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Don't miss this week's Hendersonville Lightning (100)

You won't want to miss this week’s Hendersonville Lightning. You'll read how a boundary dispute that goes back 281 years has ensnarled a Travelers Rest homeowner who is fighting paying Henderson County property taxes on his $2 million home.  You'll read all the food and dining out news, from a move across town by a popular pizzeria to a new gourmet cupcake and cookie bakery downtown. And you'll find the popular Ask Matt, answering questions on everyone's mind. Join the crowd that's causing record single-copy sales and leading to growth week over week for going-on five years. Here's where to pick up a Lightning. • 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 Gen. Store)• Black Bear Coffee Co., Main Street• The 300 block of North Main Street(McFarland's Bakery / Mike's on Main). Pardee Hospital in the lobby. Flat Rock Playhouse, downtown(100 block of South Main Street) Southside Hendersonville(Spartanburg Highway)• Hairstyles by Charlene, Joel Wright Drive• McDonald's, Spartanburg Highway• Norm's Minit Mart, Spartanburg Highway• Hendersonville Co-op• Burger King/BP, Spartanburg HighwayIngles Supermarket Southside Hendersonville(Greenville Highway)Carolina Ace HardwareWhitley Drug Store Flat Rock/East Flat Rock• Flat Rock Post Office• Flat Rock Bakery• Zirconia Post Office• East Flat Rock Post Office• Orr's Family Restaurant, Spartanburg Hwy• Energy Mart Exxon, Upward Road & I-26• Triangle Stop, 754 Upward Road & I-26Village Café and Pub Hendersonville(Kanuga Road)• Hot Dog World, Kanuga Road• Mr. Pete's Market, Kanuga Road• Norm's Minit Mart, Kanuga Road Hendersonville(Fifth Avenue)Hendersonville Post officeFifth Aenue Shell Laurel Park• YMCA H'ville, Sixth Ave & Oak Str• Laurel Park Village, Rite-Aid.• Energy Mart Exxon, Brevard Road at Daniel DriveDixie Diner, Brevard Road Highway 64(Brevard Road)• Horse Shoe Post Office• Mr. Pete's Market, Etowah, Hwy 64-W• Blue Ridge Pizza, Etowah, Hwy 64-W• Etowah Shopping Center, Etowah 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 Mills River• Triangle Stop, 4197 Haywood Road, Mills River• Mills River Family Restaurant. Food LionIngles Eastside Hendersonville and Four Seasons Boulevard• Norm's Minit Mart, Dana Road• Fatz Cafe, Dana Road & Four Seasons Blvd• Grocery Outlet, off Four Seasons Boulevard• McDonald's, Four Seasons Boulevard• Energy Mart Exxon, Four Seasons BoulevardMustang Cafe Highway 64 East(Chimney Rock Highway)• Triangle Stop, 2545 Chimney Rock Road, Hwy 64-E• Mr. Pete's Market, East, Hwy 64-E • Griffin's Store, Edneyville, Hwy 64-E• Edneyville Post Office. Griffins Store, EdneyvilleShell station, 64 East and Sugarloaf RoadIngles, Howard Gap RoadMoose Cafe Highway 25 North(Asheville Highway)• The Ugly Mug Coffee Shop, Hwy 25-N• Triangle Stop, Hwy 25-N, Balfour• Mountain Home Post Office• Fletcher Post OfficeInglesNaples Post OfficeTravel Plaza, US 25 and I-26 Southern & Eastern Henderson County, Polk County• Dana Post Office• Rosco's Grocery, Green River• Saluda Post Office• Triangle Stop, 1487 Ozone Road, SaludaAll Henderson County Ingles StoresAll Henderson County Post Offices   Read Story »

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Fletcher hosts Day 4 of 7-day marathon series

FLETCHER — Fletcher Community Park will host race #4 of the Mainly Marathon series starting at 7 a.m. Wednesday, Oct. 12.    Read Story »

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County wins four blooms, special award for mural

Henderson County scored four out of five blooms and its newly dedicated veterans-honoring painting won a  special award for Most Striking Public Wall Mural during the 2016 America in Bloom National Awards Program Saturday in Arroyo Grande, Calif.   Read Story »

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Peace, love and pizza moving across town

Melody Crawford could not help interrupting herself while she was telling a visitor about moving Two Guys Pizza & Ribs across town to Seventh Avenue East. She wanted to announce the news to all the patrons she knew, which seemed to be all of them.   Read Story »

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Miss Hendersonville pageant calls for contestants

Organizers of the Miss Hendersonville Scholarship Pageant are calling for contestants to compete for the Miss Hendersonville 2017 crown and the Outstanding Teen title in a gala event on Jan. 28 at Flat Rock Playhouse.   Read Story »

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Evacuees jam roads, fill local hotel rooms

Evacuees fleeing the path of Hurricane Matthew jammed roads, filled hotel rooms and in one case a life care center in Hendersonville.   Read Story »

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Tryon man gets 18-year sentence for burglary

A Henderson County jury convicted a 51-year-old Tryon man on charges of burglary and possession of burglary tools. Based on a prior criminal record, Ronnie Glenn Bell, was sentenced by Superior Court Judge Mark Powell to 18 years in prison. The case was tried before a jury on Sept. 26-28 at the Henderson County Courthouse.   Read Story »

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Student charged with felony for bomb threat tweet

Henderson County sheriff's deputies arrested a 16-yearold student on a felony charge of making a false bomb threat after a social media message that forced the evacuation of West Henderson High shortly after the morning bell today.   Read Story »

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Ask Matt ... about Zeb Corn

Q. Who was Zeb Corn? There is a road off Howard Gap Road that must be named for him. I hooked up with Zebulon Vance Corn's grandson, Dennis Corn who lives on his family's property off Zeb Corn Road in the Clear Creek area. The Corn family members are descendants of John Peter Corn, a Virginian who served under George Washington at Valley Forge. John Peter Corn settled in Henderson County after the Revolutionary War.Dennis spoke highly of his grandfather. "He farmed his land like most people in the county did in the early 1900s. At the end of the season, all Zeb had left was just enough to feed his family of nine children and his mule – that's how poor the land was out here," said Dennis.Zeb Corn was a deputy sheriff in the county during prohibition. "He served warrants and had a reputation as being a nice guy but Zeb Corn was all business. If you didn't show up as agreed, Zeb would come get you," said Dennis. Zeb was also known for being a pretty good shot with a gun which, of course, didn't hurt.Dennis also me a story of when Jimmie Rodgers, the famous country singer from Mississippi once came through Hendersonville, got drunk, and landed in jail. After Jimmie sobered up the next day, Deputy Corn brought the celebrity home to meet his family.Another Zeb Corn story goes this way. Deputy Corn got a report of a dog killing sheep nearby so he laid down in a ditch waiting on the culprit. Soon he heard noises from the sheep. When he saw a shadow jump over the ditch he shot and dropped the sheep killer. It was his own dog! Then, to add to the pain, he had to pay the man for the sheep his dog had killed.Zebulon Vance Corn died in 1937 at the young age of 47 and is buried at the Ebenezer Church Cemetery one mile from the road that bears his name. Q. What are they building at the intersection of US 64 West and Howard Gap Road? AutoZone. This will be the second AutoZone in the county. The other AutoZone is on South Main Street in Downtown Hendersonville. The company, which has its headquarters in Memphis, has over 5,200 stores. A competitor, Advance Auto Parts (checkered flag logo), has four stores in Henderson County among some 5,400 nationwide. Oh yeah, don't forget to check your antifreeze.     Read Story »

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