School Board backs new plan for Hendersonville High building
Hendersonville School Board approves hiring PFA of Asheville and LS3P to design a renovated Stillwell building plus a new classroom annex, gym, cafeteria and career tech center at HHS for a projected 52.4 million. Cost estimates loom as County Commissioners weigh funding and market prices. The move aims to end years of disputes and move toward a cooperative path.
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Henderson County School Board
Hendersonville
Boyd Auto Dealership
Fassifern Court
PFA
Asheville
Ls3p
Charlotte
Clark Nexson
Stillwell
HHS
Jim Pardue
Board of Commissioners
Bill Lapsley
Heritage corridor walk along South Mills River Valley
A two mile walk along upper South Mills River Road highlights a heritage corridor. Landmarks include the North and South Mills River Community Center, Mills River Baptist Church, Rickman Family Cemetery, Sitton and Gillespie sites, old mills, and historic estates. Conservation efforts and family ties anchor the landscape with tales of gold, brady, and Civil War memory.
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South Mills River
North and South Mills River
TVA
Marion
Emma Moore
Moore
North Carolina
Rickman Family
Aew
Mills River Bapist Church
Rickmans
Will Field Place
Sitton and
Gillespie Iron
Long Rifle and
South Mills
Camp Highlander
Old Homestead Road
Philip Gillespie
Uncle Phil
Jere’s
Henry
George Gillespie
Mills River Steward
Kirby Johnson
Uncle Henry
Mills River Partnership
Henderson County Soil and Water Conservation District
Wolfpack Road
Uncle George
Harvey and
Mary Orr Gillespie
Harvey
Mary
Queen Creek
Redden
Deerfield
Carolina
Pink Beds
Mount Pisgah
Pisgah National Forest
Lifelong Mills River Writer Shares Local Life Notes
A Mills River native and sixth generation resident, Jere Brittain is a retired Clemson University horticulture professor, musician and songwriter. He writes about life in and around Mills River, sharing local history and community perspectives.
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Mills River
Jere Brittain
Clemson University
Henderson County
Residents oppose widening N C 191 plan meet at library
Residents opposed to widening N C 191 plan a meeting at Kaplan Auditorium Washington Street from 1 to 3 p m Friday Oct 12 to organize and discuss strategy. They oppose NCDOT plans to widen the route from Mills River to Mountain Road Hendersonville and urge a conversion to a super highway.
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Lightning
N.C
Kaplan
Public Library
Washington Street
NCDOT
N.C. 191
Mills River
Moun
Tain Road
Hendersonville
Balfour Parkway
Rugby
Mountain Roads
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