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Ben Kennedy is the first to admit he's been in a lot of serious trouble during his life that resulted in incarceration in a maximum security prison because of violent behavior. From age 18 to 30 he was in and out of prison. He was also a drug user and was on meth.

Alec "Al" Stenson Evans Jr., age 73, husband of Vickie Evans of Union Mills passed away April 4, 2022.

Barbara Jones Harrison, age 76 of Ellenboro, died April 5, 2022.

Bobby Blanton, age 86, of Ellenboro, passed away April 9, 2022.

Colleen Doggett Morris, age 86 of Ellenboro, died April 3, 2022.

Gena Lucille Upright Loper, age 60, of Statesville, passed away April 1, 2022.

Larry Kenneth King, 67, of Ellenboro, passed away April 1, 2022.

Martha Flack Ferree, age 89 of Forest City died April 2, 2022.

Master Sgt. Steven Duane Brooks, USAF, Retired, age 76 of Union Mills died April 3, 2022.

After a courageous battle with breast cancer, Phyllis Garrett Hill, age 58, of Forest City, passed away April 6, 2022.

Rhonda Denise Broome Hames, age 62, widow of Jerry Ervin Hames, passed away April 7, 2022.

Rodney "Rod" William Reedy, (69) of Ellenboro passed away April 3, 2022.

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.