Cleveland County, NC

The wait for the promised auditoriums at Burns and Crest High School have gone on so long people have speculated if they'll be completed. It seems, at long last, those questions will soon be answered. On May 11, the Cleveland County Board of Education unanimously approved a bid from Beam...

SHELBY, N.C. (WBTV) - A 16-year-old is dead following a collision in Cleveland County Wednesday evening. North Carolina Highway Patrol told WBTV the wreck happened at NC 150 and Maple Springs Church Road around 6:40 p.m. Troopers say a white Honda was headed west on 150 and made a left...

Cleveland County Habitat for Humanity is planning for the 31st Women Build. First held in 1991, Women Build reinforces the message that every woman can make a difference through learning and using construction skills, said local leadership. ...

AAA of the Carolinas say workers are watching the gas prices, and unfortunately, they are not going to come down anytime soon.

A typical Cleveland County home listed for $265,000 in April, up 1.1% from a month earlier, an analysis of data from Realtor.com shows. The median list home price in April was up about 27.7% from April 2021. Cleveland County's median home was 1,752 square feet for a listed price of $153 per square foot.

Cleveland Early College said goodbye on Thursday to what Principal Amber Nichols described as one of the most resilient groups of students to walk through the school halls. "This is a group that spent most of their junior year remote and had their sophomore year interrupted. They met every challenge head on and of course conquered every obstacle that came their way," said Nichols of the 42 members of the school's class of 2022. "This group, even the ones who chose to remain remote, stayed plugged in. They came to any kind of function or event we were able to have. And of course they are great academic scholars."

A 16-year-old Shelby High student died Thursday night as the result of a two-car crash in Cleveland County. The wreck happened on N.C. 150 around 7 p.m. near Maple Springs Road between Shelby and Boiling Springs, according to the N.C. Highway Patrol. Two teens were in a Honda Civic going...

This school year has seen the return of many staple events at North Shelby School — the North Carolina Science Festival, planting potatoes in the Cleveland County Potato Project and prom. On Friday, students got back one of the biggest events of all. Surrounded by classmates, family members, friends and school administrators, five students —  Dasani Allen, Kayanna Williams, Ty'Rez Hopper, Erika Jones and William Jones — were celebrated as the graduating class of 2022. ...

CLEVELAND COUNTY, N.C. — Neighbors and friends are opening up after a 16-year-old teen was killed in a two-car crash in Cleveland County on Thursday night. It happened on NC Highway 150 shortly after 7 p.m. near Maple Springs Road between Shelby and Boiling Springs, according to troopers. Two...

New coronavirus cases leaped in North Carolina in the week ending Sunday, rising 31.3% as 18,479 cases were reported. The previous week had 14,071 new cases of the virus that causes COVID-19. North Carolina ranked 21st among the states where coronavirus was spreading the fastest on a per-person basis, a...

Cleveland County voters the sales of malt beverages and unfortified win in unincorporated parts of the county in the primary election Tuesday, according to unofficial results released by the Board of Elections. Nearly 60% of voters cast ballots for measures to allow the sale of beer and wine in areas outside of established cities or...

Officers acted reasonably when they opened fire in a market and killed a robbery suspect last year, the Gaston County District Attorney's Office announced Monday.

Big Beef, Better Boy, Fantastic, Cherokee Purple — what’s Cleveland County’s favorite tomato? If anyone would know, it’s Justin Lane. His family owns S & K Greenhouses, and each year they sell thousands of vegetables plants at their retail operation on U.S. 74. When it comes to selling tomato plants, Justin has learned...

Today Cleveland County voters will decide which candidates will face off on Election Day, and whether businesses can sell beer and wine countywide. While voters will have 13 hours to make their way to the polls, just 2,669 out of more than 66,000 registered voters cast their ballots during early voting.

New coronavirus cases leaped in North Carolina in the week ending Sunday, rising 21.2% as 14,071 cases were reported. The previous week had 11,605 new cases of the virus that causes COVID-19. North Carolina ranked 21st among the states where coronavirus was spreading the fastest on a per-person basis, a...

CLEVELAND COUNTY, N.C. — Women’s wrestling will officially be a sanctioned high school sport in North Carolina for the 2023-2024 athletic season. Many current high school female wrestlers compete on the boys team since there are no girls teams. The new decision means girls will have their own...

The NCHSAA baseball and softball playoffs got underway Tuesday for teams in Cleveland, Gaston and Lincoln counties. Bookmark this story for schedules and scores as squads in the tri-county journey through the postseason. True grit: How Cherryville mettle has Ironmen baseball in its first NCHSAA regional final since 2016 Getting it done: Freshman Aidan Ledbetter...

Welding and metals students at Cleveland County schools met on Wednesday to compete for $4,000 in scholarships and some new gear to use in their shops at school. The contest, hosted by Cleveland Community College in partnership with local businesses and the Cleveland County Schools Career and Technical Education department, brought the top welders...

Each week area high school coaches can submit a list of standout performances from their team in the previous week’s games. If your child’s name — or anyone else’s from your child’s team — does not appear on the list following a great performance, please encourage your coach to email their submissions to jhughes@gastongazette.com. More: Agosta brothers' 'twin telepathy' aiding East Gaston baseball's pursuit of history More: 'Four years went into that swing': Burns' Webb delivers in clutch...