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Cleveland County Register of Deeds Betsy Harnage announced that beginning January 1, 2026, Registers of Deeds across North Carolina will be authorized to issue certified copies of adoptive birth certificates under provisions of Senate Bill 248, Birth Certificates for Persons Adopted. Senate Bill 248 (SB 248) was enacted by the North Carolina General Assembly in June and signed into law by Governor Josh Stein on June 26, becoming Session Law 2025-9

The 1950 Fallston High School class celebrated their 75th reunion on Saturday, December 6th, 2025.

On Saturday, December 6, the Women Republicans of Cleveland County had a Christmas Holiday Home Tour.

Bessie Marie Cook Bumgarner, affectionately known as Bessie, passed away peacefully on December 26, 2025, at the age of 91 in Hickory, North Carolina.

Clyde Robert Hunt, 87, passed away on December 26, 2025 at Magnolia Lane Nursing and Rehab in Morganton, North Carolina.

Dwight Howell Shuford, 90, of Shelby joined his beloved late wife, Barbara in heaven on Sunday, December 28, 2025.

Casar, North Carolina - Geraldine Scott Deviney, 90, of Casar, North Carolina, passed away peacefully on December 29th, 2025.

Jean Dyer Boone, age 84, of Forest City, passed away Monday, December 29, 2025 at Wendover Hospice in Shelby.

Blacksburg -- Joann Ledbetter Peterson, 84, passed away on Monday, December 29, 2025, at The Cherokee Medical Center in Gaffney, SC.

Joe Patrick Locklear, 64, passed away Monday, December 29, 2025 at Atrium Health Cleveland Hospital.

Johnnie Reed "J.B." Caldwell II, 51, of Shelby, NC, passed away on December 27, 2025 at Atrium Health Cleveland.

LaDonna Brown Dedmond, a beloved daughter, mother, sister, and Mimi, passed away unexpectedly on December 26, 2025, in her hometown of Shelby, North Carolina.

Lisa Michele Swindall Dover, age 60, of Cherryville, passed away December 30, 2025, at Wendover Hospice House, surrounded by her loving family.

Marilyn Dixon Hamrick, of Kings Mountain, North Carolina, passed away on Monday, December 29, 2025 at Wendover Hospice House (Via Partners) in Shelby, North Carolina.

Mrs. Mattie Odessa Briscoe Stroud, 69, of Kingstown, NC, was born March 2, 1956 in Cleveland County, NC, to the late Marion and Bessie Mae Briscoe.

SHELBY - Maxine Holland Edmondson, a beloved mother, grandmother, and friend, passed away peacefully on December 24, 2025, at the age of 79 at her home in Shelby, North Carolina.

GROVER - Michael Lee Hopper, a spirited and steadfast soul, departed this world on December 24, 2025, at the age of 60.

Shelby Jean Jenkins White, age 88, of Rutherfordton, passed away Saturday, December 27, 2025 at the Fair Haven Home in Forest City.

Steven Leroy Pittillo, age 74, of Shelby, passed away December 30, 2025, at his home.