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Lynn Bright Henderson, age 53 of Ellenboro, passed away on Wednesday, August 19, 2020.

Reginald "Reggie" Keith Davis, 66, passed away on Saturday, August 22, 2020.

Dean Frashier, age 66, of Forest City, passed away Friday, August 21, 2020.

Joseph "Jody" Parker, 73 of Ruth passed away on August 22, 2020.

Tim Hodge, age 55, of Rutherfordton, passed away Friday, August 21, 2020.

Melinda Wood Gossett, age 51, of Mooresboro, passed away, Tuesday, August 18, 2020.

Gerald "Pat" Lowery, age 77, of Rutherfordton passed away Thursday, August 20, 2020.

Carolyn Norwood Mace, age 79, of Rutherfordton, passed away Tuesday, August 18, 2020.

Jimmie Lewis Blanton, age 70 of Cliffside, passed away Saturday, August 15, 2020.

Janie Melissa Blanton Harris, 88, passed away on August 17, 2020.

Doris Taylor Proctor, age 64, known to her friends and family as "Sandy", passed away on August 16, 2020.

Michael Wren Taylor, 62, of Rutherfordton passed away Wednesday, August 5, 2020.

Charles Richard Moore age 79 of Polk County passed away on August 16, 2020.

Jerry Radford, age 68, of Forest City, passed away Saturday, August 15, 2020.

"And whoever gives one of these little ones only a cup of cold water in the name of a disciple, assuredly, I say to you, he shall by no means lose his reward," Matthew 10:42

Kisha McDowell wants to change the world, one girl at a time.

One of her projects is LEAP, Leaders & Entrepreneurs for the Aspirations and Promotion of Girls.

Bret Watson, an Arts and Sciences instructor at Isothermal Community College, earned the institution's highest teaching honor this week.

The 2020 Robert Wendell Eaves Distinguished Teaching Award was presented to Haney by Walter Dalton, Isothermal's president, at the annual convocation for faculty and staff on Monday.

Ronald Richards, age 65, of Forest City, passed away Thursday, August 13, 2020.

Anthony Brodfuhrer, age 86, of Lake Lure, passed away on August 13, 2020.

Ruth Pye, age 95, of Forest City, passed away Thursday, August 13, 2020.

Norris V. Dobbins, age 92, of Rutherfordton, passed away Thursday, August 13, 2020.