Spindale NC /tags/spindale-nc Spindale NC en-US Copyright Thu, 25 Mar 2021 10:26:15 GMT Small Town, Big Loss: Spindale Loses Longtime Leader James Hamilton /2021-03-25/small-town-big-loss-spindale-loses-longtime-leader-james-hamilton Except for his college years, James Hamilton lived his entire life in the tiny Rutherford County town of Spindale. He couldn鈥檛 imagine making anywhere else home, said friends and family. After decades in roles including town police officer, mayor pro team and deacon of his church, many in town couldn鈥檛 imagine living without him, either. Now they are, though. Hamilton, 55, died October 14 from complications related to COVID-19. Thu, 25 Mar 2021 10:26:15 GMT /2021-03-25/small-town-big-loss-spindale-loses-longtime-leader-james-hamilton Jay Price In 'Broken Faith' Reporters Uncover Decades Of Abuse At Spindale Church /arts-culture/2020-12-18/in-broken-faith-reporters-uncover-decades-of-abuse-at-spindale-church When former schoolteacher Jane Whaley and her husband, Sam, founded Word of Faith Fellowship in Spindale, NC in 1979, no one could have imagined all that鈥� Fri, 18 Dec 2020 16:39:25 GMT /arts-culture/2020-12-18/in-broken-faith-reporters-uncover-decades-of-abuse-at-spindale-church Katy Barron, Anita Rao In 'Broken Faith' Reporters Uncover Decades Of Abuse At Spindale Church /show/the-state-of-things/2020-12-18/in-broken-faith-reporters-uncover-decades-of-abuse-at-spindale-church When former schoolteacher Jane Whaley and her husband, Sam, founded Word of Faith Fellowship in Spindale, NC in 1979, no one could have imagined all that鈥� Fri, 18 Dec 2020 16:39:25 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2020-12-18/in-broken-faith-reporters-uncover-decades-of-abuse-at-spindale-church Katy Barron, Anita Rao 'We Kind Of Let Our Guard Down': COVID-19 Is Now Spreading Faster In Rural N.C. Than In Cities /news/2020-11-27/we-kind-of-let-our-guard-down-covid-19-is-now-spreading-faster-in-rural-n-c-than-in-cities Just as families are gathering for the holidays, many rural communities are dealing with a growing number of COVID-19 cases and deaths.James Hamilton's鈥� Fri, 27 Nov 2020 15:37:10 GMT /news/2020-11-27/we-kind-of-let-our-guard-down-covid-19-is-now-spreading-faster-in-rural-n-c-than-in-cities Jay Price Member Of Secretive Church Set To Enter Plea In Fraud Case /news/2019-05-08/member-of-secretive-church-set-to-enter-plea-in-fraud-case A member of a secretive North Carolina church will enter a plea on a federal fraud charge as part of an investigation into an unemployment scheme鈥� Wed, 08 May 2019 19:02:22 GMT /news/2019-05-08/member-of-secretive-church-set-to-enter-plea-in-fraud-case Associated Press Brazilians Detail Being Forced To Work Like 鈥楽laves鈥� At Church In Western NC /news/2017-07-26/brazilians-detail-being-forced-to-work-like-slaves-at-church-in-western-nc Over the course of two decades, church leaders of the Word of Faith Fellowship in Spindale, North Carolina manipulated and abused congregants from Brazil,鈥� Wed, 26 Jul 2017 18:24:54 GMT /news/2017-07-26/brazilians-detail-being-forced-to-work-like-slaves-at-church-in-western-nc Charlie Shelton-Ormond, Anita Rao Brazilians Detail Being Forced To Work Like 鈥楽laves鈥� At Church In Western NC /show/the-state-of-things/2017-07-26/brazilians-detail-being-forced-to-work-like-slaves-at-church-in-western-nc Over the course of two decades, church leaders of the Word of Faith Fellowship in Spindale, North Carolina manipulated and abused congregants from Brazil,鈥� Wed, 26 Jul 2017 18:24:54 GMT /show/the-state-of-things/2017-07-26/brazilians-detail-being-forced-to-work-like-slaves-at-church-in-western-nc Charlie Shelton-Ormond, Anita Rao