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Rick Cobb of Lawndale is pictured with a 44" long, 24 lb. Muskie he caught while cat fishing on the Broad River in June. It is said that it takes a fisherman 10,000 casts to catch one of these elusive fish.

At Casar's 2015 July 4th celebration attendees viewed and searched for names of family members and acquaintances at the town's new Veterans Memorial.

At Moss Lake's boat parade....

Communities throughout Cleveland County embodied the spirit of America's Birthday during the 2015 July 4th weekend.

West Lincoln Methodist Charge, Vale
West Lincoln Park, 369 Hull's Grove Church Road, Vale, off Highway 27 is offering Sunday night worship services at the West Lincoln Park this summer

Habitat for Humanity Cleveland County
Habitat is taking initial applications for its 2016 Home Build now through August 15, 2015.

Brenda Lois Helms Price, 70, of Somerset Court, died July 4, 2015 at her residence.

Kenneth Michael Pruett, 67, of North Mountain Street, Cherryville, NC, died July 4, 2015 at Carolina Medical Center, Charlotte.

CHESNEE, S.C. - Lynda Gayle Spakes Painter, 65, of Julie Court, Chesnee, died on Monday, July 06, 2015 at Spartanburg Hospital for Restorative Care.

Robert Edward Jackson, 63, of Shelby, departed this life Friday, July 3, 2015, at his residence.

George Wiley Short, age 68, of Shelby, NC, died Monday July 6, 2015 at his home.

Kings Mountain -Antonio O'brian" Muk"Crocker 31 was a beloved husband, father, son, uncle and brother.

Lucy Costner Gaddy, age 93, a resident of Kings Mountain, went to be with the Lord July 5, 2015 at Carolinas HealthCare System, Cleveland.

Charlotte- Carrie Mae Johnson, 77, of Charlotte passed away on June 30, 2015 at Carolina Healthcare System Hospital, Pineville.

Curtis Neal "Dick" Rhodes, Sr., age 88, died Sunday July 5, 2015, at Carolinas Healthcare-Cleveland.

Lawndale - Mr. Harold Ted Ledford, 80, of 177 Covington Road passed away
peacefullySunday, July 5, 2015 at his home surrounded by his loving family.

Lawndale - Mrs. Betty Benfield Cooke, 83, of 311 Ward Street passed away
Sunday, July 5, 2015 at her home.

Olin Franklin Sisk, 88, of Lincolnton Hwy, died July 4, 2015 at his residence.

Erie Luella Ledbetter Bryant, age 93, died Saturday, July 04, 2015 at Wendover Hospice.

Carroll Henderson Hamrick Sr., age 87, died Saturday, July 4, 2015 at his home.

Roy Lee Huffstetler, Sr., age 85, a resident of Kings Mountain, passes away July 4, 2015 at Cleveland Pines Nursing Center in Shelby.

Rachel Wellmon Elliott, 85, of Shelby, passed away Saturday, July 4, 2015 at
White Oak Manor in Shelby.

Margaret B. "Jackie" McSwain, 85, passed away Thursday, July 2, 2015, at her home in Boiling Springs.

FOREST CITY - Frank Lee Hill, 89, of US Highway 221 South, Forest City, died on Friday, July 03, 2015 at SECU Hospice House of Rutherford County.

Vertie Lail, 93, of Corinth Church Circle, Casar, passed away Thursday, July
2, 2015 at Hospice at Wendover in Shelby.