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The Weekly Report showcases the activities and accomplishments of the many Departments

within Rutherford County Government. Click on the directory lists, headings and text in blue to be linked to more information.

Department Directory

Agriculture/Cooperative Extension

Airport

Board of Elections

Building Inspections

County Manager

County Commissioners

Economic Development

Emergency Medical Services

Fire Marshal

Finance

Human Resources

Information Technology

Library

Public Works and Planning

Register of Deeds

Revenue

Senior Center

Social Services

Soil and Water

Solid Waste

Transit

Tourism Development Authority

Veteran Services

Weekly Report

Highlight of Departmental Activities

August 20, 2018

Agriculture/Cooperative Extension

Open every Saturday until October 27th

9 am to 1 pm

172 Depot Street in Forest City

Join us weekly to explore the seasonal offerings from our Ruther-

ford County farms. Enjoy a hot snack from Circle B Barbecue's

food truck, while shopping for homemade crafts from our talented

artisans, seasonal produce grown right here in Rutherford County,

and much, much more. Fun for the whole family!

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Animal Control

Animal Control Weekly Update

Total animals taken in

50

Animals adopted into forever homes

9

Animals sent to rescued groups

15

Animals returned to owners

2

Calls completed

89

This week, Animal Control installed a new air system for the dog kennels to help keep our furry friends a

bit more comfortable. Michelle traveled to New York to learn more about shelter medicine.

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Board of Elections

911 Communications Center

Call Summary

Rutherford County Communications

240 N. Washington Street

Rutherfordton, NC 28139

Report Date: 08/05/2018 to 08/11/2018

Total 911 Calls

Total Admin Calls

Total Calls

948

2,314

3,262

Director Debbie Bedford and staff:

• Starting recruitment of poll workers for the November election.

• Continued recruitment of One-Stop Workers

• Meeting with Planning, IT and Emergency Management to prepare for Homeland Security visit

• Received replacement candidate for Republican School Board District 1 Candidate which will be

Brandi Nanney.

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County Manager and Commissioners

Listed are several events, meetings, and activities in which the County Manager, Commissioners and staff

were involved with the following individuals, departments and businesses:

• Planning and Projects

• HR Association

• DSS Board

• IPDC Executive Committee

• Grassroots Selection Committee

• Group Housing meeting

• EDC

• County Attorney

• Firstnet

• Opioid Prevention for State Grant Information

• Forest City Car Show

Other activities and events this week included Lake Lure Town Council meeting, meetings with citizens,

numerous calls, interoffice meetings, conference calls, public relations, advising, and preparation for vari-

ous responsibilities.

Well done to Melanie Haynes Butler (daughter of Clerk to the Board Hazel Haynes)! We congratulate

Melanie for not only completing the Lake Lure Olympiad “Ran the Dam Run 10k” last Friday night and

the “Race to the Rock” Saturday morning, but also for coming in first in her age group in both races. She

is quite the achiever! Great job, Melanie!

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Fire Marshal/Emergency Management

Finance Department

The Finance Office processed accounts payable. Several interdepartmental meetings were attended by di-

rector and staff.

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Human Resources

Information Technology

• The HR Director held meetings to discuss personnel issues, exit interviews, and retirements.

• The HR Specialist conducted new hire orientation.

• The Director and Specialist attended the monthly HR Association meeting.

• Open enrollment for health insurance is just around the corner. Employees will be receiving infor-

mation from the State Health Plan through mail and email.

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Library

New Books New DVDs

The Price You Pay by Aiden Truhen

Bimini Twist by Linda Greenlaw

White River Burning by John Verdon

In Dreams Forgotten by Tracie Peterson

The Devil’s Half Mile by Paddy Hirsch

Bring Me Back by BA Paris

An Unwanted Guest by Shari Lapena

A Tale of Two Murders by Heather Redmond

The Anthology Part 1 by Garth Brooks

A Gathering of Secrets by Linda Castillo

The Sinners by Ace Atkins

King of the Dancehall by Nick Cannon

The Burning Maze by Rick Riordan

Bad Men and Wicked Women by Eric Jerome Dickey

A Court of Frost and Starlight by Sarah J. Maas

Pete the Cat: Pete at the Beach by James Dean

Pete the Cat’s Train Trip by James Dean

Pinkalicious 123 by Victoria Kann

Good Night Octopus by Caleb Burroughs

Pinkalicious ABC by Victorica Kann

Fly Guy and the Alienzz by Tedd Arnold

Then She Was Gone by Lisa Jewell

Children of Blood and Bone by Tomi Adeyemi

IMAX Space Station

The Miracle Season

Ready Player One

Nella the Princess Knight

When We Left Earth: The NASA Missions

PJ Masks: Save the Summer

Overboard

Shimmer and Shine: Friendship Divine

Rusty Rivets

Aquaman: Rage of Atlantis

Erika Woody (Haynes Branch)

What’s Been Going On:

• Selected the winners for the Summer Reading Program- Jackson Roche won the grand prize basket for

the children’s portion, Jacob Arrowood won the runner up basket for the children’s portion, and Dako-

ta Hendrix won the prize for the young adult portion

• 37 children turned in reading logs, 26 of which were completed

• 3 young adults turned in challenge cards, completing 10-12 challenges each

• 1 adult turned in a completed challenge card

• Held a homemade ice cream party with the help of Maria!

• Erika is gearing up to go to the Bass Pro Shops NRA Night Race at Bristol

What’s Coming Up:

• Story Time- Tuesdays @ 10:30am

• Build It Club- Tuesdays @ 3:30pm

• iSpy- all month long

• Doing My Homework door hangers- all month long

• Back to School- all month long

April Yong (County)

• Ordered materials for all libraries

• Worked on State Library Report

• Catalogued and processed books

• Attended North Carolina Public Library Directors Association Summer meeting held right here in

beautiful Lake Lure. Approximately 55 library directors from across the state, along with representa-

tives from the State Library, and the interim State Librarian Staci Meyer, Deputy Secretary of the N.C.

Department of Natural and Cultural Resources, were in attendance Wednesday through Friday.

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Stephanie Long (County)

Circulation Manager completed the following tasks this week:

• processed new books, including:

Texas Ranger by James Patterson

Feared by Lisa Scottoline

• processed new DVDs, including:

12 Strong

All in the Family (3rd season)

Dinosaurs (1st & 2nd seasons)

George Gently (series 8)

Outlander (season 3)

• submitted order cards for patron DVD requests

• cataloged and processed several paperback

Maria Davis (County)

Maria is working on programming for September and October and has some really fun ideas! Be sure to

keep an eye on our website (www.rutherfordcountylibrary.org) and our Facebook page

(www.facebook.com/rutherfordcountylibrary) for all upcoming events. Remember…if you have an idea of

what you would like to see at the library, please feel free to let Maria know!

This week Maria traveled to Haynes Branch and made homemade ice cream as an end of the summer treat

to Haynes Branch patrons. I have to admit…it sure was good! Maria also held a Homemade Lip Balm pro-

gram as well as a cooking demonstration debuting “The Best Deviled Eggs.” If you missed either of these

programs, you missed great fun!

Maria is so excited about two local author talks coming up. Mark Eitel will be here August 23, 2018 at 6:00

pm to discuss his book Lost By The Lake. As many of you know, Mark works for Rutherford County in the

Transit Department. I sure would love for everyone to come out and support our co-worker! (Flyer on page

26.)

Dr. Beth Dawkins will be here August 30, 2018 at 6:00 pm to debut her newest book Mommy, Am I Pretty?

Dr. Dawkins grew up in Rutherford County and attended East Rutherford High School. This book is a great

read, full of beautifully illustrated pictures that tell an important story about the African American experi-

ence. Dr. Dawkins will be the first children’s author that Maria has invited to Rutherford County Library.

Please consider coming and supporting Dr. Dawkins! (Flyer on page 27.)

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Register of Deeds

The Register of Deeds office works with the public everyday and continues to give prompt, courteous

and accurate service.

Transaction Group

Totals

Certified Vital Records

206

Marriage Licenses

14

Recorded Deeds

83

Recorded Deeds of Trust

37

Recorded Certificates of Satisfaction

42

Recorded Various Other Documents

53

Oath Given to Notary Publics

1

Recorded Plats/Surveys

5

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Revenue Department

Customer Service Totals

Phone Calls 819

Customer Service Assistance 364

Information/Data Requests 2

Website Hits 3,920

County Growth Indicators

Building Permits Reviewed 5

Deeds Reviewed 68

Collections Progress

Deeds Certified 25

Total Taxes Collected $2,688,892.48

2018 bills are in the mail and we are experiencing large numbers of phone calls. If you call and get our

voice mail, please leave a message. Staff will return the call as soon as possible.

Staff has been doing a great job with the high volume of calls, questions on taxes in general, and on the

Solid Waste fees. Keep up the good work!

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Senior Center

The Senior Center had a group of early visitors Monday

morning. We do not know if they dropped by to try out

Wanda’s 9 AM Aerobics class or if they just wanted to scope

out all the many great activities offered every day here at the

Center.

The Senior Center is available to adults 55 and older for pro-

grams and activities, and adults 60 and older can participate

in all our programs, activities, and the Congregate Meal pro-

gram, which is offered Monday – Friday at 11:30.

The staff of the Senior Center would like to give a BIG shout

out to Truck Services of Forest City for agreeing to transport

boxed food from the Second Harvest Food Bank in Charlotte.

The program is the Commodity Supplemental Food Program, a food program for low-income seniors.

Michelle Smith, our Nutrition Coordinator, has done an amazing job at leading this program and managing

the application process.

We distributed 78 boxes of food last week. Senior Citizens in Rutherford County are very excited and

grateful for this program. We had another 109 boxes picked up for the month of August. Truck Services,

Michelle, Courtney (Michelle’s daughter), and the Senior Center Director packed 109 boxes of food into a

work van to be transported to the Center. Once they arrived at the Center, they were able to recruit some

strong volunteers from the Pool Room to help move them inside (pictures below and on page 13).

THANK YOU TRUCK SERVICES FOR VOLUN-

TEERING TO TRANPORT THE FOOD FOR THIS

PROGRAM TO SO MANY IN NEED! AWESOME

JOB MICHELLE, COURTNEY, AND OUR FAITH-

FUL VOLUNTEERS FROM THE POOL ROOM! YOU

ROCK!

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A special thanks to White Oak of Ruther-

fordton for hosting our Blood Pressure Clinic

Monday. Thirty-five (35) seniors participat-

ed and had their blood pressure taken.

This week’s theme is… “Baby, It’s HOT Out-

side” and here at the Senior Center we were

saying, “Baby, It’s HOT INSIDE! Our air

conditioner malfunctioned late Monday so we

did not have air from lunchtime Monday until

late afternoon Tuesday. A HUGE thank you

to the maintenance crew for driving to Char-

lotte to pick up the part to fix our air condi-

tioning.

On Wednesday, we learned “All About Lem-

ons” and then had refreshing, ice-cold lemon-

ade after lunch.

Thursday shoppers headed to Hendersonville

in search of some “cooler” weather and did a

little shopping along the way. They ate lunch

at Cracker Barrel – always a senior favorite!

The Senior Center Director visited with the

Shingle Hollow Meal Site for “Chat with the

Director”. This is a time where participants

can meet and chat with the director as well as

make suggestions.

She also attended the Transit Advisory Board

(TAB) Meeting on Thursday afternoon.

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Sheriff's July 2018 Report

Calls for Service 4,290

Warrants Served/Total Arrest 88/127

Domestic Calls 134

Involuntary Commitments/Hours 22/23.50 Man Hours

Civil Papers Served 296

Ex partes Served 12

Evictions 16

Animals Pickup/Surrender 228

Animals Returned to Owners or Rescued 144

Animal Control Calls for Service 33+6

New Cases Assigned to Detectives/Road Patrol 208/3

Pill Drop Collections 11.219 Doses Units/323 ML

Average Daily Inmate Confinement 225

Gun Purchase Permits Issued 104

Carry Concealed Permits Issued 30

Project Lifesaver Clients/Contact Hours 2/2.0 Man Hours

Registered Sex Offenders/Contact Hours 203/15.0 Man Hours

Sheriff’s Office

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Personnel Actions

July, 2018

Special Order

Number 8

• Cynthia Calhoun with the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office (911) Communication Center was re-

leased from her duties effective 7/06/2018 and her release is hereby made a matter of record.

• Lance Mundy with the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office Detention Center resigned and his resig-

nation is hereby made a matter of record. Effective 7/11/2018.

• Steve Nanney to part-time with the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office (911) Communication Center

(Radio Maintenance). Effective 7/16/2018.

• Trey Hooper with the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office (SRO) Division to the Road Patrol Divi-

sion. Effective 7/20/2018.

• Sherice Logan to full time with the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office in the Detention Center. Ef-

fective 8/06/2018.

• John Greenway with the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office Road Patrol Division to Emergency

Management (Assistant Fire Marshall). Effective 8/20/2018.

• Chris Wilson with the Rutherford County Sheriff’s Office (DSS Officer) to the School Resource Of-

ficer Division (SRO RS Middle School). Effective 8/20/2018.

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Social Services

Adult Services June 2018 May 2018 June 2017

Guardianship 41 40 36

Protective Payees 23 21 22

Adult Care Homes Monitored 15 15 16

Adult Day Care Recipients 4 5 5

In-Home Aide Program 26 25 24

SA In-Home 14 14 12

Blind Services - - 24

Open Cases 19 24 -

Referrals 14 17 -

Adult Protective Services New Reports 22 24 18

Reports Carried Over from Previous Months 10 8 10

Confirmed Reports (Staffed this Month) 5 1 12

Substantiated Reports 0 3 3

Ongoing Cases 0 2 7

Community Referrals 0 0 2

Economic Services - Food Assistance June 2018 May 2018 June 2017

# Households 5,495 5,530 6,032

# People 11,506 11,571 11,194

Total Monthly Allotment $1,239,418 $1,236,336 $1,417,132

Food & Nutrition Svcs Apps Taken 229 238 239

Medicaid: Aged, Blind, Disabled Cases 4,685 4,685 4,730

Adult Medicaid Apps Taken 172 140 130

Adult Medicaid Inquiries 14 12 20

Families 10,780 10,701 10,763

Family & Children Apps Taken 172 165 194

Family & Children Inquiries 3 9 0

NC Health Choice 736 736 720

Total Medicaid Recipients 16,201 16,122 16,213

Work First/FS/Medicaid Hearings 3 16 4

Work First Employment 21 20 36

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Subsidized Child Care June 2018 May 2018 June 2017

Monthly Cost $186,968 $222,147 $227,360

Children Served 504 509 492

Work First Family Assistance 144 145 181

Benefit Diversion 0 0 0

Work First Child Only 123 125 145

Children’s Services June 2018 May 2018 June 2017

CPS Reports - Total 92 121 109

Child Protective Svcs Screen-Ins 67 75 70

Child Protective Svcs Screen-Outs 25 46 39

Receiving In-Home (Families) 28 24 29

Child Protective Svcs Assists 14 12 31

Children in Foster Care 133 136 160

Children Available for Adoption 46 43 23

Foster Care Homes Licensed 0 0 0

And Relicensed 0 0 0

Non-Agency Home Studies 1 1 8

MAPP Class Participants 4 12 0

Number of Foster Homes 25 25 23

Foster Children in Non-Paid Placements 24 31 71

Child Support Enforcement June 2018 May 2018 June 2017

Absent Parent Cases 3,731 3,724 3,610

Monthly Collections $434,979 $463,408 $425,771

Service Rate % 100 100 100

Medicaid Transportation June 2018 May 2018 June 2017

Trips Provided * 2,490 2,822

Monthly Cost * $74,756 $82,811

Program Integrity June 2018 May 2018 June 2017

Collections $10,976 $9,525 $5,844

Incentives Paid to County $1,896 $1,366 $827

*Data not available at the time of issue.

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Soil & Water

The District Administration and Education Specialist:

• worked on Farmland program update.

• attended NRCS Local Work Group.

• worked on 2017-2018 Annual Report.

• worked on District minutes and supervisor travel.

The Resource Conservation Administrator spent the week:

• reviewing farm eligibility criteria.

• reviewing Ag. Cost share applications.

• meeting with landowners about erosion control .

News Release

For Immediate Release

From: Rutherford SWCD

August 17, 2018

The Rutherford Soil & Water Conservation District se-

lected Caden Francis of Rutherfordton to attend the

2018 Resource Conservation Workshop held June 24 –

June 29, 2018 on the campus of North Carolina State

University.

The Resource Conservation Workshop is a weeklong

intensive study and hands on conservation workshop

teaching students about natural resources and their

management in today’s environment. The students also

learn what college life is about and they are exposed to

professional groups for career opportunities. Subjects

covered included: Soil Characteristics, Soil Conserva-

tion, Wildlife and fisheries management, forest man-

agement, nonagricultural uses for soils, water quality

and watershed management.

Caden is the son of Jill and Chris Francis and is a soph-

omore at Chase High School. Caden reported he

learned about agriculture job opportunities and technol-

ogy in agriculture. He also learned a lot when touring

the research fields and learned about no-till farming,

erosion control and other best management practices.

Caden is interested in working in the agriculture field.

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Solid Waste

Customers served

481

Loads hauled from Centers

77

MSW loads to Lenoir

47

Recycling loads to Conover

3

Tire customers

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Director James Kilgo:

• attended several meetings.

• Visited Convenience Centers.

• worked on reports.

Office staff:

• took care of customers while running reports and handling electronics coming in.

• prepared annual reports and gathered tonnage numbers for towns, and are working with town manag-

ers and residents to encourage less plastic and trash going in the recycle.

Transfer Station staff:

• has been busy processing and inspecting, MSW and recycling tonnages.

C&D staff:

• continues to process C&D tonnages coming in

• maintaining the grounds

• hauling dirt for cover and watering dust down in the hot days

• blading the demo area to prevent vehicles from being stuck.

Airport staff:

• continues to work on maintaining the grass in the airport grounds.

Shop staff:

• busy with preventative maintenance to equipment and vehicles and repairs in equipment.

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Tourism Development Authority

Visit our website for a full list of events and times at: timeofyourlifenc.com or call our Welcome Center

at 828.287.6113. If you have any questions, comments or concerns please contact Taylor Hardin, Admin-

istrative Assistant for the TDA at 828-287-6013 or by email at taylor.hardin@rutherfordcountync.gov.

If you need to pick up travel guides for your business or you would like to be added to the newsletter dis-

tribution list, please contact Project Manager Karen Tegen at 828-287-6130 or by email at

kren.tegen@rutherfordcountync.gov.

Congratulations to

Amy and Chris Brevard,

owners of SCOOPS, on their Grand Opening and Ribbon Cutting Ceremony!

Amy Brevard is the TDA Marketing and Communications Manager (pictured below).

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Transportation Services

EMS:

EMS management held their monthly staff meeting and discussed the upcoming World Equestrian Games,

an internal emergency Response Plan, ongoing training and capital purchases. The quarterly Peer Review

Quality Management meeting was also held where multiple providers within the county meet to discuss

high acuity calls, protocols, training, etc. Director met with Rutherford Regional to provide and update for

the World Equestrian Games. Administration for EMS and the Sheriff’s office also met to continue coordi-

nation of services between departments. The monthly random drug/alcohol test was also conducted. Be-

low is a breakdown of the type and number of calls that our paramedics ran during the past week.

Type of Call # of Calls

Sick Person 19

Transfer/Interfacility/Palliative Care 18

Falls 16

Traffic Accident 15

Chest Pain (Non-Traumatic) 13

Breathing Problem 12

Diabetic Problem 12

Unconscious/Fainting 9

Convulsions/Seizure 6

Stroke/CVA 6

Hemorrhage/Laceration 5

Heart Problems/AICD 3

Medical Alarm 3

Psychiatric Problem/Abnormal Behavior/Suicide Attempt 3

Stab/Gunshot Wound/Penetrating Trauma 3

Assault 2

Cardiac Arrest/Death 2

Choking 2

No Other Appropriate Choice 2

Traumatic Injury 2

Unknown Problem/Person Down 2

Abdominal Pain/Problems 1

Animal Bite 1

Boating Accident 1

Drowning/Diving/SCUBA Accident 1

Headache 1

Heat/Cold Exposure 1

Overdose/Poisoning/Ingestion 1

Emergency Calls 159

Non-Emergency Calls 14

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Veteran Services

Assisted veterans in the past week with claims, benefits, and other services: 83

Faxes sent for veteran claims, pension, compensation and records: 111

Director Susan Hall met with representatives from Senator Thom Tillis and Representative Patrick

McHenry’s offices to discuss veteran issues.

Transit:

Transit held their quarterly Transit Advisory Board meet-

ing and discussed new bus shelters, the World Equestrian

Games and training.

The monthly random drug/alcohol test was also conduct-

ed.

Director Giles also met with administration at ICC to de-

termine the potential need and location of a bus shelter on

campus for Transit’s free deviated fixed route that stops on

campus throughout the day.

The Office Coordinator spent time with McDowell Trans-

portation Director Randall Conley going through the pro-

cess of billing Medicaid claims on NC Tracks website.

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CURRENT

WEEK

WEEKLY AVG

Total Miles

8,963

8,306

Local Trips

1,166

1,145

Out of County Trips

97

73

Unduplicated Passengers

202

191

Total Revenue

$17,665

$15,980

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The 27th Annual Hot Nights Cool Rides Car Show will be held on

Saturday, August 18, 2018 along historic Main Street!

The fun begins on Friday night, August 17, at 6:00 PM with a cruise in at the Rutherford County Farmers

Market on Park Square just off Main Street! The Ocean Boulevard Band, from nearby Cleveland County,

will be taking the stage at 6:00 pm! Cruise In cars are asked to park in the parking areas immediately adja-

cent to the Rutherford County Farmers Market. All others are asked to park on Main Street and in the mu-

nicipal lots between Main Street and Trade Street. Don't forget to bring a chair!

Early registration for the car show will be held on Friday, August 17 from 2:00 pm-8:00 pm at Main Street

Meetings, 108 East Main Street. Registration is just $25 per car and includes a commemorative t-shirt!

Come early, preregister your car, enjoy dinner at one of our Main Street restaurants, and then make your

way to the cruise in are and listen to some great music! Don't forget your chair or blanket! There is plenty

of free, public parking available in the lots between Main Street and Trade Street.

On Saturday, we will close Main Street at Broadway Street and Church Street to everyone except show cars

at 7:00 am! Registration will be held from 9:00 am-2:00 pm at Main Street Meetings, 108 East Main

Street. Live music from Josh and Tyler 9:30-10:45, Jack Roper and the Weatherman Band from 11:30 am-

1:30 pm; Wiregrass from 2:30 pm- 4:30 pm; and Night Move from 5:30 pm-7:30 pm. Between acts, the

Sound Connection will be spinning favorite dance songs for the crowd! Keep an eye out for everyone's fa-

vorite deputy, Barney Fife! Food vendors as well as Main Street restaurants will have lots of delicious

food available. The car show is an alcohol free, pet free event.

Follow the event on FB at Hot Nights Cool Rides Forest City Car Show or on FB at Forest City Events.

For more information call: 828-247-4417.

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WEDNESDAY, AUGUST 1 to

FRIDAY, AUGUST 31

Family Animal Encounters

Time: 2 pm daily

Cost: Included with Park Admission

We are lucky to have incredible Animal Educators to

help us spread the word on the important roles they play in our ecosystem.

Join one of our Park naturalists for an informal program where your family will love meeting some of

our wilder teammates! Kids of all ages are sure to take home some fun facts and special memories.

Then, grab a Track Trail brochure at the Animal Discovery Den and round out the day with a hike along

our Great Woodland Adventure trail with 12 education stations. Don’t forget your camera!

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Power line safety training for first responders in Rutherford County

Duke Energy’s Live Line Trailer came to Rutherfordton in July and provided safety train-

ing for nearly 100 first responders in the County. Our linemen demonstrated how outages

occur and how power is restored. They also demonstrated what happens when something –

such as a person, tree or ladder – touches a live power line. Thousands of emergency per-

sonnel in Duke Energy's service territories have attended these demonstrations. We are

proud of our partnership with these brave and hard-working men and women!

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County Commissioners County Office

Bryan A. King, Chairman Alan Toney, Vice Chairman Hazel Haynes, Clerk to Board

Michael Benfield, Eddie Holland, Greg Lovelace Richard Williams, County Attorney

Follow us online! www.rutherfordcountync.gov

County Manager Steve Garrison

Kimberly Aldridge, Weekly Report Editor

828.287.6060

Saturday 8/18

• Skulls and Skins: 11 am at South Mountains State Park. Call (828) 433-4772 to sign up.

Sunday 8/19

• Bees, Butterflies, and other Pollinators: 2 pm at Lake James State Park.

• Fly Fishing 101: 2 pm at South Mountains State Park - Visitor Center. Call (828) 433-4772 for

more information.

Tuesday, 8/21

• ROC Monthly Meeting. 5:30 pm at Barley's in Spindale.

Saturday, 8/25

• ROC Walk with Brother Wolf. Meet at Brother Wolf (1364 US 221 Hwy. N, Rutherfordton) at 10

am to be matched up with a dog. Registration is required. Email Dana Bradley at da-

na@rutherfordoutdoor.org or call 828-351-3235 to sign up.

Email us at trails@rutherfordoutdoor.org or call (828) 351-3235 if you would like to sign up for any of

the ROC workdays, clean-ups, or group hikes/river floats.