The Earl Scruggs Center welcomed a live audience on Thursday, September 24, for the inaugural recording of Roots Music Revue, a new live radio program celebrating the music, history and stories of the Southern Appalachian region. Presented in partnership by American Songcatcher, the Earl Scruggs Center and WNCW 88.7, the program blended thoughtful conversation, personal stories, history and incredible musical performances in the spirit of the great live radio shows of the past.
(Shelby) On September 30, 2026, the Cleveland County Health Department was notified of a bat that tested positive for rabies. This is the twenty-first rabid animal case identified in the county this year. The animal was found on Casar-Lawndale Road in Casar. Any person bitten or exposed to potentially infectious saliva from this animal should contact their healthcare provider or the local health department for a rabies risk assessment. You may contact the Cleveland County Health Department at 980-484-5169 or 980-484-5100.
Cleveland County Cooperative Extension is pleased to welcome Mooresboro native Abby Whitaker as our new Livestock and Forages Extension Agent. Abby officially joins the staff on October 1, 2026. Abby, who has served as an area livestock agent headquartered in Buncombe County, will now work with livestock producers and farmers throughout Cleveland County, providing research-based information and practical assistance with beef cattle and other livestock, pasture and forage production, grazing management, hay production, and related agricultural issues.
Ivy came from the shelter where she had arrived very emaciated and scared. She is a healthy, happy girl now and ready to find a home. She is good with kids but can be a bit selective with dogs. No cats!
One thing I notice each deer season is how much more aware of my surroundings at the beginning of the season than I am in the middle or toward the end. The first few times I'm in a treestand, I am quick to notice everything about my environment. I take notice not because I'm trying to gain a hunting advantage, but because it has been months since I was last in this place. The sights, sounds, and smells are new again. And their effect on my senses is overwhelming. At the beginning of the season, I find myself more aware of creation than of the creature I came to hunt. But by the middle or end of the season, it seems I spend more time focused on the task at hand and as a result miss some really beautiful things.
