Gardner-Webb University News

The Gardner-Webb University annual Festival of Lights concert will be held at Dover Theatre in the Lutz-Yelton Convocation Center Dec.

'He has the right mix of education and experience to do the job,' Lincoln County Manager George Wood stated in a news release.

For retired Lt. Colonel Debra Gibbs, the job was worth the wait. "It took me 35 years to find the right job, but I've found it," says Gibbs, a nurse practitioner who took an adventurous route to the position.

BOILING SPRINGS If you have a question regarding business and ethics, Gardner-Webb University has the answer.

Last year a little more than 1,000 pounds of food was collected at the annual Christmas concert presented by Nashville musician Carl Cartee.

A trio of Jensen Beach softball players celebrated together on Friday when they made their college choices official.

Brandee Lynn Johnson and Raymond Robert Sizensky Jr., both of Fort Lauderdale, Fla., were married on Oct.9, 2009, at 4 p.m., at Valley of Fire Overton, Nev.

BOILING SPRINGS If you are looking for Christmas gift ideas, you won't have far to look.

We're looking for the Seven Wonders of Cleveland County. Look for the logo on the home page, then share your own wonder or vote for the wonders that have already been nominated.

When the doors open at 10 a.m. Saturday at the ninth annual Carolina Pottery Festival, Vicki Gill knows there will be a crowd waiting - several folks with bags already in hand - to see, examine and purchase the handiwork of the 100 well-known regional potters showing and selling their pieces at the event.

At Cleveland County Memorial Library, 104 Howie Drive, Shelby : Hours: Monday through Thursday, 10 a.m. to 8 p.m.; Friday and Saturday, 10 a.m. to 2 p.m. Information: 704-487-9069. What: Picturing America, Narrated by Susan Carlisle Bell When: Tuesday, Nov.

They are finally here and the Cleveland County Health Department can't wait to administer them.

BOILING SPRINGS Gardner-Webb University is proud to announce that its School of Nursing will offer a new generic four-year Bachelor of Science in Nursing program starting in the fall of 2010.

Election Day is fast approaching. Until Election Day, we will profile candidates seeking seats on the Kings Mountain City Council.

Ricky Draughn, 54, is the mayor and fire chief for the Town of Dobson. He was elected as mayor in 2001.

A Joyce Compton Brown lecture held at Gardner-Webb University will feature the reporting of Bob Woodward and Carl Bernstein during Watergate.

East Surry High School will be under the direction of a new principal before the end of the 2009-10 school year.

BOILING SPRINGS One of the most talked about health concerns this year will be addressed when Gardner-Webb University's Center for Continuing Professional Education presents a public forum on the H1N1 Flu with Sherry Yocum.

Cleveland County's children will have a better Christmas this year thanks to local organization.

BOILING SPRINGS Gardner-Webb University's "Pack-A-Lunch Roundtable Series," presented by the Godbold School of Business, the Center for Ethics and Entrepreneurship and Center for Continuing Professional Education , will be introducing their first seminar Oct.