Hendersonville, NC and WNC News

Want to know a simple, effective, painless way to protect yourself and others and put a stop to the spread of germs? Wash your hands.

You’ve seen it in newspaper columns and press releases, a Henderson County Chamber of Commerce “tag-line” which briefly describes the organization. You will find it at the end of this column as well.

A recent study published by The New England Journal of Medicine has revealed unwanted findings. Although it is a low-moisture food, raw flour can be a vehicle for foodborne pathogens.

“Heroism and Sacrifice” is the aptly named sculpture in Raleigh, North Carolina that honors all of North Carolina’s fallen firefighters.

Henderson County Solid Waste and Environmental Programs has launched an online recycling and waste disposal database called Recyclopedia.

Each year, more deaths occur due to flooding than any other hazard related to hurricanes and thunderstorms. The most common flood deaths occur when a vehicle is driven into hazardous flood water.

Lock your financial documents and records in a safe place at home, and lock your wallet or purse in a safe place at work. Keep your information secure from roommates or workers who come into your home.

The Hendersonville Police Department has installed a pill drop box in the lobby of its police department headquarters. The collection bin is available to citizens twenty-four hours a day, seven days a week.

U.S. coffee-drinkers consumed more than three billion pounds of coffee last year. That’s a lot of grounds!

The Physical Activity Guidelines for Americans recommends thirty minutes of physical activity a day for adults, sixty minutes for children, at least five days a week. Sound daunting?

Unfortunately, many parents idle their vehicles while waiting for their children to be released from school, wasting fuel and producing both smog-forming and greenhouse gas emissions.

A genuine link with Hendersonville’s historic past has quietly kept its place in the hearts of Henderson County residents and visitors since 1924.