Latest News from Friends of East Flat Rock

Please join us Saturday, December 13, 2025 at 10:00 am for our quarterly Adopt-A-Highway trash pickup along our Highway 176 corridor to keep one of the main gateways into Hendersonville clean. As part of NCDOT's Adopt-A-Highway program, Friends of East Flat Rock has adopted the 2-mile section of Spartanburg Highway (US Hwy 176) from the intersection of East/West King Street [...]

Please join us Saturday, September 13, 2025 at 8:30 am for our quarterly Adopt-A-Highway trash pickup along our Highway 176 corridor to keep one of the main gateways into Hendersonville clean. As part of NCDOT's Adopt-A-Highway program, Friends of East Flat Rock has adopted the 2-mile section of Spartanburg Highway (US Hwy 176) from the intersection of East/West King Street [...]

Our next quarterly Adopt-A-Highway trash pickup (previously on June 14) has been rescheduled to Saturday, July 19. Attendance has been low during recent events, so please consider joining us to keep the task manageable and retain our NCDOT sign 📆 SAVE the dates for our 2025 Adopt-A-Highway trash pickups: March 15 June 14 (CANCELLED) [...]

Please join us Saturday, March 15, 2025 at 10:00 am for our quarterly Adopt-A-Highway trash pickup along our Highway 176 corridor to keep one of the main gateways into Hendersonville clean. As part of NCDOT's Adopt-A-Highway program, Friends of East Flat Rock has adopted the 2-mile section of Spartanburg Highway (US Hwy 176) from the intersection of East/West King Street [...]

🚨 Exciting news for our community! 🚨 Henderson County is holding an East Flat Rock Park Public Input Meeting seeking your support and input. Bruce Gilliam and Henderson County Parks & Rec are once again pursuing a grant to make our playgrounds and walkways more accessible and inclusive for everyone! They’re dedicated to creating spaces where all kids and families [...]

Please join us Saturday, December 7, 2024 at 10:00 am for our quarterly Adopt-A-Highway trash pickup along our Highway 176 corridor to keep one of the main gateways into Hendersonville clean. As part of NCDOT's Adopt-A-Highway program, Friends of East Flat Rock has adopted the 2-mile section of Spartanburg Highway (US Hwy 176) from the intersection of East/West King Street [...]

Please join us Saturday, September 21, 2024 at 10:00 am for our quarterly Adopt-A-Highway trash pickup along our Highway 176 corridor to keep one of the main gateways into Hendersonville clean. As part of NCDOT's Adopt-A-Highway program, Friends of East Flat Rock has adopted the 2-mile section of Spartanburg Highway (US Hwy 176) from the intersection of East/West King Street [...]

Please join us Saturday, June 22, 2024 at 10:00 am for our quarterly Adopt-A-Highway trash pickup along our Highway 176 corridor to keep one of the main gateways into Hendersonville clean. Michelle and I won't be there this time, but we've got three capable team leaders filling in for us: Erik Weber, Kim Capps, and Judy Williams! As part of [...]

Please join us Saturday, March 16, 2024 at 10:00 am for our quarterly Adopt-A-Highway trash pickup along our Highway 176 corridor to keep one of the main gateways into Hendersonville clean. As part of NCDOT's Adopt-A-Highway program, Friends of East Flat Rock has adopted the 2-mile section of Spartanburg Highway (US Hwy 176) from the intersection of East/West King Street [...]

No, there's not another application to build an asphalt plant in East Flat Rock... yet. There certainly could be, though, and Jeff Shipman's proposed site is already graded and developed to the specs set by Civil Design Concepts in Asheville, NC — prime to be developed by another asphalt company should the political views of the Henderson County Board of [...]