THE SHELBY INDEPENDENT

By Chuck Thompson | The Sunday Column | Opinion OPINION – There are some topics that should never be a Sunday Column. Common sense, for instance, that should just be a given. And also, pedestrian accidents at the Cleveland County Agricultural Fair. This is the 102nd year. It’s one of those things that says fall has officially arrived in Cleveland County. I like the Fair. The rides, the food, livestock, people you haven’t seen since last year’s fair and, of course, the

By Chuck Thompson | Shelby Independent BOILING SPRINGS, N.C. — You might want to pay attention to your speed and slow down traveling through Boiling Springs from now on. A reduction in the speed limit in one part of town has been enacted by the North Carolina Department of Transportation (NCDOT). On Friday afternoon, The Town of Boiling Springs released a statement noting that the area on N Main Street between Ingles and Ramsgate Drive has been reduced from 35 mph to 25 mph.

Staff Reports Pedestrian struck in Boiling Springs. BOILING SPRINGS – In a statement released Monday afternoon by The Boiling Springs Police Department Chief Brian DiYorio, referenced an incident that occurred on Tuesday, Feb. 17, when a pedestrian was struck by a motorist at the stoplight. The Boiling Springs Police Department responded to a motor vehicle collision involving a pedestrian at E College Avenue at S Main Street on Feb. 17 at approximately 3:31pm. "A vehicle

OPINION – On Wednesday afternoon, a little before 3 p.m., Sarah Queen, volunteering her time at the Fairgrounds, helping the Cleveland...

The Cleveland County Fair sign with the water tower in the background, near the main entrance where the accident occurred Wednesday...