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Mr. Lester Dyer, 84 of Shelby, Passed away April 10, 2017 at his residence surrounded by his family.

Raymond Oscar "Hoppy" Camp, Jr. age 71, resident of Kings Mountain, formally of Grover, passed away April 9, 2017 at Testa Family Hospice House.

Verlan Tessneer, age 87, of the Bill's Creek Community and wife of Arthur Tessneer passed away Monday at White Oak Manor.

Luther Thompson "Tom" Houser passed away on Monday, April 3, 2017.

Sophia Ivey, 73, resident of Gastonia, died April 5, 2017 at CaroMont Health. Born in Mitropolis, Crete, Greece, she was the daughter of the late Melambianakis.

Shelby - Robert "Robbie" David Weaver, age 47, of Shelby, NC, passed away April 7, 2017 at Baptist Easley Hospital.

Shirley L. Bailey, age 69, of Hester Mill Road, Rutherfordton, passed away Friday, April 7, 2017 at the Hospice House of Rutherfordton.

Yesenia Jimenez Linares, age 21 of Moss Trail passed away Thursday, April 6, 2017.

Dallas - Rev. Harold Edwin "Eddie" Benfield, 63 of Summey Farm Drive,
passed away Friday, April 7, 2017 at his home.

Johnny E. Bostic, age 76, of Chesterfield Road, Cliffside, NC, passed away Friday, April 7, 2017 at the Hospice House of Rutherford County.

Darrius Ross sings one of his favorite songs at The Fallston Elementary School Top Dog Talent Showcase.

Alliance Bank & Trust Company, a North Carolina community bank with branches in Gastonia, Shelby, and Kings Mountain,

The Salvation Army of Shelby looks forward to marking National Salvation Army Week in mid-May, highlighted by a celebration banquet to honor supporters and continue to spread the Christian message of hope and compassion.

Mike Plank President of Number Three Ruritan Club accepts awards from Mike Smith,

Jacob Shorts helps Carlisa Venable and Roshanda Peeples gather eggs at this year's Shelby City Park Easter Egg Hunt & Cleveland County Brain Bonanza for kids.

NC MedAssist will hold a free Over the Counter (OTC) Medicine Give Away Day in Shelby on Friday, April 28, 2017.

Sometimes the circumstances call for a change of plans. That was the situation I was in a few days ago.

Relay for Life
The Relay for Life events:
April 22, 2017 - The Leonard McSwain band will highlight an evening of fun and fellowship Saturday, April 22, 2017 to benefit Relay for Life.

Ross Grove Baptist Church, Shelby
Ross Grove Baptist Church, 225 Fallston Rd., Shelby NC, will be holding Holy Week Events thru April 16, 2017.

Area job seekers should mark Wednesday, April 26, 2017, on their calendars. That's the date of the Cleveland County Job Fair, which will be held at the LeGrand Center on the campus of Cleveland Community College (CCC) in Shelby from 11:30 a.m. until 4 p.m.

Billie "Maw Maw" Ann Havner Neal, 86 of Fallston Road, Fallston passed away,
Thursday, April 6, 2017 at Carolina Care Center, Cherryville.

Maven Barrett Jacobsen Hoyle, 92, Fallston Road, Fallston passed away April 5, 2017 at Testa Hospice House-Kings Mountain.

SHELBY- Valerie Holland Short, 89, died at her home Friday, April 6, 2017. A native of Cleveland County, she was born to the late Gifton and Cora Davis Holland.