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Dewey Botts also lovingly known by his family as "Poppy" passed away Wednesday, February 15, 2023.

Margaret Foster Newman, 91, of Rutherfordton, passed away Monday, February 20, 2023.

Alfred Morrison, age 87, of Ellenboro, passed away Tuesday, February 21, 2023.

Ralph Ellis Hill Sr., age 78, of Union Mills passed away Monday, February 20, 2023.

Colleen Jenkins Biggerstaff passed away Sunday, February 19, 2023.

Christopher Mark Gunter, age 59 of Union Mills, NC passed away Friday, February 17, 2023.

The Night to Shine 2023 sponsored by the Tim Tebow Foundation brought thousands of special needs guests and twice that many volunteers together in over 600 churches across the country on Friday, February 10 for an evening to celebrate each other.

Lois Propst, age 92, of Rutherford, NC passed away February 18, 2023.

Floyd "Junior" Tate, Jr., age 85, of Ellenboro, passed away Tuesday, February 14, 2023.

Louisa Price, 66, of Ellenboro, passed away Sunday, February 12, 2023.

Eula "Pete" Lancaster McMahan, age 84 of Mooresboro died Saturday, February 11, 2023.

Janet Carol Miller Robinson, 67, passed away Tuesday, February 7, 2023.

Carol Freiboth Green, 87, of Spindale, NC, died Saturday, February 11, 2023.

Jerry Lee Powell, Sr., age 81, of Forest City, passed away Sunday, February 12, 2023.

Fred "Freddie" Robinson, Jr., age 62, of Marion, passed away Thursday, February 9, 2023.

The theme for this year's contest was "The 200th Anniversary of the Santa Fe Trail: Moving the Stars and Stripes Westward". Students from 3rd through 8th grades in public, charter, private and homeschools were invited to enter.

Oliver Daniel Owensby, Jr., 62, passed away Monday, January 23, 2023.

"Goldbird" Arthur Earls, age 69, born September 4, 1953 to the late O.P. Earls and Sarah Estelle Godfrey Earls passed away Wednesday, January 25, 2023.

Dennis Wayne Campfield, 71, passed away Monday, February 6, 2023.