Recent Articles

Soon the sounds of bluegrass, Americana and country music will ring through the air around upper Cleveland County once again.

South Mountain Bluegrass Church, Casar
South Mountain Bluegrass Church will have The Shady Oak Ramblers with them on Thursday, August 20, 2015.

Casar Masonic Lodge Golf Tournament
Casar Masonic Lodge will hold it's 9th Annual Golf Tournament Captain's Choice Saturday, August 22, 2015, 9:00am, check in at 8:00am. Shotgun start.

Vangie Ella Costner, 81, of 304 Kadesh Church Road, Lawndale, passed away
Friday, August 14, 2015 at Country Time Inn, Assisted Living Community in
Kings Mountain.

Mrs. Doris M. Lloyd, age 72 of Lattimore, NC, passed away Thursday, August 13, 2015 at Wendover Hospice House.

Ruby Randolph Poteat, age 83, a resident of Kings Mountain, went to be with the Lord on August 13, 2015 at Carolinas Medical Center Kings Mountain.

James Leon Biddix, 72 of Banner Elk, formerly of Lincolnton, died Aug. 13, 2015 at Cannon Memorial Hospital, Banner Elk, NC.

Cherryville - Ms. Jane Alexander Crawford, 68, of Ridge Avenue, passed away on Friday, August 7, 2015 at Burke County Hospice House.

Roger Moore, age 75, of Charlotte, formerly of Raleigh, died Wednesday, August 13, 2015 at his residence.

Emma Jay Peterson Holt, age 74, died Wednesday, August 12, 2015 at White Oak Manor in Shelby.

Shelby-Rosa Lee Smith, age 88, of 2419 Eleanor Dr., Shelby departed this life on August 11, 2015 at her resident.

KINGS MOUNTAIN- Bernece Tessneer Glass, 83, passed away Wednesday August 12, 2015 at Carolinas Healthcare System-Kings Mountain.

Lawndale- Harry L. Williams, age 59 of 128 Douglas St., Lawndale, NC departed this life on August 10, 2015, at Carolina Healthcare System- Cleveland, Shelby NC

Tony R. Hollifield, 63, 117 Neal Creek Road, Blacksburg, SC, died August 12, 2015, at Testa Family Hospice House, Kings Mountain, NC.

Barbara Ann Murray, age 48 died Tuesday, August 11, 2015 at her home.

Floyd Andy Norman, age 78 of Forest Wehunt Rd. died Monday, August 10, 2015 at Brian Center of Lincolnton.

Kathleen Sweezy, age 85, a resident of Kings Mountain, passed away at her home on August 9, 2015.

Randy Lee Jones, 55, of 6325 Bill Sain Rd. in Vale, passed away Monday
August 10, 2015 at his mothers home.

Mary Katherine Burns Kane age 74 died Saturday August 8, 2015 at Hospice Wendover.

SHELBY - Susan Bell Lloyd, 57, won her battle with cancer on August 9, 2015 at Wendover Hospice.

Ernest Lee Dechent, 82, of E. Stagecoach Trail, Fallston, passed away
Sunday, August 9, 2015 at Hospice at Wendover in Shelby.

SHELBY- Ruth Hurdt Philbeck, 84, a resident of Peak Resources, passed away Sunday, August 9, 2015 at Peak Resources.

Waco - Mr. Johnny Walker, 76, of 405 S. Main Street, passed away on Sunday,
August 9, 2015 at his residence.

Virginia "Ginny" Neil Howie, age 82 of Black Rd. died Sunday, August 9, 2015 at Carolina Healthcare System - Cleveland.