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Staff Reports McClain The Cleveland County Sheriff’s Office responded to a reported assault involving a firearm and possible kidnapping call on Friday, November 14, 2025, at approximately 5 p.m. at 130 Mariner Drive in Kings Mountain. Deputies were dispatched after receiving a 911 call involving a firearm at the residence. Upon arrival, deputies heard a gunshot fired from inside the home. Deputies made entry and discovered that the suspect, Theodore Angelo McClain, had barric

By Alan Wooten | The Center Square North Carolina state flag file photo (The Center Square) – Savings of North Carolina taxpayer money over the next eight years is $10.75 million through the sale of limited obligation refunding bonds through an underwriting group led by San Francisco-headquartered Wells Fargo. First-term Republican Treasurer Brad Briner said the average of $1.34 million per year is another in the step of “always looking for ways to make the most of taxpa