Every Day is Flag Day
No one in Columbus ever had trouble noticing when George Scofield drove through town. Known throughout Polk County as “the flag man,” George’s car…
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Out of the Past
It may not be generally known that Henderson County and its county seat are named for someone who never set foot in either place….
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Being Abraham Lincoln
Abraham Lincoln look-a-like contests are a fun staple of many county fairs and festivals. But very few people can claim direct family ties to…
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Building Hendersonville: Erle Stillwell’s Legacy
You may not be familiar with the name Erle Stillwell, but if you’ve spent any time in downtown Hendersonville, you know him well. Stillwell…
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Museum-Minded
Judy Abrell is no stranger to the world of community museums. Before moving to the mountains from Miami, Florida, she served on the Miami-Dade…
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Perhaps you’ve driven through the tiny, but hopelessly quaint town of Saluda and wondered, “I wonder how such a town came to be. If…
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Transylvania County Celebrates a Sesquicentennial
When you mention Transylvania County, many people think of Brevard’s white squirrels, the Mountain Song Festival at Brevard Music Center or the more than…
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Grand estates have given Historic Flat Rock its raison d’être. Even so, Saluda Cottages stands out like the fattest bud on a prize magnolia….
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History Nut
For 27 years, she used a notebook as a Times-News reporter to record the stories of the county and its people. Today, Jenny Jones…
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Setting the Record Straight
Mary Louise Bailey remembers when the big attraction in downtown Hendersonville was an embalmed, four-legged chicken on display at Shepherd’s Undertaking Parlor. It was…
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