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Park at Flat Rock gets bat boxes

FLAT ROCK — The popular Park at Flat Rock may soon have more visits from those tiny flying mammals. The bat boxes have been erected at the park. Based on specifications provided by the North Carolina Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC), the bat boxes were built as a volunteer project by students from A-B Tech’s Construction Management/Sustainability Technologies Departments, under the direction of Eric Hurley and David Fortner. After a visit to the park, Katherine Caldwell, NCWRC wildlife diversity program biologist, and Joey Weber, NCWRC wildlife diversity technician, selected the most appropriate locations for the boxes.According to Caldwell, bats are an important part of a healthy, balanced, well-functioning ecosystem. Not only do they help control the mosquito population, but they also control crop and forest pests and are found to save the agricultural industry about $1 billion annually.Bats are currently faced with white-nose syndrome, a deadly disease that does not affect humans but that has caused the death of millions of bats. In providing roosting places for bats, we are helping in their conservation.NCWRC has recently installed bat boxes on three of its game lands to increase roosting habitat availability. Henderson County has also placed bat boxes in county parks and on the campus of Blue Ridge Community College. The Village of Flat Rock is pleased to be part of this effort in helping sustain the bat population.For more information about the bat boxes, please contact Judy Boleman, village administrator, at 828.697.8100 or email at administrator@villageofflatrock.org.   Read Story »

Hendersonville News

Chamber music concert Tuesday at First United Methodist

The Hendersonville Symphony and the Brevard Music Center present Chamber Music Tuesdays at 12:30 p.m. Tuesday, March 7 at the First United Methodist Church on Sixth Avenue West. Jihye Chang, pianist and BMC faculty member, will perform preludes and etudes by Debussy, Chopin, Czerny and more. The concert is free. Chamber Music Tuesdays in Hendersonville is made possible in part through a grant from the Perry N. Rudnick Endowment Fund of the Community Foundation of Henderson County. For more information, go to hendersonvillesymphony.org or brevardmusic.org or call 828-697-5884.   Read Story »

Hendersonville News

City rolls out rain barrel program

The City of Hendersonville is rolling out a rain barrel program to encourage water conservation and to help control stormwater runoff from residential lots.   Read Story »

Hendersonville News

Cider Jam announces cider makers, food, music

Organizers of Apple Country Cider Jam have announced the cider makers, food vendors and music acts for this new event that will fill two blocks downtown from 1 to 6 p.m. on Saturday, April 22.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

Nominations sought for 10th Athena award

The Henderson County Chamber of Commerce is accepting nominations for the Athena Award, which will be presented at the annual Business and Professional Women’s Luncheon on Wednesday, May 10, at Kenmure Country Club. Pardee Hospital and Morris Broadband are sponsors of this year’s award and luncheon.Named for the Greek goddess, the Athena award honors individuals who strive to achieve the highest levels of personal and professional accomplishment, excel in their chosen field, devote time and energy to their community in a meaningful way and forge leadership paths for other women to follow.Nominees must be at least 21 years old and live and/or work in Henderson County. Nominees will be honored May 2 at an event at Burntshirt Wineries sponsored by the Judy Stroud State Farm agency.The Athena nominations are reviewed by a panel of judges who live outside Henderson County and in some cases, in other states. The judges rate the nominees based on the Athena award’s values such as mentoring, collaborating and nurturing women.The Athena award was introduced in Henderson County by Vanessa Mintz, a local business leader, chamber volunteer and community advocate. After Mintz’s tragic death in 2011, a local Athena Steering Committee has worked to keep the award alive. Previous local Athena recipients include:• Judy Stroud, State Farm Insurance, 2016• Judith Long, Executive Director of The Free Clinics of Henderson County, 2015• Caroline Long, Executive Director of St. Gerard House, 2014• The Rev. Annie Fritschner, First United Methodist Church, 2013• Myra Grant, former Executive Director Pardee Hospital Foundation, 2012• Joyce Mason, Four Seasons Compassion for Life, 2011• Pat Shepherd, owner of Pat’s School of Dance, 2010• Ragan Ward, Carolina Alliance Bank, 2009• Robin Reed, Bares It All for breast cancer, 2008To download and submit an application, visit the chamber website. Nominations are due April 7.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

Nashville Roadshow features classic country hits

Jason Petty and Katie Deal kick off the Flat Rock Playhouse Main Stage season next week with Classic Nashville Roadshow, a country tribute that features a live Nashville band, an authentic set, vintage costumes, classic Opry-style comedy and real country music.   Read Story »

Hendersonville News

City residents can load up on free mulch, compost

Hendersonville’s annual mulch and compost giveaway is under way. A backhoe operator will be on site to help load the material at the old wastewater treatment plant at 80 Balfour Rd. Hours are 3:30 to 7 p.m. Thursdays and Fridays and 8 a.m. to noon on Saturdays. The giveaway continues through May 13 or until all of the material is gone. The leaves in the compost were collected during the fall of 2015, run through a chipper several times and composted for a year. It should be an excellent addition to vegetable and flower gardens. For questions about this project, please call the Public Works Department at (828) 697-3084.   Read Story »

Hendersonville News

Council hears 4 plans for Grey Hosiery Mill site

The Hendersonville City Council on Thursday night heard a “high level overview” of four proposals for the redevelopment of the Grey Hosiery Mill site.   Read Story »

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Safelight receives $50,000 for shelter renovations

Safelight has received a donation of $50,000 as a matching gift for their capital campaign for shelter renovations.   Read Story »

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