THE SHELBY INDEPENDENT

By Brandon Bridges | Guest Columnist Bridges OPINION — As a lifelong Cleveland County resident, I'm ashamed to say that this year was a first for me to attend the NC Liver Mush Festival in my hometown of Shelby, North Carolina. From work obligations to other events, the Liver Mush Festival was something that I had always wanted to attend, yet always seemed to be on a weekend that I had already obligated for something else. Waking up at 6:30 on a Saturday was well worth it to