Fletcher News

Friday, Nov. 27 Blues/roots/ragtime band Woody Pines plays The French Broad Brewery .

Police on Wednesday arrested a Fletcher man charged with kidnapping an elderly woman while she sat in a car parked outside Mission Hospital.

Published: Thursday, November 19, 2009 at 4:30 a.m. Last Modified: Wednesday, November 18, 2009 at 5:36 p.m. Henderson County Juvenile Crime Prevention Council meets at 8 a.m. today in the King Street Meeting Room at the Henderson County Administrative Building, 100 N. King St.

On the gray, stone steps of the Henderson County Courthouse, a number of toys were set, ready for the upcoming holiday season.

The members of Breakthrough Church are opening the church's doors and their own kitchens this Thanksgiving to feed people who need a meal or just some company for the holiday.

Published: Monday, November 16, 2009 at 4:30 a.m. Last Modified: Sunday, November 15, 2009 at 8:54 p.m. The Fletcher Police Department has promoted Detective Erik Summey to the position of captain and operations commander effective Nov.

Published: Tuesday, November 17, 2009 at 4:30 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, November 16, 2009 at 8:11 p.m. A teen who stabbed an Etowah woman at her home, where he had spent the night, was a friend of her son, police said.

IceBurgStudioz presents three-and-a-half minutes of excitement, showing kayaker after kayaker navigating the Narrows at this year's race.

Published: Tuesday, November 10, 2009 at 4:30 a.m. Last Modified: Monday, November 9, 2009 at 8:00 p.m. The suspected serial bank robber accused of hitting two local banks, along with a dozen more in five other states, has been indicted in federal court on 21 counts of robbery and brandishing a firearm.

Tropical Storm Ida sloshed ashore with rain and gusty winds Tuesday before weakening to a depression, causing little damage along the Gulf Coast but bringing more rain to the already-soaked Southeast.

Buncombe County Sheriff's deputies on Monday charged a Fletcher woman with attempting to rob another woman with a handgun.

Ken Ploch didn't serve in the military, but he said he appreciates the vital role veterans have played in United States history.

Authorities on Friday arrested a Fletcher man charged with stabbing his father. Gabrial Julius Payton Martin, 25, of Old Concord Road, was charged with assault with a deadly weapon inflicting serious injury.

Police Wednesday arrested a Fletcher man charged with robbing a woman of her car.

Hugh Bartlett, left, listens as poll workers, Jennifer Bryant gives him instructions on how to use the voting machine Tuesday morning at Mills River United Methodist Church.

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.

Published: Saturday, October 31, 2009 at 4:30 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, October 30, 2009 at 8:04 p.m. United Way of Henderson County and Western Carolina Community Action have come together to conduct a needs assessment of Henderson County that will guide the agencies in their efforts to meet the changing needs of the community.

Park Ridge Hospital will offer a free Dinner & Learn presentation on 'Treatment Options for Shoulder Pain in the Active Senior,' with Dr.

What to do and where to go to enjoy a colorful fall: What: Halloween Carnival for children age 11 and younger.

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.