Rutherford College News

Decades after the civil rights movement, two black leaders are still hoping for more representation in elected and appointed positions.

Interim Superintendent Larry Putnam said at Monday's Board of Education meeting that the calendar committee met Wednesday and came up with several scenarios for next school year.

A 21-year-old Burke County man faces multiple charges after leading authorities on a high-speed motorcycle chase Wednesday, according to the Morganton News-Herald. Travis Jeffrey Long, 21, of Connelly Springs, was arrested early Wednesday afternoon after his motorcycle crashed in a muddy field near the town of Rutherford College, the News-Herald ... (more)

A motorcyclist led police on a high-speed chase through eastern Burke County on Wednesday in what deputies believe was an attempt to dodge a speeding ticket.

Volunteers Kali Ross, left, and Abigail Reece, right, tidy up stacks of clothing Monday at a yard sale at Crosslink Church in Rutherford College.