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The Trash Bowl returned, at the height of football season! Organizers were excited to see more participation and more trash collected. The Trash Bowl is a Keep Rutherford County Beautiful (KRCB) event and is a friendly competition among county high schools to see which school can pick up the most trash off roadsides, parking lots, around campus and other public spaces where there is trash that hasn't been properly disposed of.

Carolyn Hardin Towery, age 68 of Spindale, died October 8, 2021.

Curtis Babb, Sr., age 82, of Banner Elk, NC, formerly of Rutherford County, passed away October 11, 2021.

Earl McCurry, age 85, of Lexington, NC, formerly of Caroleen, passed away, October 11, 2021.

Geraldine Nix, age 86, of Forest City, passed away October 13, 2021.

Jamie Saine, age 46, of Mooresboro, passed away October 16, 2021.

Jason Smith, age 41, of Forest City, passed away October 13, 2021.

Joshua Wayne Messer, 29, of Rutherfordton, passed away October 9, 2021.

Karen Willette of Bostic NC died October 13, 2021.

Norman Lee Melton, age 86 of Ellenboro, died October 10, 2021.

Sophia Nadine Camp Payne, age 49, of Rutherfordton died October 8, 2021.

Wayne Edward Bailey, age 67 of Rutherfordton, died October 7, 2021.

I had been in the stand only 15 minutes when the doe appeared. When it crossed the path I came in on, she immediately smelled an unfamiliar odor and followed it with her eyes to my tree stand.