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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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Town listens to plans for 4th of July festival
RUTHERFORDTON — Big plans are in the works for the July 4 celebration in Rutherfordton in collaboration with the town’s 225th anniversary.
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TD Bank’s Hoak named NC regional president
GREENVILLE, S.C. — Rob Hoak, regional president of TD Bank, has been promoted and now oversees all of North Carolina. Previously, Hoak served as the Regional President for South Carolina and coast...
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Vocalocity acquires Rutherfordton’s DigiTalk
RUTHERFORDTON — After eight months spent finding the right fit and negotiating a sale, Rutherfordton-based VoIP provider DigiTalk was recently acquired by Vocalocity, a national leader in the techn...
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Johnson family talks about mission trip to Panama
FOREST CITY — While some folks were enjoying Christmas vacations, traveling, relaxing or just sleeping-in, one Forest City family spent two weeks after Christmas on a mission trip to Panama City, w...
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Additional 30 days for tax filings
RUTHERFORDTON — A glitch in the system is allowing Rutherford County residents an additional 30 days to return their personal property abstracts to the county offices. Interim Chief County Tax Offi...
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Police arrest man after hour standoff
FOREST CITY — A Forest City man is in custody after holding police at bay for more than an hour early Friday morning.
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Artist will offer workshop at Visual Arts Center
FOREST CITY — A Norwegian artist, Joi Ostefjellse, whose work can be found in the collections of Laurence Rockefeller and Irwin Shaw, among others, is offering a workshop at the Visual Arts Center ...
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Church begins new community mission project
FOREST CITY— A church helping a community and a community helping a church, is a new mission endeavor at New Bethel AME Zion Church in Forest City.
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Poto named CRSP’s new retail manager
FOREST CITY — Chimney Rock at Chimney Rock State Park, announces the Park has hired Olivia Poto as the Park’s new Retail Manager/Buyer.
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Hammering Away
Graeper learns the ancient art of smithing
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Symphony of Rutherford County set to perform
SPINDALE — The Symphony of Rutherford County will present its 24th-annual winter concert on at 3 p.m. Sunday, Jan, 29, 2012 at the Foundation Performing Arts Center on the campus of Isothermal Comm...
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Volunteer of Year nominations sought
FOREST CITY – Rutherford County is once again kicking off its annual search for the county’s top Volunteer of the Year, with the winner landing a $1,000 donation for the agency he or she most helps.
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Drug disposal program to be introduced
FOREST CITY — Citing one of North Carolina’s highest unintentional fatal overdose cases and one of the highest number of controlled substance prescription narcotics dispensed each month, Rutherford...
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Drug court grads told: “It’s up to you”
RUTHERFORDTON — District Attorney Brad Greenway told four graduates of the Adult Drug Treatment Court Friday afternoon, “It’s up to you from here.”
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