Prisoners pitching in

Inmates Manuel Proctor and Byron Hammond work to fix up Palmer Park in Shelby.


Inmates take a lunch break after spending the morning doing yard work at the park.

Find out more about the inmate and what the city is doing with the park in Saturday's Star.

Community garden forming

Shelby resident Julie Young is leading an effort to form a community garden. The city donated land on the corner of McBrayer and Blanton streets. All she needs now is some volunteers. Here are some pictures of where the future garden will be located:

Read more about the garden and how you can get involved in Wednesday's Star.

Trying to bring new life to an old mill

Recently, the N.C. Rural Economic Development Center contributed a $25,000 pre-development grant for an architectural analysis and feasibility and marketing studies for the former Double Shoals Cotton Mill in Lawndale. The Cleveland County Board of Commissioners gave $5,000, which can be recouped if the structure sells.

Outside of the mill

Ted Alexander of Preservation North Carolina standing along the First Broad River outside the Double Shoals Cotton Mill in Lawndale

Read more about the mill in an upcoming edition of The Star

Get ready to walk...Step One Challenge starts soon.

WHAT: Step One Challenge

WHEN: Registration is from March 27 through April 13. Contest begins April 28.

WHERE: Sign up at the following locations: Cleveland County Health Department, Cleveland Regional Medical Center, Kings Mountain Hospital, First National Bank in the county, Cleveland County libraries, senior centers in Kings Mountain and Shelby, Shelby City Park and all YMCA locations in the county.

WHO: Anyone who lives or works in Cleveland County can sign up. Participants must age 12 or older.

HOW: Each participant is given a pedometer and they log their steps. Conversion sheets are used for activities other than walking.

COST: Free

MORE INFORMATION: www.steponechallenge.com or contact Karma Edwards 704-484-5139 or Paula Vess at 704-487-3066

Read Tuesday's Star article about the Step One Challenge.

Remembering Kim Newton

Kim Netown's mother placed flowers and a cross at the spot her daughter died during Monday's wreck involving a TACC van.

Commission honors spelling bee

LEC remembers TACC victim

TACC van wreck

TACC van wreck

Cleveland County's Heart Gala

About 200 county residents headed to Triple D Publishing Saturday night for the glitz and glamour of one of Cleveland County's most prestigious events: The American Heart Association's Heart Gala. This year's event should raise about $200,000.

One of the place settings at the gala.

A look from behind the stage.

One of the auction item's. Find out more about this ring in The Star on Sunday.


This is a guitar on the ceiling in the banquet room at Triple D Publishing.

Weed and Seed kick off celebration

Shelby kicked off it's Weed and Seed efforts Saturday afternoon at Shiloh Baptist Church on Frederick Street. Read more about the event and what the Weed and Seed program will do for the community in Sunday's Star.

Shelby honors employees

Mayor travels to Nicaragua

Dumpster fire

Shelby firefighters from stations one and two responded to a dumpster fire around noon behind the Salvation Army building on S. Lafayette St.