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Kings Mountain News

Local news for Kings Mountain, NC continually updated from thousands of sources on the web.

16 hrs ago | The Star Online

A new farmers market opens

Cars pull in and out of the parking lot. Shoppers who go in empty handed leave with three or more bags full of what will likely end up a tasty part of dinner - or better, dessert! The Harvest Fresh Produce and ...

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Related Topix: Life, Fruits, Food

Mon Aug 18, 2008

The Gaston Gazette

Stabbing lands Gastonia woman in jail

A Gastonia woman faces assault charges after police say she stabbed another woman with a knife Saturday.

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Related Topix: Gastonia, NC

Sun Aug 17, 2008

The Gaston Gazette

Unrelated charges filed night of drowning

Elizabeth Avenue had its share of trouble the night of Aug. 9. Julie Irene Wiethoff of Hanover Drive, Shelby, was drowning on Moss Lake.

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Related Topix: Shelby, NC, Charlotte, NC, Cleveland County, NC

The Star Online

Developing News : 'Intense lightning' storm moves through region; second storm hits

These storms were drifting slowly off to the north. Torrential rain is falling with these storms... and some locations will see up to 2 inches of rain in an hour.

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Related Topix: North Carolina, Mooresville, NC, Fallston, NC, Lawndale, NC, Kingstown, NC, Belwood, NC

Fri Aug 15, 2008

The Gaston Gazette

Gastonia man shot and killed in Highland community; police still searching for suspect

A 24-year-old Gastonia man died Thursday night after he was shot in the chest while walking down a street in the Highland community.

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Related Topix: Gastonia, NC

Thu Aug 14, 2008

The Star Online

Kings Mountain Woman's Club hosting yard and bake sale

What: Yard sale and bake sale When: Saturday, Aug. 23, 7:30 a.m. to noon Where: Kings Mountain Woman's Club, 109 E. King St., Kings Mountain Details: Members are urged to bring items to the clubhouse between ...

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Wed Aug 13, 2008

The Star Online

Upcoming reunions scheduled

Kings Mountain Class of 1988 What: 20th reunion When: Saturday, Aug. 9, 7 to 11 p.m. Where: Cleveland Country Club Details: Heavy hors d'ouevres, cash bar; reunion photos provided by Shelby Camera and Video to ...

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Related Topix: Lattimore, NC, Waco, NC, Pop/Rock, Video, Belwood, NC

Mon Aug 11, 2008

Charlotte Observer

Police: Dead trucker shot himself

Police in Cleveland County say the trucker who was found dead after a collision Friday morning had shot himself.

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Related Topix: Cleveland County, NC

Sun Aug 10, 2008

The Gaston Gazette

KM man faces embezzlement charges

A Kings Mountain man faces six counts of embezzlement after police say he stole more than $33,000 worth of merchandise from Kingsway Enterprises.

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Sat Aug 09, 2008

The Star Online

Police: Driver in fatal wreck shot, killed himself

The scene was already chaotic. But circumstances surrounding Friday's fatal wreck along East Dixon Boulevard took a twist with a recent announcement from the Cleveland County Sheriff's Office.

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Related Topix: Cleveland County, NC

The Star Online

Ex-cop pleads guilty in cell phone obscenity case

A former award-winning police officer accused in May 2007 of sending obscene photos to two teenagers pleaded guilty Friday.

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Related Topix: Family, Teenagers

Fri Aug 08, 2008

The Gaston Gazette

Man killed in Kings Mountain wreck

Even before the coroner arrived, the scene along East Dixon Boulevard Friday morning appeared grim.

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Related Topix: Shelby, NC

The Star Online

Bloodmobile schedule for August

Every day in the 82-county area served by the Carolinas Blood Services Region of the American Red Cross, about 1,500 units of blood are required in hospitals and emergency treatment facilities.

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Related Topix: Grover, NC, Cleveland County, NC, Polkville, NC, Shelby, NC

Wed Aug 06, 2008

The Gaston Gazette

2 men charged in holdup at laundry

Gaston County Police arrested two men in connection with an alleged armed robbery at a Gastonia laundry store on Tuesday.

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Related Topix: Gaston County, NC, Gastonia, NC

The Gaston Gazette

Crowders Mountain family still trying to bounce back from fire

A day after flames gutted his family's Crowders Mountain home, Keith French summed things up in a way that so many other fire victims have before him.

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Related Topix: Gaston County, NC

Tue Aug 05, 2008

The Gaston Gazette

Diana Bridges attends national conference for school nurses

Diana Bridges of Kings Mountain attended the 40th annual Conference of the National Association of School Nurses held in Albuquerque, N.M., in July.

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Sun Aug 03, 2008

The Gaston Gazette

Gastonia Police arrested a married couple they say stole nearly $2,500 from safe

Police say on July 23, Brenda Brock Neal, 55 and James Wesley Neal, 51, both of the B&D Mobile Home Park, Kings Mountain, stole $2,593 from a safe at Gastonia Expressway on Bessemer City Road.

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Related Topix: Gastonia, NC

Fri Aug 01, 2008

The Star Online

KM church adds causual service to help spread the word

How does a church go about attracting the unchurched? The faithful who may be slipping away? Teens who may consider traditional services out-of-date and boring? To answer those questions, Kings Mountain Baptist ...

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Thu Jul 31, 2008

Editor & Publisher

Republic Newspapers Sells 'Kings Mountain (N.C.) Herald'

CHICAGO Republic Newspapers Inc. announced Thursday that it is selling the Kings Mountain Herald and three other North Carolina weeklies to Gemini Newspapers, a company owned by Ron Isbell and Dwight Connelly.

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Related Topix: Cherryville, NC, Mount Holly, NC

Wed Jul 30, 2008

Charlotte Channel 9

Divers Searching Water For Clues In Gaston County Woman's Death

Divers are searching Lake Wylie for clues that could help police catch the killer of a pregnant Gaston County woman whose body was found after her house was set on fire two weeks ago.

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Related Topix: Gaston County, NC

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