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BY C.Y. PETERS

Carter County has lost one of its true legends.

Arthur Byron “Deacon” Bowers, a champion in the boxing ring, a decorated ve...


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By C.Y. Peters

The journey of Travis Johns has taken him from the football fields of Elizabeth...


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Tony Ray Sloope, age 85, of Taylorsville, passed away on Sunday, August 23, 2026, at Catawba Valley Medical Center. Tony was born August 9, 1941, in Alexander County, the son of the late Howard Sloope and Benny Bowman Sloope. Tony was a salesm...


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Summer’s lease hath all too short a date, said Shakespeare, and isn’t that the truth.

The cicadas are singing their summer song, but they won’t be for long. The days are getting shorter; the evenings fall faster. The garden knows it, too.

The last batch of bright zinnias displays its stand-up-straight colors, and the gold black-eyed Susans have only their black ...


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Dr. Wayne F. Emery, age 82, of Unicoi, Tennessee, passed away in Plano, TX, following a yearlong battle with cancer on August 18, 2026. He was born on July 18, 1944, in Hillsboro, OH. He is preceded in death by his wife, Vickie Emery, in A...


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