Hendersonville School Referendum Downfall Sparks Trust Rift
Editorial notes Henderson County commissioners and the School Board clashed over the Stillwell building costing up to 65.2 million, with arguments about auditorium size and funding revealing deeper trust problems. The piece urges reconsideration and a return to constructive cooperation to avoid wasting taxpayer money.
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Hendersonville
Henderson County
Tommy Thompson
Bearcat Nation
Stillwell
Bill Lapsley
Lapsley
School Board
Board of Commissioners
Amy Lynn Holt
County Commission
Michael Edney
Charlie Messer
Grady Hawkins
Thompson
Messer
Edney
Boyd
Washington
Mills River marks 15 years of town status and growth
Sixth generation Mills River native Jere Brittain reflects on the town’s 15 year journey from early debates about incorporation to modern development. He notes leaders like Lois Pryor and Benny Pryor, the Town Center’s amenities, and ongoing plans including widening NC 191 and potential parkway ideas to preserve rural character while guiding economic progress.
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Clemson University
Joanne
Mills River
French Broad River
Henderson County
Asheville
Fletcher
North Carolina
Lois Pryor
Benny Pryor
Lois
Wayne Carland
Jennie Hernandez
Roger Snyder
Ed Glenn
Tommy Bryson
N.C
Schoolhouse Road
N.C. 191
Zeke Crawford
Nc- 191
Mountain Road
Mills River Parkway
French Broad Flood Plain
Pisgah Range
U.S. 25
Jere Brittain
Fletcher man charged with four drug felonies in grow operation
Henderson County detectives charged 25 year old Steven Donald Taylor of 33 Shadow Ridge Drive with maintaining a dwelling for illegal drug use possession with intent to sell and deliver marijuana manufacture marijuana and possession of marijuana all felonies and possession of marijuana paraphernalia a misdemeanor after a July 10 search uncovered 29 marijuana plants 380 grams of marijuana grow equipment and paraphernalia. He was arrested in Buncombe County on July 20 and released on a 25000 bond.
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Henderson County
Fletcher
Steven Donald Taylor
Shadow Ridge Drive
Taylor
Buncombe County
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