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 —Town of Spindale leaders have been working together to bring new businesses, new jobs, and revitalization to the neighborhoods without losing the charm and eclecticism of the residents and downtown. The Spindale Merchants Association is evaluating grants, and donations to revive…Read More »
By Rob Schofield, NC POLICY WATCH It always comes as a shock to encounter (or read news stories about) otherwise functioning and reasonably coherent 21st century adults — some of them with important jobs and even positions of public trust — who believe…Read More »
By Rob Schofield, NC Policy Watch Former Gov. Pat McCrory appearing with Graham during his tenure in office. Image: Franklin Graham’s Facebook page It’s never particularly surprising when the Rev. Franklin Graham makes outrageous statements and/or takes extremist, right-wing stands on various…Read More »
Mill Town Brewery is coming to Spindale and there have been questions about the trail-side establishment. Like many breweries Mill Town decided to make their taproom and brewery kid-friendly. No, they are not a daycare or underage drinking establishment. There will be…Read More »
By Rob Schofield, NC POLICY WATCH It’s been almost two weeks now since an exclusive Policy Watch investigation by reporter Joe Killian revealed that former North Carolina state senator and current University of North Carolina Board of Governors member Thom Goolsby has been engaged…Read More »
RUTHERFORDTON — It takes the right combination of a number of things to make a party fun. The RC Chamber of Commerce with the Copper Penny (Shelly Gref, hostess) teamed up together for the RC Chamber of Commerce’s Business After Hours. Along…Read More »
The day faith in the N.C. General Assembly’s Republican leadership bottomed out By Billy Ball, Colin Campbell, Joe Killian NC POLICY WATCH N.C. House Speaker Tim Moore We will remember a lot of things about this day. We’ll remember how North Carolina’s Democratic…Read More »
Another interesting week being out and about in Rutherford County, N.C. We have a belated shout-out to Peggy Horne at the Dept. of Motor Vehicles office. In spite of the lines, and our needing help to change the title to a vehicle,…Read More »
People gather at makeshift memorial for the victims of Saturday’s mass shooting at a shopping complex in El Paso, Texas, on Aug. 4, 2019. (AP Photo/Andres Leighton) Georgette Bennett, Religion News (RNS) — Until the deadly shootings over the weekend, national headlines…Read More »
