By Chuck Thompson | The Shelby Independent 'the Beast' throws riders up in the air, hanging upside down over the weekend at The Cleveland...

Kings Mountain City Hall Kings Mountain  – Walmart, Inc. (NYSE: WMT) plans to open a new fulfillment center in Gaston County. The...

By Alan Wooten | The Center Square (The Center Square) – North Carolina has more than enough money to pay its outstanding bills and...

Wind probabilities from Saturday, Sept. 27, 2025, through Thursday, Oct. 2, 2025, are shown in this image from the National Hurricane...

A shelby man won $100,000 on Powerball win. courtesy image RALEIGH –  Harrel Haynes of Shelby took a chance on a $3 Powerball ticket...

By Brandt Young Sports Columnist Brandt Young Do me a favor – Google the top 25 high school football teams in America right now. Is there...

From our news partners at WCABNews.com By Annie Dance | WCAB News A Florida man charged in a 2017 double homicide in Forest City has...

Journalism's new era of online news faces off across the lunch table at Pleasant Mart Cleveland County News' Facebook page. Editor's note:...

Water rushes through the construction zone like a river Wednesday, next to the Fairfield, as the result of a waterline that was struck by...

The Cleveland County Arts Council has announced the upcoming exhibit Walker Fine Art , featuring the works of father-and-son artist duo,...

SHELBY — Since 1924, the Cleveland County Fair has brought families together to celebrate agriculture, community and fun. With livestock...

I remember the first time I gave a girl I liked a giant Hershey kiss. I was in the 6 th  or 7 th  or 8 th grade – maybe I was in high...

From left, Senate candidate Michael Whatley, N.C. House Rep. Paul Scott, N.C. Senator Ted Alexander and N.C. House Rep. Kelly Hastings at...

The Charles F. Harry III Cleveland County Admin. Building. Chuck Thompson | Shelby Independent A new public portal is expected to...

Boiling Springs Town Hall and Police Dept. Chuck Thompson | Shelby Independent Boiling Springs – In a press release Wednesday...

Where’s the lie? In the wake of the political assassination (words / phrases used by the governor of Utah and federal authorities) of...

Shelby Mayor Pro Tem David White (Ward 2) speaks to city council and those in attendance Monday night. City Council Member Violet Arth...

The names of restaurants have always annoyed me. I don’t know why, that’s just how I’m wired.

Charlie Kirk, with wife Erika and their two children. Courtesy photo On Sept 10, Charlie Kirk, 31, was killed by an assassin’s bullet...

Iryna Zarutska was murdered by Decarlos Brown Jr., on Aug. 22 in Charlotte while riding the light rail train. courtesy file photo (The...