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Franklin Dyer, age 76, went home to be with his Lord and Savior Thursday, May 23, 2024.

Diane Morrison Ruppe, age 78, of Las Vegas, NV, died Friday, May 24, 2024

Jimmy "Ba Ba" Conner, Jr. age 24, passed away Saturday, May 25, 2024 in Forest City.

James Guy "Jim" Crowder, age 86 of Forest City, died Friday, May 24, 2024.

Betty Ruth Daniel Huntley, age 89 of Forest City, died Friday, May 24, 2024. Betty Ruth was born April 12, 1935, in Rutherford County and was the daughter of the late Otis and Virgie Bostic Daniel.

Cecil "David" Clark, Jr., 60, of Forest City, NC, passed away May 21, 2024.

Belva Juanita Davis ended her earthly journey and was welcomed into her heavenly home by Jesus her Lord and Savior on May 19, 2024.

John Hix Wallace age 85 of Rutherford County, NC went home to be with his Lord on May 22, 2024.

Vietnam War veteran, Steve McCurry, was emotional when he recalled his trip to Washington, DC with the Blue Ridge Honor Flight in April. McCurry, who spent a year in Vietnam during the war, had never been to Washington before and said he will never forget the experience.

I was pressing to get on these two gobblers. I knew since it was the middle of the season and the first thing in the morning, that after they flew off the roost the gobbling would end

Hazel Splawn Jenkins, age 97, of Forest City, went home to be with her Lord and Savior at Fair Haven Home in Bostic.

William J. "Bill" Gold, age 79, of Forest City, died Wednesday, May 15, 2024.

Jason D. Wiggins, age 53, passed away, Saturday May 11, 2024.

Buddie James Hewitt, a proud veteran of the United States Air Force, passed away at the age of 91, on Friday, May 17, 2024

James D. "Jim" Carpenter, age 86, of the Mount Vernon Community, died Saturday, May 11, 2024.

The Clinchfield Carolina and Ohio (CC&O) caboose 1021 came to its new home in Ellenboro from Erwin, Tennessee last month to a crowd of well wishers cheering its arrival.

One of my comedy excuses I'm known for when I come up empty-handed from a hunting or a fishing trip, is that my friend, partner, guide, etc. "dry-ridged" me.

Mark Steven Carden age 58, passed away Wednesday, May 8, 2024.

Michael Leonard Haire, 79, of Rutherfordton, passed away Friday, May 10, 2024.