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Sue Gardner Heafner, 85, of 3311 Polkville Road, Shelby, passed away
Saturday, October 3, 2015 at her home.

Evelynn Cooper Harrison, 91, 801 N. Logan Street, Gaffney, SC, passed away October 3, 2015.

Cherryville - Mr. Bill J. Short, Sr., 76, passed away on Friday, October 2,
2015 at CaroMont Regional Medical Center in Gastonia.

Kenneth "Dwayne" Grigg, age 38 of E. Academy St. died Friday, October 2, 2015 at his residence.

William Theodore "W.T." Ellis, age 91 of Ben Carpenter Rd. died Friday, October 2, 2015 at Carolinas Healthcare System - Cleveland.

Leatha Nadine Scruggs Bagwell, age 82, of Grover, NC was called home to be with her Heavenly Father, Friday, October 2, 2015 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center.

Clarence Lester Dixon, age 85, passed away Friday, October 2, 2015 at
Hospice of Wendover.

Kosa
The Kosa retirees have fished 3 times since last report, and as I reported, all were on Lake Norman due to low water levels on Lake Wylie.

Many times when I pick up my bow I'm reminded of my first shotgun purchase as a sixteen year old.

In what has grown to be a Cleveland County tradition of food, arts and canines, the Mush, Music & Mutts Festival is just around the corner, scheduled for Oct. 16-17, 2015.

There's a constant flow of acts to keep adults and kids in a trance in the Zerbini Family Circus tent and it's their first time to perform at the Cleveland County Fair.

Tammy Postell from Lawndale feeds her friend's Holstein calf in the Livestock Barn at the Cleveland County Fairgrounds.

This year at the 91st Annual Cleveland County Fair is the Tiger Encounters show.

For anyone well-versed in biblical history, stories such as David slaying Goliath, Abraham's sacrifice of his son Isaac, and Jesus washing his disciples' feet conjure familiar imagery.

Pisgah Baptist Church, Casar
Pisgah Baptist Church, 6101 Wards Gap Road., Casar, NC, will hold their "Fall Bazaar" breakfast, bake sale and yard sale on Saturday, October 10, 2015, starting 6:30am, and then the hotdog sale will start at 10:00am.

Relay For Life Cleveland County
Relay For Life Cleveland County, Shelby, Kick Off Celebration will be Tuesday, October 13, 2015, 6:00pm, at First Baptist Church, Shelby, NC (in the gym).

CLOVER- James Jackson Jolley, 86, of 1899 Hwy 55 West, was born August 23, 1929 and transcended Thursday October 1, 2015 peacefully at his residence.

KINGS MOUNTAIN-George Alan Fuller Jr., died Wednesday, Sept. 30, 2015 at White Oak Manor of Kings Mountain.

James "Jim" Franklin Beam, 80, of Warlick Road, Lawndale, passed away
Wednesday, September 30, 2015 at his home.

Blacksburg -- Shirley Lieslotte Webber Moore, 62, of 175 Wedgwood Dr., passed away Wednesday, September 30th, 2015, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home.

SHELBY - Keith M. Hartley, 80, died Tuesday, Sept. 29, 2015 at Hospice at Wendover.

Mabel Huss Greene, 91, of, Shelby, passed away Wednesday, September 30, 2015
at her home.

Jane Hall Mauney, age 69, of Forest City, passed away on Monday, September 28, 2015 at her residence.

There's just nothing quite like it, at least not in this area: The Cleveland County Fair is here! Since 1924 this event, which has become North Carolina's largest agricultural fair, has welcomed area residents with a traditional mix of rides, exhibits, shows, games, food and animals.

El Bethel UMC, Kings Mountain
El Bethel UMC in Kings Mountain will have their regular Country Breakfast Saturday October 3, 2015, 6:30 to 10:00am.