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Dr. Hunnell shakes hands with Joel Shores

Dr. Hunnell shakes hands with Joel Shores

School board names Hunnell interim superintendent; continues search for permanent hire

Chuck Thompson

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CCC main building front entrance

Cleveland Community College announces spring honor rolls

Staff Reports

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A row of Cicil War tombstones with american Flags erect in front of them.

Flagging Sunset: American Legion remembers and honors those that passed

Chuck Thompson

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A wall-mounted defibrillator device

$2M defibrillator plan for NC public schools after cardiac arrest death

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Remembering Shelby's Five: The W Warren fire of May 1979

Remembering Shelby's Five: The W Warren fire of May 1979

Remembering Shelby's Five: The W Warren fire of May 1979

Chuck Thompson

3 days ago

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Local fallen firefighters honored at memorial service

Local fallen firefighters honored at memorial service

Chuck Thompson

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The Ghost in the Classroom: Why the political war on school technology is an illusion

The Ghost in the Classroom: Why the political war on school technology is an illusion

The Ghost in the Classroom: Why the political war on school technology is an illusion

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Cleveland Community College celebrates largest graduating class in history at 2026 Commencement

Cleveland Community College celebrates largest graduating class in history at 2026 Commencement

Cleveland Community College celebrates largest graduating class in history at 2026 Commencement

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KM warns public to only trust city government for truth, but lacks clarity

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May 19

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A bear in Lattimore near a road

Bear spotted in Lattimore

Gideon Simmons

May 18

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A graphic of North Carolina in blue and red with a green dollar sign at the front of the photo

Report: North Carolina No. 48 in financial transparency

Alan Wooten

May 17

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obituary Alan Dale Woods

Alan Dale Woods

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Police blue lights and handcuffs in front of a dark background

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