Recent Articles

Carol Ann Pannell, age 76, of Ellenboro, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, August 29, 2025.

Nancy June Deck Jones, age 78, of Forest City, passed away Thursday, August 28, 2025.

Marie-Ange "Michelle" Michelle-Paule Corbet Helms, age 65, of Kings Mountain, passed away August 27, 2025.

Lois A. Sane Spain, age 69, of Rutherfordton, NC, went to be with the Lord Tuesday, August 26, 2025.

Betty Wyatt Gregory, age 90, of Spindale, NC went to be with her Lord and Savior on August 29, 2025.

Jimmy Foster, age 84, of Forest City peacefully went home to be with his Lord and Savior on Sunday, August 31, 2025.

Christopher Matthew Parker, of Shelby, NC, passed away far too soon at the age of 31. He was the son of Tony and Angie Parker, and the grandson of Jerry Pearson.

Frances Clayton Jolley, age 97 of Forest City died Wednesday, August 27, 2025.

Angie "Nanny" Miller, age 58, of Rutherfordton, NC, went Home to be with the Lord Monday, August 25, 2025.

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.