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When Bud and Jan Bonnema left their Minnesota roots a few years ago, they found the pace a little too slow. Read Story »
Tags: Laurel Park | historic buildings | restaurant | Echo Mountain Inn
Don't miss this week's Hendersonville Lightning. Read Story »
Tags: Laurel Park | restaurants | coronavirus
LAUREL PARK — An apartment building owner may be forced to remove a deck overlooking Rhododendron Lake Nature Park because the structure violates Laurel Park’s zoning rules. Read Story »
Tags: Laurel Park | Lake Rhododendron | zoning violations
LAUREL PARK — Paper or plastic is no longer a choice for Laurel Park homeowners. Read Story »
Tags: Laurel Park | Recycling
LAUREL PARK — In the latest effort to derail the Arcadia Views development on U.S. 64 west, petitioners sought to block a sewer permit on the grounds that the city of Hendersonville has a leaky sewer system resulting in excessive sewage spills. Read Story »
Tags: Laurel Park | disruptive land uses | nimby nation | Arcadia Views
Choosing from a "wow" list of six candidates who applied for a vacant seat, the Laurel Park Town Council chose a young mom and nonprofit leader who they said would give voice to young families. Read Story »
Tags: Laurel Park | Henderson County Young Leaders | Camplify | Kristen Dunn
A developer that has built more than 2,000 homes in Henderson County wants to build 74 more, a mile from Hendersonville’s Main Street. Read Story »
Tags: Laurel Park | housing starts
Don't miss this week's Hendersonville Lightning. Read Story »
Tags: Laurel Park | Historic Seventh Avenue | Christopher Todd
LAUREL PARK — Laurel Park has a new town manager, one with a meaningful connection to the Town on a Mountain. The Laurel Park Town Council on Tuesday officially hired Christopher Todd, a former Henderson County planner who is now administrator for the town of Sawmills, near Lenoir. Read Story »
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Elections in the cities, development in downtown Hendersonville, the next steps in the pursuit of high-speed internet service, the new sheriff’s policy changes and popular uprisings against road improvements and development highlight the forecast for 2019. Read Story »
Tags: Flat Rock | Laurel Park | 2019 elections
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Grayson Marshall, a fresh-faced 21-year-old with brown eyes and a thick shock of dark hair, believes student debt is a national crisis —an avoidable one at that. Read Story »
Tags: Laurel Park | college preparatory | Western Carolina University | Grayson Marshall
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LAUREL PARK — Nine months year after the Hendersonville City Council shot down its request for senior apartments on U.S. 64, a developer is shopping the idea in Laurel Park. Read Story »
Tags: Laurel Park | real estate | U.S. 64 improvements
Landowners are looking at other options after the Hendersonville City Council unanimously rejected a land-use change needed for a 129-unit senior living development on U.S. 64 between Hendersonville and Laurel Park. Read Story »
Tags: Laurel Park | Hendersonville City Council | land-use planning | Zoning
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LAUREL PARK — The Laurel Park Town Council is moving ahead with the idea of selling its water system to the city of Hendersonville, which a report said would save Laurel Park ratepayers money. Read Story »
Tags: Laurel Park | water issues | Laurel Park Town Manager Alison Melnikova | Alison Alexander
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LAUREL PARK — Laurel Park has scheduled separate drop-in meetings next week to hear feedback on its corridor and greenway studies. Read Story »
Tags: Laurel Park | greenways | roundabouts
LAUREL PARK — An Ohio developer that has built homes and apartments in the Carolinas has plans for 56 two-bedroom cottages on a 90-acre piece of land across from Hunters Crossing on U.S. 64. Read Story »
Tags: housing | Laurel Park | Laurel Park Town Council
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LAUREL PARK — Laurel Park officials plan to redouble efforts to detect leaks and replace bad pipes and valves and old meters in the aftermath of a water loss rate of just under 30 percent last year. Read Story »
Tags: Laurel Park | water quality | water issues
LAUREL PARK — The Laurel Park Town Board adopted a plan to make up a shortfall in its water system revenue after the state’s local government watchdog warned the town that its water fund was running a deficit. Read Story »
Tags: Laurel Park | local government budgets
The Laurel Park town council awarded a $94,500 contract on Tuesday to Revis Grading of Zirconia for work to complete phase II of the Rhododendron Lake Nature Park project. Read Story »
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LAUREL PARK — Laurel Park could be the next place where craft beer fans can quaff a local brew. Read Story »
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The family of retired Laurel Park Police Chief Don Fisher has set a Life Celebration at Mud Creek Baptist Church on Thursday. Open visitation will be from 4 to 6 p.m. with a service beginning at 6 p.m. All are invited and welcome to attend. Read Story »
Tags: Laurel Park | news obituaries
Don Fisher, the former Laurel Park police chief who had also served as an officer for the Hendersonville police department and Henderson County sheriff’s department, died suddenly of a heart attack on Sunday, Laurel Park town officials and friends of Fisher said. He was 55. Read Story »
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LAUREL PARK — Laurel Park residents will see their combined town and fire tax rate rise by 4 cents if Town Council adopts the $2.46 million budget it reviewed on Tuesday. Read Story »
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LAUREL PARK — The Town of Laurel Park has received a $63,550 grant to improve Rhododendron Lake Park. Read Story »
Tags: Laurel Park | Rhododendron Lake Park | parks and recreation
LAUREL PARK — Hebron Road will be closed to through traffic from Laurel Park Highway at the water tanks to Laurel Park Highway at Timber Creek on Monday, July 21, and Tuesday, July 22. Read Story »
Tags: Laurel Park | road construction | roads
Twenty-one artists are displaying their work in the 9th annual Laurel Park Village Sidewalk Art Show Friday and Saturday. Read Story »
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The Laurel Park Civic Association hosts the fifth annual Bluegrass & BBQ event at Jump Off Rock on Saturday with barbecue dinners by Pit Boss Barbecue and music by Appalachian Fire, the Rocky Flats Bluegrass Band and Bobby and the Bluegrass Tradition. Read Story »
Tags: Laurel Park | Laurel Park Civic Association | Jump Off Rock
In the halls of government across Henderson County, 2013 was a year of transition. Read Story »
Tags: Flat Rock | Laurel Park
LAUREL PARK — Lee Galloway recalled Alison Melnikova's arrival at Waynesville City Hall as a young college intern. She had a gift for government management that he began to cultivate from the start. Read Story »
Tags: Laurel Park | Laurel Park Town Manager Jim Ball | Laurel Park Town Manager Alison Melnikova
LAUREL PARK — Laurel Park Town Council candidates debated the cost of the new Lake Rhododendron Park, spiraling health insurance costs and the importance of training a new town manager during a candidates forum Tuesday night at First Congregational Church. Read Story »
Tags: Laurel Park | Rhododendron Lake Park | Laurel Park Town Council
The League of Women Voters of Henderson County will sponsor a candidate forum for the Laurel Park Town Council election at 6 p.m. Tuesday, Oct. 15, at the First Congregational Church. Read Story »
Tags: Laurel Park | Laurel Park Town Council member Dona Mennella | Laurel Park Town Council | Laurel Park Town Council member Paul Hansen
LAUREL PARK — The new town manager of Laurel Park says she looks forward to working for a town "filled with people that want to be there and want it to be a nice place to live." Read Story »
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The Laurel Park Civic Association is sponsoring its second annual FallFest Saturday, Sept. 21, from 5 to 8 p.m. at Historic Jump Off Rock. Read Story »
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LAUREL PARK — The Laurel Park Town Council adopted a $2.15 million no-new-taxes budget for 2013-14 on Tuesday with a warning that pending legislation in Raleigh could raise costs or trim projected town revenue. Read Story »
Tags: Laurel Park | local budgets | Laurel Park Town Manager Jim Ball
LAUREL PARK — A search committee for a new Laurel Park town manager has narrowed the candidate pool but not yet settled on semifinalists. Read Story »
Tags: Laurel Park | Laurel Park Town Council member Rich Cooke | Laurel Park Town Council member Dona Mennella | Laurel Park Town Manager Jim Ball
LAUREL PARK — The popular BBQ & Bluegrass at Jump Off Rock takes place this weekend with bluegrass and old-time music by Junction 280 and the Rocky Flats Bluegrass Band and Pit Boss serving barbecue. Read Story »
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Rhododendron Lake Park Read Story »
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LAUREL PARK — Plans for a new town green space are turning out to be no stroll in the park. Read Story »
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LAUREL PARK — Laurel Park town officials are moving ahead with plans for new walking trails and other improvements at Rhododendron Lake Park despite their concerns that U.S. Army Corps of Engineers requirements are overly restrictive. Read Story »
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