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SHELBY - Norma Jean Jolley Chalk, 78, went home to be with her Lord and Savior on Friday, September 20, 2019 at Carillion Assisted Living of Shelby.

Wayne Safrit, Notorious and well known to friends and family in Westminster Maryland, Wayne Safrit, 69, said his last goodbye Monday morning, September 16th around 1:15 a.m. while convalescing in his niece's home in Shelby, North Carolina.

The woods are wilting. I'm not exactly sure when it last rained in my area, but I know it's been over three weeks.

SHELBY - Harold Edward Smith, Jr., 60, a native of Cleveland County, passed away on Sunday, September 15, 2019 at his residence.

Jessie Fred Brittain, 79 of Hwy 274 Vale passed away, Monday, September 23,
2019 at Atrium Health - Lincoln.

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What: Marriage 911 First Response

Alonzo Ross Philbeck, 90, went to be with his Lord Tuesday, Sept. 24, 2019, at his home.

SHELBY: Marie Wright Jones, 99, died Wednesday, September 18, 2019, at Spring Arbor of Apex.

Diana Helms Beam, age 73 of Spring St. passed away Sunday, September 22, 2019 at Caromont Regional Medical Center.

Announcements
What: South Mountain State Parks Interpretation and Education Schedule for October 2019

Even though the temperatures don't seem to be showing any signs of fall in Cleveland County yet, there is one event coming soon that will definitely let locals know that autumn is here: the annual liver mush festival.

Martha Carroll Smith, 90, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on Sunday, September 22, 2019 at Shelby Manor, surrounded by her family.

Frances Cordell Ivester, 94 years old, passed away Sunday, September 22, 2019 at Cleveland Pines Nursing Center.

Mrs. Mary Jane Edwards Sims, 75 of 118 Victor Drive Shelby, NC passed away on Sunday, September 15, 2019 at Wendover Hospice House in Shelby.

Ms. Barbara Eaves, 66 years old, was born on August 12, 1953 in Springfield, Massachusetts and departed this life on Tuesday, September 10, 2019 at Life Care Center in Auburn, Massachusetts.

Mr. James "Bennie" Benjamin Allen, Sr., 93, of Shelby went to be with his
Lord and Savior on September 22, 2019.

Blacksburg -- Clint Daniel Fort, 35, of 277 Garden Lakes Dr., passed away Saturday, September 21st, 2019, at Atrium Health Cleveland.

Woodruff -- Vera Norman Briggs, 91, formerly of Blacksburg, passed away on Friday, September 20th, 2019, at Woodruff Manor.

Brenda Thornburg Thomas, 78, of Gainesvile, FL, passed away on August 19, 2019 in Gainaesville.

Clarence Black, 70, of Shelby, died Friday, September 20, 2019, at Atrium Main in Charlotte.

Daniel Shires is an Agriculture Extension Agent with the NC Cooperative Extension in Cleveland County.

The Town of Forest City is hosting the first Pimento Cheese Jubilee on Sat., Sept. 28, 2019 from 11AM-7PM at the Pavilion On Park Square (POPS)!