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A nonprofit organization in Rutherford County is successfully helping women transition from addiction to sobriety. There are 14 women in the Hope Network where they are attending meetings, studying the 12-step program and the Bible curriculum SALT. Most of the women have jobs and are working toward a better future.

Alma "Ann" Rosetta Moore Marlow, 77, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Monday, December 18, 2023.

Billy Charles Edwards, "Charles" age 85 went home to be with The Lord Tuesday, December 19, 2023.

Chad Everette Runyans, 46, passed away Saturday, December 16, 2023.

Charles Terry Watkins, age 89 of Forest City died Wednesday, December 20, 2023.

Diane Bailey Callahan, 81, of Rutherfordton, passed away Tuesday, December 19, 2023.

Donald Jolley, age 76, of Forest City, passed away Sunday, December 17, 2023.

Faye Anne Watkins, 74, passed away Monday, December 11, 2023.

Freda Anne Hare, age 83, passed away Monday, December 18, 2023.

Janet Scruggs West, age 74, of Boiling Springs, NC, passed away Sunday, December 17, 2023.

John King's legacy will carry on in the people he loved, taught and inspired. John passed away December 18 at the age of 76.

Joyce A. Davis, 84, of Chesnee passed away Sunday, December 17, 2023. Born in Rutherfordton County, NC, she was the daughter of the late Moody and Bessie Lane and was married to Raymond Kenneth Davis for 45 years.

JR Arrowood, age 61, of Mooresboro, passed away Thursday, December 21, 2023.

Kay Greene Watts, age 87, of Ellenboro, went home to be with her Lord and Savior Saturday, December 23, 2023.

Madison "Maddie" Goode, age 23, of Ellenboro, passed away, Thursday, December 21, 2023.

Nancy Ledford Green of Ellenboro passed away Sunday, December 17, 2023.

Patricia Ann Cogburn, age 75, of Spindale, passed away Thursday, December 14, 2023.

Ricky D. Dobbins, age 70 of Shelby died Tuesday, December 19, 2023.

Roy Billy "Bill" Scruggs, Jr., 75 of Cliffside, NC passed away Sunday, December 17, 2023.

Scott Howard Skipper, 43, passed away Wednesday, December 13, 2023.

Ever since last summer, I have been watching one particular buck. He's not a giant but he has a short third beam that protrudes straight out from the bottom of his main beam.