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Highway Patrol: Driver identified in fatal dump truck crash on U.S. 64 in Rosman
The North Carolina State Highway Patrol has released the identity of the dump truck driver who was killed in a single-vehicle crash on April 22 in Rosman. Sgt. Jim Contas told the Times-News on April 24 that the woman has been identified as Carolyn McCall Lund, 63, of Transylvania County. He said the call about the accident came in at 12:37 p.m. April 22, and that the accident happened on U.S. 64 West in Rosman near Silversteen Road.
UPDATE: Transylvania County boy found safe, officials say
TRANSYLVANIA COUNTY, N.C. (WLOS) — UPDATE: The Transylvania County Sheriff's Office says 13-year-old Mason Randall Near has been safely located. The Transylvania County Sheriff's Office is asking the public to be on the lookout for a missing 13-year-old boy. The sheriff's office says Mason Randall Near was last seen...
Family mourns death of 63-year-old Lake Toxaway truck driver, following fatal crash
Lake Toxaway's Carolyn Lynn McCall Lund who, according to her son, John Lund, was the first female to be hired as a truck driver at B&A Hyder Trucking Company in Hendersonville, died April 22 in a single-vehicle accident on U.S. 64 West near Rosman. According to North Carolina State Highway...
Buses crash in North Carolina while carrying S.C. band students
GASTONIA, N.C. - Two charter buses carrying South Carolina children were involved in a crash on I-85 in Gaston County on Friday morning, the Gastonia Police Department said. The band members from Pickens County middle schools were heading to Carowinds. According to the school district, two charter buses carrying 85...
Sylva Pride won’t apply again for parade permit; citizen group plans to march anyway
Sylva Pride says it won’t apply for another parade permit for its annual September event. The town council refused a road closure request by the nonprofit organization that organizes the annual LGBTQ+ Pride celebration in Jackson County. “While our Board of Directors strongly disagrees with this decision, we have...
Music on Main Hendersonville Summer 2024
Welcome Center, 201 S. Main St., Hendersonville, NC. These free outdoor concerts offer a diverse line-up of music from pop, oldies, rock, to contemporary music – there’s something for every musical taste! Concert organized by the Arts Council of Henderson County. The 2024 Music On Main Concert Series...
Mills River Family Dental
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Hendersonville's cycling and pedestrian safety improvements ongoing
HENDERSONVILLE - With Hendersonville's portion of the Ecusta Trail set to be completed by the end of the year, bikers and pedestrians are seeing big changes in downtown Hendersonville, with more to come, according to Hendersonville Public Services Director Brent Detwiler. "The city of Hendersonville is making strides to improve...
Health Dept.: An outbreak of whooping cough has been reported in Henderson County
An outbreak of pertussis, also known as whooping cough, has been reported in Henderson County, according to the Henderson County Department of Public Health. The Health Department confirmed 27 cases of whooping cough in the county and said in an April 25 news release that most cases are among school-aged children. Parents, guardians...
'I do feel the bivy had a lot to do with it' New details emerge in Trails Carolina case
ASHEVILLE, N.C. (WLOS) — Trails Carolina employees admit some responsibility to law enforcement in the February death of a 12-year-old boy at the wilderness therapy program. It’s detailed in a recently-released survey conducted by the North Carolina Division of Health Service Regulation. In the report, employees told law enforcement there were issues with the zipper on the sleeping bivy, they could have done a better job at the night checks of children in their care, and worry the 12-year-old could have suffocated.
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