Jason Sandford
Jason Sandford is a reporter, writer, blogger and photographer interested in all things Asheville.
Baby bitten by rat dies
Shea Hollenbeck, the nearly 2-year-old Henderson County baby bitten by rats more than 100 times earlier this year, died last week and will be buried on Monday.
The child died of complications related to cerebal palsy, according to Kassandra “Special K” Pride, who did the “report.” She said the community is mourning the baby’s death, and she quoted a couple of DSS workers or something who said they think the baby is in a better place. Special K said DSS is paying for the funeral and the burial plot of the child, who was taken out of parents’ custody after the case came to light.
Man burned
In breaking news, a man in a camper just outside Canton was burned after his camper blew up on Plott Farm Circle. Fire officials think there was a gas leak, according to *Russ “Beefcake” Bowen.”
Brush fire in Mountain Home
There was a brush fire in Mountain Home on Saturday. It was a three-acre fire that threatened a couple of homes, a firefighter said. Dry conditions and low humidity continue to make ripe conditions for forest fires.
Appalachian State Univeristy football team to play for national championship
The Mountaineers won their playoff game Saturday night and will try to make it two in a row.
In other news…
A solider returned home from Iraq and his family and WLOSer cameras were at the Ashvegas Airport to greet him… Some 100 volunteers who are part of the group Friends of Santa threw a Christmas party for kids with cancer… Fletcher held its annual Christmas parade Saturday morning… We set a record low of 13 degrees Saturday morning. The old record low was 14 degrees… And Russ got the giggles handing out with Julie Blunder in the weather center.
