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Coming up on the calendar:
- Boogie Nights! Second Chance Prom to benefit Big Brothers Big Sisters at Main Street Market
- Sunday Chamber Series – April 2026
- Baseball vs. Shelby (AWAY) at Shelby Middle School
... and check out 5 more events on the calendar!
Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? 🤔 (Answer below!)
Weather forecast:
- Friday: Mostly sunny and very warm, with a high of 87 and low of 57 degrees.
🌶 Hot!
- Saturday: Breezy and very warm, temps: high: 89, low: 56.
- Sunday: Cooler; an a.m. shower or two, with a high of 68 and low of 41 degrees.
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Sunday April 19
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Sunday Chamber Series – April 2026
450 W Main St , Forest City
8:00 pm
Monday April 20
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Baseball vs. Shelby (AWAY)
Shelby Middle School , 1480 S Dekalb St , Shelby
4:00 pm
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Girls Soccer vs. Shelby (AWAY)
Shelby Middle School , 1480 S Dekalb St , Shelby
4:00 pm
Thursday April 23
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Baseball vs. Crest Middle (AWAY)
Crest Middle School , 315 Beaver Dam Church Rd , Shelby
4:00 pm
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Girls Soccer vs. Crest Middle (AWAY)
Chase Middle School , 840 Chase High Rd , Forest City
4:00 pm
Friday May 1
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National Day of Protest
Rutherford County Courthouse , 229 N Main St , Rutherfordton
5:00 pm
Sunday May 3
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Symphony of Rutherford County
Foundation Performing Arts & Conference Center , 172 Rapid Ct , Forest City
3:00 pm
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🗓 Events Nearby
Tuesday April 21
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Softball (Home)
East Rutherford
6:00 pm
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Women's Soccer (Home)
East Rutherford
6:00 pm
Friday April 24
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Baseball (Home)
East Rutherford
4:00 pm
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East Rutherford Cavaliers vs East Burke Cavaliers
East Rutherford High School , 331 E High Rd , Bostic
4:00 pm
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- Deer fawns are born in late spring and early summer.
Newborns have spots and almost no scent, which is nature’s built‑in invisibility cloak. A doe will leave their fawns alone for long stretches on… (Nextdoor )
- We receive numerous calls here at the Wildlife Commission during the growing season from panicked landowners who have “a bunch of little bees hovering over the ground.
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We are here to help!
Believe it or not, most of the more than 500 native bee species in North Carolina nest underground. (Hopefully you haven’t… (Nextdoor )
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FDM Field Services posted a job opening for Retail Merchandiser in Forest City. Apply here.
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