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Death of young bride devastates family, friends

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Duke may adjust corridor, Meadows says

Forecasting “some pretty good news” on the proposed Duke Energy transmission line through Henderson County, U.S. Rep. Mark Meadows told a Town Hall gathering Friday night that Duke officials may adjust the corridor based on widespread opposition to the options it has identified.   Read Story »

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Farm agency urges Duke to consider options

Henderson County's farm-promoting agency has appealed to Duke Energy to consider other options before running overhead transmission lines that the farm community says would devalue land, threaten agricultural production and harm a growing agri-tourism industry.   Read Story »

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Power line foes produce report advocating underground line

An Edneyville-based group opposing Duke Energy’s proposed 45-mile transmission line through Henderson County has produced a seven-page report rebutting the utility’s public statements on the cost and feasibility of running the line underground.   Read Story »

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Rugby named 'School to Watch'

Rugby Middle School has been named a “School to Watch” for the fourth year in a row by the National Forum to Accelerate Middle-Grades Reform. It is one of six middle schools nationwide to achieve the designation.   Read Story »

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Donation will fund Flat Rock playground

The Flat Rock Park and Recreation Foundation Inc. announced that construction of a children’s playground at The Park at Flat Rock will begin soon thanks to a generous donation by Kendall Gibson Bryan and Eleanor deSaussure Bryan for their children: Josephine deSaussure Bryan, Kendall Gibson Bryan, Jr., Eleanor Charlton Bryan Mathews and Sarah Huger Bryan Holyer.   Read Story »

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'Virgin birth' draws fish world to ECCO aquarium

Last week, when ECCO founder and executive director BJ Ramer was away, Kortney Clark was making the rounds of the 400-gallon fish tank at the Team ECCO Ocean Center & Aquarium on Main Street.   Read Story »

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Overflow crowd in Landrum opposes power line

CAMPOBELLO, S.C. — An overflow crowd of more than 800 people turned out Thursday to urge South Carolina utility regulators to deny Duke Energy’s request to build a 45-mile transmission line from Campobello to the Lake Julian power plant in Arden.   Read Story »

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Deputies charge teenagers with Cragslist robbery

Henderson County sheriff's deputies charged two Hendersonville teenagers with armed robbery after they allegedly set up two Craiglist buyers and robbed them at gunpoint.   Read Story »

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Family sets 'Midnight Studio' tribute to Bruce Bailey

Family members have announced a “Midnight Studio” tribute to Bruce Roma Bailey, the longtime Flat Rock Playhouse technical director who died  unexpectedly on Aug. 2 at his home in Fort Myers, Fla, at age 60.   Read Story »

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