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(Angela Bendord Jamison wrote portions of this story, published some years ago in Carolina Country. The story is relevant today as the New Hope Valley Railway celebration the weekend of April 20 and April 21 includes an exhibit of Cliffside Railroad 110. Jamison runs Communicopia Marketing Services in Wake Forest.)

The New Hope Valley Railway (NHVR) in Bonsal acquired the historic steam locomotive, "Cliffside Railroad 110," about a decade ago and is in the process of restoring it. The steam locomotive was in residence at Stone Mountain Park, Ga. for about 60 years, before it was returned to North Carolina. The Stone Mountain Memorial Association, which manages the park, gave this old-time engine to NHVR located in Bonsal, below Apex in southwestern Wake County.

Barbara Anne Yorke, age 82 of Forest City, died Wednesday, April 3, 2024.

Herbert "H.D." Doyle Tate, age 93, of Longs, SC, and formerly of Forest City, passed away Saturday, March 30, 2024.

Jean Condrey McSwain, 73, of Rutherfordton, passed away March 29, 2024.

Johnny Bright, age 81, of Henrietta, passed away Saturday, April 6, 2024.

Kathy Price, age 59, of Landrum, SC, passed away Tuesday, April 2, 2024.

Laverne White Rogers, 92, of Martinsburg, WV passed away Saturday, March 30, 2024.

LeClere Michael Nanney Sr. age 75, passed away March 17, 2024.

Nancy Bailey Daniel, age 82, of Spartanburg, and formerly of Forest City, passed away Wednesday, April 3, 2024.

Roger Harold Dobbins, age 63, went home to be with the Lord Sunday, March 24, 2024.

Samuel "Joker" Dwayne Black, 54, passed away Tuesday, February 27, 2024.

Sarah Loretta Wall Sunday, 72, passed away Monday, March 25, 2024.

Terry Alexander Hyslop passed away Easter Sunday, at the age of 73 in Lake Lure, North Carolina.

The turkeys are gobbling the woods down. Their call is one of the most recognizable in all of nature