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Agriculture Secretary Tom Vilsack today reminded farmers and ranchers that the next general enrollment period for the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP) began, Dec. 1, 2015, and ends on Feb. 26, 2016.

Charity Christian School, Fallston
Charity Christian School, 113 Charity Church Road, Lawndale, NC (Fallston), will be holding their Christmas Program Friday, December 11, 2015, at 7:00pm. Refreshments in the fellowship building. Contact them by calling 704-419-4574 or 704-466-8774. Email: charitychristianschool@gmail.com.

Casar Elementary School
Please donate new and used items at the Casar Elementary School office for the Angel Tree Benefit Christmas Sale. The sale is on Friday and Saturday, December 11 and 12, 2015, at the old Casar Fire Dept. starting at 8:00am. All proceeds go to benefit Casar Elementary School's Angel Tree. For any questions please call Miranda at 704-538-6077.

Many hunters right now have moved from the tree stand to the duck blind.

Robert Michael England, 66, of 135 Golden Valley Rd., Casar, passed away
Thursday December 3, 2015 at Carolinas HealthCare System- Cleveland.

Joe Ben Porter age 79 died Thursday December 3, 2015 at Carolinas Healthcare Cleveland.

SHELBY- Betty Lorene Philbeck Warren, 87, a resident of White Oak Manor-Kings Mountain, passed away Thursday December 3, 2015 at White Oak Manor.

SHELBY-Elden Ashe, 72, widely known on his CB handle as "Bedbug", died Thurs., Dec. 3, 2015, at his home.

Clyde Wilford Laughter, age 87 resident of Shelby, NC was born into this life on March 22, 1928 in Gaston Co. NC and was born into his eternal life on December 3, 2015 at the Testa Family Hospice House.

Richard F. Harris, age 47, of Forest City, died Thursday, December 3, 2015 at Rutherford Regional Medical Center.

Sue Black Sneed, age 89, died Thursday, December 3, 2015 at Peak Resources in Cherryville.

Barbara Ann Cain Harris, 78, of 362 Dirty Ankle Road, Lawndale, died
Wednesday, December 2, 2015 at her residence.

Clara Bell Williams Pruette, 82, of 1636 North Brook #3 School Road, Vale,
passed away Wednesday, December 2, 2015 at her home.

Judith Ann Gibson Wilkins age 77 died Wednesday December 2, 2015 at Hospice Wendover.

Olivia V. Mobley,71, of 839 Logan St., departed this life on Sunday, November 29, 2015 at Carolina Continue Care Hospital in Kings Mountain NC.

Salvation Army Volunteers Needed
to Help with Christmas Kettle Drive

Our week #12 Shelby Shopper & Info Football Contest winner was Bradley Pruitt (right) of Shelby.

Summer Mosteller and Jared Belcher have been awarded scholarships from the State Employees' Credit Union Foundation.

Cleveland County Fraternal Order of Police President Gwen Carothers presents Martha Walker at Crossroads Rescue Mission a check to help feed those less fortunate at this time of year.

The battles got tougher, including a double-overtime contest, but Cleveland County football (all 3 teams) win again!

The following communities have announced their Christmas parades for 2015:

Hospice Cleveland County
Hospice Cleveland County, 951 Wendover Heights Drive, Shelby, NC and Testa Family Hospice House, 321 Kings Mountain Blvd., Kings Mountain, will have the following events for Nov. and Dec. 2015.

Doris Martin Short, 78, of 2602 Peeler Road, Vale, passed away on Tuesday, December 1, 2015 at Catawba Regional Hospice in Newton.

James Bruce Hamrick, 65, of Atlantic lane, died December 1, 2015 at his residence.

Charles Ray "Boo Boo" "Snake Man" Womack, 83, died Tuesday, Dec. 1, 2015, at his home.