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Alda Charlene Parker Leatherman, 90 of 6746 Beam Lumber Road, Vale passed
away on Monday, December 7, 2015 at her residence.

Doris Jean Cobb, 77, of 240 Robinson Bridge Rd., Central, SC, went home to be with Jesus, Monday, December 7, 2015, at her home.

Mrs. Opal Watson Packard, age 91 of Mooresboro, NC, passed away December 4, 2015 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center, Shelby.

Ed Yarbro, age 84 resident of Kings Mountain, NC passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on December 6, 2015 at his home.

Gertrude Aldrich Silver, age 93, of Cliffside, NC, died Saturday, December 5, 2015 at the Hospice House of Rutherford County.

Kendyl Jane Waters, infant daughter of Brandon and Tara Stowe Waters, was born on December 3, 2015.

SHELBY- Peggy Bowman Allen, 76, died Sat., Dec. 5, 2015, at her home.

GASTONIA- Jacklyn F. Hibberts, 69, died Fri., Dec. 4, 2015, at CaroMont Health in Gastonia.

Paulette Lanning Gregory, age 68, resident of 509 Valley St. Stanley, NC passed away December 3, 2015 at Caromont Health, Gastonia, NC.

Dorothy Chariker Moss Camp, 78, formerly of Blacksburg passed away December 4, 2015, at White Oak Manor, York, SC.

Want to find a one-of-a-kind gift while shopping locally and supporting Cleveland County arts?

Last week we had a tie in the Shelby Shopper & Info Football Contest.

Kings Mountain Middle teacher Beverly Owens has received a Rutherford EMC Bright Ideas grant

Rutherford Electric Membership Corporation has awarded 21 teachers with more than $15,900 in Bright Ideas education grants to fund innovative classroom learning projects. More than 3,900 students at schools in Burke, Catawba, Cleveland, Gaston, Lincoln, McDowell, Polk and Rutherford counties will participate in Bright Ideas projects funded by Rutherford EMC this year.

Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today reminded farmers and ranchers that the next general enrollment period for the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) began, Dec. 1, 2015, and ends on Feb. 26, 2016.

Charity Christian School, Fallston
Charity Christian School, 113 Charity Church Road, Lawndale, NC (Fallston), will be holding their Christmas Program Friday, December 11, 2015, at 7:00pm. Refreshments in the fellowship building. Contact them by calling 704-419-4574 or 704-466-8774. Email: charitychristianschool@gmail.com.

Casar Elementary School
Please donate new and used items at the Casar Elementary School office for the Angel Tree Benefit Christmas Sale. The sale is on Friday and Saturday, December 11 and 12, 2015, at the old Casar Fire Dept. starting at 8:00am. All proceeds go to benefit Casar Elementary School's Angel Tree. For any questions please call Miranda at 704-538-6077.

Many hunters right now have moved from the tree stand to the duck blind.

Robert Michael England, 66, of 135 Golden Valley Rd., Casar, passed away
Thursday December 3, 2015 at Carolinas HealthCare System- Cleveland.

Joe Ben Porter age 79 died Thursday December 3, 2015 at Carolinas Healthcare Cleveland.

SHELBY- Betty Lorene Philbeck Warren, 87, a resident of White Oak Manor-Kings Mountain, passed away Thursday December 3, 2015 at White Oak Manor.

SHELBY-Elden Ashe, 72, widely known on his CB handle as "Bedbug", died Thurs., Dec. 3, 2015, at his home.

Clyde Wilford Laughter, age 87 resident of Shelby, NC was born into this life on March 22, 1928 in Gaston Co. NC and was born into his eternal life on December 3, 2015 at the Testa Family Hospice House.

Richard F. Harris, age 47, of Forest City, died Thursday, December 3, 2015 at Rutherford Regional Medical Center.

Sue Black Sneed, age 89, died Thursday, December 3, 2015 at Peak Resources in Cherryville.