Recent Articles

Carl Deaton, age 85, of Caroleen, passed away Monday, October 23, 2017.

Judy Hoffman Joy, age 88 passed away October 21, 2017.

Vember Christine Allred Quinn, age 88, passed away Friday, October 20, 2017.

Joy Bailey Stacey, age 78, of Rutherfordton, passed away, Thursday, October 19, 2017.

Paul Ray Shull, age 69 passed away October 17, 2017.

Samuel Taylor Freeman, "Sam" age 66 passed away Wednesday October 18, 2017.

Frances Evelyn Wilkie Henson 89, of Forest City passed away on Monday October 23, 2017.

Ms. Susie Powell Melton, 62, of Ellenboro, passed away Saturday, October 21, 2017.

Krystal Nicole Breedlove McKinney, 34, passed away on Friday, October 13, 2017.

Mary G. Sane, age 97, of Rutherfordton, passed away Tuesday, October 24, 2017.

Erwin Roy Lasecki, 80, passed away on Tuesday, October 10, 2017.

Robert Thomas Craig, 44, passed away on Tuesday, October 3, 2017.

Connie Spicer Hill, 58, of Rutherfordton, passed away Friday, October 20, 2017.

Union Mills Learning Center: Fri. Nov. 3, featuring: Round Up. Homemade Soups 6pm, $5. Music 7pm. No admission for music program. Hudlow Rd, Union Mills.

Fundraiser: Annual South of the Mountain Trail Run, Sat. Nov. 4 South Mountain Christian Camp; Bostic. Proceeds to scholarship fund. www.southofthemountaintrailrun.com

Belk Charity Sale: Sat. Nov. 4, 6am-10am. Tickets: Rutherford County Library; 255 Callahan Koon Rd, Spindale or Haynes Branch Library; 2669 US Hwy. 221, Mooresboro. $5. Benefits Rutherford County Library Society. 828-287-6118.

Bills Creek Baptist Church

Fall Festival, Sat. Nov. 4, 2-5pm. Games, Pumpkin Walk, Bingo, Fish Fry, Fellowship. Fun for the whole family. No charge.

Riverside Baptist Church

First Sunday Night Singing with the Spencer Mountain Quartet, Nov. 5, 7pm.

"Don't forget your coat!" is a phrase many of us remember our mother shouting as we ran out the door on our way to school on chilly mornings. A nice warm coat, she believed, would shield her children from the cold much like her own warm embrace. It was their armor against the forces of nature. Most days, it was the end of a morning routine enabling her to rest easy knowing her child would be protected until they reached warm classrooms.

There is one thing the 1A Southern Piedmont Conference just figured out this past weekend on the football field, Thomas Jefferson is in the driver's seat to win the league after beating Bessemer City 26-14.

Jerry Dean Harris, age 81, passed away Wednesday October 18, 2017.

Leon Bailey, age 66, of Forest City, passed away Thursday, October 12, 2017.

Nita Mode Fowler, age 59, passed away Wednesday, October 18, 2017.

Betty Jean Ledbetter, age 85, of Cliffside, passed away Monday, October 16, 2017.

Tommy Larry Spicer, age 74, a resident of Bethlehem, NC passed away Tuesday, October 13, 2017.

Rita Mode Hudgins, age 62, of Rutherfordton, passed away Monday, October 16, 2017.