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One of the most successful and the area's own hometown music festivals -- the Earl Scruggs Music Festival -- begins Friday, Aug. 29 at the Tryon International Equestrian Center (TIEC) in Mill Spring and continues through Sunday evening, Aug. 31. General admission tickets are still available, as some of the country's finest musicians will entertain thousands and celebrate the legacy of Earl Scruggs, the world's most influential banjo picker.

Manford Raymond "Mason" Turner, age 81 of Columbus, NC died Friday, August 22, 2025.

Cathy Ann Davis Fisher, 72, passed away Thursday, August 7, 2025.

Gail Toney, age 80, of Boiling Springs, SC, formerly of Forest City, passed away Sunday, August 24, 2025.

Angela "Angie" Rebecca Cole Robbins, age 77, of Forest City, went home to be with her Lord and Savior Saturday, August 23, 2025.

Hubert L. Hardin, age 93 of Forest City died Saturday, August 23, 2025.

Thomas Wayne Gowan, age 74, of Rutherfordton, passed away Thursday, August 21, 2025.

Bertha Sue Elliott, 65, of Belmont, NC, passed away August 22, 2025.

Frank Cuadrado, age 63, of Rutherfordton, passed away Wednesday, August 20, 2025.

Terry Lee Larson passed away August 15, 2025.

Debbie McFalls, age 74, of Rutherfordton, passed away Friday, August 15, 2025.

Mary Sue Poole Roach, of Forest City, NC, born August 20, 1935, died Sunday, August 17, 2025.

Farrell Glen Parker, age 86, of Henrietta, passed away Monday, August 18, 2025.

Wiley Simpson Thomas, of Forest City, son of the late Lamb Burton Thomas and Clara Harper Thomas, returned home to be with Jesus on August 18, 2025. He was 88 years old.

Roger Sanders Butterfield, age 69, of Rutherfordton, NC, passed away Tuesday, August 19, 2025.

Michael Carswell, age 62, of Forest City, passed away Tuesday, August 19, 2025.

The Lake Lure Flowering Bridge is being demolished this week due to its crumbling state caused by Hurricane Helene on Sept. 27, 2024. But while the volunteers who literally spent thousands of hours creating the bridge of flowers are heartbroken, they are regrouping and focusing their best efforts on the mission of making gardens of flowers in the areas of the bridge. Many of the volunteers have been involved since the beginning of the vision in 2010.

Patricia Ann Horn, lovingly known as Linda Buff, passed away at the age of 63. She was the daughter of Jessie Adams Buff and the late Edward Buff. Linda was the mother of Jason Buff.

Barbara Peeler, age 90, of Rutherfordton, passed away Sunday, August 17, 2025.