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David Howard Roach, 62, of Rutherfordton, NC, passed away April 26, 2025.

Jean W. Ross, age 81, of Forest City, passed away Saturday, May 3, 2025.

Lois Ann Horton, 84, of Rutherfordton, NC, passed away April 24, 2025.

Trina Leigh-Ann Snyder was called home to the loving and healing arms of Jesus Monday, April 28, 2025, after a long and courageous battle with cancer.

Dorothy Frady Conner, age 104, of the Bill's Creek Community passed away Tuesday, April 29, 2025.

Jeff Propes, 68, of Golden Valley, passed away Saturday, April 26, 2025.

John Ruben Bradley, age 76, of Mooresboro, passed away Friday, April 25, 2025.

David Moore, age 62, of Forest City, passed away Monday, April 28, 2025.

Judy Love, age 77, of Shelby, NC, went home to be with her Lord and Savior Friday, April 25, 2025.

The motto for many turkey hunters this year is, "So close, and yet so far away." It really is amazing sometimes how close we can be to a good gobbler and yet be unable to take a shot. More than one person has bemoaned this truth to me. I empathize with them.

An Ohio woman with her sisters painted 10 tiles for the American Horizon mural that was unveiled nine days ago in Rutherfordton. The massive Mural Mosaic's Global Roots Project, "American Horizon," is hundreds of small tiles painted by artists across the country. There are 200 tiles painted by people across Rutherford County and placed in the mural. Each has a story.

Mildred Bailey Honeycutt, age 99 of Cliffside died Wednesday, April 23, 2025.

Henry Edward Buecher IV, age 65, of Howell, NJ, passed away April 24, 2025. Henry was born May 9, 1959 to the late Bernadette Carol Mary and Henry Edward Buecher III.

JoAnn Huffman Scoggin (born July 25, 1932), 92, of Greensboro, NC, joined her Lord April 23, 2025.

Linda Sparks Haire, 77, of Spindale, NC passed away Saturday, April 26, 2025.

Wayne Byers, age 79, went home to be with his Lord and Savior Sunday, April 20, 2025.

It was a beautiful morning. The rain was enough to get me wet, but not enough to keep me from pursuing another tom. I did, however, wait until I heard a gobble before I decided where to set up.

Briskly walking through the dining area at Copper Penny in Forest City recently, Kendall Cudd turned toward a table of fans when she heard her name called and proceeded to add a wide smile and 'hello.' The Forest City woman was on her job after a few weeks of sheer excitement with American Idol.

Myrle Gossett, age 87, of Chesnee, SC passed away Saturday, April 19, 2025.

Charles "Chuck" Worley, age 85, of Mooresboro, passed away Sunday, April 20, 2025.