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Exclusive: Rutherford County Airport Faces “Safety Issue That We’ve Had for Years,” Manager Says

24 years after 9/11, commissioners weigh fencing project and other upgrades at Marchman Field
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RUTHERFORDTON, N.C. — Twenty-four years after the Sept. 11 terrorist attacks reshaped airport security nationwide, Rutherford County’s Marchman Field is still operating with what Airport Manager Devon Raisch called a serious “safety issue that we’ve had for years.”

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