Category: Rutherford County

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ACRN Executive Director Matthew LaBreche Honored at NAMI, South Mountains NC Dinner

9-29-23 Forest City- Nonprofit organization NAMI (National Alliance on Mental Illness) South Mountains NC held a meeting and dinner on Friday night to discuss their mission and to honor volunteer Matthew LaBreche for his service and commitment to ACRN (Allied Comprehensive…Read More »

Rutherford County Women’s Wing Of Jail To Re-Open Tuesday 10/03/23

10-02-23 Rutherfordton- After months of waiting for repairs to be finished the Women’s Wing of the Rutherford County Jail was given the “go-ahead” to open by State Inspectors today. As many know that portion of the jail was closed back in April…Read More »

Is It “Zero Tolerance” Or Just Tolerance In The Rutherford County Education System?

September 12, 2023 Two instances have popped up on social media concerning Rutherford County students this week. The one at Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy made WLOS write an article about it (click here) and the other concerning RS Central has not made…Read More »

…But What About The Jail?

Monday night the Rutherford County Commissioners met for their scheduled monthly meeting. The budget was the hot topic right now and will be approved soon. As usual all departments are asking for increased funds. With the rising rates of inflation that is…Read More »

Commissioners…..Where Is The Money?

There is so much talk of money in this county. There seems to be not enough money for the school system, not enough money for jail improvements, not enough for EMS services, and Sheriff’s Office, yet projects such as a multi-million dollar…Read More »

Former Freightworks Workers File Suit

An amended complaint by the former workers at NC trucking company Freightworks LLC was filed Monday in federal court. The original complaint was filed March 23, 2023. The former workers allege they were not given advance warning of Freightwork’s closing and were…Read More »

Reason for RC’s Convenience Center Operating Hours Change

Editor’s Note: We apologize for the publication delay of this story. While for many this is old news, however with the new budget being formulated, the reason behind the operating hours change earlier this year is important to understand. ________________________________________________________ Last year…Read More »