Rutherford County, NC, Western North Carolina, News,arrests, RC Catalyst, Judicial District 29A
I have repeatedly written about my concerns in the jail over the years. Since Sheriff Ellenburg ran on a promise of transparency I requested to be allowed to actually tour the dentition facility so I could give a first hand account of…Read More »
Raleigh Oct 17, 2022 More than $30.1 million from the N.C. Volkswagen Settlement Program will be distributed by the North Carolina Department of Environmental Quality to fund 161 new school buses across the state, with the majority of the funding going toward…Read More »
**Opinion** 10-21-22 I was looking a copy of our ballot today and it just made me sad. Where is everyone? Where are the Democrat candidates? Where are the Independent/Unaffiliated candidates? Why are there so many uncontested races in our county? I know…Read More »
An exhibit examining the myths and misconceptions behind the mountain “hillbilly” stereotype will open Saturday, Oct. 1, at the Mountain Gateway Museum & Heritage Center (MGM) in Old Fort. “Hillbillyland: Myth & Reality of Appalachian Culture,” will run through May 7, 2023,…Read More »
9-21-22 Rutherfordton- What a day in the courthouse in Rutherfordton! This almost sounds like the set up for a Lifetime movie. The Main Players: Jamie Dunn, a former Sheriff’s deputy who was fired for assaulting a restrained prisoner in the jail, who now…Read More »
Raleigh Aug 17, 2022 Today, Governor Roy Cooper issued the following statement in response to a judge reinstating North Carolina’s 20-week abortion ban: “Although I disagree with this ruling, the vast majority of patients will still be able to access reproductive health…Read More »
Innovative Electric Boat Manufacturer Forza X1 to invest $10.5 million in Marion Raleigh Jul 28, 2022 Forza X1, Inc., the builder of an innovative line of electric-powered boats, will invest $10.5 million to establish a new manufacturing plant in McDowell County, Governor…Read More »
“Get Checked. Get Tested. Get Protected.” Raleigh Jul 25, 2022 The North Carolina Department of Health and Humans Services has expanded the list of higher-risk people who are eligible to receive the monkeypox vaccine to help prevent spread in the state. Vaccinations…Read More »
Our office has received reports of scammers going door-to-door in neighborhoods, posing as maintenance workers or salespeople. Be aware of activity in your neighborhood and remain cautious. Don’t open the door if you don’t know the visitor, and if you’re concerned for…Read More »
MORGANTON, N.C. — On July 14, Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina helped the Calton Family permanently protect 385 acres of their family farm under an agricultural conservation easement, providing significant farmland preservation benefits in the Sunshine community of Rutherford County. With the…Read More »