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New playground equipment and grading at James F. Crowe Park was completed just in time for the reopening of town parks across the county and state.

The Rutherford County Government, North Carolina Board of Commissioners honored Isothermal Community College President Walter Dalton on Tuesday evening by naming a portion of U.S. 74 after him.

Boyd Arrowood, age 78, of Union Mills, passed away Saturday, September 19, 2020.

Catherine Ailene Blanton Starnes, born November 19, 1937, passed away Saturday, September 9, 2020.

Cynthia Diane Dixon, age 62, of Forest City passed away Tuesday, September 15, 2020.

David Douglas Conner, 64 of Rutherfordton, passed away Wednesday, September 16, 2020.

David Wilhide, age 60, of Forest City, passed away Sunday, September 13, 2020.

Harriette Ruppe Cook, age 84, of Ellenboro, passed away Thursday, September 17, 2020.

Herbert Ross Condrey, age 65 of Ellenboro, passed away Tuesday, September 15, 2020.

Janice Marie Cain Cooley age 84, passed away on September 14, 2020.

Margaret Laura Proctor Camby, 93, of Rutherfordton passed away on September 15, 2020.

Max Evans, age 86, of Ellenboro, passed away on Friday, September 18, 2020.

Maxine Burnett Kelly, 65, of Mill Spring passed away Monday, September 14, 2020.

Michael "T.C." Holland, age 60, of Spindale, passed away Tuesday, September 15, 2020.

Mr Gerald Charles Boushley age 69, passed away on Saturday August 22, 2020. Ger was a native of Neenah, Wisconsin, and the son of the late Donna Bedard Boushley and Warren Boushley.

Mr. Bobby Ray Cook, Jr., age 66, a native of Lincolnton, passed away on Saturday, September 05, 2020.

Mr. Joseph Bennett Steele, 83 of Granite Falls, passed away Tuesday, September 15, 2020.

Rebecca Jane Workman Robinson, 78, passed away September 16, 2020.

Rhonda Karen Taylor Hale, age 67, passed away on Tuesday, July 07, 2020.

Stanley Ray Allison, 52, of Bostic, passed away on Monday, August 31, 2020.

Vivian Netha Young McKinney, age 77, passed away Sunday, September 13, 2020.

William "Bill" Groves, age 86, of Forest City, passed away Thursday, September 17, 2020.

I've never thought about it until now, but when I look at my past, I can't tell my story without talking about trees. I was reminded of their influence just the other day, as I admired a beautiful Weeping Willow.