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Carroll Williams, age 85, of Rutherfordton, passed away Tuesday, June 23, 2020.

Ray Wallace, 85, of Union Mills, passed away June 21, 2020.

Todd Blanton, age 48, of Ellenboro, passed on Sunday, June 21, 2020.

Tim Beheler age 64 of Ellenboro, passed away on June 21 2020.

Betty Mize McFarland, age 78, of Forest City, passed away on June 21, 2020.

Tammie Sharon Cole Rumfelt, age 59 of Bostic, passed away Saturday, June 20, 2020.

Clyde Marston was born in 1929 and will celebrate his 91st birthday this August with his wife, Annabelle.

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The Town of Rutherfordton's new Police Chief Clint Ingle is committed to serving the residents of Rutherfordton to the best of his ability. He began his duties on May 1 upon the retirement of Chief Kevin Lovelace.

Joan Guffey Walker age 86 of Rutherfordton, passed away on June 18, 2020.

Mike Hanson, age 55, of Ellenboro was born May 12, 1965 in Lawton, Oklahoma and passed away Wednesday, June 17, 2020.

Tommy Smith, age 40, of Marion, passed away on Friday June12, 2020.

Anthony "Tony" Carr, age 50, of Bostic, passed away Saturday, June 13, 2020.

Steve Vernard Wallace of Rutherfordton, passed away on June 15, 2020.

Jack Sterling Grimsley, 94, of Lake Lure, passed away on June 15, 2020.

Marsha Kanipe Byers, age 67 of Ellenboro, passed away Monday, June 15, 2020.

Blennie Heaslip (Bee), age 101, of Spindale, passed away, June 15, 2020.

Edward Calton "Cal" Thompson III, 56, of Forest City, passed away Sunday, June 14, 2020.

Mike Putnam, age 46, of Mooresboro, passed away Saturday, June 13, 2020.

Raymond Richardson age 90 of Columbus NC passed away Wednesday, June 10, 2020.

On June 8, 2020, the Lake Lure Lions Club made its annual donation to the Hickory Nut Gorge Outreach located at 2556 Memorial Highway, Lake Lure, NC.

While it's important for teens to be safe anytime they get behind the wheel, during summertime it's critical that young people are even more alert on the roads. The period between Memorial Day and Labor Day is known as the 100 Deadliest Days, when the number of crash fatalities involving a teen driver historically rise.