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In today's newsletter:
- How Polk County athletes fared at R-S Centralās Tri-City meet
Also on today's calendar: National Day of Protest and 1 more event.
Today's riddle: What did the inventor of the knock-knock joke win? š¤ (Answer below!)
- Friday: Mostly sunny and very warm, with a high of 87 and low of 55 degrees. š¶ Hot!
- Saturday: Breezy and very warm, temps: high: 86, low: 55.
- Sunday: Cooler; an a.m. shower or two, with a high of 68 and low of 37 degrees.
š° News we're reading
ā¢ Rhein's one-two showing paces Polk at Tri-City Invitational (polksports.com) ā Local track fans saw strong performances in Rutherfordton as Polk County athletes competed at Thursdayās Tri-City Invitational hosted at R-S Central High School. Sam Rhein led the Wolverines with a win in the long jump and second in the discus, while several teammates added topāten finishes against schools from across the region. 
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Boogie Nights! Second Chance Prom to benefit Big Brothers Big Sisters
Main Street Market, 187 N Main St, Rutherfordton
7:00 pm
Saturday April 18
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National Day of Protest
Rutherford County Courthouse , 229 N Main St , Rutherfordton
5:00 pm -
Symphony of Rutherford County
Foundation Performing Arts & Conference Center , 172 Rapid Ct , Forest City
3:00 pm -
Indivisible RuCo Planning Meeting
Rutherford County Library , 145 College Ave Suite D , Rutherfordton
6:00 pm
Friday May 1
Sunday May 3
Friday May 8
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Chase Trojans vs Hibriten Panthers
Chase High School , 1603 Chase High Rd , Forest City
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Sunday Chamber Series ā April 2026
450 W Main St , Forest City
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Baseball vs. Shelby (AWAY)
Shelby Middle School , 1480 S Dekalb St , Shelby
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Girls Soccer vs. Shelby (AWAY)
Shelby Middle School , 1480 S Dekalb St , Shelby
4:00 pm -
Softball (Home)
East Rutherford
6:00 pm -
Women's Soccer (Home)
East Rutherford
6:00 pm -
Baseball vs. Crest Middle (AWAY)
Crest Middle School , 315 Beaver Dam Church Rd , Shelby
4:00 pm -
Girls Soccer vs. Crest Middle (AWAY)
Chase Middle School , 840 Chase High Rd , Forest City
4:00 pm
Friday April 17
Sunday April 19
Monday April 20
Tuesday April 21
Thursday April 23
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š¬ Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Update thank you to these girls.
We have Kota and Bailey back. We are just missing Remi. He is the big white Alaskan husky heās 14 years old literally the sweetest dog on earthā¦ (Nextdoor Downtown Rutherfordton) - Missing kitty!!
1 1/2 years old, very chunky & petite male NEUTERED cat. He is very skittish and isnāt that fond of men. If you see him please contact 828-829-0495ā¦ (Nextdoor Rural Ruth-Spindale)
- Chilli's posted a job opening for Line Cook - Forest City Chili's in Forest City. Apply here.
- Fenix Parts, Inc. posted a job opening for Parts Puller in Forest City. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Rutherfordton here.
š Nearby News
Forest City
- Veterans Gather for Fellowship at Polk County Vietnam Era Meeting (rutherfordweekly.com)
- Brenda Dills Bridges, age 71, formerly of Forest City (rutherfordweekly.com)
- Raccoon Theology: Thoughts you get after Easter (ashepostandtimes.com)
Lake Lure
- Lake Lure soft reopening is coming soon: Here's what to know (wlos.com)
Columbus
- Columbus awarded more than $10.7M for water, sewer improvements (tryondailybulletin.com)
- Wolverines deliver shutout at Mitchell - The Tryon Daily Bulletin (tryondailybulletin.com)
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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: The NO-BELL prize (Thank you Gina M. for sending it in!)
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