Tuesday Dec 8 | AOPA Pilot
83-year-old student pilot solos
Eighty-three-year-old Anne Osmer soloed Dec. 1 in a Diamond DA20. Anne Osmer had never thought of learning to fly until just a few years ago.
Western North Carolina nursing homes win enhancement grants
Seven Western North Carolina nursing homes are receiving grant funds starting this fall to improve facilities to the benefit of their residents.
Carriage Park jury: Homeowners defrauded
Published: Saturday, November 21, 2009 at 4:30 a.m. Last Modified: Friday, November 20, 2009 at 11:46 p.m. A jury on Friday found that a Hendersonville developer and a builder had defrauded property owners through misrepresentation and shoddy construction, and the homeowners were awarded nearly $2 million.
Local nursing homes get enhancement grants
Four nursing homes in Western North Carolina are receiving grant funds this fall to improve facilities.
Lt. governor taking tour of MTCC today
Lt. Gov. Walter Dalton will tour McDowell Technical Community College today and hear a report on the programs offered there.
Elizabeth Lynnette Dalton and John Arthur Robinson were united in marriage on Aug.
Mark Miller: Blending Agriculture and Technology to Create New Jobs
Tim Will and his wife Eleanor moved to rural North Carolina a few years hoping to pursue a decades-old dream to become organic farmers.
Dalton touts small business fund, JOBS program
Published: Monday, November 2, 2009 at 8:46 p.m. Last Modified: Monday, November 2, 2009 at 8:46 p.m. The ongoing credit crunch and resultant difficulty in getting loans was mentioned several times in a small business roundtable discussion held Monday at Davidson County Community College.
On the Agenda | Grover and Rutherfordton
What: Town of Grover council meeting When: Monday, Nov. 2, 6 p.m. Details: Discussion and possible motion allowing golf carts on streets within the town of Grover; possible motion to appoint two alternates to the Board of Adjustment What: Rutherfordton Town Council regular meeting When: Wednesday, Nov.
State considering tougher stormwater pollution rules for WNC communities
State officials are seeking public comments on whether 22 communities in the Broad, Chowan, Pasquotank and Neuse river basins should be required to implement more stringent controls to prevent stormwater pollution.
Rutherfordton man wins $100,000 for helping local farmers
Congratulations to Tim Will, 61, of Rutherfordton, N.C., a telecommunications executive who brought broadband to Rutherford County and created an online ordering system that enables local farmers to sell their produce directly to Charlotte restaurants.
Rutherfordton fined $900 for Clean Water Act violation
The U.S. Enviornmental Protection Agency has assessed a civil penalty of $900 on the Town of Rutherfordton for failing to comply with federal requirements for land disposal of biosolids.
Empowering job-seekers of the future
North Carolina students will benefit from efforts to expand their choices and better prepare them for the work force October 15, 2009 9:22 AM Lt.
Granite Quarry Civitans Fiddlers' Convention a pickin' party
Courtney Perry awaits her turn to compete at the Granite Quarry Fiddlers' Convention.
Ornberg on downtown food vendors controversy
The main problem faced by main street merchants in Marion is not too many businesses competing for too few customers, it's too few customers with any reason to come to town.
School kudos: Retirees donate school supplies
Carolina Village residents and staff collected school supplies and donations for students at Henderson County Early College High and Sugarloaf Elementary.
Radio personalities to bring "Satisfied Life" to Gaston County
The upcoming "The Satisfied Life" live event at the Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden in Belmont is proof that prayer works, said radio personality Ramona Holloway of WLNK-FM . Holloway, of "The Matt & Ramona Show," comedienne and Gazette colunmnist Pam Stone of "The Pam Stone Show" and Sharon Decker of The Tapestry Group, a Rutherfordton-based ...
Terra Fender is a modern-day gypsy. At least that's how she says she feels most of the time, traveling up and down the East Coast and all over North Carolina, creating masterpieces.
Lauren Williams Caldwell and Bryan Jackson Buck were married September 26, 2009, at four thirty in the afternoon.
Food vendors rules vary by town
Last week, the Marion City Council took another vote on the presence of mobile food vendors in the downtown.
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