Hiding in Plain Sight: POWs in Henderson County
Like many a family secret, knowledge of Henderson County’s POW population during WWII isn’t all that secret. Ask Jennie Jones Giles, a local history…
Read MoreLike many a family secret, knowledge of Henderson County’s POW population during WWII isn’t all that secret. Ask Jennie Jones Giles, a local history…
Read MoreThe Allison-Deaver House in Pisgah Forest is the site of a big, old-fashioned party this weekend to honor of the house’s 200th birthday. It’s history, and it’s still happening.
Read MoreCoon hunting is done late at night, but it’s not necessary to be still and quiet, so it’s fun for kids, too (if their…
Read MoreLake Toxaway in Transylvania County has been savored as a posh resort destination for more than a century. The town’s eponymous water feature is…
Read MoreFlat Rock was born when affluent Charlestonians began heading to Western North Carolina to build their summer estates. So it’s no surprise that what…
Read MoreHendersonville’s own Western North Carolina Air Museum, the first air museum in the “First in Flight” state, was founded in 1989 to preserve…
Read MoreHistoric Johnson Farm in Henderson County celebrates its 25th spring festival this month — a stout anniversary in a region littered by come-and-go festivals….
Read MoreJudy McKnight can’t say exactly how it started, but she and her husband Michael’s home since 2006 — the grand Italianate estate called The…
Read MoreEfforts to preserve the old schoolhouse for black students in Mars Hill have included the creation of a rehabilitation committee, a Facebook page with…
Read MoreWith a major movie in the works and a whole month of activities scheduled for Thomas Wolfe’s 114th birthday, it’s time to discover (or…
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