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Rose Mary Morgan Dodson age 82 of Ellenboro died Friday, September 23, 2022.

Nancy Harris Jones, 77 of Rutherfordton died Saturday, September 24, 2022.

The 2022 Hilltop Fall Festival is returning to downtown Rutherfordton on October 22 with plenty of fun for the community. Nearly 50 vendors will be on Main Street beginning at 10am and the fun concludes with fireworks at 8pm.

Alice Ruth Greene Bailey, 86, of Mill Spring, NC, passed away Wednesday, September 21, 2022.

Charles Lane, age 69, of Forest City, passed away Wednesday, September 21, 2022.

Alice Elizabeth Harris, age 68 of Morganton died Wednesday, September 21, 2022.

William Garnold "Garland" Hoppes, age 83, passed away Wednesday, September 21, 2022.

Donna L Downey, 82 of Rutherfordton, passed away Wednesday, September 21, 2022.

Richard "Steve" Steven Weaver, 64, passed away Sunday, September 18, 2022.

Ressie Mae Owens, 72, native of Cleveland County, NC, passed away on Thursday, September 1, 2022.

Lenna Seay Milam, 96, of Bostic passed away Sunday September 18, 2022.

Garret Thomas Horne Lovelace, age 21, passed away Monday, September 19, 2022.

Caroline Seyboldt of Rutherfordton, NC passed away September 7, 2022.

Charles "Charlie" Powell, age 72, of Mooresboro, passed away Saturday, September 17, 2022.

Linda Kay Walker Tomblin, 81 of Myrtle Beach, SC passed away September 19, 2022.

Alton Creed Burns, age 66 of Ferry Road passed away Monday, September 19, 2022.

Sarah Morehead Crispin, 72, of Charlotte, NC passed away September 16, 2022.

Ten AmeriCorps young adults are in Rutherford County working with Rutherford Housing Partnership (RHP). The Tide 3 NCCC team headquartered in Vicksburg, Mississippi, will work with RHP through October 21, leaving on October 22.

Gloria Jean Shepherd Wilkie, age 80, of Forest City, died Wednesday, September 14, 2022.