October 3, 2024, 51, Seven Springs — Shannon Blalock Strickland, 51, a resident of the Seven Springs area, passed away early Thursday morning, October 3, 2024, while at home.  Though recently diagnosed with a terminal illness, her passing came quite unexpectedly. Preceded in death by her father, Thomas Elliot Blalock; her mother, Sandra Mathis Blalock…… read more »