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On Saturday, June 10, 2017, at 6 p.m., Washington Elementary School, 1907 Stony Point Rd., Shelby, will be filled with a "Parade of Tables" - 30 tables decorated and ready to be judged for themes and creativity - at the fifth annual Parade of Tables Dinner.

The Crest High baseball team celebrates winning the 3A Western Regional after beating Marvin Ridge 16-5 on Friday, May 26th, 2017.

Mrs. Angela Denise Greene, 46, of 149 Ayers Road, passed away on
Friday, May 26, 2017 at her residence.

Brian Scott Clarke, 47, of Lake Lure, died Tuesday, May 23, 2017.

Mr. Calvin "Bud" Bridges, 86 of Shelby, passed away Wednesday May 24, 2017 peacefully at home.

D.C. Cook, 85, of Peeler Road, Vale, died Thursday, May 25, 2017 at
Carolinas HealthCare System - Lincoln.

Blacksburg - Dean Haskell Broome, son of the late Florence Mull Broome and James Hilliard Broome Sr., was also raised in part by his late aunts and uncles, Delitha and Leonard Broome and Cora and Henry Broome.

Ernest Ronell Dotson, age 86, of Ellenboro, passed away Thursday, May 25, 2017 at Rutherford Regional Medical Center.

James Oliver Tate, 88, a recent resident of White Oak Manor, died May 25, 2017 at Testa Family Hospice House surrounded by his loving family.

Mrs. Kathy Devue Allison, 55, of 655 Charlie Carpenter Trail,
passed away on Friday, May 26, 2017 at her residence.

Maria Bruckner Kreeger, 85, of Forest City passed away on May 25^th at Hospice of Forest City.

Mary Ruth Paquette was born in Morganton, North Carolina on January 21, 1940.

Mr. Robert Hugh Sims, age 63, of Tryon Road, Rutherfordton, NC passed away Thursday, May 25, 2017 while being cared for at Rutherford County Hospice.

Shannon Eugene Brandle, age 50, of Ellenboro, passed away Thursday, May 25, 2017 at Spartanburg Regional Medical Center.

Willard "Pete" Johnson, 77 of Kings Mountain, entered into his eternal home in the early morning of May 23, 2017.

It's been several years since I was too busy to hunt. I can remember one year when I was opening a business that deer season had to be skipped.

Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church, Shelby
Pleasant Ridge Baptist Church, 198 Pleasant Ridge Church Rd., Shelby, NC will be holding The Little Miss and Mr. Swainsville Pageant on Saturday, June 3, 2017 at 11:00am. All proceeds will go to the church. For more info please contact Teresa Vassey at 704-284-4340.

South Mountains State Park
Upcoming Environmental Programs at South Mountains State Park:

Edly Massanga, living in Kings Mountain, has been awarded the prestigious Crumley Roberts "Next Step" Scholarship, and will attend the University of North Carolina at Chapel Hill where she will pursue a degree in foreign languages and education.

The Mt. Zion Baptist Church seniors had their monthly meeting and lunch on May 23, 2017 in Casar.