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Back the Blue car parade, fundraiser for K-9 units rolls through downtown

Stand T.A.L.L. President Ron Kaufmann wasn’t too disappointed when about 30 motorcyclists and antique and collectible car owners showed up for a Back the Blue parade fundraiser that wound through downtown Hendersonville on Saturday.After all, he and Stand T.A.L.L. Vice President Sharon Hanson had no idea what to expect for the first-time event, which raised money for emergency medical kits and… → Read More

Slain deputy Ryan Hendrix among nine named Hometown Heroes

Ryan Hendrix, a Henderson County Sheriff’s Office deputy shot and killed in the line of duty in September, has been honored alongside eight public safety workers named a Hometown Hero by Hunter Automotive Group of Hendersonville.Hendrix’s 2020 Hometown Hero Award - presented recently at Hunter Nissan on Spartanburg Highway - marked the first time the honor was given posthumously since the N.C.… → Read More

Tillis sounds an alarm to 30 supporters in Henderson County

U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis told a group of 30 supporters that it was imperative to re-elect President Donald Trump and "save the Senate majority" during a 45-minute campaign stop Thursday afternoon at the Henderson County Republican Party field office."We’ve got to make sure that everybody understands there is nothing more important between now and Nov. 3 than saving the Senate and getting the… → Read More

Educators urge Tillis to pass HEROES Act with caravan demonstration in Hendersonville

A group of teachers and public education advocates caravanned past U.S. Sen. Thom Tillis’ Hendersonville office on Saturday, honking their horns as → Read More

Local artist’s oil painting appears on Christmas at Biltmore wine labels

ASHEVILLE – Artist Jeff Pittman smiles when recalling his first experience with crowdsourcing, a relatively new process that led to his latest work appearing on this year’s Christmas at Biltmore wine bottle labels.“Painting by committee,” the Mills River artist said with a chuckle as he settled into an upholstered chair in the back room of a studio he shares with seven other artists in… → Read More

The late Madeline Rose: Rescue family says goodbye to boxer

MILLS RIVER – More than two dozen people laughed and cried during a memorial service held for a rescued boxer who beat death as a pup and went on to → Read More

Local celebs take 'The Plunge' for a worthy cause

Vision Hendersonville County executive director Ruth Birge received a “Golden Plunger Award” for helping to raise money for The Free Clinics → Read More

IAM to the rescue: Parents in need grateful for back-to-school help

Participation in a Free Back-to-School Haircut Clinic at Interfaith Assistance Ministries revealed as much about the number of Henderson County families → Read More

Bicyclists on high alert as fall approaches

Increased traffic from autumn leaf lookers and the upcoming North Carolina Apple Festival and Mountain State Fair are sure to create safety concerns for → Read More

Tractor association ‘pulls off’ day of competition as rain-outs finally end

EDNEYVILLE — The rain held off long enough on Saturday for a small but determined group of antique tractor owners to hold a competition most of → Read More

Author discusses book depicting the ugliness of segregation

More than three dozen people listened intently Saturday afternoon at the Henderson County Main Library as author Claire Hartfield talked about a deadly → Read More

Annual Tails In Town fundraiser continues to grow

A bearded pug wearing a hat and a dog in sheep’s clothing drew laughter, but it was a poodle dressed as a zebra that pranced off with top honors at → Read More

Bold Rock Hard Cider hosts fundraiser for proposed Mills River Valley Trail

MILLS RIVER — About 65 bicyclists cruised up and down local highways before partying at a mini-festival at Bold Rock Hard Cider on Saturday, all to benefit the proposed Mills River Valley Trail. Proceeds from the two fundraising events — sponsored by Conserving Carolina, a land trust dedicated to protecting land and water resources — will go toward the cost of an engineering study that,… → Read More

Joseph Tulloch: Special father to special-needs kids

MILLS RIVER — Jill Tulloch didn’t plan anything special for her husband, Joseph, on Father’s Day. But then, every day is special for the blissfully married couple who nearly lost one of the “medically fragile” twins they adopted five years ago. “Joseph has been a really amazing dad,” Jill said as she and Joseph played with 7-year-olds Christopher and Souleena in the living room of their cozy… → Read More

Green Meadows residents voice concerns to Hendersonville officials

More than 50 Green Meadows residents voiced their concerns about everything from pot holes to the location of a new police department building during a → Read More

Beware of Cyclepaths! Neon-shirted bikers glow with the flow in Tryon

COLUMBUS — Call them truth peddlers, these gritty bicyclists who dispel myths about aging every time they pedal up and down the mountain roads → Read More

Beware of Cyclepaths! Neon-shirted bikers glow with the flow in Tryon

COLUMBUS — Call them truth peddlers, these gritty bicyclists who dispel myths about aging every time they pedal up and down the mountain roads that surround their Tryon Estates retirement center home. They’re all a bunch of Cyclepaths — members of a fledgling bike riding club whose members range in age from 68 to 94. “They’re changing the way people are thinking about growing old,” Tryon Estates… → Read More

Local music producer Andy Bishop making a name for himself with Giraffe Studio

There is no sign on the nondescript building that sits behind a modest home on Hendersonville’s south side, but musicians throughout Western North Carolina know exactly what — and where — it is. Welcome to Giraffe Studio, a 480-square-foot recording center that has catered to the dreams of countless artists since Andy Bishop designed and built the three-room studio on family property four years… → Read More

14-year-old's 'Twisted Texas' creation takes first place in Chilly Chili Cook-off

ZIRCONIA — Fourteen-year-old Tyler Pace won the adult division of Saturday’s Chilly Chili Cook-off fundraiser, an event that didn’t live up to the weather reference in its name for the first time in seven years. Judges said they liked the “perfect balance” of ingredients in Pace’s “Twisted Texas” chili after sampling recipes entered by eight other contestants under sunny skies that produced… → Read More

'Galentine's Day': Mother uses art to connect with gal pals

When Jessica Stege had her first child three years ago at age 26, she faced a dilemma common among women her age: Return to work and pay for day care, or → Read More