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Henderson County News

United Way announces 2024-26 grant process

United Way of Henderson County will be accepting applications for funding for the 2024-25 and 2025-26 fiscal years in a competitive grant process focused on addressing target issues of Education, Financial Stability, Health and Basic Needs/Crisis Services.   Read Story »

Saluda News

Public meetings set on Saluda Grade Trail (2)

Two public drop-in meetings have been scheduled on the Saluda Grade Trail during which people can learn more about the proposed trail and share their goals, ideas and concerns.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

'Our courthouse is just plain full'

The highest ranking judicial system officials who work in the 1995 Henderson County Courthouse day in and day out delivered impassioned support last week for a $215 million renovation-expansion that they said is needed to administer everything from family court to adoptions to murder trials.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

Newly adopted budget appropriates $37 million for Henderson County

The 2023-24 budget adopted by the North Carolina General Assembly includes $37 million in 18 separate grants for public water and sewer, flood resiliency, emergency services, rural fire & rescue departments and nonprofits, state Rep. Jennifer Capps Balkcom announced.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

Public meetings set on Saluda Grade Trail

Two public drop-in meetings have been scheduled on the Saluda Grade Trail during which people can learn more about the proposed trail and share their goals, ideas and concerns.   Read Story »

Hendersonville News

An endorsement of 'muscle-powered transportation system' on 'a new cultural Main Street'

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Henderson County News

County OKs Ecusta contracts over Lapsley's objections

Henderson County commissioners voted 4-1 to grant a $10 million contract to construct the first six miles of the Ecusta Trail on Wednesday but not before Commissioner Bill Lapsley vigorously objected to the decision by the chief project engineer and the NCDOT to reject the lowest bid for the job.   Read Story »

Henderson County News

Commissioners not ready to OK $215M courthouse-jail expansion

Trying to digest a new total pricetag of $215 million for the proposed courthouse-jail expansion, Henderson County commissioners on Wednesday called a one-month pause to seek ideas on how to trim costs and evaluate whether financing is possible without a substantial tax increase.   Read Story »

Edneyville News

Edneyville celebrates new sports courts

The Friends of the Edneyville Community Center Park, Edneyville Grange members, county commissioners and administrators celebrated the opening of three pickleball court, basketball goals and four-square courts at the Edneyville Community Center on Tuesday morning. The Friends of the park raised $70,000 to support the sports courts additions to the apple country community center. The county Parks & Recreation Department plans to add cornhole in the future. Pickleball courts are in demand across the region as the sport has become arguably the fastest growing, parks director Bruce Gilliam said.   Read Story »

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