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Pastor Nicole Pryor of White Oaks Springs International Church, Ministries lead the audience at the Cleveland County Fair worship service Sunday morning. (Jeff Melton photo

Wrestling Evolution, one of the fastest-rising names in independent professional wrestling, makes its long-awaited Shelby debut with a stacked live event, Point of No Return, on Saturday, October 11, 2025, at Weathers Arena on the Cleveland County Fairgrounds. The event features Wrestling Evolution Champion Dontay Khalifah defending his title against Saint Julious, along with multiple championship matches and high-energy performances from some of the region's top athletes.

DALLAS - Albert Lamar Pryor, 54, passed away on Tuesday, June 27, 2017 at Robin Johnson Hospice House surrounded by his family.

Steven Tessener, 53 passed away on September 14. 2025. He was born on October 7, 1971 in Cleveland County.

Blacksburg -- Larry Grady Brown, 77, of 1741 W Cherokee St, passed away on Wednesday, September 17th, 2025, at Mary Black Memorial Hospital.

Nina Marie Kesecker Ellis, 84, of Fallston Road, Shelby passed away on Tuesday, September 16, 2025 at her home.

Mrs. Ann Hollifield Duncan, age 79 of Grover, NC, passed away Tuesday, September 16, 2025, at her residence.

Linda Beth Quickel Whitworth, age 83, of Cherryville, passed away Wednesday, September 17, 2025, at Carolina Care Health and Rehabilitation.

Kings Mountain, NC - - Betty Lou Ross Bell, 95, of 121 Niagara Drive, went home to be with the Lord on Tuesday, September 16, 2025 at Wendover Hospice House in Shelby.

Rachel Heavner Dixon, 98, passed away Sunday, September 14, 2025 at Hospice Wendover in Shelby.

Kantaben Patel, age 92 of Shelby, NC, passed away peacefully surrounded by her family on Monday, September 9, 2025, at her residence.

Dr. Albert Logan Hardin, 92, of 438 Keg Town Mill Road, Chesnee, SC, went home to be with the Lord on Sunday, September 14, 2025 at his residence.

Blacksburg -- Harold David Putnam, 79, of 202 W. Clairborne St, passed away on Sunday, September 14th, 2025, at the Palmetto Patriots Home.

Beverly M. Styers, 75, passed away Sunday, August 24, 2025 at Shelby Manor.

With heavy hearts, we share that our precious child, Blakely Dawn Smith, was taken from us too soon on Thursday, September 11, 2025.

James Emmett Stepp, Jr. passed away on Friday, September 05, 2025 while at his home surrounded by his loving and devoted family.

Margie Yelton Sisk, age 82, passed away Friday, September 12, 2025 at the Fair Haven Home in Forest City.

Regina "Jeannie" Dieckman, age 91, of Sandy Mush, passed away Friday, September 12, 2025 at Rutherford Regional Medical Center.

Michael Edward Thomas, 65, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on September 13, 2025, at Caromont Regional Medical Center in Gastonia, NC.

Sylvia Mosher Knight, 75, passed away on September 13, 2025.

Freddie Walker, age 73, passed away Saturday, September 13, 2025, at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills.

Lettie Mildred Wright Brackett, 76, of Casar passed away on Friday, September 12, 2025 at Wendover Hospice House.

Elaine Daves White, 75, went home to be with her Lord, surrounded by family, September 13, 2025.

Hoi Thi Nguyen Falor, 90, of Shelby passed away on Friday, September 12, 2025 at Navion of Shelby.