THE SHELBY INDEPENDENT

By Alan Wooten | The Center Square The North Carolina state flag. file photo (The Center Square) – Of the state’s more than 7.6 million voter registrations, 38.8% are not choosing any of the lawful parties with which to register – Green and Libertarian are the others, each with less than 1%. Democrats gained 290 voters, have a 30.3% share and are a mere 604 ahead of Republicans. The Grand Old Party picked up 339 voters and has a 30.2% share. The unaffiliated bloc – gaining

Staff Reports | The Shelby Independent, press release The Spy and the lady of the Night by J. Charles Thompson (kindle edition book cover) click or tap on the photo to go directly to the link SHELBY / WILMINGTON, N.C .  – A murder, a mysterious woman, a young private detective back from the Pacific Front, a newspaper reporter with a strong southern drawl – What do all these characters have in common? They’re part of a new novel written by J. Charles Thompson, set in 1944 W

By Chuck Thompson | The Shelby Independent The Town of Lattimore held a special meeting Thursday at 2 p.m. to discuss the matter of hiring a new town clerk. For anyone that has ever called town hall, you probably spoke to current town clerk LaSandra Pearson, who will be stepping down in December. In her shoes, the position will be filled by Randi Powell. who was not there for comment. “Jackson (Martin) and I met with Powell the other day and we’re pretty impressed,” said Latt