🌱 Why a Spindale church leader is finally heading back to trial.

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In today's newsletter:

• Why a Spindale church leader is finally heading back to trial.
• What probation means in the high-profile Spindale church assault case.

Also on today's calendar: PBS North Carolina's Homegrown History Screening & Discussion.

Today's riddle: What do you call a one-legged Big Foot? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Tuesday: Nice with plenty of sunshine, with a high of 80 and low of 52 degrees.
• Wednesday: Mostly sunny, temps: high: 81, low: 57.
• Thursday: Partly sunny, with a high of 84 and low of 61 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Assault and kidnapping retrial for Word of Faith religious group leader set in North Carolina (santacruzsentinel.com) — A new trial is set in Buncombe County for Word of Faith Fellowship leader Brooke Covington, over allegations she helped restrain and beat a former member during a "blasting" prayer session at the church's Spindale compound. Neighbors around Spindale will see renewed scrutiny of the church as prosecutors revisit claims of abuse, church control, and a past dispute over the original prosecutor.
   

• Word of Faith religious group leader gets probation in assault case in North Carolina (news-gazette.com) — A long-running assault case tied to the Word of Faith Fellowship compound in Spindale has ended with leader Brooke Covington receiving two years of probation under an Alford plea to misdemeanor charges. For Spindale-area residents, the story revisits allegations of harsh "blasting" prayer sessions, the church's denials, and a prosecutor-removal fight that led to a lawyer's suspended license.
   

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🗓 Events Nearby

Tuesday September 29
• Blood Drive
  East Rutherford High School Bostic, NC 28018
  8:00 am
• Coffee & Connection →
  United Way Rutherford County, 668 Withrow Rd, Forest City
  10:00 am
• Golf County Meet @Thomas Jefferson
  Chase Middle School Forest City, NC 28043
  4:00 pm
• Boys Soccer/Softball(Home) vs Thomas Jefferson
  Chase Middle School Forest City, NC 28043
  4:15 pm
Wednesday September 30
• 2026 CACRAO College Fair
  Isothermal Community College, 286 I C C Loop Rd, Spindale
  8:30 am
• Tennis (Away)
  EAST BURKE High school, 3695 E Burke Blvd, Connelly Springs
  4:00 pm
• Football(Home) vs RS
  Chase Middle School Forest City, NC 28043
  5:00 pm
• Soccer-Varsity Only (Home)
  East Rutherford
  6:00 pm
Thursday October 1
• Rutherford Regional Health System's 2026 Cardiac Care Symposium →
  241 Clubhouse Drive, Rutherfordton
  8:00 am
• Volleyball (Home)
  East Rutherford
  4:00 pm

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🗞 Nearby News

Rutherfordton

• WNCSource Awarded Grant to Build Children's Center in Rutherfordton (wncbusiness.com)
• Wanda Cuthbertson (shelbyinfo.com)

Boiling Springs

• Marshall Football tops Gardner-Webb in homecoming thriller (therealwv.com)

Lake Lure

• Two years after Helene, Lake Lure officials remember the devastation (wavy.com)

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P.S. The answer to today's riddle: Hop Squatch! (Thank you Terri R. for sending it in!)
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