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February 10, 2026

Rutherford County

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Another $116M headed to NC for Helene recovery

January 24, 2026 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — Department of Homeland Security Sec. Kristi Noem announced last Wednesday that more than $116 million will be headed to North Carolina for Hurricane Helene recovery efforts. “This investment will repair and restore critical […]

Article

K-12 calendar change bills flood legislative session

March 20, 2025 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH—Bills seeking to allow local school boards to alter the opening and closing dates of their K-12 public school districts have flooded the General Assembly during its short session. So far, 27 such bills have […]

Article

100 in 100: Rutherford County’s Forrest Burgess, baseball’s ‘Smoky’

July 8, 2020 Brett Friedlander

North State Journal’s 100 in 100 series will showcase the best athlete from each of North Carolina’s 100 counties. From Alamance to Yancey, each county will feature one athlete who stands above the rest. Some […]

Article

Official from “governor’s taskforce” shuts down cafe’s attempt to reopen

May 15, 2020 A.P. Dillon

RALEIGH — A small restaurant in Spindale, North Carolina attempted to re-open for dine-in service earlier this week while employing social distancing methods and taking safety precautions, but was stopped by law enforcement and a […]

Business

Facebook to invest in new fiber route for western NC counties

March 2, 2020 Emily Roberson

FOREST CITY and RTP – MCNC, the non-profit operator of the North Carolina Research and Education Network (NCREN), has announced a collaboration with Facebook to make high-speed broadband available to nearly 30 Community Anchor Institutions […]

Madeline Gray—North State Journal
Article

Murphy to Manteo

May 23, 2018 North State Journal Staff

Heavy rains cause road collapse Transylvania County Heavy rains and flooding last week caused the partial collapse of a road in Transylvania County. Wilson Road was closed after about a third of the road had […]

Madeline Gray | North State Journal
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Voters approve bonds, beer sales across NC

November 15, 2017 North State Journal Staff

RALEIGH — Last week voters overwhelmingly approved millions of dollars’ worth of bonds in communities across the state. While Charlotte elected a new mayor in Democrat Vi Lyles, voters also approved $922 million in bonds […]

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