EMS to Expand Paramedic Service for 911 Coverage
Plot twist or tease? NC film industry showing signs of resilience
After a shift in state policies decimated the NC film industry, incentive changes and COVID-19 conditions are behind solid numbers this year. But will this last? by Arturo Pineda October 14, 2021 Carolina Public Press Lifelong actress Maureen Mountcastle poses for a portrait at…Read More »
High Turnover Rate in District Attorney Ted Bell’s Office
A point that has not been brought to public notice, but is well known within the court system, is the rapid turnover in the District Attorney’s office in the last four years. At the end of 2017, the District Attorney’s office was…Read More »
Is the Sheriff’s Dept. Misusing StingRays?
As revealed in a RC civil complaint against a number of government officials, including several judges, District Attorney Ted Bell, and the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Department, along with specific members of the Narcotics Team, the complaint alleges misuse of StingRay devices by…Read More »
N.C. pastors urge SBC EC to comply with messengers’ directive, waive attorney-client privilege
In a letter addressed to the Southern Baptist Convention’s (SBC) Executive Committee (EC), a group of North Carolina Baptist leaders and pastors called on the EC today (Sept. 30) to abide by Southern Baptist messengers’ expressed will and waive attorney-client privilege for…Read More »
Considering a fake vaccination card? NC Attorney General advises: Better think twice.
By Clayton Henkel September 29, 2021 In Commentary, COVID It seems some people will do anything to avoid vaccine mandates, and that includes buying or trying to produce a bogus CDC vaccination card. But attorneys general nationwide are cracking down on the counterfeiters, noting that…Read More »
FEMA Program Will Pay $9K in Funeral Costs for COVID Victims
FEMA program will reimburse families for funeral expenses of multiple COVID victims, up to a limit of $35,500 per applicant. (Victor Moussa/Adobestock) Suzanne Potter, Producer RALEIGH, N.C. — Did you know the Federal Emergency Management Agency (FEMA) has a program to reimburse…Read More »
Rutherford County GOP hosts very successful fundraiser
SPINDALE — Former Deputy White House Press Secretary and Deputy Assistant to President Donald Trump, Hogan Gidley, was the keynote speaker for the Rutherford County’s Lincoln-Reagan Dinner Friday, Sept. 17, 2021 before a full house at the Foundation. The Rutherford County Republican…Read More »
Pool vs. Tierce hears Pretrial Motions Monday – what they don’t want to be known
MARION — Jennifer Tierce, the woman accused of attempted extortion of former District Court Judge Randy Pool, will be in court in Marion Monday to face trial. Tierce is alleged to have attempted to extort cash from Pool in exchange to not…Read More »
D.A. Bell moves to suppress Pool investigations in Tierce Extortion Trial
On Sept. 3, 2021, District Attorney Ted Bell filed a motion for the upcoming former judge Randy Pool versus Jennifer Tierce extortion case that any reference, testimony, or argument pertaining to Randy Pool’s communications and relationships with women other than Defendant, the…Read More »
