Saluda News

Don't miss Saluda's 46th annual Coon Dog Day on Saturday. This celebration for dogs and their people will offer great food, live music, a parade, crafts, a street dance, a doggy refreshment station and more in downtown Saluda.

An unhinged camper is causing congestion on Interstate 26 Eastbound in Polk County at mile-marker 62 near the town of Saluda.

Sure, the French Broad boasts good length, big parks, a fun name and zealous environmental defenders - not to mention its putative status as the world's third-oldest river.

Forget driving to Wal-Mart, Staples or the Home Depot - the Carolina Foothills Chamber of Commerce is encouraging residents to consider shopping locally instead.

Published: Friday, June 26, 2009 at 4:04 p.m. Last Modified: Friday, June 26, 2009 at 4:04 p.m. Henderson County 'F-Stop to Visual Perspective' at Wickwire Wickwire Fine Art/Folk Art, 330 N. Main St., Hendersonville, will present "F-Stop to Visual Perspective" at its First Friday Artists reception from 6-9 p.m. Friday.

Published: Thursday, June 25, 2009 at 4:30 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 at 9:39 p.m. The drought has forced Western North Carolina governments to look for new sources of potable water.

Published: Wednesday, June 24, 2009 at 4:30 a.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, June 23, 2009 at 8:43 p.m. The crowd that filled the Polk County commissioners' meeting room gave a standing ovation Monday night after county leaders adopted three ordinances that would help preserve developed land in the mountainous region.

Elizabeth Day Schauf and George Rainey Matthews were united in marriage Saturday, June 20, 2009, at Lakewood Plantation in St.

Rescue workers help the driver of a motorcycle who was involved in a two vehicle wreck on Zeb Corn Road around 11:30a.m. Times-News Online Published: Friday, June 19, 2009 at 12:04 p.m. Last Modified: Friday, June 19, 2009 at 12:04 p.m. A man was taken to Park Ridge Hospital after his motorcycle and a Subaru Forester collided in front of the ...

Published: Monday, June 8, 2009 at 4:30 a.m. Last Modified: Sunday, June 7, 2009 at 10:12 p.m. Several area homeschoolers are set to participate in a national history competition this month.

Published: Monday, May 25, 2009 at 4:30 a.m. Last Modified: Saturday, May 23, 2009 at 5:16 p.m. On Memorial Day, we are reminded of words that attempt to express the meaning of liberty, the importance of honor and the profound gratitude that a nation has for those who gave, as Lincoln said, 'the last full measure of devotion' for freedom.

Elvis tribute artist Eddie Miles plays at 7:30 tonight at Eaglenest Entertainment, 2701 Soco Road in Maggie Valley.

Published: Sunday, May 10, 2009 at 4:30 a.m. Last Modified: Saturday, May 9, 2009 at 8:53 p.m. Blue Ridge Community College Board of Trustees will meet at 5 p.m. Monday in the Technology Education and Development Center, Room 337.

Baloney Theatre is slapstick comedy for the whole family, and the Absolute Theatre Company will celebrate its reunion and return to Hendersonville with this crazy group of 'Italian actors' performing fun, fast-paced interactive comedy.

Published: Tuesday, April 28, 2009 at 4:30 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, April 27, 2009 at 9:21 p.m. Memorial service set for man found dead A memorial service has been set for Saturday for a 19-year-old Hendersonville man found dead in Mexico on March 24.

Raleigh Eateries in Hendersonville, Flat Rock, Saluda and Blowing Rock were among 19 named finalists today for the state Department of Agriculture's "Best Dish in North Carolina," honoring restaurants that use North Carolina food products.

Published: Friday, April 24, 2009 at 4:30 a.m. Last Modified: Thursday, April 23, 2009 at 9:24 p.m. Gladys Foy Halford, 89, of Mill Spring, died Thursday, April 23, 2009, in Autumn Care Nursing Center in Saluda.

Published: Thursday, April 16, 2009 at 4:30 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, April 15, 2009 at 6:14 p.m. Philanthropic Educational Organization Members of Hendersonville's Chapter 'B' of the Philanthropic Educational Organization, along with many of their spouses, recently visited the Western North Carolina Air Museum.

Published: Wednesday, April 15, 2009 at 4:30 a.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, April 14, 2009 at 9:35 p.m. Mark Charles Carson, 35, a lifelong resident of Henderson County, passed away unexpectedly April 9, 2009.

Published: Monday, April 13, 2009 at 4:30 a.m. Last Modified: Sunday, April 12, 2009 at 10:58 p.m. Easter is a time to remember God's plan of salvation and it is important that the world be reminded of Christ's resurrection, area ministers said Sunday during the 54th annual Easter sunrise service at Chimney Rock State Park.