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Dan Padgett Day in Ellenboro will be held Saturday., October 14, 2017 at Ellenboro Elementary School at 12 noon. There will be BBQ ($10), bands and admission is free.

The Mountaineer Days Heritage Festival is just around the corner.

Saint Mary's Catholic Church, Shelby
The public is invited to Saint Mary's Catholic Church in Shelby for its Second Annual International Food Festival held Saturday, October 14, 2017.

Cheering Cats of Vale - Hotdog Sale
Cheering Cats of Vale or CATS (a new, faith-based non-profit sports organization) will be holding a Hotdog Sale Saturday, October 14, 2017 from 5:00pm - 7:00pm at Bess Chapel United Methodist Church, 6073 Flay Rd., Cherryville, NC 28021.

RUTHERFORDTON - Janice Carol Owens Jones, 57, went to be with the Lord on Tuesday, October 3, 2017 at her home.

Nellie Veronia Carpenter, 99, of Sand Hill Road, Lawndale passed away at
Carolina Care Center on Wednesday, October 4, 2017.

Aaliyah Nicole Jefferies, age 20 of Old Post Rd. passed away Saturday, September 30, 2017.

Forest City- R Retta Hawkins age 93 went home to her Lord Wednesday, October 4, 2017 at Fair Haven of Forest City.

Terance M. "Terry" "Uncle Mike" Powers, age 78, of Rutherfordton, passed away Wednesday, October 4, 2017 at his residence.

Billy Charles Wilson, age 84, of Lake Lure, passed away Wednesday, October 4, 2017 at Hospice House of Rutherford County.

Lela Mae Cook Allen, 79 of Grover, NC, passed away on October 04, 2017 at Carolina's Healthcare System - Cleveland at Shelby, NC.

Larry Franklin Setzer, age 82, of Lakeview Rd. passed away peacefully Tuesday, October 3, 2017 at Caromont Regional Medical Center.

Dorothy Carolyn Earle Bolin, 76, of Shelby, NC, passed away on October 3, 2017 at Carolina's Healthcare System Lincoln in Lincolnton, NC.

Bruce E. Putman, age 69, of Forest City, passed away Tuesday, October 3, 2017 at the Rutherford Regional Medical Center.

Patricia Giles Rhodes, 71, of Green Creek, NC, was peacefully carried into the arms of the Lord while surrounded by love on Saturday, September 30, 2017 at Fairhaven of Forest City.

Philip Edward Brafford, 86 of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on October 02, 2017 at Testa Family Hospice House in Kings Mountain, NC.

Cherryville - Mr. Tommy Hughes Heffner, Sr., 74, passed away on Monday,
October 2, 2017 at Robin Johnson Hospice House in Dallas.

Gladys Greene Fowler, 91 of Costner Road, Shelby passed away Monday, October
2, 2017 at Carolinas Healthcare System-Cleveland.

Donald Lee Mayhew, 73, of 526 Jess Hord Road, Cherryville passed away,
Monday, October 2, 2017 at his residence.

James Hunt Hannah, Jr., age 101, died Wednesday, September 27, 2017 at his home.

RUTHERFORDTON- Lewis "Luke" Wallace, Sr., 76, passed away Sunday, October 1, 2017 at Fair Haven Home of Bostic.

Amy Parton Berry, age 54, died Sunday, October 1, 2017 at Hospice Wendover.

Catherine Elizabeth Byers Turner, 85, of Hilltop Dr., died Saturday, September 30, 2017 at Catawba Regional Hospice in Newton.

Gaffney -- Vickie Dianne Kimbrell Childers, 56, of 1016 Cherokee Avenue, passed away Saturday, September 30th, 2017, at her residence.

Lloyd "Vance" Silver, Jr., age 66, of Walls Church Road, Ellenboro, passed away Friday, September 29, 2017 at the Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte.