote for each 300 persons in their county that are in the 48th District. Because the Senate district has 191,000 residents, Henderson County, with a population of 110,000 people, would control a majority of the votes on the district committee.The makeup of the committee is a bigger mystery than its outcome.“I’m not sure it requires a lot of thought,” Englram said of the nominating committee’s work. “Chuck Edwards is our candidate on the ballot in November. I cannot imagine a scenario where someone else would be put ahead of him. He’s the guy we want to win in November. We agree with Tom and Tom agrees that voters expressed their opinion in March” on the Republican nominee.
In an interview, Edwards declined to endorse himself for the job, urging voters to take time to thank Sen. Apodaca for his work in the Legislature on behalf of Hendersonville and the 48th District. He said he would want to speak with his family, campaign team and party officials before committing to the appointment.Edwards, a Hendersonville businessman, and school principal Norm Bossert, the Democratic nominee, face off in on Nov. 8.Henderson County clearly will miss Apodaca’s power, Englram said.“One thing I’ve found interesting is that people here, regardless of party, are really at least thankful that we’ve had someone like Tom who received such influence in Raleigh, given that he comes from little old Hendersonville.” Read Story »
Henderson County News
In the wake of two fatalities of waterfalls this week in Pisgah National Forest, rangers have issued warnings to waterfalls visitors. Read Story »
