Recently added articles from The Star (Shelby, NC):
Police still unsure why K-9 bit officer.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: Graham Cawthon Oct. 2--SHELBY -- One day after a Shelby Police K-9 bit an officer on the arm, Shelby Police Capt. Jeff Ledford looked into why the bite happened and how to prevent it from happening again. It was shortly after 6 a.m. Sunday when law enforcement ...
DCC gets go ahead to lease Flick Theatre.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: Pete DeLea Oct. 2--SHELBY -- Plans to transform the former State/Flick Theatre to the Don Gibson Theatre cleared a major hurdle Monday night when Shelby council members gave the go ahead to lease the city-owned property to Destination Cleveland County. The ...
Controlled burn gets away in Rutherford County.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: Cassie Tarpley Oct. 2--BOSTIC -- Cleveland County and South Mountains State Park in neighboring Burke County faced no threat from a five-day-old fire in the remote forest of northeast Rutherford County,. "The active fire is probably half a mile from the ...
BRIEF: Customers jump store robber.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: Graham Cawthon Oct. 2--SHELBY -- Police are looking for a gunman who robbed a gas station Monday and narrowly escaped capture by customers inside the store. It was around 7:30 a.m. Monday when police responded to Southern Convenience at the corner of Hamrick ...
Wood stump is his canvas.
Oct 02, 2007 ... Byline: Drew Brooks Oct. 2--SHELBY -- Dan Smathers has been called many names in his life. Most recently, the Etowah native goes by artist, philosopher or, one of his favorites, sawdust-coated Christian witness. When the economy went bad after Sept. 11, Smathers found ...