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Rebecca Lynn Owens, age 65 of Elm Street, passed away October 20, 2021.

Deborah Huntley Adkins, age 72 of Forest City, died October 20, 2021.

Dianne Florimo, age 91, of Bostic, passed away October 21, 2021.

Pat Ann Mode, age 77, of Ellenboro, passed away October 18, 2021.

David Spencer Norris, Sr., born September 18, 1946, passed away October 18, 2021.

Eddie Hardin, age 66, of Ellenboro, passed away October 17, 2021.

Robert Boyce Harrill, age 75 of Forest City died October 16, 2021.

Donald Ervin Henderson, Sr., age 77 of Caroleen, died October 15, 2021.

Bennie Clarence Toney, age 75 of the Sunshine Community, died October 15, 2021.

The Trash Bowl returned, at the height of football season! Organizers were excited to see more participation and more trash collected. The Trash Bowl is a Keep Rutherford County Beautiful (KRCB) event and is a friendly competition among county high schools to see which school can pick up the most trash off roadsides, parking lots, around campus and other public spaces where there is trash that hasn't been properly disposed of.

Geraldine Nix, age 86, of Forest City, passed away October 13, 2021.

Sophia Nadine Camp Payne, age 49, of Rutherfordton died October 8, 2021.

Joshua Wayne Messer, 29, of Rutherfordton, passed away October 9, 2021.

Norman Lee Melton, age 86 of Ellenboro, died October 10, 2021.

Carolyn Hardin Towery, age 68 of Spindale, died October 8, 2021.

Curtis Babb, Sr., age 82, of Banner Elk, NC, formerly of Rutherford County, passed away October 11, 2021.

Earl McCurry, age 85, of Lexington, NC, formerly of Caroleen, passed away, October 11, 2021.

Jamie Saine, age 46, of Mooresboro, passed away October 16, 2021.

Karen Willette of Bostic NC died October 13, 2021.

Jason Smith, age 41, of Forest City, passed away October 13, 2021.

Wayne Edward Bailey, age 67 of Rutherfordton, died October 7, 2021.

The most famous resident of Rutherford County may be a soft-spoken 5'10" Chase High junior with a relaxed smile.

Football famous anyway.