Shelby News

Deandre Momta Benjamin, 18, of 2242 Emerald Mine Road, is charged with assault with a deadly weapon, assault with a deadly weapon with intent to kill inflicting serious injury and possession of a stolen firearm, according to a news release from the police department.

Because of that rich music heritage, Cleveland County was recently added to the "Blue Ridge Music Trails of North Carolina: A Guide to Music Sites, Artists and Traditions of the Mountains and Foothills" book.

County leaders approved a property tax incentives package Tuesday that they hope will help bring at least 94 new jobs to the area.

HomeTrust Bancshares, Inc. announced today that it will be added to the NASDAQ OMX ABA Community Bank Index prior to the market opening on Monday, June 24, 2013.

City leaders approved a budget Monday night that includes no property tax changes, a small hike in customer garbage collection fees and a smaller-than-proposed cut to Uptown Shelby Association funding.

A man slipped and fell 30 feet from a bridge Monday afternoon after threatening to jump and commit suicide, according to Shelby Police.

"They are retrofitting an existing space," said Walt Scharer, planning services director for the city of Shelby.

Cleveland County commissioners are considering economic-development incentives for an industrial business from Kentucky that would create 94 jobs in the Shelby area, the Shelby Star reports.

The Cleveland County Commission for Women will host its 22nd Distinguished Women's Banquet at 6:30 p.m. Aug. 22 in Shelby.

A man who was shot by a Cleveland County sheriff's deputy during a traffic stop last week now faces charges.

County commissioners will hold a public hearing Tuesday on Project Gnome, a code name for an economic development project involving a yet-to-be-named Kentucky-based company planning to locate in the Shelby area.

"Man of Steel" premiered at midnight Thursday at Carmike Cinemas in Shelby. The movie earned $9 million at midnight showings, according to the Associated Press.

BGCA hopes to partner with Cleveland County Schools to create a teen center at the new Turning Point Academy site in the old Shelby Middle School building off Marion Street in Shelby.

Fred Simmons doesn't remember much at 98 years of age. The lifetime resident of Shelby and decorated Eagle Scout served in the Boy Scouts from 1928 to 1933.

Heritage Communications located in Mount Holly is owned by Jeff O'Neal, one of Southern Gospel Music's top radio promoters - and I might add - a former student of mine at Chapel Grove School.

Supernatural healing is how she explains why her 12-year-old son, Davion Miller, was born blind and now can see.

Cleveland County natives Chet and Sasha Beam recently took over the uptown Shelby eatery, formerly owned by Chris Canoutas, who also owns Pleasant City Wood Fired Grille.

As the sun set from a blue sky, MercyMe took the stage and performed a concert to help kick off the 2012 American Legion World Series.

Starbucks coffee will soon be available at a kiosk-style location inside the Ingles supermarket at 2111 Shelby Road in Kings Mountain, according to Ingles store manager Lisa Golden.

Those were among the accomplishments and duties of Wade Nichols in the past five years in his job as executive director of the Uptown Shelby Association.