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Mills River News

Mills River leaders oppose NC 280 median

MILLS RIVER — When the DOT asked the Mills River Town Board what it thought about a N.C. 280 widening project with a concrete median, the board answered emphatically: No.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

Oldies concert Sunday will benefit HHS Carnegie Hall trip

Friends of the Hendersonville High School band are putting on a "Bands for Carnegie" fundraiser to raise money for scholarships for the band's Carnegie Hall trip this month.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

City hires deputy fire chief

A fire captain from Rocky Mount has been named deputy fire chief for the Hendersonville Fire Department. He is filling a vacancy created by the retirement of Fire Marshal Robbie Henderson.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

Companies seek tax incentives for adding 27 jobs

Two Henderson County plants could receive tax incentives totaling $98,470 for expansions that would 27 new jobs. The Henderson County Board of Commissioners will hold public hearings and take up the requests during a regular meeting at 5:30 p.m. on Monday, March 17.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

Courthouse renovation bids come in 25% over budget

Henderson County officials sent an architect and contractor back to the drawing board after bids for work on the Grove Street courthouse came in 25-30 percent higher than projections.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

Education Hall of Fame announces 2014 inductees

The Henderson County Education Foundation on March 20 will enshrine nine more people into its Education Hall of Fame for exemplary contribution to local public schools.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

One nabbed, another flees in robbery filmed on tape

Henderson County sheriff's deputies have obtained warrants for two men thought to have committed the armed robbery that was caught on tape on Feb. 21 at the El Chapulin store at 1726 Old Spartanburg Road. One is in jail under a $200,000 bond in Greenville, S.C., and the other fled.   Read Story »

Hendersonville News

Council could resurrect apartment proposal for mill

The city of Hendersonville is inching closer to redevelopment of the historic Grey Hosiery Mill for rental apartments.   Read Story »

Flat Rock News

Sandburg home generates $5 million, report says

FLAT ROCK — The Carl Sandburg Home National Historic Site attracted 93,429 visitors who spent $5,027,500 in communities near the park in 2012, helping to support 74 jobs in the area, a National Park Service report said.   Read Story »

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