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Since 1975 in September and October, Revolutionary War period re-enactors bring the Overmountain Men story alive traveling along the Overmountain Victory Trail Association's (OVTA) March from Virginia to Kings Mountain. The Battle of Kings Mountain was the turning point of the Revolutionary War and America's road to freedom.

George Edwin Biddix, Jr., and Reva Mink Biddix of Rutherfordton, NC, passed away August 14 and August 15, 2022 respectively.

Georgia Jordan Buchanan, age 99, passed away in Forest City, NC Monday,October 3, 2022.

James "Stub" Ammons, age 80, of Ellenboro, passed away Friday, October 7, 2022.

Jerry Reynolds, age 76, of Rutherfordton, passed away Sunday, October 9, 2022.

Joseph (Joe) L. Cunningham, age 64, passed away Monday, October 3, 2022.

Lynn Bradley McClain, age 51, of Ellenboro, passed away Saturday, October 8, 2022.

Reverend Robert Allen Wilson, age 88 of Rutherfordton, NC passed away Thursday, September 29, 2022.

Richard Henderson, age 75, of Forest City, passed away, Wednesday, September 28, 2022.

Ruth Brittain Bumgardner passed away Sunday, October 2, 2022.

SMSgt. William "Whitey" Splawn, Ret., age 77, of Mooresboro, passed away Friday, September 30, 2022.

Tommy Babb, age 77, of Spartanburg, SC passed away Thursday, October 6, 2022.

As a young adult, I remember fishing the riverbank at Mr. MacDonald's farm. (Yes, Old McDonald had a farm. (Lol.) He was an older man whose property ran along the river.