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Beginning at 9 a.m. Monday, the public is invited to join the annual Memorial Day Service to be held at the Veterans Memorial, followed by a followed by a complimentary continental breakfast.

Diane Patricia Ross, age 76, of Forest City, passed away May 18, 2022.

Rickie "Rick" Carleton Goode, age 66, of Forest City, NC passed away Tuesday, May 17, 2022.

Billy Joseph Whisnant, 47, native of Cleveland County, passed away Thursday, May 12, 2022.

Glenda Brooks Scruggs, age 74, died Sunday, May 15, 2022. She was formerly a longtime resident of the Hollis Community.

Joyce Ann Honeycutt Spurlin, age 76, of Forest City, NC passed away Wednesday, May 18, 2022.

Kathryn Wilma Tilley Causby, 91, passed away n Wednesday, May 18, 2022.

Mark Ellias Caryl "CJ" Coins, infant son of Mark Caryl Coins II and Sabrina Elexxus Hamrick Coins, passed away Sunday, May 15, 2022.

Martha Lou Goforth was born to the late Augustine Thomas Waldrop and Mary Elizabeth Waldrop in Greenville, SC on October 2, 1942. She gained her heavenly wings Monday, May 16, 2022.

Martha Lou Goforth was born to the late Augustine Thomas Waldrop and Mary Elizabeth Waldrop in Greenville, SC on October 2, 1942.

Michael Allen Edwards, age 72 of Forest City died Friday, May 20, 2022.

Nancy Childers, age 72, of Forest City, passed away Friday, May 13, 2022.

Pauline Hudgins Burnett, 83, of Mill Spring, passed away Thursday, May 19, 2022.

Robert Cecil Vickers, age 91 of Forest City died Thursday, May 26, 2022.

Rodney Lee Short , age 70 of Rutherfordton, passed away Sunday, May 15, 2022.

Travis Dean Dalton, age 62, passed away Tuesday, May 17, 2022.

The best turkey hunters have lots of different calls in their arsenal. Most new hunters start out with a box call and then add a slate call. And finally, the hardest to use correctly is a mouth call.