Roundabout questions haunt Hendersonville road plans
Hendersonville community weighs options for Greenville Highway alignment with Shepherd Street, as DOT considers roundabout or stoplight solutions. Public comments open 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday January 29 at Flat Rock Village Hall, with property impact and eminent domain concerns raised by residents Janice and Bob Sherman. The article notes past progress under Gov. McCrory to prioritize economic development in road projects and mentions the I 26 Airport Road interchange as a notable but contentious project.
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North Carolina Department of Transportation
McCrory
Sierra Nevada
NCDOT
Howard Gap Road
I-26
Airport Road
Department of Transportation
Greenville Highway
Hendersonville
DOT
Steve Cannon
Shepherd Street
Elkwood
Flat Rock Village Hall
Janice Sherman
Bob
Flat Rock Centre
Sherman’s
Sherman
A Family Winter Health Tale and Old Remedies
In a reflective essay a writer recalls nearly avoiding illness through luck and a long tradition of home remedies. He describes amaryllis, alcohol tonics, and memories of “for medical purposes only” cures from diverse regions, highlighting hot toddies and family lore as winter coping practice.
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Eddie Floyd
Flat Rock
Wisconsin
Correction: Ripley Building misidentified in tax credit note
A correction clarifies that the photo shown for historic tax credits restoration was of the Ripley Building at North Main and West First streets, not the Ripley-Shepherd Building. The Ripley Building was purchased by Bo Thomas in 1983 with no historic tax credits. the Ripley-Shepherd Building at 218 N Main St dates to 1847 and has housed diverse businesses.
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Ripley
North Main and
West First Streets
Bo Thomas
North Carolina
Thomas Packing Co
Ripley-Shepherd
N. Main St
Hendersonville
Col
Valentine Ripley
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