Jan 15, 2025 · RUTHERFORDTON — Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK) Day, is Monday, Jan. 20. But throughout the weekend there will be celebrations of the civil rights activist and preacher who is perhaps most famous for his March on Washington “I Have a …

RUTHERFORDTON — The Martin Luther King Jr. (MLK) Committee of New Hope has announced its schedule for MLK Holiday weekend. On Saturday, Jan. 18, 2025, the MLK Prayer Breakfast will be held at First United Methodist Church of Rutherfordton, Fellowship Center, at 9 a.m. Cost is $15, with proceeds supporting the MLK Scholarship Fund.

RUTHERFORDTON — The snow, sleet, and freezing rain that fell across Rutherford County and much of Western North Carolina on Friday afternoon and evening, (Jan. 10), meant hazardous driving conditions for the weekend.

Jan 18, 2025 · RALEIGH — Base rates for North Carolina homeowners' insurance premiums will increase on average by about 15% by mid-2026 as part of a settlement reached by the state Insurance Department and the industry.

Jan 3, 2025 · SPINDALE — A deceased person was discovered in a room at the Tri-City Motel in Spindale, on Thursday morning, Jan. 2. A motel worker entered a room and discovered the deceased man, identified as Joseph Jerome Cox, age 50. Spindale Police officers were notified and quickly arrived on the scene ...

Dec 30, 2024 · RUTHERFORDTON—Deadlines are looming for U.S. Small Business Administration (SBA) Disaster Loans. SBA officials remind citizens of Rutherford County, that the application for disaster loans, for business physical damage, has a deadline of January 7, 2025, and the deadline for an economic injury disaster loan is June 30, 2025.

Dec 24, 2024 · Duke Energy presented a check for $50,000 to the Rutherford Bound, Disaster Recovery Fund for Lake Lure and Chimney Rock. Pictured holding the check are (left-right): Tourism Development Authority Director Don Cason …

Dec 27, 2024 · Betty Morrow Parker, age 86, of the Shiloh Community went Home to be with the Lord Wednesday, December 25, 2024, at Hospice House of the Carolina Foothills.

Dec 31, 2024 · Nathan Flores of Boy Scouts of America (BSA) Troop 129 was awarded the rank of Eagle Scout with Palms. Pictured, front row, (from left) are: Assistant Scoutmasters Steven Hughes and Kevin Johnson, Scoutmaster Terry Henderson, Nathan Flores, and parents Jessica and Ricardo Flores.

Jan 8, 2025 · Rutherfordton, NC (28139) Today. Partly cloudy this morning, then becoming cloudy during the afternoon.