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Grant will help fight blight of hemlocks

Henderson County News

Playhouse to fix air quality problem in old buildings

The Flat Rock Playhouse is temporarily shutting down its oldest buildings for cleanup and repairs after an environmental assessment found poor air quality in them, the theater announced on Tuesday.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

NHHS senior nominated as Presidential Scholar

A senior at North Henderson High has been nominated for the U.S. Presidential Scholars Program by the state-level selection committee for consideration by the Commission on Presidential Scholars at the national level.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

Quick response nets felony arrests

Quick responses by deputies resulted in the felony arrest of two suspects in break-ins and attempted thefts in separate incidents over the weekend.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

WCCA receives $1.4M for childcare partnership

Hendersonville-based Western Carolina Community Action Inc. has received a $1.4 million Early Head Start-Child Care Partnership grant to improve access to high quality early learning opportunities for infants and toddlers in low-income families, the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Administration for Children and Families announced.   Read Story »

Mills River News

Sierra Nevada invites 50 breweries to pour hearty beers

MILLS RIVER — More than 50 breweries from across the country will converge at Sierra Nevada Brewing Co. on March 28 as the brewery hosts the first Burly Beers and Barleywines Festival.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

Mid-priced home sales drive market recovery

Home sales rose in Henderson County last year over 2013 and the trend for real estate sales looks promising this year, real estate agents said. Home prices, however, still lag behind their peak during the pre-recession real estate boom.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

Rep. Whitmire favors rail over trail

BREVARD — An $11 million connector road could jumpstart the dormant Davidson River Village project at the old Ecusta mill site in Brevard.   Read Story »

Flat Rock News

LIGHTNING EDITORIAL: County demands cities raise taxes

The proposal by the Henderson County Board of Commissioners to force Flat Rock to pay for the cost of law enforcement would be folly even if the discussion of the idea had not been based on a $620,000 error.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

Texas Rangers arrest local shooting suspect

HORSE SHOE — Texas Rangers and police officers arrested two people wanted in the shotgun shooting of a man in Horse Shoe over the weekend.   Read Story »

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