THE SHELBY INDEPENDENT

By Chuck Thompson | The Shelby Independent The Sunday Column OPINION / HUMOR – Ultimately, self-serve gas and check-outs, buffet restaurants and do-it-yourself-assembled furniture cost more in the long term after adding mental anguish and then the cost of therapy. Whether it’s emotional therapy, or marriage counseling, there’s nothing cheap about self-service. One day I was at a gas station standing in line and I looked out the front windows to see a car drive away with the g

Why does the oven light never burn out?

By Jimmy Boheler | guest opinion Recently, while filming in my hometown of Kings Mountain, I was told it was not a good idea for me to fly my drone in a certain area. As a licensed and responsible drone operator who follows FAA safety guidelines, I could not help but wonder why. The area was safe, open, and completely legal to fly in as long as I was not flying directly over people. That moment made me stop and think about something bigger than just a flight. Why are some of

Romance will never be the same

There’s no place quite like North Carolina.

Mondays remind me of The Gremlins

“My position is not about politics; it is about ensuring that our students, staff, and teachers have a safe and nurturing place to grow.”

If it’s not summer, and definitely not the cool feel of Fall, then, what is this abysmal period of discombobulating season called?

Kings Mountain needs to make some major changes.

Cleveland County residents have no reason to worry, and while it is uncertain where its path might turn, Erin will likely not affect the western part of the state.

The last of the pre-internet pioneer children. The last of the “just yell for my mom, she will hear you!” When you fell off your bike and br

It’s unfortunate that public employees and elected officials ignore a reporter’s calls and emails.

OPINION / HUMOR — Opening a cylinder can/ tube of ready-to-bake biscuits is the baking version of Russian Roulette.

It was a time of serious competition as the Baptist, Methodist & Presbyterians tried to beat one another to the old steak house.

OPINION — Wash those apples carefully…

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There’s a generation of young adults that have been brainwashed into thinking ‘local news’ means gossip and hearsay from people on social media that have self-appointed themselves as “journalists” without the proper background of experience through training, education and legal practice.