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Chimney Rock Chimney Rock phase 2 of streetscape project underway

CHIMNEY ROCK — Construction for the $1.2 million Phase Two of the downtown streetscape improvements in Chimney Rock began Tuesday, March 19.

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Norris Park Project moves forward with permitting

RUTHERFORDTON — The Norris Park Project is moving forward. Rutherfordton Town Council has given the go-ahead for permitting to proceed.

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Keep Rutherford County Beautiful will award scholarships for fourth consecutive year

RUTHERFORDTON — Keep Rutherford County Beautiful (KRCB) has announced the complete funding of the $1,200 Green Scholarship, thanks to a $1,000 donation from Andrew Tisdale, founder of Freedom Financial Management

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TDA celebrates five years of Rutherford Bound

GOLDEN VALLEY — More than 200 community, government, and tourism leaders from across Rutherford County gathered Thursday evening for a celebration. They were at the Zimmerwald Estate, an event and

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East Rutherford High School wins Litter Bowl 2023

RUTHERFORDTON — East Rutherford High School won the 2023 Rutherford County Litter Bowl.

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Teams compete in first TBRT Amazing Race; Team Blink Floyd takes first place

FOREST CITY — The Rutherford Railroad Development Corporation (RRDC) hosted the first ever Thermal Belt Rail Trail (TBRT) Amazing Race on Saturday, Sept. 9, 2023. The event was created in

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Groundbreaking delayed for Spindale skate park

SPINDALE — Groundbreaking on the new North Slope Skate and Ride park is now expected to be sometime in October, at the earliest. Spindale officials had hoped to break ground

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Tourists continue to spend more in Rutherford County

RUTHERFORDTON — Visitors to Rutherford County continued to spend more money in 2022. This is according to data from an annual study commissioned by Visit North Carolina, a unit of

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Cotton Gin Park receives significant state funding

ELLENBORO — “I’m over the moon.”

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Spindale future is bright, local leaders say; Town turns 100 years old

SPINDALE — The Town of Spindale, known for many years as a hub of the textile industry, has gone through some economic difficulties over the past several decades.

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