Mills-River News

The Town Council passed a 2010 budget of $1.3 million that contains no tax increase and maintains services to residents.

Published: Monday, June 29, 2009 at 1:34 p.m. Last Modified: Monday, June 29, 2009 at 1:34 p.m. William L. Creasman and Freida Camp Creasman of Mills River are celebrating their 50th Wedding Anniversary.

Published: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 at 3:24 p.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 at 3:24 p.m. More than 14 miles on 16 secondary roads near the towns of Hendersonville, Brevard and Columbus will be resurfaced and repaved this year with state funds, Gov.

A Mills River man who ran a church out of his basement pleaded guilty Friday in U.S. District Court to a federal charge of possessing an unregistered submachine gun found in his truck in April.

We launch this summer in Mills River, N.C. Terra Summer, a one-of-the-kind interdisciplinary experience for middle-school students that uses the magical world of food-from growing to cooking to eating-to teach children elements of a rigorous academic curriculum while exploring local and global social, environmental, and economic issues.

Drivers make their way along Four Seasons Blvd. Times-News Online Published: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 at 9:09 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, June 17, 2009 at 9:09 a.m. A tornado was spotted in the Mountain Home area heading southeast toward Hendersonville, according to scanner traffic.

Inside the fellowship hall at Mills River United Methodist Church, several women were busy filling out mailing labels.

A new, modern obstetrics unit at Park Ridge Hospital will improve the experience that mothers, babies and their families have at the hospital, officials said Thursday as they unveiled the 18,000-square-foot facility to the public.

Published: Sunday, June 14, 2009 at 4:30 a.m. Last Modified: Saturday, June 13, 2009 at 8:01 p.m. Rescue workers recovered the body of 18-year-old Reed Gabriel Ignizio of Mills River in Fawn Lake in DuPont State Forest late Friday evening.

A Mills River man drowned Friday evening at a popular swimming spot in Transylvania County.

Published: Thursday, June 11, 2009 at 4:30 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, June 11, 2009 at 12:03 a.m. A severe thunderstorm roared through Henderson County on Wednesday, dropping more than 4 inches of rain near Mountain Home and sending emergency personnel scrambling.

Published: Friday, June 5, 2009 at 4:30 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, June 4, 2009 at 9:37 p.m. Waving the First National Flag of the Confederacy, Margaret Lane, one of five daughters born to Confederate veteran Preston Lane, celebrated her new membership in the United Daughters of the Confederacy on Saturday.

The air was filled with a light breeze, the crisp smell of freshly mowed grass and the sound of pounding hammers ricochetting off the trees in Mills River.

Participants will meet at Season's Restaurant, Highland Lake Inn, 86 Lily Pad Lane, Flat Rock.

Mary Turner, of Mills River, sent in this photo of Buffy, her golden retriever, feeding her eight golden doodles.

Contracts have been awarded for 17 highway projects funded with federal stimulus money, including resurfacing 5.4 miles of Interstate 26 from near Interstate 40 to north of Long Shoals Road.

Published: Wednesday, May 27, 2009 at 4:30 a.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, May 26, 2009 at 9:31 p.m. Mountain farmers are confronting a reality not seen in years - too much rain.

* Brandon Michael Rhinehart, 18, 866 Morning Star Road, Canton, was charged May 15 with misdemeanor failure to appear.

Published: Tuesday, May 26, 2009 at 9:15 a.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, May 26, 2009 at 9:15 a.m. A flash flood watch is effect through Wednesday for much of the mountain region as heavy showers are expected, according to the National Weather Service.

Published: Tuesday, May 19, 2009 at 4:30 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, May 18, 2009 at 9:08 p.m. Three people sent to Mission Hospital following two separate auto accidents Sunday remained in the hospital on Monday, hospital officials said.