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Bullington Gardens announces dahlia photo contest

Bullington Gardens is sponsoring a photography contest to celebrate the dahlia.   Read Story »

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Saluda celebrates 53rd annual Coon Dog Day Saturday

SALUDA — Saluda and dog lovers from far and wide will celebrate the 53rd annual Coon Dog Day Saturday with a walk-run, coon dog competition, the annual parade, music, food and more.   Read Story »

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LOCAL BRIEFS: Kiwanis scholars, Songcatchers, Street Dance

Kiwanis scholars honored Winners of $5,000 scholarship were honored by the Hendersonville Kiwanis Club last week. Recipients were Amanda Hilliard of North Henderson High School, Dawson Walker of Hendersonville High School and Ashlee Mew of HHS. Hilliard, the daughter of Rick and Teresa Hilliard, plans to study geology at Western Carolina University. Walker, the son of Greg and Lois Walker, plans to study engineering at Clemson University. Mew, the daughter of Graham and Linda Mew, plans to study international business at the University of San Diego. Dashboard Blue plays on Friday The Music On Main Street concert series on Friday, July 8, features the five-piece band Dashboard Blue. Dashboard Blue. The group’s repertoire includes songs such as Brown Eyed Girl, Stand by Me, Drive My Car, My Girl, Rock Around the Clock, and I Love Beach Music. The Hendersonville Antique Car Club will be showcasing their vintage and antique cars. Songcatchers series features Joe Penland The Songcatchers Music Series on Sunday at the Cradle of Forestry in America in Pisgah National Forest features ballad singer and storyteller Joe Penland. Now in its 14th year, the series is held each Sunday afternoon in July at 4 p.m. It honors traditional mountain music and the talented performers who preserve it, share it, and make it their own. Sponsored by Morrow Insurance Agency Inc., the music series is an official event of the Blue Ridge Music Trails of North Carolina. Penland’s concert will be a journey through the tall mountains and deep coves of his Madison County home. He will sing the ballads and songs that the earliest settlers brought from the British Isles into the secluded mountain valleys of Western North Carolina. He is particularly excited this year to celebrate the centennial of a visit by ballad collector Cecil Sharp to Madison County in 1916. Penland is the proud steward of 12 generations and over 350 years of his Scotch and English ancestors’ rich oral tradition. He is known for his powerful musical delivery and warm humor. He earned the coveted Bascom Lamar Lunsford Award in 2005, named for the founder of the longest running folk festival in America, for his “significant contribution to preserving our mountain music.”Concerts take place in the Cradle’s shaded outdoor amphitheater. Concerts move indoors if the weather is stormy. The stage show begins with warm-up music at 4 by Transylvania County’s duo, Chicken Fried Possum. Penland plays from 4:30 to 5:30 p.m. Local old-time musicians are often on-site to jam informally at 3 p.m. before the concert. Concertgoers are welcome to arrive early and enjoy indoor and outdoor exhibits, two interpretive trails and the Giving Tree gift shop. Some bring cushions for the concrete seating in the amphitheater. The café is open for lunch. The site, including the amphitheater, is wheelchair accessible. The series continues with Beverly Smith and John Grimm on July 17, Laura Boosinger and the Midnight Plowboys July 24, and Sparky and Rhonda Rucker July 31. Admission for all shows is $6 for ages 16 and older; $3 for youth 15 and under and America the Beautiful and Golden Age pass holders. Friends of the Cradle annual passes are honored. The Cradle of Forestry is located on U.S. 276 in the Pisgah National Forest, six miles north of Looking Glass Falls and four miles south of the Blue Ridge Parkway at milepost 412. For more information call 828-877-3130 or visit www.cradleofforestry.com. Street dance opens season The season opener of the 98th annual Street Dance on Monday, July 11, features Walt Puckett as caller, Appalachian Fire and Southern Connection Cloggers. The Street Dance has been a favorite tradition in Hendersonville and dates to people taking to the streets to welcome home the soldiers from WWI. Appalachian Fire features traditional bluegrass and first-rate picking. The four-piece Hendersonville-based band has been performing since 2005. Their song selections range from contemporary and classic bluegrass songs and gospel standards, playing such favorites as “Foggy Mountain Breakdown,” “Salt Creek,” “I’ll Fly Away,” and “Will the Circle Be Unbroken.” At 6:30 pm, caller Walt Puckett will teach audience members basic Appalachian square dance steps so everyone can join in the fun. Southern Connection Cloggers is a local group, based in Hendersonville and under the direction of Certified Judge and Certified Clogging Instructor Chip Summey. Bring a chair; admission is free. The dance is from 7 to 9 p.m. at the Visitors Center, 201 South Main Street, in downtown Hendersonville. Democratic Women hear about Fletcher library The Democratic Women of Henderson County will meet Tuesday, July 12, at Three Chopt Sandwich Shoppe, 103 Third Ave. East. Social time is 5:30 to 6 p.m. followed by a brief business meeting and a speaker. Food is available and all are welcome.Grace Deal will speak about the New Fletcher Library Partners’ efforts to bring a much-needed library to North Henderson County. A North Carolina native, Deal is a retired teacher who serves on the Fletcher Planning and Zoning Board. For more information call 828-692-6924. Arts Council solicits Grassroots applications The Arts Council of Henderson County is accepting applications for North Carolina Arts Council Grassroots Arts Program grants through Aug. 19. The Arts Council will hold a grant-writing workshop at 401 N. Main St., 3rd floor, on Thursday, July 14, from 3:30 to 5 p.m.Grassroots Arts Program grants are available for non-profit organizations whose purpose is to promote and develop diverse cultural arts programming in Henderson County. Funding priority is given to arts organizations, arts in education programs conducted by qualified artists and other community organizations that provide arts programs in the county. Projects must occur before June 30, 2017. It is recommended that all new applicants attend the workshop. RSVP by calling the Arts Council at 693-8504 or emailing acofhc@bellsouth.net.More information and applications are available by contacting the Arts Council at acofhc@bellsouth.net or by calling Patty Smyers at 693-8504. Presbyterian College honors Jonnie Petree Jonnie Petree of Hendersonville has been named to the spring 2016 provost’s list at Presbyterian College. The provost’s list honors those students who achieved at least a 3.30 GPA. Presbyterian College is located on a 240-acre campus in Clinton, between Columbia and Greenville, S.C.   Read Story »

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Postal official to talk about relocation Thursday

The public can hear on Thursday night more about plans for a new post office location to serve Hendersonville.But there's no reason to get too excited yet. The post office has recently negotiated a lease extension to stay at its 427 Fifth Avenue West location until October 2017, the building’s owner said.   Read Story »

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Taylor named principal at EHHS

Carl Taylor has been named principal of East Henderson High School, filling the vacancy created by the promotion of Scott Rhodes to senior director for human resources on July 1.   Read Story »

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Dump gets clean bill of health

Henderson County's Solid Waste Department was recently visited by inspectors from the Charlotte office of the Occupational Safety and Health Division of the N.C. Department of Labor. Inspections by Department of Labor staff are typically unscheduled; however, the Henderson County Office of Human Resources regularly performs full facility inspections with department heads and supervisors to ensure that all records, training logs, equipment, and safety practices are current. The department received high praise from the inspectors, during and after their late June visit, for its keen attention to detail, outstanding organization of operations logs, updated catalogs of monthly safety and customer service training records, and overall facility safety practices observed daily by staff. “We’re extremely proud of our team here at Henderson County Solid Waste," said Greg Wiggins, operations manager of Solid Waste and the Cane Creek Sewer District. "Everyone works together with good communication and enthusiasm to do the right thing. This kind of outcome takes a lot of effort on everyone’s parts, and we are constantly making adjustments to our operations to keep safety and health, for the staff and citizen users, our number one top priority." Over three hours, agency personnel inspected Solid Waste facilities to identify proper safety and health standards in practice, such as placement of working fire extinguishers and eye wash stations, daily site reports, and chemical storage labeling. The solid waste garage was under particular scrutiny, as accidents can occur easily in a facility with pressurized air, chemicals, tools, and hydraulic lifts. “Full compliance in a garage setting, with details as stringent as maintaining the correct work rest adjustment on a grinder wheel, is extremely difficult to obtain. This successful inspection is the result of a great deal of determination and vigilance in a fast paced, high-risk environment. The safety of our employees and the citizens of Henderson County is of the highest regard to us. It is a crucial to everything we do on a daily basis,” said Ann Marie Calloway, risk manager with the County’s Human Resources Department.   Read Story »

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Don't miss this week's Hendersonville Lightning (91)

You won't want to miss this week’s Hendersonville Lightning.   Read Story »

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Bar Association installs 2016-17 officers

The Henderson County Bar Association re-elected its president to a fifth term and elected other officers during its annual meeting on June 23.   Read Story »

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Brevard Music Center books stars for 80th season

BREVARD — Brevard Music Center’s 80th anniversary season continues with an extraordinary roster of world-class artists including conductor Keith Lockhart, Mason Bates, Robert Moody, Matthias Bamert, Inon Barnatan and Nicole Cabell, complemented by a diverse offering of symphony and opera programming for music lovers of all ages.   Read Story »

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