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Fletcher News

Fletcher breaks ground on new Town Hall

FLETCHER — After much anticipation and more than 12 years of planning, the town of Fletcher has now officially begun construction on its new town hall.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

Bill grants hotel tax increase to Playhouse, restructures tourism board

RALEIGH — The Legislature is close to enacting the one-cent increase in Henderson County’s tourism tax to fund the Flat Rock Playhouse and make the governing tourism board into an independent authority.   Read Story »

Fletcher News

Fletcher hopes new town hall is catalyst for development

FLETCHER — Fletcher town leaders this week will celebrate the first turn of earth for a new Town Hall, a project they hope will be a catalyst for private investment in a pedestrian friendly downtown area.   Read Story »

Etowah News

Local couple dies in auto accident

A Horse Shoe couple died in an auto accident Tuesday outside of Atlanta.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

Special needs kids get in the swing of things

Carla Davis figured that the man who had co-founded Special Needs Baseball in Henderson County might be soft touch when it came to a request she had on behalf of her son, Nicholas Thompson.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

BRCC's EMT program wins initial accreditation

The national accrediting commission has awarded Blue Ridge Community College an initial accreditation for its Emergency Medical Technician-Paramedic program.   Read Story »

Fletcher News

DOT previews interchange design for N.C. 280

It may take some getting used to but state transportation engineers insist a new diverging diamond interchange at N.C. 280 and I-26 will make believers out of the traveling public.   Read Story »

Hendersonville News

Hunt: No criminal charges against officers

On the heels of a news release from the city of Hendersonville announcing disciplinary action against three officers involved in the March 8 shooting of an unarmed burglary suspect, District Attorney Jeff Hunt released a statement saying the officers won't face criminal charges.   Read Story »

Hendersonville News

Chief fires one officer, disciplines two others for Green Meadows shooting

Hendersonville police chief Herbert Blake has fired one officer, suspended another and reprimanded a supervisor for the shooting incident on March 8 that triggered protests in the black community.   Read Story »

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