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The Executive Director of the Children's Homes of Cleveland County (CHCC) says local youth will benefit from state funding and reforms passed by the North Carolina General Assembly this year.

The Small Business Center at Cleveland Community College is offering sixteen (16) seminars this Fall (2017) on Thursdays, 6:00-9:00pm, at the LeGrand Center in Shelby. "We want to continue giving all businesses and organizations in Cleveland County opportunities to improve their potential for success," said Steve Padgett, Director of the Small Business Center at Cleveland Community College

Jimmy Lee "Leebo" Painter, 44, of 210 Old Factory Road, Blacksburg, SC, passed away July 22, 2017, at his home.

Gaffney -- Willis McAbee Jr., 81, of 309 Starr Ridge Road, passed away Thursday, July 20th, 2017, at his residence.

I know no one wants to think about it since we are in the sweltering summer, but deer season is just around the corner.

Elizabeth Virginia Sheppard Bowle, 84, of Lillac Rd. died July 18, 2017 at Carolinas Care Health and Rehab.

Dennis Howard Taylor, 52, of Sorrells Baxter Rd., died July 21, 2017 at Robin Johnson Hospice House.

Lost Playwrights, Hendersonville
Lost Playwrights will meet Saturday, July 29, 2017, from 2:00-4:00pm, in Kapplan Auditorium, Henderson County Library, 301

Larry Dean Caveny, 67, 706 N. Shelby St., Blacksburg, SC, passed away July 20, 2017, at Greenville Memorial Hospital, Greenville, SC.

Mary Elizabeth Trammell Pope, 88, of Lewittes Rd., formerly of Cherryville, died July 21, 2017 at Catawba Valley Medical Center.

Putnam Baptist Church, Shelby
Putnam Baptist Church, 1146 County Home Road, Shelby, NC. Marriage 911 First Response - Is your marriage in crisis? Do you see the signs that your marriage is headed towards crisis? Are you separated and on the path towards divorce? There is a reason to have hope! For more information call 704-477-1168.

Annemarie Katharina Philbeck, 80, of Bessemer City, NC, passed away at Caromont Healthcare Systems, Gastonia, NC.

Cherryville - Mrs. Rosella Wease, 87, passed away on Friday, July 21, 2017
at White Oak Manor in Kings Mountain.

Shelby - Joseph Henry Haynes, infant son of Charles Joseph Haynes and Maria
Ann Moore was born on July 10, 2017 and passed away on July 12, 2017 at
CMC-Main in Charlotte.

Gaffney, SC - - Elaine Williams Watts, 69, of 123 Laurel Lane, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, July 20, 2017 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center.

Opal Grace VanHoose Morris, aged 85, died peacefully on July 19, 2017 following a brief illness.

MOORESBORO- Kathy Hooper Hamrick, 63, died Wednesday July 19, 2017 at her residence.

Carris Columbus Grigg, 74, of Grover, went home to be with the Lord on Thursday, July 13, 2017, at his home.

BESSEMER CITY - Mr. Jarred Joseph Spencer, age 42 passed away at Carolinas Healthcare Pineville on July 11, 2017.

CHARLOTTE - Mrs. Courtney Blevins passed away at CMC Main in Charlotte Tuesday, July 18, 2017 surrounded by her loving and devoted family and friends. She was 25.

SPARTANBURG - Mr. Joseph Goode, age 81, passed away at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center on Tuesday, July 18, 2017 surrounded by his loving and devoted family.

RUTHERFORD - Mr Eugene (Gene) Nelson Brackett, age 50, passed away on Friday, July 14, 2017 at Rutherford Regional Medical Center.

ELLENBORO - Mrs. Irene Cassel, age 61 passed away at her residence on July 1, 2017.

Kenneth Leonard Simpson, 60, of Shallotte, NC, formerly of Spindale, died Tuesday, July 18, 2017 at New Hanover Regional Center.

Lincolnton - Mr. Richard Frederick Harczuk, 77, passed away on Monday, July
17, 2017 at Robin Johnson Hospice House in Dallas.