Recent Articles

Cherryville - Mr. Willie R. "Slick" Pow, 74, of 507 N. Elm St., passed away
on Saturday, January 16, 2016 at Testa Family Hospice House in Kings
Mountain.

Lillian Hester Mellon Owens, 87 of 338 Vic Randall Road, Lawndale, passed away on Saturday, January 16, 2016 at Carolinas HealthCare System - Cleveland in Shelby.

Betty Boone Melton, age 92, of Bradley Road, Ellenboro, died Friday, January 15, 2016 at the Hospice House of Rutherford County.

Betty Smith Justice, age 87, of Davis Road, Forest City, died Friday, January 15, 2016 at the Hospice House of Rutherford County.

Blacksburg -- Newell Burnham Hammond, 83, of 654 Lookout Tower Road, passed away Thursday, January 14th, 2016, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home.

Jackie Peeler of Lawndale, Von Walker of Shelby and Donnie Thompson of Shelby get ready for the Unity March on Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday.

Unity March and program held in Uptown Shelby...

Chicago-based pianist to play an eclectic mix of piano pieces at the Abbey. Mark Valenti brings an exciting program of rarely heard piano works to Belmont Abbey on Monday, February 1, 2016.

Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden is pairing the best of its vast collection of diverse and colorful orchids with over 40 stunning orchid photographs by three outstanding North Carolina photographers for Art & Orchids: Flowers in Focus from Jan. 22 to Mar. 12.

Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church in Belwood held a country ham breakfast fundraiser recently.

Steve and Joann Grant of Cherryville eat breakfast at Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church Saturday January 16, 2016. Joann grew up in the area and has been to many fundraisers at the church.

RALEIGH - The Division of Employment Security (DES) has announced that effective Jan. 3, 2016, individuals filing new unemployment insurance claims must make five valid job contacts with potential employers for each week claimed.

My fishing experiences as a youth were either alone or with the gang that made up Ford's Woods.

The Health and Fitness Science Program at Gaston College prepares students for careers in this burgeoning field.

The American Legion District 23 Oratorical Contest was held on Saturday, January 16. 2016 at Kings Mountain American Legion Post 155.

Oak Grove United Methodist Church, Lawndale
Oak Grove United Methodist Church, 418 Oak Grove Clover Hill Ch. Rd., Lawndale, NC, will hold their annual "All You Can Eat Soup Supper", Saturday, January 23, 2016, 4:30pm - 7:30pm. In case of inclement weather, makeup date will be Saturday, January 30, 2016.

Relay for Life, 2016 Meetings
2016 Meeting Schedule for Relay for Life. All meetings are at 6:00pm.

Move over, Las Vegas! Shelby, NC, is opening a casino! Well, actually it's only for one night. And, in this case, the beneficiaries will not be wealthy casino owners but the Cleveland County Arts Council (CCAC).

Blacksburg -- Newell Burnham Hammond, 83, of 654 Lookout Tower Road, passed away Thursday, January 14th, 2016, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home.

ASHEVILLE - Robert Pitt Kornegay, 66, passed away on Tuesday, January 12, 2016, at Rutherford Hospital.

SHELBY-David "Joe" Hamrick, 73, died Wednesday, Jan. 13, 2016, at Hospice at Wendover.

Sarah Jane Nelson Smith, 77, of 716 Sipes Street, Kings Mountain, passed
away Thursday January 14, 2016 at White Oak Manor in Kings Mountain.

Gary Stephen Stamper, 59, 701 Cleveland Avenue, Grover, NC, went home to be with the Lord, January 7, 2016, at home.

Madge Silvers Brookshire, age 81, of Forest City went to her Heavenly Reward on Wednesday.

Mrs. Boyce Jeane Hawkins Toney age 71 of Hollis Road went home to be with her Lord on Tuesday January 12, 2016 while at White Oak Manor in Rutherfordton.