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  • 1 week ago | yahoo.com | Diane Turbyfill |Shelby Star

    A Kings Mountain man was sentenced to federal prison Tuesday for carrying concealed weapons including what’s referred to as a ghost gun. The conviction stems from an altercation with Charlotte Mecklenburg Police in the fall of 2023. According to court records and proceedings, in the fall of 2023, police were monitoring an area in Charlotte for criminal activity.

  • 1 week ago | shelbystar.com | Diane Turbyfill

    A 4.8-mile section of the Shelby Bypass, from N.C. 226 to N.C. 150, opened this week. The new section includes 12 bridges, three interchanges, and three roundabouts at N.C. 150. Construction continues on sections D and E, extending the bypass to U.S. 74 and U.S. 74 Business in Kings Mountain, respectively. A 4.8-mile segment of the Shelby Bypass opened this week in Cleveland County, according to the N.C. Department of Transportation.

  • 1 week ago | shelbystar.com | Diane Turbyfill

    The Art of Sound festival in Shelby moved indoors due to heavy rain. Attendees enjoyed live music and a jam session inside the Earl Scruggs Center. After heavy rains pushed through the area Friday night, organizers of the annual Art of Sound festival in Shelby decided to hold the event inside rather than out.

  • 1 week ago | shelbystar.com | Diane Turbyfill

    A 46-year-old man drowned in Moss Lake in Kings Mountain, North Carolina on Saturday. Emergency crews responded to a possible drowning call around 5 p.m.The victim, William James Corn Jr., was recovered from the lake but resuscitation efforts were unsuccessful. A Lattimore man drowned in Moss Lake Saturday, according to Kings Mountain Police. The department got a call just before 5 p.m. about a possible drowning at the lake off of Highland Circle.

  • 1 week ago | gastongazette.com | Diane Turbyfill

    A 46-year-old man drowned in Moss Lake in Kings Mountain, North Carolina on Saturday. Emergency crews responded to a possible drowning call around 5 p.m.The victim, William James Corn Jr., was recovered from the lake but resuscitation efforts were unsuccessful. A Lattimore man drowned in Moss Lake Saturday, according to Kings Mountain Police. The department got a call just before 5 p.m. about a possible drowning at the lake off of Highland Circle.

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Diane Turbyfill
Diane Turbyfill @ShelbyStarDiane
20 Nov 19

Teacher charged with taking indecent liberties with one of her students. https://t.co/J8Gnex2yJW https://t.co/wjPqpqty0j

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19 Jul 19

Driver allegedly blew five times the legal alcohol limit before crash. https://t.co/yVgO5Ys0bv https://t.co/aNmshaAesy

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8 May 19

Fire destroyed this home Wednesday morning. https://t.co/Y7NvmWFdxx https://t.co/kHabsIbc1A