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Charles "Chuck" Worley, age 85, of Mooresboro, passed away Sunday, April 20, 2025 at Atrium Health-Cleveland in Shelby.

Beryl Ross Hambright, 90, of Grover, NC, went to be with her Lord and Savior Jesus Christ on April 15, 2025.

Eugene Charles Koenig, Jr., born on November 9, 1944, in Bexar County, Texas, passed away peacefully on April 19, 2025, at his residence.

Margaret Newton Beam, age 98, of Cherryville, passed away Saturday, April 19, 2025, at Peak Resources. S

Blacksburg - Ruth Gallman Collins, 99, of Cherokee Falls Road, passed away Wednesday, April 16, 2025, at her residence.

Blacksburg -- Wilma Moses Bolin, 91, of 509 Burnt Mill Road, passed away Sunday, April 20th, 2025, at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills.

Becca Henderson, 33, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on April 07, 2025 while working, in Little Rock, Arkansas.

Betty Delores Moss Hughes, age 89, of Kings Mountain, North Carolina, passed away peacefully at home on April 19, 2025.

Barbara Ann Cash Parker, age 82, of Nashville, previously of Cherryville, passed away Thursday, April 17, 2025, at her residence.

J.P. Roberts, age 83, passed away Friday, April 18, 2025 at Hospice of the Carolina Foothills.

Patsy Hollifield Conard, age 63, of Ellenboro, passed away Thursday, April 17, 2025 peacefully at her home.

Bill Brickley talks to friends during the Carolinas Airstream Club at the Open House Event that was held around the Court Square in Shelby on Saturday, May 10th. Jeff Melton photo.

RALEIGH, NC --
HB 805, a bill aimed at ending exploitation in the pornography industry, passed in the North Carolina House of Representatives on a 113-0 unanimous vote. The bill now moves to the North Carolina Senate for consideration.
The "Prevent Sexual Abuse of Women and Minors Act" requires that pornography websites verify that people on their websites are at least 18 years old and have consented, in writing, to be there. It also makes a way for those who have been exploited by pornography websites to have content removed and provides significant financial penalties for violations.

Jeff Hayes, Camp Commander of Cleveland Regiment Camp 1663, places a wreath at the Confederate Monument in Uptown Shelby on Confederate Memorial Day, May 10th, 2025.Jeff Melton photo.

Congratulations to the Witherspoon Insurance Highlighters for their victory in the GCCSA U10 Tournament on May 6th and an undefeated Spring Season. We are very proud of this great group of young athletes for both their abilities on the field and their character on and off.
Submitted by Justin Witherspoon

Ned Cash, Treasure of Camp 1663, is pictured with Jeff Hayes, Commander of Camp 1663, Nathaniel Edwards, Cadet of Camp 1663 and Pam Devine of United Daughters of the Confederacy in front of the confederate Monument in Uptown Shelby on Confederate Memorial Day May 10th.Jeff Melton photo

The Mayor of York SC, Mike Fuesser is pictured with Barbare Fusser and dog Birde with Melia Jacobs. They were attending the Carolinas Airstream Club, open house event around the Court Square in Shelby on Saturday, May 10th. The club was formed in 1960. Jeff Melton photo

Lincolnton - Mr. Rodney Calvin "Rod" Turner, 78, passed away on Thursday, April 17, 2025 at his residence.

Janet Leath Martin, longtime member of First Baptist Shelby and retired hospital chaplain with Atrium Health Cleveland, died Wednesday, April 16, 2025, in Gastonia.

Betty Eby Grooters, 72, died Wednesday, April 16, 2025, at Robin Johnson House in Dallas, NC.

Margaret Moss Jenkins passed away peacefully at the Hospice House in Shelby on November 16, 2024, at the age of 75.

James Wilson Ledbetter, known affectionately as Jim to his friends and family, left this world on April 14, 2025, at the age of 87.

William Creed Click, Jr. age 72, died Wed., April 16,2025. A native of Shelby, Cleveland County North Carolina.

Kathy Self Crego, 67, of Kings Mountain, NC, passed away on April 16, 2025 at Atrium Health Cleveland in Shelby, NC.

Greenville, SC -- Robert (Bob) Carlisle Moorhead, 80, of Greenville, South Carolina, passed away peacefully at home on April 14, 2025, surrounded by the love of his family.