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I was cleaning out my hunting vehicle as I do every year after the deer and turkey seasons. This time, however, I done a more thorough cleaning. I found licenses from several years back and from different states.

Children of all ages, sizes and interests and adults were at the Park on Pavilion Square (POPS) in Forest City recently to celebrate the summer reading program sponsored by the Rutherford County Library System.

Margaret Louise Lane Carlton, 79, passed away June 17, 2025.

Ronald "Ron" O'Meara, age 66, of Union Mills, NC, passed away Wednesday, June 18, 2025.

Robert Barnes, age 81, passed away Wednesday, June 18, 2025.

Carol Wallace Wall, age 86, of Union Mills, passed away Wednesday, June 18, 2025.

Patricia Shuler McDaniel, 91, of Forest City passed away Friday, June 20, 2025.

Mr. Kenneth Dale Greene, age 64 of Rutherfordton, NC passed away Saturday, June 14, 2025.

Debbie Rollins, age 65, of Rutherfordton, passed away Tuesday, June 10, 2025.

Cynthia Denise Penner Goforth, 61, passed away Saturday, June 14, 2025.

Rachel Louise Packard, age 91, of Bostic, passed away Sunday, June 15, 2025.

Charles "Buster" Eugene McMurry, age 61, of Rutherfordton, NC passed away Monday, June 16, 2025.

Harry Deyton, age 80, of Gilkey, passed away Sunday, June 15, 2025.

It is with heavy hearts and great sadness that we announce the passing of Michael "Mike" Jolley, 76, Friday, June 13, 2025.

The summer can be slow for bass fishermen. The water is warm and the oxygen that fish need for peak activity is not found in warmer water. Therefore, they tend to go deeper or become more active when the days are at their coolest.

Rutherford County's Special Olympics athletes, their families and friends were among the thousands attending the annual Special Olympics of North Carolina (SONC) games recently.

Andy Terry, age 43, of Ellenboro, passed away Saturday, June 14, 2025.

Talmadge Morrow, age 70, of Mooresboro, passed away Saturday, June 14, 2025.

Robert "Bob" Thompson, age 80, of Bostic, passed away Wednesday, June 11, 2025.