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Crime Stoppers parade entry drives by waving at the crowd

Crime Stoppers parade entry drives by waving at the crowd

Opinion: Every county in America needs a town like Lattimore

Chuck Thompson

3 hours ago

Cleveland County mourns the loss of paramedic/field training officer killed in accident

Cleveland County mourns the loss of paramedic/field training officer killed in accident

Cleveland County mourns the loss of paramedic/field training officer killed in accident

Chuck Thompson

2 days ago

Train tracks at night with poloice blue lights

Train tracks at night with poloice blue lights

Woman struck, killed by train in Kings Mountain

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Without you none of this is possible

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4 days ago

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Wayne King photo and an American flag and fireworks to the right

Proud to Be an American

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Catalyst of a Revolution opinion cover art

Catalyst of a Revolution

Wes Westmoreland

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Shelby Independent turns 1!

Shelby Independent turns 1!

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Jul 1

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The North Carolina Legislative Building

Vote on state budget expected this week

Alan Wooten

Jun 30

The Day of Deliverance

The Day of Deliverance

The Day of Deliverance

Wes Westmoreland

Jun 28

For every graduate, a place in this town

For every graduate, a place in this town

For every graduate, a place in this town

Opinion

Jun 21

Major League Baseball could be coming to NC

Major League Baseball could be coming to NC

MLB coming to NC? Berger, Stein fuel baseball expansion fire

Alan Wooten

Jun 20

A table with drugs siezed by CCSO

A table with drugs siezed by CCSO

Arrest of alleged drug trafficking organization leader and co-conspirators after multi-month narcotics investigation

Staff Reports

Jun 18

Duke Foundation award to Belmont for new warning siren

Duke Foundation award to Belmont for new warning siren

Amendments, awards and Charters of Freedom discussed at commissioners' meeting

Chuck Thompson

Jun 17

a polling station

a polling station

Unaffiliated bloc takes 91% of weekly growth

Alan Wooten

Jun 17

Ben Yarboro addresses the city council

Ben Yarboro addresses the city council

Water lines and remodeling and A.i., oh my! City council walks through a lot of business, economic vitality

Chuck Thompson

Jun 16

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