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Smyrna -- Kenneth Steve Ramsey Sr, 80, of 356 Walker Road, passed away on Friday, August 28th, 2026, at the Cherokee Medical Center.

Sarah LouEllen Hamilton Smith, 80, of Shelby, passed away Thursday, August 27, 2026 at the Wendover Hospice House.

The N.C. Wildlife Resources Commission (NCWRC) is stressing the importance of implementing proven methods to deter bears from residences, following an incident involving a bear and resident in Asheville.

The Y2K Kids band performed at the Webbstock Music Festival on Saturday, August 22 that was held at Brinkley Amphitheater on the campus of Gardner-Webb. The free annual community festival provided music, food, crafts, children's inflatables and games.

Oaklyn and Kayslie Morrison were staying in the shade of their wagon's canopy while strolling around Webbstock Music Festival.

Free tie-dyed logo tee shirts and other items were given out at this year's Webbstock Music Festival on Saturday, August 22, 2026.

Jess and Josey watch Arden Lanning dance to the music of the Y2K Kids at Webbstock Festival at Gardner-Webb University Saturday, August 22, 2026.

Alyssa "Poody" Tuggle, age 26, of Spindale, passed away Sunday, August 23, 2026 at her residence.

Ricky "Rick" Dean Justice, 71, of Shelby, passed away Monday, August 24, 2026 at his residence.

Steven Alan Dills, age 49, of St. Mark's Church Road, passed away August 23, 2026. He was born September 20, 1976, in Colombia, South Carolina, to Linda Noah Dills and the late Steven Alan Dills Sr.

Dessie Lee Brackett, 97, of Shelby, passed away on Monday, August 24, 2026 at Wendover Hospice House in Shelby.

Cherryville - Mr. Roger E. Poplin, 87, passed away on Friday, August 21, 2026 at CaroMont Regional Medical Center in Gastonia.

Marilyn Sue Crocker Dellinger, aka Nana (pronounced Nonna), left this world, with her sister Karen, aka KK, by her side in the evening of August 21, 2026. She had been battling dementia for years.

Charlsie ran into the arms of Jesus early on Wednesday, August 12, 2026.

Charles Lawrence Hartman, a devoted husband, loving father, cherished grandfather, and faithful servant of God, passed away on August 23, 2026, at his home in Fuquay-Varina, North Carolina.

Ronnie Lee Evans, age 50, of Cliffside, passed away Saturday, August 22, 2026 at Sapphire Ridge Health and Rehabilitation in Brevard, NC.

Jose Sandoval Aguilar, age 82, of Lincolnton, passed away Wednesday, August 19, 2026, at Atrium Health Lincoln.

Shirley Gail Sellers Dixon, 91, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away peacefully on August 23, 2026 at her home.

Daniel Lee Willis, of Lawndale, North Carolina, passed away on August 20th, 2026, at the age of 24.

Jennifer "Jenny" Fortenberry Peterson, 73, of Shelby, passed away on Wednesday, August 19, 2026, at the Wendover Hospice House in Shelby.

Sandra Leigh Beason (Sandy) passed away peacefully at her home on August 20th, 2026 surrounded by her loving family.

Phillip Melton, age 65, of Forest City, passed away Tuesday, August 18, 2026 at Mission Hospital in Asheville, NC.

SHELBY- Kimberly Dawn Durden, a beautiful soul born on March 1, 1973, in Gaston County, peacefully departed this world on August 19, 2026, at the age of 53.

SHELBY- William Osborne Mitchell Jr., known to many as "Bill," age 67, passed away peacefully at Wendover Hospice in Shelby, N.C., on August 16, 2026.

Pamela Rae Jennings "Pam" Belcher, age 57, of Cherryville, North Carolina, formerly of Montcalm, West Verginia, passed away Tuesday, August 18, 2026, at Atrium Health Cleveland, Shelby, North Carolina.