It Happens in Hendersonville
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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Find out what Community Foundation of Henderson County has been up to this past year in this special report…
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“I have a face for radio,” jokes Hendersonville Police Chief Herbert Blake, whose distinctive, resonant voice is attracting an increasing number of listeners. Blake has been chief for 12 years, and on the air with “On Duty” since he launched his thoughtful podcasts in December 2018.
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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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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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Maia is certified through the national organization “American Mantrailing, Police, & Working Dog Association (AMPWDA)” as both a live-find trailing dog and a Human…
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“The first time I saw the evidence that this was a different species, I was pretty shocked how strong it was,” says JJ Apodaca, lead scientist and founder at Tangled Bank Conservation in Asheville.
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No one is too small to make an impact on river health The MountainTrue organization works in 23 counties throughout WNC to advocate for…
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Vandele Farms goes whole hog in their operation One of the only farms in the Southeast with their own processing floor on site, Vandele…
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Saluda’s unique railroad history is recounted by those who lived it Garland Goodwin remembers many personal details about trains, back when boarding one was…
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Vietnam veterans bring their war stories to Flat Rock Stephen Henderson received no homecoming when he was medevacked to Jacksonville’s Camp Lejeune in 1970. Having…
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Rare Leap Day baby remembers hard times and a tricky birthday People born on February 29 — unquestionably the least common birthday, as it…
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