Recent Articles

Cherryville - Mr. Jerry Keith Summitt, 75, passed away on Monday, December
21, 2015 at his residence.

SHELBY- Tracey Clifton Blanton, 49, passed away December 1, 2015 at his residence.

Waco - Ralph Beam Gardner, 77, passed away Monday January 4, 2016 at Hospice at Wendover.

Kings Mountain -- Tina Marie Poley Giobbi, 45, of 215 Roy Bell Road, passed away Sunday, January 3rd, 2016, at Kings Mountain Hospital.

Hazel G. Rogers, age 92, of Shelby, died Monday, January 4, 2016 at Peak Resources in Shelby.

Earl Dean Parker Sr. age 89 died Sunday January 3, 2016 at Peak Resources in Cherryville.

Bessemer City - Mr. Dennis Lynn Fourshee, 55, of 6233 Dallas Cherryville
Hwy. passed away on Sunday, January 3, 2016 at his residence.

CHARLOTTE-Clemmie Virginia Costner, 87, died Sunday, Jan. 3, 2016, at her home in Charlotte.

KINGS MOUNTAIN - Chanthy Siphanthone, age 74, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away January 2, 2016 at Carolinas Medical Center.

Jean Teats Kwasniewski, age 88, of Gaffney, SC and formerly of Forest City, passed away on Thursday, December 31, 2015 at Spartanburg Hospital for Restorative Care.

Cathryn Lynn Shrewsbury, age 39, of Forest City, went to be with the Lord following a long life of illness on Saturday, January 2, 2016 at her residence.

Eddie Gene Clary, 79, 130 Bear Creek Road, Blacksburg, SC, went home to be with the Lord January 2, 2016, at Mary Black Health System, Gaffney, SC.

Jean Godfrey, age 81, of Conover, NC formerly of Bostic NC, went home to be with the Lord on Friday, January 1, 2016 at her residence.

John Ray Gettys, age 77, of Ellenboro, died Thursday, December 31, 2015 at the Mary Black Health System in Gaffney.

A friend of mine shared with me about his recent hunting trip.

Our week #17 Shelby Shopper & Info Football Contest winner was Kathleen Blanton (right) of Shelby.

Three years ago last December, Christmas parade organizers in the Cleveland County community of Kingstown faced a difficult situation. The weather forecast for the scheduled day of their parade called for a 100 percent chance of rain. So they decided to cancel the event.

The Earl Scruggs Center announces its newest special exhibit, Carolina Faces: The Photography of Don Sturkey, opening January 23, 2016 and running through May 15, 2016.

Grace United Methodist Church, Kings Mtn.
Grace United Methodist Church, 830 Church Street, Kings Mountain, NC 28086, will be conducting two bible studies.

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

Cleveland County School Social Worker Theresa Jones receives a check from Cleveland County Fraternal Order of Police State Trustee Randy Carothers

Beginning Jan. 4, 2016 students in North Carolina will have to obey their bus driver's hand signal before they get on the bus safely.

Project will benefit the

Neal Senior Center Food Pantry ~ Shelby

GROVER - Mr. Michael Hatley Hull, 58, passed away at his residence on December 24, 2015.

Dwight Lane Alexander, age 83, resident of Kings Mountain, NC entered his heavenly home on December 31, 2015.