Recent Articles

This last year has been one of the busiest and most stressful I have had in a long time. It was one of those years where my hunting was minimal.

This time of year, the deer look really bad. They are thin, patchy, and are fighting ticks, other parasites, and disease. As you may know, this is the time of year when the population can be devastated.

It is with deep sorrow that Heather Fisher announces the death of her mother, Glenda Harris Green, who left us on August 10, 2024 after a beautifully lived life.

Shirley Dalton Tate, 70, of Forest City, died Sunday, August 4, 2024.

John W. McGalliard, age 76, of Spindale, NC, passed away Friday, August 9, 2024.

Ellen Emory Ellis, age 77, passed away Wednesday, August 7, 2024.

Amy Faye Hopler, age 43, of Forest City, passed away Tuesday, August 6, 2024.

Martha Jean Daniel Honeycutt, 78, of Bostic, died Friday, August 9, 2024.

Mike Keck, age 66, of Rutherfordton, passed away Wednesday, August 7, 2024.

Don McAbee, age 67, of Forest City, passed away, Saturday, August 3, 2024.

Christy Ann Greene, age 48, of Mooresboro, passed away Monday, August 5, 2024.

Evelyn W. Quinton, 89, of Forest City, passed away Monday, August 5, 2024.

Carolyn Sue Kitzmiller Pruitt, age 77, transititoned from this life Thursday, August 1, 2024.

Rhonda Geneva Burns Whitaker, age 62, passed away Saturday, August 3, 2024.

Donald "DJ" James Gettys, 38, passed away Thursday, August 1, 2024.

On a picture perfect July 27 Saturday morning, the late Rev. Billy Honeycutt's wife, Terry, their children, John and Beth, grandchildren and friends, gathered to dedicate a swing in loving memory of Honeycutt. The swing is at the corner of 2nd and Cleghorn streets in Rutherfordton, just beyond the Purple Martin Trail.

The rain in our area has been relentless. This coming week will be the first week in several where there is hardly any rain predicted. Everyone here is praying for the possibility of sunny days with temperatures to be in the 90's.

Joyce Street Mitchem age 84, of Forest City died Wednesday, July 31, 2024.