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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.
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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...
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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...
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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...
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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 ...
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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.
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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.
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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 ...
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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...
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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...
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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...
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Physicians practice is expanding
RUTHERFORDTON – Rutherford Hospital Inc. and Rutherford Orthopaedics announce the arrival of Douglas Freels, MD, on April 26.
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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.
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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.
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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.
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