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George Allen Haverly, 78, of 2329 Blacksburg Road, Lot #10, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, September 22, 2024 at Caromont Regional Medical Center.

Mrs. Louise Waters Edwards, age 88 of Shelby, NC, went to be with her Lord and Savior on Saturday, September 21, 2024.

Sara Ellen Anderson Whitley, 76, peacefully passed away on September 19, 2024, at Hospice Wendover in Shelby, NC.

Robert Franklin Blanton, born on March 16, 1948, in Kings Mountain, NC, to the late Virgil Green Blanton and Kathryn Leigh Blanton, peacefully passed away on September 17, 2024.

Faith Loretta Cash, age 60, of Forest City, passed away Friday, September 20, 2024 at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills.

Michael John "Mike" Farris, age 70, of Bud Black Rd. passed away peacefully on Friday, September 20, 2024, at his residence.

Helen Beason Burgess, age 83, of Henrietta passed away Friday, September 20, 2024 at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills in Forest City.

Janet Carolyn Carpenter Sellers, age 89, passed away Thursday, September 19, 2024, at Highland Heights.

Dorothy "Dot" Brooks, 91, of Kings Mountain, North Carolina, passed away on September 19, 2024 at Peak Resources in Gastonia, North Carolina.

Lela Lucille Canipe, 91, of 5709 Fallston Road, Lawndale, NC, passed peacefully on Wednesday, September 18, 2024, at Hospice of Wendover.

Ruth Dalton Crotts, 87, of Newnan, GA passed away peacefully Sunday, September 15, 2024.

Donald Vaughan, 78 of Shelby, NC, passed away Saturday, September 14, 2024 at Atrium Health Cleveland.

Linda Evans, age 74, of Forest City, passed away Tuesday, September 17^th at her daughter's home while being surrounded by her loving family.

Ms. Sandra Jo Hayes, 70, of Kings Mountain, passed away on Tuesday, September 10, 2024.

James Allen Brittain, 80, passed away on Thursday, September 12, 2024 at Atrium Health - Cleveland.

Douglas Landon Bingham I, 81, of 194 Garner Creek Road, passed away on Tuesday, September 17th, 2024, at his home.

Virginia Mellon Pearson, 85, of Ed Hamrick Road, Shelby, passed away on Sunday, September 15, 2024 at her home.

Danny Harris, age 75, of Ellenboro, passed away Sunday, September 15, 2024 at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills.

Linda Lee McCraw, 79, of W. Stagecoach Trail, Shelby, passed away on Sunday, September 15, 2024 at White Oak Manor, Shelby.

Dr. Terry Lee Fern passed away peacefully on Saturday, September 14, 2024.

One of the world's great culinary delicacies, liver mush, will be the center of attention Saturday, October 19 from 9am to 4pm in Uptown Shelby when the 39th annual North Carolina Liver Mush Festival (AKA Mush, Music & Mutts Festival) takes place.

Randy Clyde Hoyle, age 69, of Shelby, passed away on Friday, October 04, 2024 at Atrium Health - Cleveland.

Thanks to young entrepreneur Duncan Blount, things are fixin' to get hot and spicy in the Cleveland County region.
That's because Blount will be throwing open the doors to his new Cleveland Mall store, Shelby Spice, on October 1 where his homemade hot sauce as well as other condiments and gourmet goodies, many made by local folks, will be for sale.