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Vale - Mrs. Georgia DeeVee Gladden Houser, 93 of North Brook III School
Road, passed away Thursday, June 9, 2016 at the Brian Center in Lincolnton.

Elizabeth Amelia Jane Grigg Ervin, age 80, of Mary's Grove Church Road, passed away Thursday, June 9, 2016 at her residence.

Mr. Steve Dean "Rodeo" Wyatt, 64, of Shelby, passed away Thursday, June 10, 2016 at his residence after an extended illness.

On June 7, 2016, Dr. Robert Allen Nelson passed away peacefully in his sleep at Hospice Atlanta in Atlanta, Georgia.

CHARLOTTE -- Dorothy C. Grigg, age 93, passed away on May 18, 2016 at the
Novant Health Center, surrounded by family.

CHARLOTTE -- Sara Maxine Altman, 86, passed away Wednesday, May 18, 2016, at
her home.

ORANGE CITY, FLORIDA-Lillian Frieda Tramposch White, 90, passed away at Savannah Court Assisted Living Monday, May 30, 2016.

SFC Jackie Lee Green, US Army Ret., 69 of Ellenboro died at his residence Tuesday June 8, 2016.

Elizabeth Anne Royster Taylor, age 89 died Tuesday June 8, 2016 at Carolinas Health Care Cleveland.

Concord - Mark William Lock age 44, passed away Wednesday, June 1, 2016 at
Carolinas Medical Center.

Teresa Lynn Holland Poteat 55 of Forest City passed away June 6, 2016 at Rutherford County Hospice.

Ronny Steve Parris, age 70, of Forest City, died Monday, June 6, 2016 at his residence.

Cleveland County elementary school students participated in a quarter drive organized by Foothills Farmers' Market and their Power of Produce (POP) Club.

The Double Springs Baptist Church 5th Annual Cowboy Camp Ministry was held on Saturday June 4th.

Thumbs up to the students of Marion Elementary School who came on board with the Shelby VFW Post 4066 and helped with a huge donation of food items

Desmond Ross starts on his sidewalk art during the Chalk Fest sponsored by The Cleveland County Arts Council and Uptown Shelby Association on June 4th 2016. The Event included sidewalk chalk drawing and family fun area.

The Veterans of Foreign Wars (VFW) Post #4066 presented its third annual check to Cleveland County Schools' Exceptional Children programs on May 31st. This year, the check actually totaled over $34,000, raised by the VFW for autistic students in the community.

The Carolina Renaissance Festival, a combination of outdoor theater, circus, arts and crafts fair, jousting tournament and feast, will hold open auditions on Saturday, June 18th from 9:00 AM to 12:00 PM and Saturday, June 25th from 9:00 AM - 12:00 PM at the Cannon School located at 5801 Poplar Tent Road, Concord, NC 28027.

The Putnam Baptist Church Youth Softball Team just finished a perfect 9-0 regular season with a 3-0 end of season tournament championship run to finish with an undefeated 12-0 record.

Now that turkey season is over, I'm getting my mental facilities back in sync.

Lincoln County Senior Games
Senior Games are coming to Lincoln County in 2017. Visit the informational meeting to learn more and to try out some of the games that will be offered.

After a year of planning and strategy development, Cleveland County business leaders are continuing to make progress with the Certified Entrepreneurial Community (CEC) program, an aggressive economic development program aimed at advancing entrepreneurial ecosystems on a local level.

Left to right: Josh Propst, Executive Director, Boys & Girls Club, Ed and Edna Patterson and Paul Carter of Carter Chevrolet.

Zion Hill Baptist Church, Lawndale
Zion Hill Baptist Church will offer a free health screening on Saturday, June 11, 2016, from 7:00-10:00am.

Gardner-Webb University's Tucker Student Center was the site of the ceremony on Wednesday, June 1, 2016,