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Don't miss this week's Hendersonville Lightning (225)

By Bill Moss, Published: September 18, 2019

You won't want to miss this week's Lightning.

You'll read how a successful downtown revitalization in Grand Junction, Colorado, in 1962 became the model for Hendersonville's serpentine redo of Main Street 13 years later and sparked the reinvention of the city. You'll see side-by-side photos of Grand Junction and Hendersonville and you might be amazed at how similar they look. Plus, a timeline shows all the key steps in the revitalization from the trip to Colorado to the latest update of downtown.

You'll also read about a big fuss over river access in Mills River, find out which local brewers medaled in a big state competition and read dozens of local and community briefs.

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, Fletcher
Southern & 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.