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Henderson County News
Driver, 22, dies in parkway crash
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BLOWING ROCK — A 22-year-old motorist died before sunrise Thursday when his car ran off the Blue Ridge Parkway and crashed into a tree, the National Park Service said. Read Story »
Tags: Blue Ridge Parkway | traffic fatalities
Henderson County News
Blue Ridge Parkway visits rose 13 percent last year
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Blue Ridge Parkway attracted an estimated 15.9 million recreation visits to the park in 2021, making it one of the most popular National Park Service destinations. Read Story »
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Henderson County News
Mitchell elected chair of Parkway foundation
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Henderson County Manager John Mitchell has been elected chair of the Blue Ridge Parkway Foundation, moving up from vice chair. Read Story »
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Asheville News
Couple treated for injuries after bear attack on parkway
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A couple was treated for injuries and released Wednesday evening after a bear attack in the parking area of the Folk Art Center on the Blue Ridge Parkway, the National Park Service said. Read Story »
Tags: Blue Ridge Parkway | bears | flora and fauna
Henderson County News
Motorcyclist dies in parkway crash
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A 38-year-old motorcyclist died of injuries suffered in a crash on the Blue Ridge Parkway on Saturday, the National Park Service reported. Read Story »
Tags: Blue Ridge Parkway | traffic fatalities | motorcycle
Henderson County News
NPS names new parkway superintendent
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The National Park Service South Atlantic-Gulf Regional Director Stan Austin announced the selection of Tracy Swartout as the new superintendent of Blue Ridge Parkway on Friday, effective May 23. Read Story »
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Henderson County News
Blue Ridge Parkway restaurant to reopen May 27
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The Bluffs Restaurant at Doughton Park will reopen on Thursday, May 27, with a new team managing operations. Heritage Dining and Events, LLC, led by Sharon Pinney and Chef John Gamradt of Boone, brings a combined 35 years of experience in the food service industry to the historical restaurant at milepost 241 on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Read Story »
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Henderson County News
Blue Ridge Parkway hosts virtual open house
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The National Park Service invites the public to participate in an upcoming, five-part virtual open house series presented by Blue Ridge Parkway staff during National Park Week 2021. Read Story »
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Henderson County News
Authorities seek suspect in armed robbery on parkway
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National Park Service officials are seeking help from the public in identifying a suspect believed to be connected to a recent armed robbery on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Read Story »
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Henderson County News
Park service proposes additional access to Graveyard Fields
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The National Park Service is partnering with the U.S. Forest Service on a project to provide additional access to the Graveyard Fields trail system from John Rock Overlook at Milepost 419.4 on the Blue Ridge Parkway. Currently access to Graveyard Fields is from a single parking area on the Blue Ridge Parkway which often sees overflow parking stretching along the motor road. Read Story »
Tags: Blue Ridge Parkway | National Forest Service | National Park Service
Henderson County News
Parkway motorcycle crash kills 11-year-old passenger
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An 11-year-old boy died when the motorcycle his father was driving swerved to avoid a vehicle that had stopped suddenly in front of him and collided with a pickup truck on the Blue Ridge Parkway at 11:45 a.m. Sunday near Blowing Rock. Read Story »
Tags: Blue Ridge Parkway | traffic fatalities
Henderson County News
Motorcycle passenger dies in Parkway crash
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A 66-year-old Florida woman died Friday afternoon after the motorcycle she was riding crashed on the Blue Ridge Parkway, the National Park Service said. Read Story »
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Henderson County News
NPS repaving 25 miles of Blue Ridge Parkway
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Twenty-five miles of the Blue Ridge Parkway in the Asheville area between Milepost 365 and 392, will be resurfaced with thin-lift asphalt beginning this week, National Park Service officials announced. Read Story »
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Henderson County Life
Parkway visits up despite weather closures
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Blue Ridge Parkway managers announced on Monday that 14,976,085 visitors came to the Parkway in 2019, an increase over 2019 despite weather-related closures. Read Story »
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Asheville News
Man sentenced for Blue Ridge Parkway murder
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A 22-year-old Asheville man was sentenced to life in prison for the murder of his co-worker on a Blue Ridge Parkway hiking trail, U.S. Attorney Andrew Murray announced. Read Story »
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Henderson County News
Defendant pleads guilty to murder of Pisgah Inn coworker
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A 22-year-old Asheville man has pleaded guilty to charges of sexual assault and first-degree murder in the death of his Pisgah Inn coworker last summer, U.S. Attorney Andrew Murray announced. Read Story »
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Henderson County News
Motorist dies in crash on Blue Ridge Parkway
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A 61-year-old Georgia man died in a one-car crash on the Blue Ridge Parkway near the Grandfather Mountain Overlook, the National Park Service said. Read Story »
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Henderson County News
NPS OKs environmental impact statement for new Parkway bridge spanning I-26
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The National Park Service has OK'd the final environmental impact statement for the replacement of the Blue Ridge Parkway bridge over I-26, part of the 22.2-mile widening of the interstate from I-40/I-240 to the U.S. 25 Connector (exit 54). Read Story »
Henderson County News
Grand jury indicts co-worker for murder, rape in Pisgah Inn case
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ASHEVILLE — A federal grand jury issed an indictment Wednesday adding sexual assault charges to a previous murder charge against a 21-year-old Asheville man accused of killing his Pisgah Inn coworker on a Blue Ridge Parkway trail last summer. Read Story »
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Henderson County News
Spruce Pine man dies in Parkway collision
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A 31-year-old Spruce Pine man died just before dawn today in a collision on the Blue Ridge Parkway, the National Park Service said. Read Story »
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Henderson County News
Prosecutors say co-worker confessed to murder on Parkway trail
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Prosecutors filed federal murder charges Thursday against a 20-year-old Asheville man in the death of a female Pisgah Inn coworker on a trail near the Blue Ridge Parkway. Read Story »
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Henderson County News
Pack-snatching bear closes Parkway camping area
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The U.S. Forest Service temporarily closed the Graveyard Fields area to overnight camping after a bear snatched a backpack from a tent. Read Story »
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Flat Rock News
Parkway chief to keynote annual Sandburg meeting
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Phil Francis, the Superintendent of the National Park Service's Blue Ridge Parkway, will be guest speaker when the Friends of Carl Sandburg at Connemara holds its annual meeting on Friday, April 12, at 2 p.m. at the Flat Rock Village Hall in Flat Rock. The public is welcome to attend. Read Story »
Tags: Carl Sandburg National Historic Site | Connemara | Friends of Carl Sandburg at Connemara | Blue Ridge Parkway
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