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A.J. Croce has experienced the transformative power of music for much of his life, be it as a vehicle for celebration and contemplation, transcendent love and profound loss, and many points in between.
With his 10th and newest album, the cathartic “By Request,” music provides a life-affirming way for him to grieve losing his wife of 24 years, Marlo, who died suddenly in 2018 from a rare and sudden heart virus.
But Croce does not achieve that catharsis with his own songs. Instead, he turns to funk, rock, blues, soul, pop and country favorites by a dozen distinctly different artists, including Neil Young (“Only Love Can Break Your Heart”); Sam Cooke (“Nothing Can Change This Love”); the Five Stairsteps, (“O-o-h Child”); Randy Newman (“Have You Seen My Baby?”); and the Beach Boys (“Sail On Sailor”).
Police calls
The Rutherford County Sheriffâs Office processed 226 calls over the weekend; Forest City police received 114 calls; Spindale police processed 79 calls; Rutherfordton police received 66 calls; Lake Lure police received 11 calls; Rutherford County EMS processed 93 calls and Rescue processed 59 calls.
Fire calls
Bills Creek firefighters were called to a residential fire alarm; Forest City firefighters responded to an industrial fire alarm; SDO firefighters were dispatched to a motor vehicle crash and industrial fire alarm and Union Mills firefighters responded to a carbon monoxide alarm.
Arrests
Robert Ace Allen, 51, Bills Creek Road in Lake Lure, was charged with 23 counts of felony probation violation; felony attempt breaking and or entering felony and felony possession of burglary tools; $135,000 bond.