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SPINDALE — Fourteen new truck drivers will hit the road after recently graduating with commercial certifications and licenses at Isothermal Community College.

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East Rutherford graduating seniors file toward their seats as they brave crisp temperatures and wind for commencement Saturday morning. A forecast of rain prompted a change in the graduation schedule. For a complete rundown on all of the county’s commencements, see the Courier’s special grad…

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Campbell University held its 2023 spring commencement on Friday, May 12, 2023 at J.S. Dorton Arena in Raleigh. Among the graduates was Carrie Fran Ruff of Rutherfordton, who received the Juris Doctor degree. Ruff was one of the graduates of the Norman Adrian Wiggins School of Law, and is the…

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RUTHERFORDTON — The member-funded SECU Foundation is providing $10,000 four-year college scholarships to three local graduating high school seniors for study at one of the 16 universities that is part of the University of North Carolina System. Scholarship recipients are:

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LAKE LURE — Lake Lure Classical Academy graduating seniors Alaina Bergtson and Madison Doyle were awarded scholarships by the Lake Lure Lions Club, for their academic performance, community service and future career plans.

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SPINDALE — Philip Bailey, the director of the Basic Law Enforcement Training (BLET) program at Isothermal Community College, was named ICC’s 2023 Outstanding Alumnus at the graduation ceremony this past weekend.

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SPINDALE — Isothermal Community College’s 55th commencement Saturday (May 13) included words of encouragement from a familiar face as Dr. Kim Gold was the speaker for the curriculum graduation.

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FOREST CITY — The Kenan Fellows Program for Teacher Leadership at N.C. State University announced that two educators from McDowell County Schools have been named as 2023-24 Meta Kenan Fellows.

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AVONDALE — While many people traditionally use spring break to travel to the beach or the mountains, several Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy (TJCA) students and staff spent their time away from campus recently in Europe, visiting Germany, Switzerland, and Austria.

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ROSEMONT, ILLINOIS — Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy’s Quiz Bowl team finished 17th out of 55 teams in the 2023 Small School National Championship Tournament.