FOREST CITY — Eating right – it’s a positive lifestyle change. However with so many “diet” plans, suggestions, and fads, I needed a plan that would work for me. I called on my nutritionist friend Liz Rose Berry to talk to me about…Read More »
(Spindale, NC) – The Rutherford County Library is pleased to announce the acceptance of two grants provided by the RHI Legacy Foundation and the Rutherford County Endowment of The Community Foundation of Western North Carolina. Both grant awards, which together total almost…Read More »
Application deadline is Dec. 13 RALEIGH – Starting Monday, Oct. 14, county governments and nonprofit groups may apply for funding assistance from the N.C. Agricultural Development and Farmland Preservation Trust Fund for farmland preservation projects. This year’s request for proposals includes statewide…Read More »
By Dr. Walter Robinson, NC Policy Watch On September 23rd, leaders from around the world met in New York for the UN Climate Action Summit. Four years ago, in Paris, it was agreed to limit global warming to less than two degrees…Read More »
SPINDALE — The Spindale Merchants Association, a tax exempt organization, is looking to expand and strengthen relationships with the businesses in the Town of Spindale. The organization could be able to coordinate promotional activities, an advertising plan, and be an organized voice…Read More »
The Word of Faith Fellowship is hosting their three-day annual fall Community Yard Sale Thursday through Saturday. Many in the community look forward to inexpensive, clean, gently used quality items of women’s and children’s clothing, accessories, furniture and appliances. All of the…Read More »
Current Conditions as of September 24, 2019 at 8am ET US Drought Monitor of North Carolina Drought Classifications D0 – Abnormally Dry D1 – Moderate Drought D2 – Severe Drought D3 – Extreme Drought D4 – Exceptional Drought S – Short-Term impacts, typically…Read More »
Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina celebrates the 10th year of its annual fundraiser, Flavors of the Foothills, on Saturday, October 12 from 5 p.m. to 8 p.m. Following a silent auction of local and regional items and experiences that begins at 5…Read More »
By Lisa Sorg, NC POLICY WATCH While the EPA’s pollinator protection program sounds promising, it does little to actually ensure the welfare of the nation’s honeybees, according to an EPA Inspector General report published this week. The report criticized the EPA for inadequately assessing…Read More »
By Lisa Sorg, Progressive Pulse Farm Act: Four months, seven editions, at least a dozen hours of committee hearings and legislative staff time, reams of paper, hundreds of miles of travel by the public, some from as far away as the mountains —…Read More »
