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Wanda Hearn Willis, age 62, of Shelby, NC, passed away July 2, 2017 at Wendover Hospice.

Vivian Nevert Lackey Towery, 97, of Hwy 274, Cherrvyille, passed away
Sunday, July 2, 2017 at Cleveland Pines Nursing Center in Shelby.

Thomas Franklin Morrow, age 89, of Kings Mountain, NC passed away on June 29, 2017 at Carolina Health Care System - Mercy.

Truman G Warren, age 72, of Shelby, NC, passed away June 29, 2017 at his residence.

Minnie Pope Dalton, age 100, of Harrilson Road, died Wednesday, June 28, 2017 at Carolina Care Health and Rehabilitation.

Mrs. Myrtle Hovis Greene, 94, of Tot Dellinger Road, passed
away on Friday, June 30, 2017 at her residence.

Linda Yoder Loftis, 62, went to be with her Lord, Thursday, June 29, 2017, at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte.

Jackie R. Wray, 59, 274 Hopewell Road, Blacksburg, SC, died June 28, 2017, at Mary Black Health - Gaffney.

Lynn Lookadoo Morrison, age 71, died Wednesday, June 28, 2017 at her home.

Marcella Areleene Phillips Weathers, age 65, died Thursday, June 29, 2017 at Hospice Wendover.

Dennis Anthony Beam, Jr., age 81, died Monday, June 26, 2017 at Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte.

Cherryville - Mr. Kenneth J. "Mouse" Chapman, 77, of W. Academy Street passed away on Monday, June 26, 2017 at Robin Johnson Hospice House in Dallas.

Oliver Claxton "Buddy" Golden, 79, of 606 West Pine Street, passed away Tuesday, June 27th, 2017, at Mary Black Health System - Gaffney.

Casar
Casar's Independence Day celebration will be held on Tuesday, July 4, 2017 starting with an opening ceremony at 10 a.m.

Shelby Unit 82 of The American Legion Auxiliary held an installation ceremony for 2017-2018 officers as part of their monthly meeting June 19, 2017.

Cleveland Community College has been awarded a $1.5 million grant from the Golden LEAF Foundation, Inc. as part of its Community-Based Grantsmaking Initiative. The awarded grant will help fund the construction of the Advanced Manufacturing Center at CCC.

The North Carolina Department of Commerce has recognized local efforts to provide essential workforce training by awarding Cleveland Community College and its partners the Maximize Carolina Sector grant. The grant money will support CCC's new Electrical Lineworker Academy.

Mt. Pleasant Baptist Church Fundraiser
Mt Pleasant Baptist Church in Cleveland County will be having a fundraiser for Langdon and Millie Hamrick on Saturday July 1, 2017

Kenneth Everett Newton, 52, of 8141 9th Street, passed away Friday, June 23rd, 2017, at his residence.

South Mountains State Park, Connelly Springs
South Mountains State Park, 3001 South Mountains Park Avenue, Connelly Springs, NC, Environmental Programs:
Saturday, July 1, 2017 - "Animals of the South Mountains"

Robert J. Conner, age 80, of East Church Street, Bostic, passed away Friday, June 23, 2017 at his residence.