The 2014 Got to Be NC Festival is scheduled for May 16-18 at the State Fairgrounds. Join friends and family for three great days of down-home celebration, North Carolina-style. Admission is free. Festival Gate Hours Friday: Noon – 10 p.m.…
Raleigh, N.C. – N.C. Commerce Secretary Sharon Decker announced today that the International Trade Division (ITD), in partnership with the Appalachian Regional Commission (ARC) has established an educational series entitled Global Appalachia Eye Opener Workshops. The workshops will consist of…
Raleigh, NC - Governor Pat McCrory announced today that the budget he will present to the General Assembly will call for in-state tuition for veterans attending North Carolina’s 58 community colleges. “More than 60,000 service men and women are expected to…
Raleigh, NC - Governor Pat McCrory announced a plan today that would address coal ash ponds and strengthen environmental and health regulations. The initiative would result in the conversion or closure of all the state’s coal ash ponds, close loopholes in…
(Sunshine) All registered voters in Rutherford County NC can vote for all three county commissioner seats in November 2014. The only challenged district seat in the primary is District 5 where Republican Alan Toney is challenging incumbent Julius Owens. The…
“The greatness of a nation and its moral progress can be judged by the way its animals are treated.” While most people agree that unemployment is the most critical problem in our county, they disguise this basic problem as a…