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D. Robert "Buck" Livsey, 71, of 204 Leslie Drive Shelby, NC passed away on Friday, March 19, 2021 at his residence.

Hazel Elizabeth Martin, 66, of 256 Doolittle Street, passed away Tuesday, March 23rd, 2021, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home.

Harvey Steven Vandegrift, 59, passed in his home on March 14, 2021 at 120 Alexander Lane Shelby, NC.

Robert Anton Cerwin died peacefully on March 19, 2021 In Shelby, NC, surrounded by family.

Harold Michael "Mike" Blackwood, 70, passed away on Monday, March 22, 2021 in Statesville.

Harold Michael "Mike" Blackwood, 70, passed away on Monday, March 22, 2021 in Statesville.

Jeannette Robinson, 89, of Grover, NC, passed away surrounded by her family on March 22, 2021 at her home.

Dorothy Ann Thrift, age 86, of Rutherfordton, passed away Sunday, March 21, 2021 at Atrium Health-Cleveland in Shelby.

Carolyn Greene Hamrick, 73, died Sunday, March 21, 2021 at Atrium Health Cleveland.

William Yates Dover, Born September 23, 1940 in Shelby to Robert Lee Dover and Irene Elizabeth Roberts Dover passed away, Tuesday, March 23, 2021 at Atrium Health-Cleveland.

Russell Whitworth, age 90, of Brown Watterson Drive, passed away peacefully Monday, March 22, 2021.

Pearl Ford, 79, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away peacefully at her home surrounded by family on March 22, 2021.

Leonard Windford Everett, 91, died Saturday, March 20, 2021 at Cleveland Pines Nursing Center.

John "Sugaloop" Locket, 51, of Shelby, NC passed away on Wednesday, March 17, 2021 at CaroMont Regional Medical Center in Gastonia, NC.

Johnnie Buff, age 80, of Bostic, passed away Thursday, March 18, 2021 at her residence.

Danny Russell Wray, 62, passed away Friday, March 19th, 2021 at his residence.

Ralph Fletcher Cross departed this life on March 12, 2021 at Atrium Health Cleveland in Shelby, NC.

Faster opening of Catawba Two Kings Casino Resort will accelerate job creation for region

KINGS MOUNTAIN, N.C. - The Catawba Nation today announced it will fast-track the opening of the Catawba Two Kings Casino Resort project in Kings Mountain by opening a "pre-launch" facility this summer with 500 slot machines.

Ruby Franklin Morrison, 85, Lawndale, passed away on Thursday, March 18, 2021 at Atrium Health - Cleveland, Shelby .

Preston Emery Grant, age 25, passed away on Thursday, March 11, 2021.

Janice Pruett Brown, age 75, of Rutherfordton, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Thursday, March 18, 2021 at her residence.

Alfred Anthony Ash went home to be with Jesus March 16, 2021, after a hard-fought battle with amyotrophic lateral sclerosis (ALS).

Johnny William Walker, Jr., 65, went peacefully to his heavenly home on Friday, March 12, 2021.

Shirley Temple Osborne Markland, 82, passed away on Sunday, March 07, 2021 at her home.