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Rita McMurry, 64, died Sunday, February 26, 2023 at her home.

Joe Dean Alexander, 84, met his Savior face to face on Monday, February 27, 2023 at Atrium Health - Cleveland in Shelby.

Marie Mellon Johnson, 59, of Lawndale, passed away on Monday, February 27, 2023 at Atrium Health - Cleveland, Shelby.

Richard McSwain, 81, died Saturday, February 25, 2023.

The 2023 Don Gibson Singer/Songwriter Symposium begins Friday, March 31 with a "Writers in the Round" night with Cherryville, N.C.'s "Sweethearts of Bluegrass", Darin & Brooke Aldridge, who are also a couple of the judges for the Saturday, April 1, songwriter competition, said Stan Lowery, Executive Director for the theatre.

Lou Della Clark Hill, 95, of Fallston Road, Shelby, went home to be with her Lord on Sunday, February 26, 2023 at Fair Haven, Bostic .

Jimmy Ray Upton, Sr., age 69, of Mooresboro, passed away Friday, February 24, 2023 at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills.

Robert Teears, Jr., age 49, of Forest City, passed away, Thursday, February 23, 2023 at his residence.

Hoyle Phillip Henderson, 84, of Lackey Road, Vale, passed away on Saturday, February 25, 2023 at his residence.

Albert "Al" Caralli, 68, went to be with his Lord Thursday, February 23, 2023 at Atrium Health Cleveland.

Carter Donald Pierce, 21, of Shelby, passed away on Friday, February 24, 2023.

Corene Davis Brackett, 90 of Brown Road, Cherryville, passed away on Friday, February 24, 2023 at her residence.

Robert D. Thrift, 65, died Monday, February 20, 2023 at his home.

Vernon James Russ, 78 of North Lafayette Street, Shelby, passed away on Thursday, February 23, 2023 at his residence.

Lowell Morris Lahrmer, age 78 of Mooresboro, NC, went to be with his Lord and Savior on Saturday, February 18, 2023.

Randy Lee Huffman, age 69, of Grover, passed away at Wendover Hospice on February 21, 2023.

Roger Hornsby McKee, Jr., age 75, passed away in Shelby, Thursday evening, February 16, 2023.

Linda Rhodes Ramsey, 75, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on February 22, 2023 at Wendover Hospice House in Shelby, NC.

Bobby Dene Self, 76 of Hallman Mill Road, Vale, passed away on Wednesday, February 22, 2023 at Atrium Health - Cabarrus, Concord.

Ronald Mitchell Ivie, 77, of Shelby died peacefully on Monday, February 20, 2023 at Atrium Shelby, while surrounded by his family and listening to gospel music.

Roger Wayne Turner, 72, Lawndale, passed away on Sunday, February 19, 2023 at his home.

Township #3 Elementary PTO member and a parent of a student at the school, Halie Ruppe, recently noted that on Feb. 17, the school received what she termed, "...an exciting addition to the school grounds in the form of a large, hefty boulder."