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Friday night, October 6th, kicks off this year's Annual 2-Day Hilltop Fall Festival with the Race For The Gold: Soapbox Derby beginning at 7:00pm. These custom designed derby cars will race down Main Street in the hopes of taking home the trophy.

We have approached the halfway mark of the high school football season as Rutherford County went 1-2 this past weekend. Two teams are at home this coming Friday.

Thomas McBrayer "Tommy Mac" Hicks, age 63 of Forest City passed away Tuesday, September 26, 2017.

Bonnie Kaye Colabine Sayers, 64, of Rutherfordton, passed away Thursday, September 21, 2017.

James F. Couch, age 83, of Charlotte, passed away Thursday, September 21, 2017.

Raymond Lyles, 85, passed away September 22, 2017.

Ru Ann Moore, age 60, of passed away Friday, September 22, 2017.

Tammey Kimbrell Thompson, age 52, of Forest City, passed away Thursday, September 21, 2017.

Jolaine W. Greene, age 82, of Rutherfordton, passed away Wednesday, September 20, 2017.

Detroy Henderson, age 92, of Mooresboro, passed away Wednesday, September 20, 2017.

Joseph Richard Randall, Sr., 74, passed away Tuesday September 19, 2017.

Penny K. Hardin, age 65, of Forest City, passed away on Monday, September 18, 2017.

Randy Eugene Rash age 66, of Spindale, passed away September 18, 2017.

Elizabeth Turner, age 79, of Rutherfordton, passed away Saturday, September 16, 2017.

Noreen McDaniel, age 68, of Caroleen, went home to be with her Savior on Monday, September 18, 2017.

Broughton Harris, age 86, of Rutherfordton, passed away Sunday, September 17, 2017.

Pet Adoption Event, Sat. Sept. 30, 10am-2pm at Rutherford County Library; 255 Callahan Koon Rd., Spindale. Rutherford County Library in Partnership with Brother Wolf Animal Rescue. Adoption Fee Specials. It's never to late to fall in love, adopt your furry addition to your family! 828-287-6115.

Union Mills Learning Center: Food, music & fellowship, Fri. Oct. 6, featuring: Heart Cry. Meal 6pm, $5. Music 7pm, no admission. 6495 Hudlow Rd., Union Mills.

Caroleen Congregational Holiness Church

Harvest Weekend: Fri. Sept. 29, 6pm dinner, 7pm singing. Sat. Sept. 30, 10am activities & fun begins, 1pm lunch, 3-6pm singing. Sun. Oct. 1, 11am singing. Walker Store Road, Ellenboro.

Camp Creek Baptist Church

Old Testament Bible Study, Sat. Sept. 30, 9am-12pm with Dr. Toney McCraw. Info, 828-288-1554.

If you live in Rutherford County, chances are you've heard about the untimely death of Matthew Pannell. As reported by MA Andrews in the Rutherford Weekly back in December of 2013, "Mr. Pannell, everybody calls him Cosmo and his wife, Joni had just one child, a son, they named Matthew.

Only two football games were on tap last week and the schools went 1-1. Three play this Friday and two are at home.