Rutherfordton News

Tanesha LaShawn Williams of Rutherfordton and Strickland Brian Maddox of Shelby were married on June 13, 2009, 6 p.m., at Rutherfordton Clubhouse.

Some workers at a plan tin Rutherford County may be out of work for a while. Thursday, July 2, 2009 A fire that started Wednesday afternoon at the Carpenter Design plant in Rutherfordton off of Highway 74 injured a worker and a firefighter battling the blaze.

Description: This is a two story home with large rooms and closets. It has a game room added to the side of the home that is not included in the square footage.

Parade at 4 p.m., line up on Wilson Road at 3:30 p.m.; contact Mitzi Ramsey, 704-538-0775, or Judy Searcy, 704-692-6099, to sign up.

A new community-based outpatient clinic being built in Rutherford County could improve veterans' access to primary and mental health care while also creating jobs and stimulating the economy.

The Department of Veterans Affairs will open a community-based outpatient clinic in the Rutherford Square Shopping Center, 374 Charlotte Road, in Rutherfordton.

Buncombe deputies arrested a man and woman from Rutherfordton on drug charges. Jeremy Wayne Banning, 28, of Chapel Court, was charged with possession with intent to sell and deliver marijuana, possession of more than one-half ounce of marijuana, possession of temazepam and diazepam and possession of drug paraphernalia, according to warrants served ...

A Rowan County representative to the N.C. House is in the middle of a controversy involving alleged improprieties pertaining to a pending bill.

Kelli and Jeff Clevenger of Shelby and Mike and Mardecia Chatham of Rutherfordton announce the engagement of their daughter, Kristen Ashley Chatham, to Aaron Matthew Koch.

A section of U.S. 221 between Rutherfordton and the South Carolina state border is expected to remain closed until this evening as crews continue clearing a gas spill from tanker accident Friday.

Two Cleveland Community College students are among a select few as winners of the North Carolina Community College System's Academic Excellence Award.

The re-enactment group the 26th Regiment N.C. Troops is recruiting new members. The 26th Regiment is the largest single Civil War re-enactment unit in North Carolina with over 200 members.

RUTHERFORDTON Local health officials are reminding people to practice good hygiene and stay home if they are sick following confirmation of Western North Carolina's first case of swine flu.

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Published: Wednesday, May 6, 2009 at 4:30 a.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, May 5, 2009 at 9:06 p.m. Carolyn 'Carol' Ruth Keesbury, 61, of Rutherfordton died Tuesday morning, May 5, 2009, in Rutherford Hospital.

Published: Tuesday, May 5, 2009 at 6:00 p.m. Last Modified: Tuesday, May 5, 2009 at 6:06 p.m. Rosman doesn't have a girls golf team, so sophomore Michael Lea Baxler plays in the spring.

Studies show that in North Carolina fewer teenagers are having sex, meaning fewer babies being born to children, and fewer teenagers infected with sexually transmitted diseases.

RUTHERFORDTON The Rutherford County Visual Artists Guild announces its 4th Annual Art Hop Artist's Studio Tour on May 8 and 9. This year's event features 19 artists at 15 locations throughout the county including Pat Grillo, Fran Brooks, Lori Loftus, Frances Dunphy, Paul Doucet, Grant McRorie, Brian St.

Beckler coins and widow's mites are just two examples of coins that will be on display this weekend at the Morganton Coin Show.

Stephen Bryan has been awarded an Academic Fellows scholarship to attend Gardner-Webb University.