Joe Gourley was only incumbent county commissioner to lose in the primary election last Tuesday, and seven commissioners retained their seat by winning the Republican primary.
Rutherford County Mayor Bill Ketron, county commissioners and first responders helped break ground Thursday for the Public Safety and Health Building to serve the Kittrell community.Ketron said the building will house two ambulances and fire engines and provide room for a certified tornado shelter to house 260 residents and a food pantry.The Kittrell site is the second of six planned buildings costing $7.16 million apiece with funding the federal American Rescue Plan Act Coronavirus Recovery F .