Flat Rock News

Published: Friday, November 27, 2009 at 3:15 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, November 26, 2009 at 10:00 p.m. FLAT ROCK, N.C. Inventors are made, not born, and anyone has the potential to come up with new ideas, said Jack Mandelman, a retired electrical engineer.

Editor's note: This article first appeared in the Nov. 17, 2006, Citizen-Times. Thanksgiving.

Published: Monday, November 23, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, November 23, 2009 at 11:00 a.m. "Strike up the band, assemble the choir, sing a welcome song, another soldier has come home". On Saturday, Nov.

Flat Rock Playhouse's new holiday musical, "It Happened One Christmas," will make its world premiere, Wednesday, Dec.

Elvis died 30 years ago, Aug. 16, 1977, at his beloved Memphis home, Graceland. But the legend lives on in the hearts of his still loving fans.

Henderson County's Flat Rock Playhouse has been the launch pad of many a theatrical career, with stellar names like Kyle McLaughlin in its roster of "soon to go global" actors.

Published: Tuesday, November 17, 2009 at 4:30 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, November 16, 2009 at 7:46 p.m. Local suspense author Sallie Bissell will visit the Kaplan Auditorium of the Henderson County Public Library at 4 p.m. Thursday as part of the Third Thursday Local Author Series.

Meet the Voorhees Family, known throughout North Carolina and the Southeast, next weekend for their annual art show.

Published: Saturday, November 7, 2009 at 4:30 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, November 6, 2009 at 5:12 p.m. Animal lovers -- attention on deck! I want to thank my Marine buddy and fellow animal lover retired USMC Sgt.

Edith Walter, owner of Haus Heidelburg on Greenville Highway, walks across the flooded highway after checking to make sure the water had not started to flood her business.

Yolande H. Clark, 79, of Hendersonville passed away November 3, 2009 at her residence.

Published: Wednesday, November 4, 2009 at 4:30 a.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, November 3, 2009 at 11:42 p.m. Slow but steady was the theme for this year's voter turnout.

"Scapegoat" director David Saich anxiously paced back and forth during the premiere of his movie Sunday.

Four people were injured in a traffic accident in Henderson County this morning.

Published: Tuesday, November 3, 2009 at 4:30 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, November 2, 2009 at 8:02 p.m. After months of campaigning, candidates will make their final pitches today as voters head to the polls to cast their ballots in the 2009 municipal election.

"Scapegoat" director David Saich anxiously paced back and forth during the premiere of his movie Sunday.

Editor's note: This is the fifth and last in a weekly series on hikes to enjoy fall colors in Western North Carolina.

Rising before 6 a.m. to unload a tractor-trailer might be a tough way to spend a Saturday morning.

Published: Monday, October 26, 2009 at 10:33 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, October 26, 2009 at 10:33 a.m. People often say that, in a democracy, decisions are made by a majority of the people.

It is sooner than you think. Halloween, that is. The spooky fun is already under way in some spots, with more events joining the pack this weekend, leading up to the big bang on Oct.