Recent Articles

Rutherford Housing Partnership (RHP) celebrated its 30 year anniversary recently, marking a significant milestone in its mission to provide safe and affordable housing for Rutherford County residents.

Helvi Kosenkranius Luckadoo, 94, passed away Wednesday, June 4, 2025.

Patricia J. Dinsmore, 82, of Rutherfordton, NC passed away May 24, 2025.

Edith Ann Reed, age 73 of Forest City died Wednesday, May 4, 2025.

Herman Ray Curtis, age 86 of Forest City went to be with the Lord Friday, June 6, 2025.

Jerry D. Farmer, age 94, of Rutherfordton, NC, died Thursday, June 5, 2025.

Dee Wilson, age 72, of Forest City, passed away Tuesday, June 3, 2025.

Dee Wilson, age 72, of Forest City, passed away Tuesday, June 3, 2025.

Janice Ann Downey Morrow, 77, of Rutherfordton, went home to be with her Lord and Savior June 3, 2025.

Mardecia Chatham of Rutherfordton passed away Tuesday, June 3, 2025.

J.C. Moore, age 85, of Ellenboro, passed away Saturday, May 31, 2025.

We are heartbroken to share the passing of Dorothy Alice Kimbrough, who left us on Sunday, April 20, 2025.

Colleen Fish Clontz, age 90, of Forest City, went home to be with her Lord and Savior Monday, June 2, 2025.

"The stage is set, the stars are aligning and Rutherford Stage is inviting everyone to an "unforgettable evening," says Tyler Graeper, the director of "Night of 1,000 Stars" fundraising concert set Friday, June 13 at 7pm and Saturday, June 14 at 3pm at the Foundation Performing Arts Center at Isothermal Community College.

Margaret Nadine Nanney Rippy passed away June 1, 2025.

Doris Mae Crain McMahan, 84, of Wilmington, NC, went to be with the Lord Wednesday, May 28, 2025.

Kazuko Tokuhiga Greene, age 83, of Rutherfordton, NC passed away May 27, 2025. Kazuko was born November 25, 1941, in Naha Okinawa Japan.

Wilber Lewis Howell was born April 30, 1942, was one of 11 children born to Jesse Wilber and Virginia Olivia Clark Howell. Lewis passed away May 28, 2025.

Robert A. Armstrong, age 51, of Forest City, passed away Wednesday, May 28, 2025.

Carolyn Sue Causby Hoppes, age 80 of Bostic, NC died Monday, May 26, 2025. Carolyn was born December 24, 1944, in Rutherford County and was a daughter of the late Edward David Causby and Mary Sue Causby McKain.