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Blacksburg -- Billy Lee Sprouse, 55, of 106 North Calles Street, passed away Sunday, April 17th, 2016, at his residence.

Muriel Louise Cooper 86, of Mooresboro passed away on Tuesday April 19, 2016 at Fair Haven Home in Bostic, NC.

Get ready to "Paint the Town Purple" in uptown Shelby on May 4, 2016, from 3:30 - 8 p.m. Promoted as a Relay for Life "pep rally," the event has really taken off in the last few years, according to volunteer Brite Warrick.

On April 13, Kings Mountain Historical Museum hosted "The Mauney Brothers' Civil War," a presentation and book signing by Lawrence Lohr.

The Piedmont Shrine Club held a Fish Fry to benefit North Shelby School on Saturday April 16th. Club members served up perch, flounder and catfish with all the fixings.

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The retirees fished Lake Norman two weeks ago with J R Garland and Rick Miers getting the win with 12.8.

Last year I broke down and bought me two Avian X decoys.

Landon Shull, age 4, caught his first fish over the weekend with his dad, Vincent Shull, at his Papaw Chris Campbell's house in Boilings Springs, NC.

The Ambassadors Club at Kings Mountain High School recently raised $1,907 for Hospice patients.

In honor of its 20th anniversary, Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina is hosting a public celebration on Saturday, April 23 from 11am until 3pm at Camp Golden Valley in the South Mountains of northern Rutherford County.

Every April since 1987, The National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Inc. (NCADD) has sponsored Alcohol Awareness Month in order to increase the public's awareness and understanding of alcoholism and encourage local communities to focus on alcohol related issues.

The Cleveland County Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition (SAPC), in partnership with Communities in Schools of Cleveland County, is hosting a youth conference for Cleveland County students in grades 6-8.

Six-year-old Kinley with her mother Tiffany Crain, enjoy lunch at the American Legion Cruise-In on Saturday April 16th. Kinley's sister Karley, was also at the Cruise-In with their grandparents Jimmy and Nancy Ledbetter.

Post 82 members David Rose, Woody Weaver, Gary McNeilly and Dave Williams, gather around the grill.

American Legion Post 82 held a Cruise-In Fundraiser on Saturday April 16th.

New Mt. Olive Holiness Church, Grover
New Mt. Olive Holiness Church, 267 Roseborough Road, Grover, NC, will be holding a Revival, April 20-22, 2016, at 7:00pm. The speakers will be: Wed.: Bishop Willie A. Mitchell of Pentecostal Apostolic Church of Christ, Shelby, NC; Thurs.: Pastor Ron Hawkins of Grover Church of God, 201 Main St., Grover, NC; Fri.: Minister Ethel Mae Gibson of Supernatural Acts of God Worship Center, Vale, NC. Everyone is welcome. 704-600-6126.

Rock The Square 2016, Earl Scruggs Center
Rock The Square 2016 will be held Saturday, April 23, 2016, 11:00am-10:00pm, Uptown Shelby, NC, outdoors around the court square (Earl Scruggs Center).

Glenn Wood Childers, 85, 312 Ninety Nine Island Road, Blacksburg, SC, went home to be with the Lord April 18, 2016, at Testa Family Hospice House, Kings Mountain, NC.

Earl Henry Ballard, age 92, of Forest City, died Monday, April 18, 2016 at the Hospice House of Rutherford County.

Rodney Lee Smith, age 43 of Leonhardt Rd. died Saturday, April 16, 2016. He was born on November 5, 1972 in Gaston County.

Evelyn McCluney, 92 of Mooresboro, passed away April 17, 2016 at Fair Haven Home in Bostic.

Mrs. Betty Jean McGinnis Walker, 85 of Shelby, passed away Monday, April 18, 2016 at Carillon Assisted Living in Shelby.

SHELBY- Rhonda Rachels, 68, passed away Saturday April 16, 2016 at her residence.