South Carolina News

Whisper Mountain developers Charlie and Troy Ball and Haven Custom Homes have completed the 2009 Southern Living Choose Your Home Giveaway home presented by MyHomeIdeas.com. The giveaway home -- Whisper Creek Cabin -- is one of four being offered in the giveaway sweepstakes and located in the community of Whisper Mountain, in the Blue Ridge Mountains north of Asheville, NC.

BEECH CREEK - Work has ended - for now - at Haven Custom Homes Beech Creek and Wingate production facilities, but officials are seeing an increase in business and hope to resume operations in the near future. "It's not closed. We're just not building houses out of there," said John Ballard, senior vice president of operations. "If it was closed, you would see a 'for sale' sign.

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