By STEVE HELBER, PAM RAMSEY and JONATHAN DREWAssociated Press MONETA, Va. (AP) – He planned it all so carefully – a choreographed execution of two former colleagues, broadcast live to a horrified television audience. Hours later, he shared his own…

By STEVE HELBER, PAM RAMSEY and JONATHAN DREWAssociated Press MONETA, Va. (AP) – He planned it all so carefully – a choreographed execution of two former colleagues, broadcast live to a horrified television audience. Hours later, he shared his own…

By STEVE HELBER, PAM RAMSEY and JONATHAN DREWAssociated Press MONETA, Va. (AP) – He planned it all so carefully – a choreographed execution of two former colleagues, broadcast live to a horrified television audience. Hours later, he shared his own…

Jen Wilson Associate Editor/Online Charlotte Business Journal Sponsor Listing Enlarge THINKSTOCK The Blue Ridge Parkway’s Linn Cove Viaduct is a favorite spot for cyclers, according to… more Readers of Outside magazine say Boone, nestled in the mountains of western North…

Editor’s note: As rural Central Oregon grapples with whether or not—and how—to allow marijuana-related business, we take a look at the industry’s growth in rural Colorado. Mark Morley looks out over 30 acres he owns east of Pueblo, Colorado, and…

Education news Posted: Sunday, August 23, 2015 6:35 pm | Updated: 6:40 pm, Sun Aug 23, 2015. 35,000 answer bell for school Monday Mark Plemmons mplemmons@independenttribune.com The Independent Tribune Posted on Aug 23, 2015 by Mark Plemmons CONCORD, N.C. —…

With a new logo, ad campaign and tagline of “Life’s Playground,” The Henderson County Tourism Development Authority has officially adopted a new brand, the authority reported Tuesday.  The authority ditched the previous brand of “Historic Hendersonville” for a fresher brand,…

SALISBURY, NC (WBTV) – Today is the first day of classes for many school systems in our area, including Cabarrus County, and the Rowan-Salisbury School System.  Last week WBTV asked officials with these two systems to talk about what the…

 Print  Email HENDERSON COUNTY NOW BRANDED AS “LIFE’S PLAYGROUND” NEW “BRANDING” OFFICIALLY LAUNCHED TUESDAY NIGHT Tourism officials are stepping away from “historic” and reaching out to a younger generation, proclaiming Henderson County “Life’s Playground” in a new marketing campaign officially…

Luis Gonzalez grew up in Panama City, Panama, in the ghetto, raised by a single mother. They lived in a small house with dirt floors. “When I was about to enter my first year of school, my family didn’t have…