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Death of Golden Valley man under investigation by sheriff
FOREST CITY — The death of a 48-year-old Golden Valley man on Jan. 31, is under investigation by the Rutherford County Sheriff’s office with the assistance of District Attorney Brad Greenway. Bria...
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Dancing With Brad
Teague follows example set by his parents
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Warning issued for norovirus
FOREST CITY — Health departments across the state of North Carolina have experienced, what they call “multiple” outbreaks of norovirus. According to the state health department, noroviruses are ea...
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Hyder enters plea in DMV case
FOREST CITY — The former Division of Motor Vehicle agency contractor in Forest City, Sue Carswell Hyder, appeared in court recently and entered a guilty plea of a lesser charge. Hyder, of Bostic,...
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Fitness Solutions offers county its version of “The Biggest Loser”
By John Clayton jclayton@thedigitalcourier.com FOREST CITY — Rutherford County residents will have a chance beginning in March to compete in a local version of the television reality show, “The B...
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Silver Alert active in Hawkins case
FOREST CITY — A Silver Alert is still active regarding 61-year-old Steve Hawkins, who went missing Wednesday at 4 p.m. from the Forest Lake Retirement Home off Forest Lake Road in Forest City. The...
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Keever stays in race for 10th District
FOREST CITY — Despite consideration, state Rep. Patsy Keever, D-Buncombe, has decided to stay in the race for the North Carolina 10th Congressional seat. On Friday, she announced that, despite U.S...
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Sunshine Fish Fry
Sunshine Elementary School Fish Fry
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Shady Grady
CHIMNEY ROCK — Grady the Groundhog and his more famous Pennsylvania counterpart Punxsutawney Phil agree on something: Six more weeks of winter.
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Crawford guilty of involuntary manslaughter
RUTHERFORDTON — Aaron Dale Crawford, 21, was found guilty of involuntary manslaughter Thursday afternoon in the death of Melvin Verno Whitener, II, 48. Crawford with his attorney, Mike Edney, stoo...
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Silver alert: Authorities search for Steve Hawkins
FOREST CITY — A 61-year-old man who went missing Wednesday at about 4 p.m. is still gone, reported Rutherford County sheriff’s officer Thursday at about 7 p.m.
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Bowles will not run for governor
RALEIGH — Polls released after the decision by North Carolina Gov. Bev Perdue indicated that there was one potential candidate that had the best chance for Democrats to hold on to the seat in Novem...
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Rutherford unemployment rate rises to 13.7-percent
FOREST CITY — While unemployment dropped statewide in December 2011, the rate in Rutherford County saw its first increase in over three months. According to figures released by the North Carolina ...
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Shuler will not seek re-election
FOREST CITY — Two days after announcing that he would not seek the North Carolina governor’s seat, U.S. Rep. Heath Shuler said he will also not seek re-election to Congress. In a statement late Th...
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Jury still out in Crawford case
No verdict yet in Crawford case
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