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High School Basketball update: Only six games are left in the Southwestern 2A regular season. East Rutherford holds the lead on the Men's side, with Shelby take behind. Meanwhile, the R-S Central girls coming into the week were playing maybe the best of all the conference teams, but they could easily have lost to the East Rutherford ladies, who had won 11 in row.

Betty Doris Rash, age 83, of Forest City, passed away Monday, January 21, 2019.

Charlotte Hensley Laws Owens, age 89, of Caroleen, passed away Thursday, January 24, 2019.

Chester Wood Walker, age 76, of Rutherfordton, passed away on Wednesday, January 23, 2019.

Edward Stanley Wilson, age 49 of Mill Spring, passed away on January 19, 2019.

Fran Cairnes, age 91, of Rutherfordton, passed away Saturday, January 19, 2019.

Inez Hollifield Spratt passed away on Wednesday, January 23, 2019.

James Whisnant, age 65, of Forest City, passed away Friday, January 11, 2019.

Jeanne Bostic, age 54, of Mooresboro, passed away Wednesday, January 23, 2019.

Marjorie Davis Jackson, age 82 of Lake Lure, passed away on Friday, January 25, 2019.

Martha "Marti" Ruth-Alice Tanner Thompson, 45, of Greer, SC, passed away on January 16, 2019.

Marvin Thomas "Tom" Cole, age 90, of Rutherfordton, passed away Sunday, January 20, 2019.

Nellie Jenkins Gilbert passed away Tuesday January 22, 2019.

Roy Lee Ramsey, age 78, of Forest City, passed away Thursday, January 24, 2019.

Steve Hedden, age 74, of Forest City, passed away on Friday, January 25, 2019.

William Eugene "Bookie" Morrow, age 80 of Forest City passed away Thursday, January 24, 2019.

My friend just ended his deer season on January 30th in Alabama. On the last day of the month he bagged a nice eightpointer on a piece of property that had gone untended and had always been relegated as his least favorite and most undesirable

Saturday, February 9

What: Clothes Closet

When: Feb. 9, 9am-11am

Where: Pleasant Grove UMC, Hudlow Road, Forest City

More Info: 828-245-5471

Monday, February 4

What: Veterans Clothing Center and Meet & Greet Coffee. Free!

When: Feb. 4, 10am-1pm

Where: American Legion Post 74, 2501 US 64/74A Hwy. Rutherfordton.

More Info: 1^st Monday every month. Snacks provided.