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High rollers prepare for 'The Big Chill'
High rollers prepare for 'The Big Chill'

Move over, Las Vegas! Shelby, NC, is opening a casino! Well, actually it's only for one night. And, in this case, the beneficiaries will not be wealthy casino owners but the Cleveland County Arts Council (CCAC).

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Pianist to give concert at Belmont Abbey
Pianist to give concert at Belmont Abbey

Chicago-based pianist to play an eclectic mix of piano pieces at the Abbey. Mark Valenti brings an exciting program of rarely heard piano works to Belmont Abbey on Monday, February 1, 2016.

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Obituaries

Betty Boone Melton
Betty Boone Melton

Betty Boone Melton, age 92, of Bradley Road, Ellenboro, died Friday, January 15, 2016 at the Hospice House of Rutherford County.

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Betty Lou Bell

Betty Lou Bell, 78, 200 E. Clairborne Street, Apt. 2A, Blacksburg, SC, died January 19, 2016, at home.

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Betty Smith Justice
Betty Smith Justice

Betty Smith Justice, age 87, of Davis Road, Forest City, died Friday, January 15, 2016 at the Hospice House of Rutherford County.

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Darlene Goode

Darlene Goode, age 56, of Mooresboro, died Sunday, January 17, 2016 at the Restwell Home in Rutherfordton.

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David Pye
David Pye

David Pye, age 45, of Tulsa, Oklahoma, formerly of Rutherford County, died Saturday, January 16, 2016 at his residence.

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Edward
Edward "Biff" Eugene Colburn Jr

Edward "Biff" Eugene Colburn Jr. age 54 died Monday January 18, 2016 at Carolinas Healthcare-Cleveland.

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Jody Lee Cook
Jody Lee Cook

CASAR - Jody Lee Cook, 39, passed away on Sunday, January 17, 2016.

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Lillian Hester Mellon Owens
Lillian Hester Mellon Owens

Lillian Hester Mellon Owens, 87 of 338 Vic Randall Road, Lawndale, passed away on Saturday, January 16, 2016 at Carolinas HealthCare System - Cleveland in Shelby.

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Mary Agnes Covington Howard
Mary Agnes Covington Howard

Mary Agnes Covington Howard, age 71 of Shelby, passed away Sunday, January 17, 2016 at Cleveland Regional Medical Center.

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Newell Burnham Hammond

Blacksburg -- Newell Burnham Hammond, 83, of 654 Lookout Tower Road, passed away Thursday, January 14th, 2016, at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home.

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Thompson Irvin
Thompson Irvin "Tommy" Whelchel

Gaffney -- Thompson Irvin "Tommy" Whelchel, 64, of 100 Spruce Street, passed away Saturday, January 16th, 2016, at his residence.

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Willie R.
Willie R. "Slick" Pow

Cherryville - Mr. Willie R. "Slick" Pow, 74, of 507 N. Elm St., passed away
on Saturday, January 16, 2016 at Testa Family Hospice House in Kings
Mountain.

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Sports

Outdoor Truths: Aiming Outdoorsmen Toward Christ Jan 21, 2016
Outdoor Truths: Aiming Outdoorsmen Toward Christ Jan 21, 2016

My fishing experiences as a youth were either alone or with the gang that made up Ford's Woods.

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Church News

Area Church News Jan 21, 2016

Oak Grove United Methodist Church, Lawndale
Oak Grove United Methodist Church, 418 Oak Grove Clover Hill Ch. Rd., Lawndale, NC, will hold their annual "All You Can Eat Soup Supper", Saturday, January 23, 2016, 4:30pm - 7:30pm. In case of inclement weather, makeup date will be Saturday, January 30, 2016.

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Neighborhood Calendar

Neighborhood Calendar Jan 21, 2016

Relay for Life, 2016 Meetings
2016 Meeting Schedule for Relay for Life. All meetings are at 6:00pm.

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American Legion District Oratorical Contest
American Legion District Oratorical Contest

The American Legion District 23 Oratorical Contest was held on Saturday, January 16. 2016 at Kings Mountain American Legion Post 155.

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Breakfast benefits Pleasant Hill UMC

Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church in Belwood held a country ham breakfast fundraiser recently.

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Cleveland County NAACP celebrates Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day
Cleveland County NAACP celebrates Dr. Martin Luther King Jr. Day

Unity March and program held in Uptown Shelby...

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Gaston College Health & Fitness Science Program prepares students
Gaston College Health & Fitness Science Program prepares students

The Health and Fitness Science Program at Gaston College prepares students for careers in this burgeoning field.

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Unity March held in Uptown Shelby
Unity March held in Uptown Shelby

Jackie Peeler of Lawndale, Von Walker of Shelby and Donnie Thompson of Shelby get ready for the Unity March on Martin Luther King Jr. Holiday.

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Art and Orchids at DSBG
Art and Orchids at DSBG

Daniel Stowe Botanical Garden is pairing the best of its vast collection of diverse and colorful orchids with over 40 stunning orchid photographs by three outstanding North Carolina photographers for Art & Orchids: Flowers in Focus from Jan. 22 to Mar. 12.

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North Carolina unemployment claimants face new requirements

RALEIGH - The Division of Employment Security (DES) has announced that effective Jan. 3, 2016, individuals filing new unemployment insurance claims must make five valid job contacts with potential employers for each week claimed.

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Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church holds breakfast fundraiser
Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church holds breakfast fundraiser

Steve and Joann Grant of Cherryville eat breakfast at Pleasant Hill United Methodist Church Saturday January 16, 2016. Joann grew up in the area and has been to many fundraisers at the church.

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