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News Item 1: Award-Winning Inventor to Visit Rutherford County

Jock Brandis, a 2008 Purpose Prize winner and founder of The Full Belly Project, will offer his message of service to humanity to students, farmers and the public on Monday, April 12, at various locations throughout Rutherford County.

News Item 2: Organic Farm Supply Store Opens in Rutherfordton

Rich and Deborah Davis love the land, the earth. They want to help others who have the same passion.

News Item 3: Foothills Connect will launch survey on Monday (2-10-10)

As part of a statewide effort to determine the penetration of broadband Internet access in Rutherford and surrounding counties, Foothills Connect will spend the next four weeks conducting an extensive telephone survey.

News Item 4: Foothills Connect Featured in Parade Magazine (2-4-10)

"Making Family Farms Profitable." In 1959, the U.S. was home to 4.1 million farms. Today, there are just 2.2 million. Some 40% of American farmers are 55 or older, and young people aren’t exactly lining up to replace them. But a new program in North Carolina hopes to make farming a viable career option once again.

News Item 5: Methane Project on Agenda (2-4-10)

County commissioners will hear a proposal to make money from trash as part of their February meeting Monday night.

News Item 6: County Accepts Internet Contract (2-2-10)

County Commissioners voted 3-2 Monday night to approve a contract with PANGAEA Internet to maintain and operate the $1.4-million fiber optic cable network in the county.

News Item 7: Foothills Connect Recognized by County, Congress (1/10)

At the Rutherford County Commissioners' monthly meeting on Monday, December 7 the staff of Foothills Connect Business & Technology Center were recognized for their hard work and dedication to creating jobs in Rutherford County.

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