Cleveland County News

Some say it's an indication of what a community can accomplish. Others praise it as a vision come to life.

Deborah Howell stood in the parking lot of City of Hope Church Friday and watched as Shelby police investigated the scene of a shooting near the corner of Weather and Carolina streets.

SHELBY If you've picked up a newspaper in recent weeks, chances are, there was a story inside regarding a recent armed robbery.

Jace Barrow gasped for breath. The 5-month-old was breathing only three to four times per minute instead of 30 to 40 breaths for a normal infant, an EMS medical official testified Tuesday.

Hamfest may have left Cleveland County two years ago, but its sponsor - the Shelby Amateur Radio Club - is still here and donating proceeds to Cleveland County charities.

He survived Hurricane Katrina and Rita. And he survived the pound. Now his family is desperate to find the missing Akita-German Sheppard mix named Marley.

Family members said cousins who lived like brothers were the victims of a double drowning Sunday.

A Mooresville man has been arrested in connection with a sexual assault incident in Kings Mountain that happened on Sunday.

The Cleveland County Partnership for Children's Board of Directors has received donations to the Dolly Parton Imagination Library from the Boiling Springs Chapter of Phi Delta Kappa, the Shelby Walmart and the Walmart Distribution Center.

Please send your parade details to shelbystar@shelbystar.com . Grover Saturday, Nov.

Officials are awaiting a search warrant for a house along College Avenue. At least half a dozen patrol cars are on the scene, said Reporter David Allen and Photographer Jeff Melton.

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 I think of Cleveland County and food, two obvious things come to mind. Barbecue. And livermush.

A 22-year-old Vale resident told authorities he came face to face with the barrel of a pistol last week before losing $440 in a robbery.

The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a small stream Flood Advisory for: southern Cleveland County in the Piedmont of North Carolina... until 945 am EST at 340 am EST... National Weather Service radar indicated an area of moderate to heavy rain will move north across the eastern upstate of South Carolina and then over ...

Threats of flooding loomed over the Piedmont midday Tuesday, with severe weather alerts still popping up as Tropical Depression Ida faltered.

A Mooresville man is behind bars for allegedly breaking into a woman's home and sexually assaulting her, police said.

Reporter Rebecca Clark and photographer Jeff Melton are at the scene where fire officials say one person was killed in a blaze earlier this morning.

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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