Callie Stepp McCall is the Apple Ambassador for the 2021 Apple Festival. The ambassador represents the festival and at other events across the state. Each year, the representative is selected from local rising high school seniors, according to festival organizers.
McCall, a student at Mountain Gems Academy, will receive a $2,000 college scholarship. Her parents are Rex and Danielle McCall. Her family has owned and operated Stepp’s Hillcrest Orchards for four generations.
The runner-up is Sadie Anna Rowe, who is a rising senior at Hendersonville High School. Her parents are Charles and Debbie Rowe. She will receive a $1,000 college scholarship.
Students are required to submit their transcripts, list of activities, provide letters of recommendation and write an essay on the Apple Festival and the importance of the apple industry to this area. The Apple Ambassador is selected based on this information and through an interview process.
Application withdrawn for proposed asphalt plant in East Flat Rock
A conditional rezoning application for an asphalt plant in East Flat Rock has been withdrawn.
Jeff Shipman of SE Asphalt withdrew his application Tuesday afternoon. The Henderson County Board of Commissioners was set to meet at 6 p.m. Tuesday to vote on the project. That meeting was canceled upon the withdrawal of the application.
“The county received notice at 12:11 p.m. today that the application for a Conditional Zoning change filed by H.S. Shipman has been formally withdrawn,” the county confirmed in a news release Tuesday.
Commissioner Mike Edney, who originally requested the extension for the decision, announced last week that he planned to vote against the proposed rezoning.