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Beauford Woodrow Guffey, Sr., age 78; went home to be with The Lord Thursday, August 1, 2024.

Kathryn Beam, age 93, of Forest City, passed away Thursday, August 1, 2024.

Charles Rippy, age 72 of Wilson Road, passed away Friday, August 2, 2024.

William Richard "Dick" Hood, Sr., age 83 of Spindale, died Friday, August 2, 2024.

Claire Geoffory Daigle, age 78, of Rutherfordton, North Carolina, passed away Friday, July 26, 2024.

Colby Dale Snethen, age 52, of Rutherfordton, NC, passed away July 28, 2024.

Patsy Blanton, age 86 of Ellenboro, NC, passed away July 29, 2024.

Like some people, Randy Whitener grew up with an excitement for rodeos, especially bull riding - via the television screen. There was a certain enthusiasm for a young boy to watch a cowboy get his hand securely wrapped with bull rope in order for the rope not strip from his hand as the chute opened and the bull ride began.

Chris McWhirter, age 50, of Mooresboro, passed away Sunday, July 21, 2024.

Larry Wayne Piper, Jr., age 58, passed away Sunday, July 21, 2024.

Donnie "Potty" Dale, age 76, of Forest City, passed away, Wednesday, July 24, 2024.

Henry "Von" Ledford, age 64, of Bostic, passed away Wednesday, July 24, 2024.

Freda Burgess Jones, age 85, of Ellenboro, passed away Friday, July 26, 2024

Rex Dennis Ogle, age 70 passed away Monday, July 22, 2024.

Barbara Radford Humphries, age 75, of Forest City, passed away Monday, July 22, 2024.

Mary Alice Greene Simpson, age 71, of Rutherfordton went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ Tuesday, July 23, 2024.

Faye Crowe Morrison, age 84, passed away Monday, July 22, 2024.

Matthew Thomas Atkins, age 44 of Myrtle Beach, SC, passed away Thursday, July 25, 2024.

This time of year, the water levels in the rivers are naturally low. Usually, the rains are of the thunderstorm variety and are not long, ongoing, soakers. This can make fishing harder but more centralized.

The Rutherford County Library System has loaded up its bright new teal bookmobile and is headed to outlying areas across the county. Although the premiere stop for the bookmobile occurred on Wednesday, July 10 in Green Hill, the full schedule for all stops will be released the first of August. After a 30-year hiatus when the bookmobile came off the road (1990s) the new bookmobile has people across Rutherford County quite excited to see these wheels rolling again.