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The Daily Courier is a newspaper based in Forest City, North Carolina, and is part of the Paxton Media Group.

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Will Rutherford Opportunity Center close?

1 week ago | thedigitalcourier.com | Scott Carpenter

FOREST CITY—Rutherford Opportunity Center students often have unique challenges with lives filled with instability. With a looming budget shortfall, the future of the school is also uncertain. Principal Darci Rich is concerned about the students, as well as her staff, as the school appears to be on the verge of being permanently closed. The Rutherford board of education began the process to close the school, at its June 3 meeting.
East Rutherford Junior Legion holds off comeback

1 week ago | thedigitalcourier.com | Ethan Benfield

Bostic — The East Rutherford Junior American Legion Cavaliers outlasted a late comeback from South Caldwell’s second team to take a 4-3 win Wednesday. The Cavaliers took the opportunity against the younger and less experienced Spartans team to shake things up defensively. Catcher Eli Roof played in the outfield, and four Cavalier pitchers took the mound, including some who are not used to pitching in close games.
Owls entertain kids during Splash Day game

1 week ago | thedigitalcourier.com | Ethan Benfield

FOREST CITY — On one of the hottest days of the year, kids got the chance to cool off before Tuesday’s noon Forest City Owls game. The exhibition matinee with the Catawba Valley Stars was dubbed “Splash Day” at McNair Field and featured many water activities for summer camps attending the game. Owls players and staff joined in on the fun as well, ascending into the stands throughout the game to spray the crowd with water guns.
Local pastor addresses protesters in Spindale

1 week ago | thedigitalcourier.com | Scott Carpenter

SPINDALE—“No Kings” rallies, or protests, were held across the United States on Saturday in big cities, and small towns including Spindale and Rutherfordton. The big city events had tens of thousands of protesters, and the two local events had more than 500 participants combined. The Spindale event, with over 300 participants, was the sixth organized by Shannon Sims, of Foothills For Justice, to protest the policies and practices of the Trump Administration.
Bad blood continues between schools, commissioners

1 week ago | thedigitalcourier.com | Scott Carpenter

Even though the Rutherford county commissioners already made their decision to not fund schools at the level school system officials requested, bad blood, hard feelings and accusations between the county commissioners and Rutherford county board of education continue.
R-S Central rolls in win

1 week ago | thedigitalcourier.com | Ethan Benfield

Rutherfordton — The R-S Central Junior Legion Hilltoppers routed South Caldwell's second team Friday 18-1. The Hilltoppers built a lead early and used the opportunity to put in younger players to get experience. Sixteen players took at bats for the Hilltoppers, scoring 18 runs on seven hits, taking advantage of five South Caldwell errors. R-S Central was leading 5-0 after two innings, but opened the game up in the third, batting around twice and scoring 13 runs.
Arrests made in Forest City shooting

1 week ago | thedigitalcourier.com | Scott Carpenter

FOREST CITY—A suspect and his girlfriend have been arrested in connection with the Friday, June 13 shooting in Forest City. Christian C. Campbell of Gastonia, who is believed to be the shooter, and Acacia Ingle, of Ellenboro are in custody. Forest City Police responded to a shooting at the Pavilion on Park Square, which left one individual with two gunshot wounds. Police have not released the name of the victim, who is a male, under age 18.
Detention Center project moves forward

2 weeks ago | thedigitalcourier.com | Scott Carpenter

The county jail is getting spruced up. The Rutherford County Detention Center renovation and expansion project, took a big step forward when the Rutherford county commissioners approved a design and cost estimate of just over $7.9 million at its June 2 meeting. The county received $10 million in state funding to repair and renovate the current sheriff's office and jail, located on N. Washington Street.
Owls split with Boone Bigfoots

2 weeks ago | thedigitalcourier.com | Ethan Benfield

Forest City — The Forest City Owls split a pair with the Boone Bigfoots at McNair Field Wednesday night, completing a rain-delayed game from earlier this season, and then dropping game two. Game one originally began Friday June 6, and was paused in the fifth inning. Play resumed from McNair Field Tuesday in the bottom of the fifth. The Owls would come back from a 5-2 deficit to win that game 7-5.
R-S Central Junior Legion loses in extra innings

2 weeks ago | thedigitalcourier.com | Ethan Benfield

Rutherfordton — R-S Central’s Junior Legion Hilltoppers came back late against South Caldwell, taking the game to extra innings but falling 8-7 in eight. The Hilltoppers struggled on defense throughout the game, committing five errors and allowing eight runs on eight hits, with just two strikeouts between three pitchers, both recorded by Austin Hopper who pitched three innings of relief behind starter Simon Sheehan.