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They won the NFC South, the regular season No.1 playoff seed, beat Seattle and then destroyed Arizona. That leaves only one place left to go....the Carolina Panthers will heading to the Super Bowl.

Our beloved husband, father, Papaw, brother, nephew, cousin, uncle and friend, Lawrence Howard Hanner went to be with Our Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on January 21, 2016.

Cynthia Ann Herndon, age 79, of Forest City, passed away Thursday, January 21, 2016.

Caroline Heath Davis, 84, passed away on Tuesday, January 19, 2016

Kathy Goforth Fowler, age 35, of Forest City, passed away Wednesday, January 20, 2016.

Doris Terry Turner, age 71, of Mooresboro, passed Tuesday, January 19, 2016.

Darlene Goode, age 56, of Mooresboro, passed away Sunday, January 17, 2016.

David Pye, age 45, of Tulsa, Oklahoma, formerly of Rutherford County, passed away Saturday, January 16, 2016.

Eunice Mise Sisk, age 93, of Bostic, passed away, Sunday, January 17, 2016.

Robert Pitt Kornegay, 66, passed away on Tuesday, January 12, 2016

11^th Annual Grady's Groundhog Day

Tues. Feb. 2, 10:30am-12pm. Last year, Grady the Groundhog saw his shadow, correctly predicting six more weeks of winter. Will he be right again this year? Join our furry animal educator on Groundhog's Day to find out! Chimney Rock mayor Peter O'Leary will officiate, and we'll have special activities for kids.

Open Book Club

Meets the 1^st and 3^rd Thursday of each month at 1pm at the Haynes Branch Library. Bring an appetizer to share and be ready to discuss the book you are currently reading. Call Deb at 828-288-4039 if you have any questions. Begins February 4, 2016.

Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church

Singing, Sun. Jan. 31, 6pm. Featuring: The Goodes Creek Quartet. 1301 Mt. Pleasant Ch. Rd., Mooresboro.

Faith Baptist Church

5^th Sunday Singing, Jan. 31, 2pm. Featuring: Piney Mountain Boys. 149 West Main Ext., Forest City.

Local business owner Gene Sisk says that to be successful in business, you don't just have to have a good idea. You also have to put in a lot of effort.

"When you own your own business, there's no going home at 5 o'clock," he said.

So, here is a quick round up of High School basketball from this past week. All eight teams had just one game this week due to exams.

Robert "Bob" Franklin Rhyne, age 82, a resident of Waltonwood Providence, Charlotte, NC, formerly a resident of River Hills Community in Lake Wylie, SC, passed away Thursday, January 14, 2016.

Helen Flack Cole, age 91, of Lenoir, NC, and recently a resident with her son in Greensboro, NC, passed away on Saturday, January 16, 2016.

Robert Tolhurst age 94, of Bostic NC passed away on Saturday January 16, 2016.

Betty Boone Melton, age 92, of Ellenboro, passed away Friday, January 15, 2016.

Betty Smith Justice, age 87, of Forest City, passed away Friday, January 15, 2016.

Mrs. Boyce Jeane Hawkins Toney age 71 of Hollis Road went home to be with her Lord on Tuesday January 12, 2016.

Madge Silvers Brookshire, age 81, of Forest City went to her Heavenly Reward on Wednesday, January 13, 1016.

Amanda Atkinson Stancil, age 81, of Mooresboro, NC, passed away Wednesday, January 13, 2016.