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FOUR SEASONS POLITICS: Johnson fundraiser, Elections Board chair, guns for teachers

Henderson County News

Local man sent to prison for theft, forgery

The office of District Attorney Greg Newman announces the following case dispositions from the recent Superior Court administrative term in Henderson County, June 24th – June 25th, 2019:   Read Story »

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Memorial service is scheduled for Bill Moyer

A funeral has been scheduled for William L. “Bill” Moyer, 80, who died Saturday, June 22, at Duke University Medical Center in Durham.   Read Story »

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County EMS honored for stress management initiative

The Henderson County Board of Commissioners accepted the International Critical Incident Stress Foundation Community Service Award on behalf of Henderson County Emergency Services last week.   Read Story »

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Mental health, substance abuse remain top concerns

The 2018 Community Health Assessment is now available to the public, and it highlights the process the county undertook to determine health priorities and new focus areas for the next three years.   Read Story »

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Don't miss this week's Hendersonville Lightning (215)

You don't want to miss this week's Hendersonville Lightning. You'll read about a new trend of housing development in Hendersonville, the latest on Tap Root Farms as well as pages of local and life briefs. Also featured in this edition are popular columns, Ask Matt by Matt Matteson and West of the French Broad by Jere Brittain. Here's where you can pick up a Lightning: Downtown Hendersonville• Hendersonville Lightning Offi­ce, 1111 Asheville Hwy.• Pop’s Diner, 5 Points, North Main Street• Triangle Stop, 701 North Main Street• The 500 block of North Main Street(First Citizens Bank / Mast General Store)• Black Bear Co‑ffee Co., Main Street• The 300 block of North Main Street(McFarland’s Bakery / Mike’s on Main )• 100 block of South Main(Flat Rock Playhouse) Southside Hendersonville(Spartanburg Highway)• Ingles, Spartanburg Hwy.• Hairstyles by Charlene, Joel Wright Drive• McDonald’s, Spartanburg Hwy.• Norm’s Minit Mart, Spartanburg Hwy.• Hendersonville Co-op• Burger King/ BP, Spartanburg Hwy. Flat Rock/East Flat Rock• Flat Rock Post Offi­ce• Flat Rock Bakery• Zirconia Post Offi­ce• East Flat Rock Post Offi­ce• Whitley Drug, Greenville Hwy.• Energy Mart Exxon, Upward Road & I-26• Triangle Stop, 754 Upward Road & I-26 Along Kanuga Road• Hot Dog World, Kanuga Road• MrPete’s Market, Kanuga Road• Norm’s Minit Mart, Kanuga Road Laurel Park Area• Economy Drug on Fifth Ave. West• Fifth Avenue Shell• YMCAHendersonville, Sixth Ave& Oak St• Laurel Park Village, RiteAid• Energy Mart Exxon, Laurel Park• Dixie DIner, Brevard Road West on Highway 64 (Brevard Road)• Horse Shoe Post Office• MrPete’s Market, Etowah, Hwy. 64-W• Blue Ridge Pizza, Etowah, Hwy. 64-W• Etowah Shopping Center, Etowah• Ingles, Brevard Road• Bandana’s Restaurant, Brevard Road North on Highway 191 (Haywood Road)• Joey’s New York Bagels, Hwy. 191• One Stop Store # 8, Haywood Road (Hwy. 191)• Dollar General, Hwy. 191 & Mountain Road• Triangle Stop, 4197 Haywood Road, Mills River• Ingle’s, Mills River, Hwy. 280 Eastside Hendersonville (Four Seasons Blvd.)• Norm’s Minit Mart, Dana Road• Fatz Cafe, Dana Road & Four Seasons Blvd.• Grocery Outlet, off Four Seasons Blvd.• Energy Mart Exxon, Four Seasons Blvd.• McDonald’s, Four Seasons Boulevard• Mustang Cafe, Dana Road East on Highway 64 (Chimney Rock Highway)• Triangle Stop, 2545 Chimney Rock Road, Hwy. 64-E• MrPete’s Market, East, Hwy. 64-E• Griffin’s StoreEdneyville, Hwy. 64-E• Edneyville Post Office• Edneyville General Store• Walmart Shopping Center North on Highway 25(Asheville Highway)• The Ugly Mug Coffee Shop, Hwy. 25-N• Alykat, US 25-N• Triangle Stop, Hwy 25-N, Balfour• Mountain Home Post Office• Fletcher Post Office• Ingles, FletcherSouthern & Eastern Henderson County • Dana Post Office• Rosco’s Grocery, Green River• Saluda Post Office The Hendersonville Lightning is available at Henderson County post offices and Ingles supermarkets and at Publix.   Read Story »

Hendersonville News

Carolina Brotherhood to ride through city on Saturday

The Carolina Brotherhood will cycle through Hendersonville Saturday as they finish a weeklong charity ride to honor those who died in the line of duty in the Carolinas.   Read Story »

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Thrive awarded $150,000 Melvin R. Lane grant

The Board of Directors and Staff of Thrive announced the award of a Melvin R. Lane capacity building grant through the Community Foundation of Western North Carolina.   Read Story »

Laurel Park News

Broadband provider to begin direct customer outreach

RiverStreet Networks is reaffirming its interest in providing broadband service in Fletcher, Hendersonville, Laurel Park and Biltmore Forest. Over the next three months, residents will receive direct marketing information from RiverStreet about its services. If interested, residents should follow the directions on the marketing material and visit https://join.buildriverstreet.com/ to provide RiverStreet with feedback. RiverStreet will only enter the local market if it determines residents are interested in a new service provider. “We are excited to have a new provider evaluate the potential of the broadband market in Western North Carolina,” said John Connet, Hendersonville’s city manager. “There is no doubt that high speed broadband is a prerequisite for economic growth and community growth.” The arrival of RiverStreet is the result of the West Next Generation Network (WestNGN) initiative. WestNGN Broadband is a partnership of local governments consisting of the City of Asheville, City of Hendersonville, Town of Fletcher, Town of Laurel Park, Town of Biltmore Forest and Town of Waynesville (Phase I) and Transylvania, Madison, Henderson, and Buncombe counties (Phase II). These municipalities and counties are continuing their work to improve broadband access to Western North Carolina. The Phase I communities of Hendersonville, Biltmore Forest, Laurel Park and Fletcher held community meetings in November and December to gather input from their residents about current broadband service and the desire for additional broadband providers in their communities. Following these meetings, the communities followed up with local providers about citizen concerns and have continued to encourage RiverStreet Networks to enter the local market. The Phase II counties recently completed a demand aggregation study for the region. This study surveyed residents from all four counties to assess information such as service reliability, accessibility and how people used broadband services. Over 7,000 responses came in from the region indicating this issue reaches a diverse audience supporting various demographic concerns. Land of Sky Regional Council of Government is developing reports with the survey results that will be shared with providers to identify issues and opportunities. In addition,the reports will include community information, vertical assets and community assets that providers and local government officials will be able to access to assist with decision making to help deploy and improve services. In addition to working with broadband providers, the local governments are encouraging state legislators to support legislation that will allow them to work with the broadband companies to improve high speed internet throughout North Carolina. An example of this legislation is the Electric Co-Op Rural Broadband Services. This legislation will allow companies such as RiverStreet Networks to work with rural electric cooperatives to provide high speed internet to rural areas. The WestNGN partners will continue to support all legislation that improves the access to broadband infrastructure.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

Edwards' bill authorizes new state park

State Sen. Chuck Edwards is seeking legislation that would authorize the Department of Natural and Cultural Resources to add a new park unit, Pisgah View State Park in Candler, to the state parks system.   Read Story »

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