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🌱 Veterans Day brings free breakfast and holiday closures to Rutherfordton
Rutherfordton, North Carolina Patch AM: a 4 min readGreetings Rutherfordton! Your go-to source for what's happening in town is here. Stay in the loop and read on. ☕️️
In today's newsletter:
- Veterans Day brings free breakfast and holiday closures to Rutherfordton
- Rutherfordton plans a sweep for leftover campaign signs
- Remembering Billie M. Martin, longtime beauty shop owner
Today's riddle: What are the two sides of a circle? 🤔 (Answer below!)
- Wednesday: Partly sunny and pleasant, with a high of 69 and low of 44 degrees.
- Thursday: Times of clouds and sun, temps: high: 63, low: 39.
- Friday: Cooler; breezy in the morning, with a high of 52 and low of 31 degrees.
📰 News we're reading
• Rutherford County to celebate Veterans Day with music, free breakfast (thedigitalcourier.com) — Veterans, active-duty service members and their families or a guest are invited to a free breakfast today, Nov. 11, from 7–11 a.m. at Rutherfordton's Government Service Center, 145 College Avenue. Local government offices and all county library branches are closed for Veterans Day, with a veterans concert Saturday in Spindale. 
• With the election over, some political campaign signs still remain (thedigitalcourier.com) — Rutherfordton officials plan to check for lingering campaign signs later this week, after the town's five-day removal deadline following the Nov. 3 election. Town Manager Doug Barrick says there have been no complaints and candidates have largely cleaned up, with officials ready to help remove any remaining signs.
• Billie M. Martin (thedigitalcourier.com) — Billie M. Martin, who operated Billie's Beauty Shop for 28 years, died Nov. 8 at her Holly Springs Community home at age 89. Her survivors include two children in Rutherfordton. A graveside service is scheduled for 1 p.m. Saturday, Nov. 14, at Holly Springs Baptist Church Cemetery.
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Empty Bowls 2026 →
246 North Main Street, Rutherfordton
5:30 pm
Saturday November 14
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🗓 Events Nearby
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South of Main St. Recycling Route →
Spindale NC -
Coffee & Connection →
United Way Rutherford County, 668 Withrow Rd, Forest City
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Wrestling vs. ERMS (AWAY)
East Rutherford Middle School, 259 E Church St, Bostic
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Yarn Lovers →
Spindale Public Library, 131 Tanner St., Spindale -
Elves & Bells 5K 2026 →
Spindale NC -
West Wilkes at Chase →
Forest City NC
12:30 am -
Karaoke + Thanksgiving Baskets →
Blue Ridge Hope, 654 West Main Street, Forest City
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Spindale Board of Commissioner's Meeting →
Spindale House Commissioner's Chambers, 119 Tanner St., Spindale
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Storytime →
Spindale Public Library, 131 Tanner St., Spindale
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North of Main St. Recycling Route →
Spindale NC -
Michael Booth at Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church →
Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church, 397 Mount Pleasant Church Road, Forest City
6:00 pm
Thursday November 12
Friday November 13
Saturday November 14
Monday November 16
Tuesday November 17
Thursday November 19
Saturday November 21
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💬 Chatter
What your neighbors are talking about on social media
- Armadillos have officially joined the chat.
Seen an armadillo in North Carolina? We want to know! The most reliable way to report a sighting is through INaturalist. You can create an account… (Nextdoor ) - Here’s the finished totem.
I’ve been working on for the last month finally finished and installed (Nextdoor Forest Hills)
- Personnel Services Unlimited, Inc. posted a job opening for Shipping Receiving /Forklift in Rutherfordton. Apply here.
- Aramark posted a job opening for Dietary Worker - Hilltop Health & Rehab - Food in Rutherfordton. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Rutherfordton here.
🗞 Nearby News
Forest City
- Arrests Nov. 9 (thedigitalcourier.com)
- Billie M. Martin (shelbyinfo.com)
Lake Lure
- The films and TV series shot in North Carolina – from Dawsons Creek to Forrest Gump (the-independent.com)
- Broadway-bound ‘Dirty Dancing' returns to Greenville with iconic lift (thestate.com)
- Relationship between religion, diet studied (journalpatriot.com)
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-- The Patch AM Team
P.S. The answer to today's riddle: "What are the two sides of a circle?" — The inside and the outside ! (Thank you James M. for sending it in!)
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