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A drive through the county reveals an up-tick in the presence of Barn Quilts. Barn Quilts are a single painted square of unique geometric quilt designs, usually mounted on the side of a barn.

High School baseball update

High School Softball update

High School Girls Soccer

March Madness

NASCAR

Boyce Edwards Jones Sr, was the son of the late Paul and Zula Pate Jones, passed away at the age of 75, on March 5th 2018.

Clyde Ervin Smith Jr. "Butch" passed away March 3, 2018.

Cova Whitaker Moore, age 94, of Ellenboro, passed away Saturday, March 3, 2018.

Doris Ann Jackson Hooper, age 78, of Mill Spring, passed away Saturday, February 24, 2018.

Dr. Jonathan Vernon Hoyle, Jr. Born of Veora Carlton Hoyle and Jonathan Vernon Hoyle, Sr. in Durham, NC on December 17, 1938, Jonathan Vernon Hoyle, Jr. passed away peacefully on March 2, 2018.

Iva Rhodes Conner, age 80, of Rutherfordton, passed away Friday, March 2, 2018.

John Benjamin "J.B." Wall, age 87 of Forest City passed away on Tuesday, March 6, 2018.

Marie B. Greene, age 92, of Ellenboro, passed away Wednesday, March 7, 2018.

Matthew Eric Greenway, age 40, of Rutherfordton, passed away on March 7, 2018.

Sallie Jane Wilson, age 96, of Forest City, passed away Friday, March 9, 2018.

Steve Douglas Hughes age 71, passed away on Monday, March 5, 2018.

Thomas Lee "Ricky" William, age 60, passed away on Friday, March 2, 2018.

Yates Holland "Bud" McDade, Jr., 71, of Lake Park, passed away on Thursday, March 8, 2018.

It was the funniest sight the other day. At daybreak a tom strolled down the path to a small field just in front of me. There he strutted and gobbled and listened for any hen that might be close and interested in watching him flex his muscles as if he were in a pose-down at an Arnold Schwarzenegger Classic.

West Point Baptist Church, Rutherfordton

Will host OPERATION INASMUCH, Sat. March 17, 8am-11am. The following FREE services will be offered: General Minor Auto Care, Clothes Closet and Food Give-Away (as long as supplies last). 828-287-0165.

Temple Baptist Church

Free groceries and clothes. Sat. March 17, 9am til 11am. 132 Franklin Road, Mooresboro.

Bill's Creek Fire Department Benefit: St. Patrick's Day Supper, Sat. March 24, 4pm. Adults $12, kids 11 and under $6. Carry out available. Bill's Creek Community Center, Lake Lure.

The Rutherford County Chapter of the Autism Society of North Carolina (ASNC) provides a place for families of children and adults with autism to meet, share, and learn about autism. Our next meeting will be on Mon. March 26, 6-7:30pm. Join us for a conversation with Brad Miller, a local parent of an autistic teenager. We meet in the cafeteria at Ellenboro Elementary School, 813 Piney Mountain Church Rd, Ellenboro, NC, 28040.