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Will old courthouse become new travel destination?
The Star OnlineThe Newspaper Of Cleveland CountyNews
Jan 28SHELBY — County Manager Eddie Bailes remembers when the old Cleveland County Courthouse served as a museum. But by 1997, when he came to Cleveland County, it wasn’t toured by many. Then it sat empty for years. Destination Cleveland County was... »
Newborn comes home in grandfather’s 1979 truck
The Star OnlineThe Newspaper Of Cleveland CountyNews
Jan 23SHELBY — Thursday marked a first for newborn Hayden Heavner. Not only was it his first day in the world, but he rode in his grandfather’s 1979 GMC pickup truck. Hayden’s mother, Jennifer Heavner, rode home from the hospital in the same truck... »
Charter school won't open this year
The Star OnlineThe Newspaper Of Cleveland CountyNews
Jan 09SHELBY — Cleveland County won’t have a charter school open for students this year. Instead of opening in August, as organizers originally hoped, Pinnacle Classical Academy: A Challenge Foundation Academy is now planning to open its doors in... »
Gyms encourage exercise, weight loss
The Star OnlineThe Newspaper Of Cleveland CountyNews
Jan 07The New Year is here, and many Cleveland County residents are tackling a common resolution: Getting healthy and staying that way. Chip Stewart, co-owner at The Rock Fitness in Shelby, said a healthy lifestyle with exercise has benefits. “We have... »
Break-in reported at car dealership
The Star OnlineThe Newspaper Of Cleveland CountyNews
Jan 06Someone broke into a Shelby car dealership Wednesday night, according to a police report. Shelby police responded to an alarm at Ivesters Automotive, 700 W. Dixon Blvd., shortly before 11 p.m. A window was broken on the front bay roll-up door and... »
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Westmoreland appointed to Senate
Under The Dome
Jan 13Wes Westmoreland, the former Cleveland County GOP chairman, has been chosen to fill the seat vacated by 17-year incumbent Sen. Debbie Clary, according to the Shelby Star. But Westmoreland, the owner of a printing company, has agreed only to serve out t... »
Latest dispatches from the campaign trail: December 23, 2011
The Locker Room
Dec 23Wes Westmoreland wins GOP Senate straw poll to replace the retiring Debbie Clary in Senate District 46 (Shelby Star) State Board of Elections clears Pat McCrory’s 2008 campaign of wrongdoing (Charlotte Observer) N.C. Rep. Tricia Cotham, D-Mecklenburg, ... »
Bridges Barbecue Lodge
BBQ Jew
Nov 10Bridges Barbecue Lodge in Shelby is high on my list of places I’ve never eaten but want to visit. Until that happens, you can get your fix of this legendary BBQ joint in this well-crafted video profile: »
Memphis schools offer breakfast, lunch, and dinner
The Locker Room
Nov 08According to a remarkably one-sided article in The Commercial Appeal, As part of Healthy, Hunger-Free Kids legislation passed in 2010, the federal government is now in the supper business, budgeting $641 million over 10 years to make sure children in t... »
Sen. Debbie Clary to leave post on Dec. 31
In The Loop
Oct 26The Shelby Star reports that New Year’s Even will be the last day that Sen. Debbie Clary, R-Cleveland, will be in office. Clary announced back in June that she planned to leave the Senate to become a consultant and a lobbyist. This is her second two-ye... »