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David Phelps will be appearing in concert on Saturday, May 31 at 7:00 PM at RS Central High School Auditorium. Proceeds from the performance will be shared with Rutherford Regional Health Foundation to support health and wellness initiatives in the local community.  

Phelps is an American Christian vocalist, songwriter and vocal arranger, best known as the tenor in the Gaither Vocal Band.  He has also released several solo albums, including four Christmas collections.

It’s funny how things work out in life. Just a few years ago, Laura Hopper Ray was a star softball pitcher for East Rutherford, then went to North Greenville College to get an education and pitch there as well. 

Laura never made it to the state championship as a player, but she could make it there soon as a coach.

In her first year as the softball coach at East Rutherford, Laura Hopper Ray has led her alma-mater into the Western Regionals after beating West Lincoln and then Madison at home last week. 

Mavis Lynn Atkins Roach, age 59, of Rutherford Manor Apartments, passed away Tuesday, May 20, 2014. 

Hubert Zeb Hudgins, age 85, of Rutherfordton, passed away Friday, May 23, 2014.

Teresa Jane Moore, 60, of Rutherfordton, passed away on Saturday, May 24, 2014. 

Do you appreciate the people around you?

   My wife injured her left shoulder some years ago and it was really painful, so painful that she couldn’t do the normal things she does every day. 

   “Don’t worry, honey,” I told her, “I’ll take care of your stuff and mine.”

   Little did I know what I was in for.

   You see, she runs the horse farm we live on which means that she’s constantly caring for the horses.  And she cooks most all of our meals.  And she takes care of our daughter’s needs like helping fix hair and choosing which outfits to wear.  Then there’s the grocery shopping, the housecleaning, and…well, you get the picture.

   So here I was trying to take of my stuff and her stuff.  I knew I was in over my head after the first day.

   Well, she got better quickly and thank God was able to do most of her stuff.  And me?  I got better, too, and with a much greater appreciation for what she does to make my life so wonderful.

   Do you appreciate what the people around you do?  Discover what they do and then thank them for doing it—today—as you make a positive life. 

When the brackets came out last week Rutherford County made history, all eight diamond (4 softball/4 baseball) high schools teams had made the postseason. Upon further review, Thomas Jefferson baseball lost the spot out to Bessemer City. So only seven made the postseason.

Currently, there are two teams left in the postseason and if both win two more games in a row, they head to the Western Regional Final.

The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission recently accepted a $25,000 check from the National Rifle Association of America to help fund the construction of a public shooting range in Cleveland County.

Brian Hyder, director of the NRA’s General Operations, Program Development Education and Training division, presented the check to Gordon Myers, the Commission’s executive director, at the Commission’s headquarters on Centennial Campus in Raleigh.

Carl W. McDaniel, age 88, of Spindale, passed away Saturday, May 10, 2014.