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Johnny McFadden knows a lot about milking cows, raising beef cattle and racing cars. He has met two United States presidents, talked for about 25 minutes -- in person -- with one of the most beautiful and famous actresses of all time and also ran a productive dairy farm in Rutherford County for 70 years. Today he's a beef cattle farmer off Hudlow Road.

Frances "Tex" Johnson Toney, 93, of Forest City, NC, died Friday, February 24, 2023.

Ariel Jaime Holt, age 44; of Morningstar Lake Road, passed away Wednesday, February 22, 2023.

Jonathan Stephen Hardin, 85, of Forest City, NC, died Thursday, February 23, 2023.

Jonathan Stephen Hardin, 85, of Forest City, NC, died Thursday, February 23, 2023

Debra Kay Taylor, age 64 of King Street, passed away Saturday, February 25, 2023.

Robert Teears, Jr., age 49, of Forest City, passed away, Thursday, February 23, 2023.

Jimmy Ray Upton, Sr., age 69, of Mooresboro, passed away Friday, February 24, 2023

James Spencer Pintuff, 70, passed away Wednesday, Feburary 8, 2023.

Dewey Botts also lovingly known by his family as "Poppy" passed away Wednesday, February 15, 2023.

Margaret Foster Newman, 91, of Rutherfordton, passed away Monday, February 20, 2023.

Alfred Morrison, age 87, of Ellenboro, passed away Tuesday, February 21, 2023.

Ralph Ellis Hill Sr., age 78, of Union Mills passed away Monday, February 20, 2023.

Colleen Jenkins Biggerstaff passed away Sunday, February 19, 2023.

Christopher Mark Gunter, age 59 of Union Mills, NC passed away Friday, February 17, 2023.

The Night to Shine 2023 sponsored by the Tim Tebow Foundation brought thousands of special needs guests and twice that many volunteers together in over 600 churches across the country on Friday, February 10 for an evening to celebrate each other.

Lois Propst, age 92, of Rutherford, NC passed away February 18, 2023.

Floyd "Junior" Tate, Jr., age 85, of Ellenboro, passed away Tuesday, February 14, 2023.

Louisa Price, 66, of Ellenboro, passed away Sunday, February 12, 2023.