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This time of year, orange fills the woods. It confirms gun season has come.

Maria Laboy, 62, passed away Thursday, November 23, 2023. Originally from Puerto Rico, she spent her life in Newburgh, NY, and later in North Carolina.

Doris Mathis Baugham Palmer, 96, passed away Tuesday, November 28, 2023.

Victor Murillo, age 57, of Forest City, passed away Wednesday, November 29, 2023.

Ronald Lee Driver, 72, of Forest City, NC, passed away November 29, 2023.

Stephanie Lynn Hollars, age 52, of Cliffside, went home to be with her Lord and Savior, Tuesday, November 28, 2023.

Charles Ray Wilson, 91, continues to be with his Lord and Savior on Monday, November 27, 2023.

Jeffrey Lynn Hamrick, 55, passed away Sunday, November 26, 2023.

Russell Lewis Ballew, Jr. born October 21, 1979, 44 years old, passed away Wednesday, November 15, 2023.

John Hopler, age 91 of Forest City, passed away Tuesday, November 28, 2023.

James Hoyt Hamrick, age 94, of Caroleen, passed away Sunday, November 26, 2023.

On Monday, November 27, 2023, Dianne Couch Weathers went home to meet her Savior at the age of 78.

Namond Earl McComas, age 88 of Forest City, North Carolina went home to be with the Lord Thursday, November 23, 2023.

It is with deep sadness that we announce the passing of Mr. Marvin Wilson, who peacefully departed this life on November 22, 2023.

Toni Carter, age 60, of Caroleen, passed away Monday, November 27, 2023.

LaVerne Gibson Walker, age 82 of Forest City died Saturday, November 18, 2023.

Beatrice Shelton Clements, age 89, of Rutherfordton, NC passed away Sunday, November 26, 2023.

Funding from the Biden administration will help Spindale and Rutherfordton transform the congested thoroughfare between them into a pedestrian-friendly 'complete street' rarely seen in rural areas.

The walk along Main Street in Rutherfordton, a town older than the Constitution, takes you past ice cream and fudge shops; a barber and a children's museum; and a tiny park with flower gardens, fairy lights, and benches in the shade.

It never fails that each deer hunting season I get a slight strain in my upper back and a vertebra that tries to dislocate. Most of the time, these return to normal after a few days back to my normal activities, along with a mini massage.

Elbert "Ab" Gowan, age 93, passed away Saturday, November 25, 2023.