Local News in Rutherford County, North Carolina
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Thieves target farm equipment (The Hendersonville Times-News)
By John Harbin Times-News Staff Writer Several farmers in Henderson County have had farm equipment stolen recently, but no arrests have been made in what the farmers believe may be a large theft ring.Summit weighs health of agriculture industry (Statesville Record & Landmark) If North Carolina were a cruise ship, state Agriculture Commissioner Steve Troxler said on Tuesday, agriculture would be the engine propelling it forward.
Outdoors calendar (Asheville Citizen-Times) Submit items one week in advance for the Outdoors Calendar, a weekly listing of hiking, mountain biking, paddling, running and other activities in Western North Carolina.
• Drug ring led to Rockwell bust (The Salisbury Post) By Kathy Chaffin kchaffin@salisburypost.com Thursday's search of two Rockwell residences found to house an indoor marijuana growing operation stemmed from information received during the investigation of a designer drug distribution ring based in n ...
• Iredell case led to Rockwell drug busts (The Salisbury Post) By Kathy Chaffin kchaffin@salisburypost.com Thursday's search of two Rockwell residences and the subsequent arrests of a father and son for an alleged marijuana growing and sales operation stemmed from information received during the investigation ...
Schools see fewer dropouts this year (The Shelby Star) Later this week: Read more in The Star about which Cleveland County schools have the highest dropout rates and which have the lowest. Cleveland County dropout rate 2008-2009: 5.98 2007-2008: 6.76 2006-2007: 6.31 2005-2006: 6.81 2004-2005: 5.57...
Vineyard Defaults Surge as Bargain Wines Hurt Napa (Update2) (Bloomberg) March 8 (Bloomberg) -- In California’s Napa Valley, producer of the most expensive U.S. wines, 2010 may be a vintage year for foreclosures as the industry is squeezed by falling land values and a consumer shift to cheaper brands.
Oh Snow, Not Again! Winter Storm Warning In Effect For Upstate, Western North Carolina (WSPA Spartanburg) Look for 1-3 inches of snow in the Northern Upstate and 2-4 inches in Western North Carolina.
Oh Snow, Not Again! Winter Storm Warning in Upstate and Western North Carolina (WSPA Spartanburg) A winter storm warning is in effect for Tuesday for parts the Upstate and North Carolina.
Remote Management and Robust Content Filtering Prompt the Rutherford County Library System to Adopt OpenDNS (PRWeb via Yahoo! News) Ease of use and cost-effectiveness make the decision easy for local government officials.