Cleveland County News

Police arrested two teens after the duo allegedly robbed a jewelry store and injured a 77-year-old man in what police describe as a brutal assault.

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Scott's Jewelers in Kings Mountain is planning to reopen in a few days after its owner was attacked during a robbery.

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

"We've never had no one file for an entire slate of officers for a municipality." It's just one of the oddities in local fall elections Tuesday, according to Cleveland County Director of Elections Debra Blanton.

A mugshot of Banner has been added. Two 16-year-olds allegedly robbed a jewelry store and assaulted the 77-year-old owner, according to a Kings Mountain Police press release.

A book signing reception was held last Friday, October 23, at the Jones House in downtown Boone for The Architectural History of Watauga County , a hardback coffee table book about 30 years in the making.

It's "old home night" for the 43-year-old healthcare group, as staff and clients continue to get used to the recent name change - now Healthy@Home - and a new relationship with other area healthcare providers.

Owl's Eye Vineyard & Winery, a Cleveland County business only two years old, won a gold medal for its Vidal Blanc wine in the 10th Annual North Carolina State Fair Wine Competition.

Thanks to a $1 million donation, pulmonary and cardiac rehabilitation patients at Cleveland Regional Medical Center will soon be get a breath of air in a renovated facility.

Low milk prices at the grocery store may help penny pinching consumers, but it's putting dairy farmers in debt.

Ronnie Ellis waited for the red light to turn green and spotted something unusual.

A little more than a week after the Shelby and Kingstown municipal elections, the votes are official.

The public is invited to attend a community forum hosted by the Golden LEAF Foundation and Cleveland County on Wednesday, Oct.

This is the first in a series of profile stories by Star Education Reporter Rebecca Clark in which she goes into Cleveland County Schools to put the spotlight on what teachers, students and staff are up to.

Picture the Cleveland County Fair as its own brand of fertilizer. "We need to use that facility to grow the county," said Andy Elmore, acting chair of the fair board.

"This is phase one of a two-phase power generation project and a $400-million investment in our community," Dear said.

Police say Noel Serravira drove himself to the hospital Wednesday after being shot eight times.

The Cleveland County Board of Commissioners' meeting Tuesday night sported a wealth of information, as officials gave and received updates from several area organizations.

Superior Court Judge Don Bridges said the actions of a man who fatally shot a horse between the eyes was the most "disgusting act" the court had seen recently.