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Cherryville
Rusty Wise
Age: 43
Family: Married to Anne Wise. Son Winston is 5 and daughter Savannah Grace is 4 Community involvement: Member of First Presbyterian Church, Cherryville. He's active in the Cherryville Chamber of Commerce, where he is a board member and past president. He's also secretary of the Cherryville Shooters.
Job: Owner of Wise Electric Control Inc & Wise Real Estate Inc.
Has lived in town since: All his life I live here because ... Cherryville is a great place to raise a family with a quiet atmosphere, great public schools, no traffic problems and low crime rate.
My hometown is special because ... It is a unique place. I have visited other cities and towns in the United States and have yet to find a town like Cherryville.
My favorite thing about my town is ... raising my family in a small-town atmosphere along with the Cherryville New Year Shooters — a very interesting tradition.
If I ever left, the thing I'd miss most is ... family and friends.
The future of my town is ... great! I know many people see Cherryville as a bedroom community with slow growth, but that's OK. As long as our quality of life is not affected, a small town is a great asset. If we lose our small towns in America, then we lose the very core of what started America.
Fast Facts
Incorporated: 1881
Former Names: White Pines
Roots: First settlers lived along Indian Creek, then railroad came through in 1862 and development centered around the depot.
Historic sites: St. John's Lutheran Church, 1881.
Famous sons: C. Grier Beam, founder of Carolina Freight.
Other claims to fame: Cherryville New Year Shooters, who spend New Year's Day firing vintage weapons to scare off evil spirits.
Population: 2000 census 5,361
Tax rate: 44 cents per $100 valuation
Frequently called numbers
Police: (704) 435-1717 - 24 hours
Fire: (704) 435-1730 - 24 hours
City Manager, David Hodgkins: (704) 435-1711
Recreation: (704) 435-1747
City Offices: City Hall, 116 S. Mountain St. Office hours are 8 a.m. to 5 p.m. Monday through Friday. Phone: (704) 435-1700. Web site: www.cityofcherryville.com
City Council
Mayor Robert Austell: (704) 435-1714
Nell Parker: (704) 435-6348
Gert Fisher: (704) 435-3426
Ron Hovis: (704) 435-6985
Frank Osborne: (704) 435-2125
City Council meets the second Monday of each month at 7 p.m. in the Community Building, 106 S. Jacobs St. The council also holds a work session the last Monday of each month at 3 p.m. at the same location.
Trash Service
Trash pickup is Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday by the City Sanitation Department. Questions: Brandon Abernathy, (704) 435-1737.
Utilities
Pay water and sewer bills at City Hall, 116 S. Mountain St., (704) 435-1700.
Post Office
107 N. Mulberry St. (704) 435-6648. Hours: Monday through Friday, 7:30 a.m. to 5 p.m., Saturday, 9 a.m. to noon.
ABC store
112 Cherry St. (704) 435-2559. Hours: Monday through Saturday, 10 a.m. to 9 p.m.
Cherryville Branch Library
605 E. Main St. (704) 435-6767. Hours: Monday, Tuesday, Thursday and Friday, 10 a.m. to 6 p.m.; Wednesday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m.
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