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Ronald Oscar Wilson, age 74, of Rutherfordton, husband of Brenda Robbins Wilson passed away Sunday, May 30, 2021.

J. D. Hill, age 82, of Gilkey passed away Sunday, May 30, 2021.

Edith Adair Tucker, age 89, passed away Thursday, May 20, 2021.

Keep Rutherford County Beautiful (KRCB) announces Emma Rogers, a graduating senior from R-S Central High School, is the first-ever recipient of the $1,200 Green Scholarship.

Among the 2021 Isothermal Community College graduates receiving degrees take time for photos and smiles.

Robert Lee Atchley, 84, of Rutherfordton, passed away Monday, May 31, 2021.

Don Bailey, age 83 of Ellenboro passed away Sunday, May 30, 2021.

Olivia Gail Toney passed away on Friday, May 28, 2021.

Wanda Lou Bridges Overhulser, age 60 of Bostic, passed away Tuesday, May 25, 2021.

Barbara Lynn Schaffer Hornibrook, age 69, of Rutherfordton passed away Tuesday May 25, 2021.

Jvonne Avery Dimsdale age 61, passed away Monday, May 24, 2021.

Charles Thomas Wright, Jr., age 77, of Lake Lure, passed away on Saturday, May 29, 2021.

Martha Daniel Nash, age 78, of Lake Lure, passed away Monday, May 24, 2001.

Jerry Dean Austin, age 56 of Union Mills passed away on Saturday, May 22, 2021.

Dorothy Jean Thrift Robbins, age ninety years, of Arbor Landing, Ocean Isle Beach, NC passed away on Tuesday, May 25, 202.

Harry Scott Scruggs, age 64, of Cliffside, passed away Tuesday, May 25, 2021.

Mary Jane Martin Walden, 83, of Forest City, passed away Monday, May 24, 2021.

As a few cloudy skies hovered over the UNC Lineberger Cancer Center Blueberry Patch near Fairview/Black Mountain on a Saturday morning recently, former UNC Women's Basketball Coach Sylvia Hatchell greeted everyone with an ever-ready smile. More than one time during the morning, she thanked the group of volunteers for preparing the patch for a hearty harvest season.

Clyde Eckel Roberts, age 70, a former resident of Spindale, passed away Tuesday, May 18, 2021.