THE SHELBY INDEPENDENT

By Alan Wooten | The Center Square Protect College Sports Act of 2026, known also as Senate Bill 4663, passed 77-22 Monday evening and next gets a stop at the House of Representatives. | file photo COLLEGIATE SPORTS — Regulation of college sports, potentially corralling a volatile period of amateur athletes zooming forward with multi-million dollar deals and major conferences expanding their footprints as valued TV properties, includes the support of both North Carolinians in

By Chuck Thompson | The Shelby Independent President Donald Trump, in red cap, standing under NC state flag, greets those in attendance as he enters the stage at the 'Make America Safe Again' event at the Gastonia Airport on Wednesday. | Chuck Thompson A wider view of the event while President Trump speaks from the podium as the sun sets in the distance. | Chuck Thompson Local, State and National / GASTONIA - President Trump showed up in Gastonia on Wednesday to campaign

Staff Reports | Gracie Davis, Congressman Tim Moore's Office U.S. Congressman Tim Moore, NC-14 WASHINGTON, D.C. — Congressman Tim Moore (NC-14) released the following statement after President Donald J. Trump delivered the State of the Union address Tuesday evening: “Tonight, President Donald J. Trump delivered a powerful message that the State of our Union is strong and getting stronger. Under his leadership, the United States has our economy back on track, renewed re

By Alan Wooten | The Center Square File photo, courtesy of The Center Square (The Center Square) – Review of North Carolina’s non-domiciled commercial driver’s licenses shows 54% were illegally issued. ( Non-domiciled is a person living in a country, such as the U.S.A., but their permanent home (domicile) is another country, mostly for tax purposes ). The Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration analysis sets up withholding of $50 million in federal funding by the U.S. De