Citizenship award given to McWhorter FOREST CITY — A 30-year-champion of Rutherford County, Frankie McWhorter, received the 2010 Duke Energy Citizenship Service Award Friday night.
NASCAR legend touts creativity FOREST CITY — A founder of NASCAR and one of its greatest promoters, Humphy Wheeler, told a group of Rutherford Countians Friday the nation and county are asking themselves “how in the world...
Edward Jones gets high ranking again FOREST CITY — For the fifth year out of the past six, financial-services firm Edward Jones ranks highest in investor satisfaction with full-service brokerage firms, according to the J.D. Power...
Pisgah Legal Services announces new staff ASHEVILLE — Pisgah Legal Services, a nonprofit law firm providing free civil legal aid to low-income people, announces four new members of its Mountain Violence Prevention Project. As new staf...
Clayton Homes reports its sales up 22 percent
FOREST CITY — Overall home sales have taken a hard hit in our region, much like the rest of America. But not at Clayton Home Sales Centers, including the stores serving Forest City. Clayton’s ...
Carolina Chiropractic has new owner FOREST CITY — Dr. Sarah Merrison has taken over the Carolina Chiropractic Plus practice from Dr. Danielle Rogers who is retiring to be a full-time mom to her three children.
Chamber luncheon series continues RUTHERFORDTON — The Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce sponsored another LUNCH and LEARN™ on Wednesday at Ryan’s restaurant in Forest City.
Farmers Market offers local variety SPINDALE — Very early on Tuesday and Friday mornings farmers and crafts people from across the county arrive at the farmers market off Fairground Road at about 6:30 a.m. with pick-up trucks and ...
Company wins award for building design SPINDALE – Atchley Construction Company Inc. was recently awarded an American Buildings Company Excellence in Design Award in the category of Green Buildings for Cowan’s of Rutherfordton in Ruth...
Hermann International recognized LAKE LURE — The United States Distance Learning Association presented the Gold Award for Best Practices in Distance Learning Programming to Herrmann International of Lake Lure at the 2010 Inte...
SCORE sets local office hours RUTHERFORDTON — Rutherford County Chamber of Commerce Executive Director Rick Austin has announced that SCORE and the Chamber have teamed up to provide expert advice and counseling to existing...
Physicians practice is expanding RUTHERFORDTON – Rutherford Hospital Inc. and Rutherford Orthopaedics announce the arrival of Douglas Freels, MD, on April 26.
Edward Jones to hold Coffee Club FOREST CITY — George Allen, a local Edward Jones financial advisor, will be hosting a coffee club on every fourth Thursday at 7 a.m. at Village Coffee, 247 Oak St., Forest City.
Hankinson will return to KCH FOREST CITY — Kyle Hankinson, a native of Rutherford County, was recently named Distinguished Honor Graduate from the U.S. Army Aviation Center of Excellence.
Woman opens unique lodging property SHILOH — When Chuck and Tammy Martelle’s daughter was young, she was quite the equestrian — showing her horses and participating in rides and three day events all across the country.
