Recent Articles

Kings Mountain - Mr. Bud Price, 81, of 631 Mary's Grove Church Road, passed
away on Wednesday, December 9, 2015 at Hospice of Wendover in Shelby.

John Andrew "Drew" Hager, 44, of Mount Holly, NC, passed away at CaroMont Regional Medical Center on December 9, 2015.

Johnny Odus Scism, 69, of Fallston Road, Shelby, passed away Monday,
November 30, 2015 at Hospice at Wendover in Shelby.

De Loris "Dee" Heppeard, age 91, resident of Kings Mountain, passed away on December 8, 2015 at her home.

Mary Louise Long Maples, age 92, resident of Kings Mountain, was called home to be with the Lord on December 8, 2015.

Bruce Byrd, age 55, of 135 Gold St., Lawndale, passed away on December 4, 2015, at Carolina Healthcare System- Lincoln

Wilma Berends Roberts, of Hillcrest Dr., died Tuesday, December 8, 2015 at Wendover Hosipce after a very brief illness.

Thelma Elizabeth Queen, 83, of 1150 Hendrick Lake Road, Shelby, died
Wednesday, December 9, 2015 at Hospice at Wendover in Shelby.

Mrs. Patricia Elaine Wright, age 70 of Lawndale, passed away Monday, December 7, 2015 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center.

Johnny Evoid Fisher, 61 of 102 Leaflock Lane, Lawndale, passed away December
8, 2015 at Carolinas Healthcare System-Cleveland.

Arthur "Art" Noel Mauney, Sr., 85, of Shelby, passed away Monday December 7, 2015 at Carolina Medical Center- Cleveland.

Alda Charlene Parker Leatherman, 90 of 6746 Beam Lumber Road, Vale passed
away on Monday, December 7, 2015 at her residence.

Doris Jean Cobb, 77, of 240 Robinson Bridge Rd., Central, SC, went home to be with Jesus, Monday, December 7, 2015, at her home.

Mrs. Opal Watson Packard, age 91 of Mooresboro, NC, passed away December 4, 2015 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center, Shelby.

Ed Yarbro, age 84 resident of Kings Mountain, NC passed away peacefully surrounded by his family on December 6, 2015 at his home.

Gertrude Aldrich Silver, age 93, of Cliffside, NC, died Saturday, December 5, 2015 at the Hospice House of Rutherford County.

Kendyl Jane Waters, infant daughter of Brandon and Tara Stowe Waters, was born on December 3, 2015.

SHELBY- Peggy Bowman Allen, 76, died Sat., Dec. 5, 2015, at her home.

GASTONIA- Jacklyn F. Hibberts, 69, died Fri., Dec. 4, 2015, at CaroMont Health in Gastonia.

Paulette Lanning Gregory, age 68, resident of 509 Valley St. Stanley, NC passed away December 3, 2015 at Caromont Health, Gastonia, NC.

Dorothy Chariker Moss Camp, 78, formerly of Blacksburg passed away December 4, 2015, at White Oak Manor, York, SC.

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Kings Mountain Middle teacher Beverly Owens has received a Rutherford EMC Bright Ideas grant

Rutherford Electric Membership Corporation has awarded 21 teachers with more than $15,900 in Bright Ideas education grants to fund innovative classroom learning projects. More than 3,900 students at schools in Burke, Catawba, Cleveland, Gaston, Lincoln, McDowell, Polk and Rutherford counties will participate in Bright Ideas projects funded by Rutherford EMC this year.