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Live Music This Weekend: New musicians, venues in Henderson County for Cider, Wine & Dine Steve Wong, Times-News correspondent This is a strange but plentiful weekend for live music in Hendersonville and the surrounding area.  It is strange because I’m seeing some new names - venues and musicians - which is really good. You can never have too many places to see and hear live music, and new venues and musicians means more diversity, which in this day and age is a cultural plus. It’s plenti...

  PRINCE ALBERT -- A Prince Albert business owner says posting surveillance photos of alleged shoplifters has deterred crime. Samir Samnani owns two convenience stores in Prince Albert and says since he started posting the photos, there’s been less theft from his store. “It’s helped big time for us and we’ve seen lots of improvements, and it spreads the word in society so everyone in the neighbourhood knows,” said Samir Samnani, owner and operator of Sylken Confectionary and Quic...

Controversial asphalt plant gets another rejection from county leaders     ASHEVILLE, North Carolina (WLOS) — A controversial asphalt plant proposal for East Flat Rock got a vote of disapproval from the Henderson County Planning Board on Thursday. The board voted 5-2 to recommend the Henderson County Board of Commissioners deny the request to conditionally rezone the land from community commercial to industrial to allow for the plant’s construction. This is the second time developer Je...

Plans revived for asphalt plant in East Flat Rock; Compatibility meeting scheduled The applicant is listed as HS Shipman, and the owner as Jeffrey B. Shipman Enterprises Inc. Several neighbors and community members were against the project when it was proposed last year. An online petition, Facebook group and website were created to speak out against construction of the plant. The county’s planning board passed an unfavorable recommendation for the rezoning last August. Jeff Shipman of SE A...

The things you dont hear Weary and sore they came upon a small copse of Loblolly pines swaying high above a sea of softly undulating golden broomsedge just as the first light of dawn faded in from the east.  For weeks, they’d slept during the balmy spring days and walked mostly by moonlight, never by road. At times they’d take to the train tracks, ducking into the underbrush when one of them would sense the coming of the iron horse. Other times they strode along soaring tree line...

The supervisor of the YWCA's Stepping Stones Cold Weather Shelter welcomes the addition of a new emergency she...

From staff reports Through partnerships with Flavor1st Growers & Packers and Henderson County Public Schools, Biltmore Church will distribute 1,100 boxes of fresh produce and meat to local families in need Thursday. “Food insecurity is a challenge for many families throughout the year, and the holidays – especially this year – can be especially difficult,” Superintendent John Bryant said in a news release. “We are extremely grateful to Biltmore Church and Flavor1st for their generous ...

Jabil Healthcare bringing 150 jobs, $38M investment to East Flat Rock Rebecca Walter Henderson County has landed a $38 million investment with the addition of a manufacturing facility for Jabil Healthcare, a division of Jabil Inc., the largest global manufacturing solutions provider in the health care industry. The 180,000-square-foot facility is set to open in East Flat Rock in January 2022. The investment is projected to create 150 jobs. The building will be constructed on about 19 acres of t...