Recent Articles

Henry Forest Horne, Sr., 82, of Shelby, died peacefully at home surrounded by family on Saturday, January 9, 2016.

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

Deborah Nancy Dixon, 40, 739 Shannon Meadows Road, Clover, SC, went home to be with the Lord January 8, 2016, at home.

Iris Everhart Qualls, 83, of Shelby, passed away on Friday, January 8, 2016,

Dorothy W. Arrowood, age 88, of Forest City, died Wednesday, January 6, 2016 at the Hospice House of Rutherford County.

Revonda Ellen Mace, age 58 of Conway, SC, passed away Friday, January 8, 2016 at Grand Strand Regional Medical Center.

Gabe Turner of Ellenboro, NC is the winner of the Shelby American Legion Post 82 High School Oratorical Contest.

Cleveland County Rescue Mission (CCRM) was awarded a Rural Business Development Grant, given to rural public entities for projects that promote technology-based economic development from the USDA for completion of the Education and Employability Center (EEC) at the Rescue Mission.

Cleveland County
Juvenile Crime Prevention Council
Request For Proposal
The Cleveland County Juvenile Crime Prevention Council announces the availability of $277,984 in intervention and prevention funds for services to youths most at risk of court involvement. JCPC funds require a local cash or in-kind match of 20%.

Pleasant Hill United Methodist, Belwood
Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church, 1102 Warlick Road, Belwood, NC, will be holding a Country Ham Breakfast Saturday, January 16, 2016, 7:00am til 11:00am. Adults $8, child $5, under 6 free.

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

Established in 1977 and serving all of Cleveland County, the Leona Neal Senior Center offers a place for adults age 55 and older to easily access information and services as well as to meet, socialize, and participate in programs and special seasonal events.

The cold weather was late getting here this year. Unseasonable warm weather was an understatement for December and early January has provided a long runway for the winter that is now in flight.

Martha Hord Goforth, age 102, resident of 1110 Shelby Road, Kings Mountain went to be with the Lord January 8, 2016 at Testa Family Hospice House.

Rufus Grier Plonk, Jr., age 91, resident of Kings Mountain, passed away at Summit Place on January 8, 2016.

Blacksburg -- Bobby Joe "Dinky Dover" Rose, 61, of 209 Mosley Road, passed away Thursday, January 7th, 2016, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center.

SHELBY- Betty J. Brown, 72, passed away Wednesday January 6, 2016 at her residence.

George Roberts Sperling, age 62 died Monday January 4, 2015 at Wendover Hospice.

Charles "Virgil" Fite, age 86, resident of 311 Fulton Street, Kings Mountain, NC went to be with his Lord on January 6, 2016 at Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC.

William Harrison "Bill" Tessner, 94, 461 Moss Crossing, went home to be with the Lord Wednesday, January 6, 2016, at Peak Resources, Cherryville, NC.

Blacksburg -- Wilbur Lee Neeld, 88, of 256 99 Island Road, passed away Tuesday, December 29th, 2015, at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center.

Kenneth "Kenny" Eugene White, age 64 died Tuesday January 5, 2016 at his home.

SHERRILLS FORD, NC - Jack R. Williams went to be with the Lord on January 5,
2016.

SHELBY- Rena Christine Morgan, 57, of 418 E. Warren Street, passed away Monday, January 4, 2016 at her residence.

SHELBY-Charles Ray Green, 73, died Tues., Jan. 5, 2016, at Hospice at Wendover.