Month: September 2023

Brick building with a sign for G. Grier Beam Truck Museum, located on a street corner with vintage gas pumps and a sign featuring the museum's name.

Carolina Freight: The Lasting Influence and History

The C. Grier Beam Truck Museum that was founded in 1982. The museum is now a protected...
A dog with striking blue eyes and a slightly crooked lower jaw looks through a chain-link fence, wearing a chain collar. Another dog is partially visible in the background.

Paw-Sionate Volunteers Fight for Animal Rights

By: Grace Smith - Wise News Network RUTHERFORDTON, NC (WNN) - Thumping tails and happy barks filled...
Sign for the Cherryville Historical Museum attached to the side of a building, with a clear blue sky in the background.

Resignations & Frustrations: Museum’s Legal Struggles

The sign that hangs outside of the Cherryville Historical Museum. Tuesday, 9/19/23, by Grace Smith, WNN. By:...
A metal sign featuring a cabin in the woods with mountains in the background and two deer in the foreground. The text "Millers Cabin" arches above the scene.

Miller’s Cabin: Sawdust and Sentiments

The hand cut metal gate that was displayed at the front of Joey Miller's property, in Morganton,...
Aerial view of a large outdoor event displaying an oval race track, numerous parked vehicles, various buildings, and surrounding fields and trees.

Rusty Patterson: a Fair Account of History.

An aerial view of the fairgrounds shows the half-mile race track, the 46-acre tract of land, and...
A woman in a "Pete's Fish Box" shirt stands in front of a window display featuring a fish-themed quote and an image of a man named Pete.

Pete’s Fish Box, Cherryville’s Newest Catch

Tracy Heavner poses by the window at Pete's Fish Box on September 6, 2023. The window features...
A table with the analysis of sale and reference cases.

Cherryville Approves PPA, Anticipates Future Electric Savings

Chart showing electricity cost savings projections as a result of the Power Purchase Agreement (PPA) with Central...