Making Sure Every Vote Counts
Election workers will receive hazard pay in 2020 Karen Hebb has been an election precinct worker since 1986, but after accepting the position of…
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A Tasty Investment
Cocina Latina builds on the dreams of local food entrepreneurs Starting a culinary business is hard for anyone. The amount of red tape one…
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Lending a Helpful Healing Hand: Where Medical Equipment is Accessible and Affordable
The Medical Loan Closet is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit that lends a wide variety of medical equipment to residents of Henderson County at an…
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“Cars and Breakfast” Keeps on Driving
Bruce Hatfield has a vision for what cars might look like in the future, and he’s not particularly excited about it. “A transportation module…
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Leading Avid Birders at FENCE and Beyond
The 384 acres of Foothills Equestrian Nature Center — on the South Carolina border at the lower rim of Polk County — includes pockets…
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True Ridge Serving the Blue Ridge
Lori Garcia-McCammon, Director of True Ridge, co-founded the organization in 2017 to help support the under-resourced Latinx community of Henderson County. The mission of True Ridge is guided by the three principal values of community, culture, and connection.
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A Special Report from Community Foundation of Henderson County
Find out what Community Foundation of Henderson County has been up to this past year in this special report…
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Running So Others Get Ahead
Seventeen-year-old Connor Mailander suddenly found his high school and cross-country training facilities closed due to COVID-19. Undaunted, he committed himself to keep running, but for a cause much greater that his own athletic achievement.
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Seizing a New Day
Over its more than 80-year history, Brevard Music Center has seen plenty of historic performances by some of the biggest names in classical, jazz, and Americana. Summers around the lake at the center’s campus have usually been soundtracked by arias, symphonies, and string quartets, as the stage has played host to such legendary performers at Yo-Yo Ma, Renée Fleming, and Joshua Bell.
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Raising Pals to be Protectors
When it comes to raising animals humanely and naturally, Marisa Shaw, owner of Grünberg Shepherds in Saluda, has a lot of species covered. If she’s not busy tending to her Dexter cows, Khaki Campbell ducks, Icelandic horses, or her brood of chickens, she’s spending time with her German Shepherds.
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