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McDowell County slated to receive ~ $200,000/year for 18 years from national opioid settlement

Nadia Ramlagan Public News Service McDowell County is slated to receive roughly $200,000 a year over the next 18 years…

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Forest City Power Outages Scheduled

NOTICE FROM THE TOWN OF FOREST CITY The Electric Department is beginning a major project to upgrade the power grid…

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RPD Body-cam footage of Roberson/Copper Penny Incident Requested

RUTHERFORDTON — Attorney Andrew LaBreche petitioned Superior Court Monday for the release of the Rutherfordton police’s body camera footage of…

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State Claims Against Judges and DA move back to State Court

As previously reported, a local attorney filed suit against Resident Superior Court Judge Tommy Davis, Chief District Court Judge Robert…

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The Rutherfordton Police Department is asking for help identifying subject

The Rutherfordton Police Department is asking for help identifying subject shown in photo. He is wanted for questioning in an…

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No clear plan to spend $6.5 million from feds in Rutherford County

Rutherford lacks administrative capacity to handle ARPA funds, county manager says. County may need to hire someone just to handle…

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Japan’s Shinto religion is going global and attracting online followers

An anthropologist of Japanese religion met followers of Shinto religion online and found how they were building a community and…

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ARMED ROBBERY

Just after 2:00 pm this afternoon, Spindale police responded to an armed robbery at the Dollar General located at 539…

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D.A. Bell to Appeal Superior Court Judge’s Ruling in Hardin Case

The case of Charlie Hardin was called again on February 10th, 2022 in McDowell County Superior Court. After speaking with…

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Inmate Found Unresponsive at the McDowell County Detention Center

Jose Jovanny Camarena, 26, of Nebo, was found unresponsive Wednesday morning during a routine check at the detention center. Camarena…