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By Chuck Thompson | The Shelby Independent Cleveland County Schools logo Crest Middle School – A firearm was discovered in a vehicle at Crest Middle School on Wednesday. According to school and law enforcement officials, a firearm was visible in a vehicle belonging to an employee of Crest Middle School. After concerns were lifted that someone who did not belong on school grounds might be on the property, it was determined the firearm did in fact belong to an employee, accordi

Staff reports A domestic violence incident has left one person dead, involving a deputy with The Cleveland County Sheriff's Office that was off-duty at the time. While the facts in this death remain unclear, The Cleveland County Sheriff’s Office did release a statement regarding the tragic event, stating the sheriff's office is "deeply saddened to confirm that an off-duty deputy with our agency, Mitchel Jermaine Hilton, 37, was involved in a tragic domestic violence incident,