The Tide 5 Southern Region group, headquartered in Vicksburg, Mississippi, arrived the first week of March and will be in Rutherford County until the first of May.

As a threat of rain was becoming more evident, the Leadership Rutherford Class of 2021-22 didn't allow a few raindrops spoil their excitement.

Standing beside the Ruff'ton Roots garden in Rutherfordton, the Leadership Class officially opened the Rutherford Rise Blessing Box near Rutherford Regional Medical Center.

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Sitting at the dining room table with her card playing teammates Friday morning at the Rutherford County Senior Center, all the attention was directed to Fern Mohr. She was honored with a 100th birthday party that included cards, cakes and plenty of well wishes and hugs. She turned 100 on Saturday, February 19.

Spencer Baptist Church hosted a Night to Shine 2022, sponsored by the Tim Tebow Foundation in the parking lot of the church Friday night, Feb. 11.

An Ellenboro actress has been selected to direct The Last Door, a faith-based film that follows a man on his journey to understanding the importance of blind faith.

Eight young adults arrived in Rutherford County a few days after the January 16 snow event and soon began working to help with urgent housing needs such as roofing and building handicapped ramps for low income people here.

A Rutherford County native, Montana Bright, who is an operating room nurse at Atrium Health in Charlotte spends part of her free time at her part-time job as a Honey Bee dancer for the Charlotte Hornets.

A 16-year-old student at Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy, Maylan Maxwell, has written a cookbook with all proceeds going to purchase supplies for the Cleveland County Boys and Girls club.

A Rutherford County man traveled to Mayfield, Kentucky just before Christmas to take supplies to tornado victims that were donated from people across the county.

Unity in the Community, a faith-based group headquartered in Polk County that reaches over the county line into Rutherford, works to improve the lives of residents across Polk County and surrounding areas by providing activities and services for entire families.

Rutherford County Schools students from grades K-8 enjoyed a day of S.T.E.A.M. on Saturday, Dec. 18 and suddenly became young engineers, electricians and builders of robots.

Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy (TJCA) hosted a ribbon cutting ceremony recently, celebrating the completion of their new $18 million high school campus.

A starlit December evening was perfect for the beautiful outdoor setting for the re-dedication of the Glass Chapel off Maple Creek Road, Rutherfordton on December 5.

Hundreds of students, parents and grandparents attended a Holly Jolly Christmas at Forrest Hunt Elementary School recently.

Like so many things in life, Tommy Hicks loved Christmas.

He had "an infinite capacity for love," according to dear friend, Frieda Sellers.

M.J. Bowman says food is her passion.

Carriage rides through downtown Forest City create a festive feel for the Christmas season. They will take place across six nights from 6 p.m. until 8:45. December 3, 4, 10, 11, 17 and 18. All Friday and Saturday nights.

Eleven members of Florence Baptist Church traveled to Canton recently to assist people who suffered property damage due to Tropical Storm Fred in August.

SPINDALE -- Country superstar Sammy Kershaw will perform at Isothermal Community College this month to honor the nation's veterans in a celebration capped by fireworks.

Rutherford County is full of dreamers. More than 40 of them are over at the REaCH High School building robots.

Asked to describe their most recent move and expansion for their ever-growing hot sauce business at the ribbon cutting on Friday, Aug. 20, former Cherryville resident and one-half of a custom-made hot sauce entrepreneurship, Bret Morey, said simply, "We are blessed beyond measure!"

The Trash Bowl returned, at the height of football season! Organizers were excited to see more participation and more trash collected. The Trash Bowl is a Keep Rutherford County Beautiful (KRCB) event and is a friendly competition among county high schools to see which school can pick up the most trash off roadsides, parking lots, around campus and other public spaces where there is trash that hasn't been properly disposed of.

The most famous resident of Rutherford County may be a soft-spoken 5'10" Chase High junior with a relaxed smile.

Football famous anyway.