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Check out recent restaurant ratings for Cleveland County
Here are the North Carolina Department of Health’s restaurant and food stand inspection scores for Cleveland County conducted April 19 through May 2, 2024. All restaurants listed this week received an A rating. The North Carolina Department of Public Health, Environmental Health Section, conducts regular restaurant inspections to help...
Rick Moore, Kings Mountain councilman and father of NC House speaker, dies
Rick Moore, a former Kings Mountain councilman and the father of the speaker of the North Carolina House of Representatives, has died. He was 75. Moore died Monday at his Kings Mountain home, according to an obituary. On Tuesday, as news of the death became public, the state House — led by his son, Republican state Rep. Tim Moore — canceled its business for the rest of the week. The Senate is still expected to hold committee hearings and votes as regularly planned.
Family lost home in tornado in Gaston County
A decade ago, Nichole Work and James Neal lost their home in a house fire. "It was a three-piece Oak tree. Two pieces fell backwards, and the front piece was leaning towards the house. We had a guy come out and look at it, and he said it was going to fall too quick, and within an hour it fell," Work said.
YOUR TURN: Memorial Day, a time to honor the military, our planet
Happy end of May, Gaston County! Wow, can you believe that Gaston County schools are done, and Memorial Day weekend is here? Time to kickoff summer, but as you have those celebratory cookouts remember that the actual meaning of the holiday is quite somber. The “memory” part of “Memorial” is for those soldiers that...
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