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Kimberly Blackwell Bridges, age 63, passed away Thursday, March 19, 2026.

Michael James Morgan, age 79, of Rutherfordton, passed away Friday, March 20, 2026.

Diane Vascott Price, age 76 of Forest City died Tuesday, March 17, 2026.

Max Ray Doggett, 96, of Forest City, passed away March 15, 2026.

Pamela La-Triece Canipe McSwain, 63, passed away Sunday, March 15, 2026.

Pat Hembree, age 74, of Ellenboro, went home to be with her Lord and Savior Sunday, March 15, 2026.

Cathy Bradley, age 78, of Forest City, passed away Monday, March 16, 2026.

Joseph Samuel Carpenter, Sr., age 84, of Forest City, NC, passed away Sunday, March 15, 2026 and went home to be with his Lord.

Walker Kirkpatrick was released from prison about two weeks ago. Determined to change his life for the better, Kirkpatrick turned to U & I Enrichment & Recovery Center in Forest City. Kirkpatrick, according to board member and volunteer Leslie Smith, is precisely the type of individual the organization is seeking to help.

Sue Woolwine Crotts entered the gates of Heaven and stepped into the arms of her Savior March 15, 2026.

Erselle Robinson, age 83, passed away Wednesday, March 4, 2026

R.B. Cline, age 84, of Forest City, passed away Wednesday, March 11, 2026.

Mary Feamster Phillips, age 82 of Forest City died Wednesday, March 11, 2026.

Patrick Kenneth Rowe, 63, of Shelby, passed away Sunday, February 22, 2026.

Geneva Sue Norville Hutchins, 99, of Union Mills, went home to be with her Lord and Savior March 12, 2026.

Karen Sue Smith of Rutherfordton went home to be with her Lord and Savior Sunday, March 8, 2026.

Ray Monteith, age 80, of Forest City, passed away Sunday, March 8, 2026.

Alice Elizabeth Willard Williams, age 83, of Ellenboro, passed away Tuesday, March 10, 2026.

Donald Edgar "Don" Koone, age 79, of Rutherfordton, passed away Monday, March 9, 2026.

Debra Lou Fredley, age 72, of Forest City passed away Monday, March 9, 2026

Douglas Marshall Greene, age 73, of Bostic passed away Tuesday, March 10, 2026.

On March 7 Rutherfordton's new 50-acre disc golf course and outdoor recreation park, Norris Park, celebrated a grand opening attended by more than 100 people. The park, located on Leroy Mull Drive near Rutherford Regional Hospital, is on the property of the former Rutherfordton Golf Course.