Since 2004, Hickory Nut Gorge Outreach has served thousands of residents in need. Their mission is to help eliminate hunger and provide emergency services with love and compassion to those in need that live in our community.

Celebrating the 30th Cinco de Mayo at Mi Pueblito Mexican Restaurant in Rutherfordton on May 5 was just one of numerous special events this month to commemorate the beginning of the successful restaurant.

Forest City---After teaching martial arts in Rutherford County for 50 years, Ray Rice has closed his karate school.

Rice, who has trained in tae-kwon-do, kenpo, ju-jitsu, and akido, holds the rank of 8th Degree Black Belt. He has trained thousands of Rutherford County students since he began in the early 1970s. He has fought professionally across the United States and internationally, and became something of a local legend in the world of combat sports.

Spring is here and Guernsey Girl Creamery near Polkville is moo-ving swiftly into another season of offering superior dairy and other homemade food products to its customers.