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"Don't forget your coat!" is a phrase many of us remember our mother shouting as we ran out the door on our way to school on chilly mornings. A nice warm coat, she believed, would shield her children from the cold much like her own warm embrace. It was their armor against the forces of nature. Most days, it was the end of a morning routine enabling her to rest easy knowing her child would be protected until they reached warm classrooms.

There is one thing the 1A Southern Piedmont Conference just figured out this past weekend on the football field, Thomas Jefferson is in the driver's seat to win the league after beating Bessemer City 26-14.

Alice Black Lovelace, 82, of Forest City, passed away Monday, October 16, 2017.

Betty Jean Ledbetter, age 85, of Cliffside, passed away Monday, October 16, 2017.

Jerry Dean Harris, age 81, passed away Wednesday October 18, 2017.

Leon Bailey, age 66, of Forest City, passed away Thursday, October 12, 2017.

Nita Mode Fowler, age 59, passed away Wednesday, October 18, 2017.

Rita Mode Hudgins, age 62, of Rutherfordton, passed away Monday, October 16, 2017.

Tommy Larry Spicer, age 74, a resident of Bethlehem, NC passed away Tuesday, October 13, 2017.

As you get older you begin to see who you really are. You notice those things you are good at and those things that are difficult.

New Bethel Baptist Church

Mission Meal, Sun. Oct. 29, 12-2pm. Cost, by donation and kids get a treat bag. All welcome. 112 New Bethel Baptist Church Road, Lawndale.

Harriet Memorial Church

Michael Wayne Smith will be singing on Sun. Oct. 29, 11am.

Washburn Community Outreach Center Thrift Store: All clothing BOGO of equal or lesser value ½ price. Halloween items ½ off. Christmas decorations on display. Thurs.- Sat., Oct. 26-28, 9am-2pm. Food pantry available for Rutherford County residents, 9:30am-1:30pm. 2934 Piney Mountain Church Rd, Bostic. 828-245-5603.

Movies and S'mores: Disney's Tower of Terror, Oct. 27, 3:30pm. Free S'mores at 5:30pm. The Adams Family at 5:45pm. Free family event. Haynes Branch Library; 2669 US Hwy. 221A, Mooresboro. 828-288-4039.