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School supplies are confidence builders
School supplies are confidence builders

Rutherford County's traditional public school students begin the 2025-26 school year on Monday, August 11. Already in session are students at Forest City Dunbar Elementary School, the county's only year-round school. Students attending Lake Lure Classical Academy also begin on August 11 and Thomas Jefferson Classical Academy students begin August 13. Private schools and homeschooled students have varying schedules, but everything is true for every student -- school supplies are needed for every grade beginning with kindergarten to the senior year of high school.

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Maw-Maw's Cheer putting smiles on faces of kids; ways to help the ministry
Maw-Maw's Cheer putting smiles on faces of kids; ways to help the ministry

Maw-Maw's Cheer Ministries is all about providing for the needs of children in Rutherford County and Western North Carolina. In the aftermath of Hurricane Helene, back-to-school supplies, every day needs, and toys at the Christmas season are all facets of the ministry. But much more than giving a gift, clothes or food, this nonprofit organization is also about building confidence in the lives of children in Rutherford County and Western North Carolina from ages birth to 17.

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Rachel Green celebrates 108th birthday
Rachel Green celebrates 108th birthday

Sitting comfortably in a lift chair at her modest wood frame home in Union Mills, Rachel Green smiled a lot as her eyes sparkled talking about some of her favorite things.

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Rutherford native named CEO  for Make-A-Wish eastern NC
Rutherford native named CEO for Make-A-Wish eastern NC

Mary Elizabeth Bennett, formerly of Forest City and a daughter of Dr. John Mark and June Bennett, has been named the new CEO for Make-A-Wish Eastern North Carolina.

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Outdoor Truths
Outdoor Truths

Ever since I can remember hunting deer, I have dreaded July and August. Not because the deer season is not here yet, but because it soon will be. And if I am going to be ready for the cooler mornings of September and the colder days of October and November, I have to force myself into the heat of summer to shoot my bow, put out my cameras, and hang tree stands.

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Betty Gail Taylor, age 84, of Rutherfordton, NC

Betty Gail Taylor, age 84, of Rutherfordton, NC, died Thursday, July 17, 2025.

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