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I had heard of others catching two fish on the same bait before, but I had never done it or even witnessed it.

Every year, tens of thousands of adults in the United States suffer serious health problems, are hospitalized, or even die from diseases that could have been prevented by vaccination.

Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina reached an important milestone recently with the acquisition of 377 acres in the Ivy Creek watershed of the South Mountains, which brings the land trust's 20-year protection record over the 50,000-acre mark to a total of 50,322 acres.

Participants in the "Sew It Up" 4-H Summer Fun Camp learned the basics of sewing, quilting and hand-made projects in their 3-day camp at the Cleveland County Extension Office.

Foothills Conservancy of North Carolina's 2016 Blue Ridge Foothills Protection Challenge is underway and this year the goal has been raised from $60,000 to $75,000.

The National Night Out in Shelby was held on August 2, 2016.

Join Morganton in celebrating 35 years of the Historic Morganton Festival sponsored by Carolinas HealthCare System Blue Ridge!

Organic Growers School's Farm Beginnings® is a yearlong farmer training course beginning on October 15th, 2016, and is now open to applicants.

A First Broad River Clean up was held at The Twin Trestle Trail in Shelby on Saturday, July 30, 2016.

A First Broad River Clean up was held at The Twin Trestle Trail in Shelby on Saturday, July 30, 2016.

Before Faye Causby Gantt was born, her mother, Irene Causby, prayed for a fair-skinned, blue-eyed daughter who would play the organ in church.

Recently, more than 60 business owners and local residents attended the Cleveland County Chamber's July Business After Hours event hosted by King Law.

The Earl Scruggs Center recently received a $4,000 PPG Foundation grant for the Center's K-12 educational resources.

Anyone buying or selling anything online or via newspaper ads these days knows that it can sometimes be tricky to arrange a safe meeting place.

Benjamin Wayne Nanney, 74, Mooresboro, NC, died Saturday, July 30^, 2016, at his residence.

SHELBY- Donnie William Proctor, 43, died Sunday, July 31, 2016, at his home.

SHELBY - Nellie Robertson Kee, age 81, passed away on July 30, 2016 at Wendover Hospice.

Donald Leon Lyle age 90 passed away Monday August 1, 2016 at Hospice House in Forest City, NC.

CHARLOTTE-Wanda Jo King, 68, died Sunday, July 31, 2016, at her home.

Lynn Beam Parris, age 86, of Tot Dellinger Road passed away Tuesday, August 2, 2016 at her residence.

Georgia Lucille Hudson Camp, age 75, passed away on July 29, 2016 at her residence.

Annie Mae Barrett Crotts, 85 of 716 Sipes Street, Kings Mountain and
formerly of Shelby passed away Tuesday, August 2, 2016 at White Oak Manor in
Kings Mountain.

GASTONIA- Shirley Falls Wilson, 81, passed away Sunday July 31, 2016 at Caramont Regional Medical Center in Gastonia.

Gregory Clayton Olmstead, 61, of Kings Mountain, died at his home on July 31, 2016.