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Ed Foundation names new director

The Henderson County Education Foundation has hired a new executive director after a search to replace Don Jones, who retired earlier this year.   Read Story »

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I-26 widening, Erkwood-Shepherd fix on new road plan

FLAT ROCK — The new 10-year plan for roadwork statewide would fund the widening of I-26 in Henderson County and a fix for the misaligned intersection of Shepherd Street and Erkwood Drive at Greenville Highway.   Read Story »

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Two charged after drug warrant is served

Law offciers arrested two residents of Druid HIlls Avenue on drug charges after a  a joint investigation by the Henderson County Sheriff's Office, the Hendersonville Police Department and the state State Bureau of Investigation into crack cocaine sales, the sheriff's offcie said in a news release.   Read Story »

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Deputies in South Florida to interview man about Sunday murder

Henderson County sheriff's deputies and state SBI agents are in North Miami Beach to interview a man wanted for questioning in the death of Margaret Kelly, whose body was found by her daughter on Sunday morning.   Read Story »

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Ask Matt ... about Publix

Q. I keep hearing rumors that Publix will open a store in Hendersonville. Are any of those true? My contacts with Publix are not denying interest in Henderson County but they have not signaled a location or a date. We do know that they have had people on the ground doing the research. As reported here last year, the former Harris-Teeter store on Spartanburg Highway at 33,000 square feet would be too small for Publix. Finding five acres of developable land on a well-traveled road is a challenge but local landowners and developers have offered several parcels or have assembled parcels for a possible deal from the area around the Harris-Teeter to the area around the intersection of Spartanburg and Greenville highways. The new 50,000-square-foot Publix under construction in Arden is projected to open in early 2015. It would not be good business sense for the Florida-based company to venture into a region such as Western North Carolina and open just one store. Stay tuned. Matt MattesonQ. Do non-natives outnumber natives here in the county? Yes. The 2010 US Census put Henderson County at 106,978 but less than half of our population (48.8%) was even born in North Carolina. Since the census forms did not ask for the specific county in which one was born, there is no official count of how many actual Henderson County natives resided here in 2010. If I had to guess, I would say that between 35 and 40 percent of our current population was actually born in Henderson County. If people would just stay put, this job could be a lot easier. Q. Why is it that the restaurant grades they post always seem to be in the high 90s and you never see anyone getting 100? You are referring to the sanitation grades assigned to restaurants by our local health inspectors. According to Seth Swift, Henderson County's Environmental Health Supervisor, it is technically possible for a restaurant to receive a 100 rating and he has seen such grades across the state, but none here. This is probably because of the long list of inspection items and the unlikelihood of a restaurant passing all of them. Just the fact that there are customers in the restaurant can lead to minor violations. A grade of 100 to 90 is an A; 89 to 80 is a B; and 79 to 70 is a C. Any facility receiving less than 70 would be closed immediately. The hours of operation and type of food service determine the frequency of inspection. According to Swift, most Henderson County restaurants are inspected two or four times per year. * * * Ask Matt a question by writing to askmattm@gmail.com.   Read Story »

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New owner vows no change for Van's Chocolates

Van's chocolates are unlike Forrest Gump's box of chocolates. You do know what you're going to get: quality handcrafted candy, whether it's a truffle, a caramel or a nut- or cream-filled mound.   Read Story »

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Don't miss this week's Hendersonville Lightning (29)

Don't miss this week's Hendersonville Lightning.   Read Story »

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School system hires new public information officer

The Henderson County school system has hired Times-News reporter Molly McGowan Gorsuch as public information officer, replacing Trish Allen, who retired.Gorsuch said that in addition to traditional news releases she would in her new job focus on social media like Facebook and Twitter and learn from Parent Teacher Organizations and school principals and teachers the stories they want to tell."We're going to rejuvenate the quarter newsletter and make it more accessible on line," she added.She's already encountered an example of how the centralized website could be used. A parent had asked about a backpack program at a school and wanted to know how to donate. Gorsuch said she hopes the site can list all the backpack programs, which provide food for the weekend for needy children, and contact information."We're just thrilled to have Molly on board," said schools Superintendent David Jones. "We appreciate all the hard work Trisha Allen did for all the years. She'll be dealing more with social media."A native of Hawaii and 2010 graduate of Elon University, Gorsuch, 26, had covered education at the Times-News for the past eight months. Before that she was a reporter for four years at the Burlington Times-News, a sister paper of the Hendersonville daily. As public information officer, Gorsuch reports to Jones.   Read Story »

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World-class cycling event comes to Jackson Park

Professional racers from around the world will flock to Hendersonville this weekend for the Hunter Subaru Grand Prix at Jackson Park.   Read Story »

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