Shelby
GOVERNMENT
July 1, 2024 Marks Start of Uptown Shelby Social District
We've got news you can 'cheers' to: the much-anticipated Uptown Shelby Social District is officially active! Our team has worked closely with the City of Shelby over the past year and half to make sure we can roll out the USSD safely and successfully from the jump. What is a...
Shelby Fire & Rescue rated among the best in the state
Shelby Fire and Rescue recently earned one of the highest insurance ratings in the state, landing it among the top 30 departments across North Carolina. It was recently announced at a city council meeting that Shelby Fire and Rescue received an Insurance Services Office Class 1 rating. According to a...
Plasma donation center coming to Shelby
A plasma donation center is in the process of opening a Shelby location, according to the city's planning department. Brian Burgess, director of planning and development, said the site plan has been approved, and the company is in the building permitting process now. ...
Social District 101: Signs & Their Meaning
Looking for more information on the Social District signs and stickers you'll be seeing around Uptown? Our staff breaks it down in this post - read on for all the details. If you still have questions, please feel free to reach out to us. Businesses within Uptown Shelby are allowed...
I-85 road work between Spartanburg and Gaffney expected to be complete this year
GREENVILLE, S.C. (FOX Carolina) - The South Carolina Department of Transportation (SCDOT) says they anticipate the 11 miles between Spartanburg and Gaffney to be complete and fully open by the end of the year. The full I-85 Widening Project is expected to be complete in 2025. This project will rehabilitate...
Kings Mountain eyes new location for Farmers Market, makes plan to move cabooses
Ever since the late 1970s, a pair of red cabooses have been part of the Kings Mountain landscape on Piedmont Avenue in the parking lot near the Southern Arts Society. The city of Kings Mountain is now in the process of deciding what to do with the cabooses as it makes new plans for the space.
Registration for Kindergarten and Pre-K now open in Gaston County
Pre-K and Kindergarten registration is now open in Gaston County, and district officials are urging parents to sign their children up as soon as possible. “Parents are encouraged to register their child now rather than waiting until school starts in August; doing so helps the elementary schools to better prepare for the new academic year,” they said in a press release.
Six Gaston volunteers receive awards from the governor's office
The North Carolina Commission on Volunteerism and Community has awarded the 2024 Governor’s Volunteer Service Award to six recipients from Gaston County. The award honors the true spirit of volunteerism by recognizing individuals, groups and businesses that make significant contributions to their community through volunteer service. Recipients are nominated by members of their community and then selected by the N.C. Commission on Volunteerism & Community Service, known as VolunteerNC, and housed within the office of the...
More than 1K customers without power in Gaston, Lincoln counties
GASTON COUNTY, N.C. (WBTV) - More than 1,000 customers are still without power in Gaston and Lincoln counties on Monday afternoon. Duke Energy’s outage map showed about 3,500 outages in the Mount Holly area, and 1,200 more near the intersection of Highways 16 and 73 in Lincoln County by 8 a.m.
Gaston County opens cooling station
With extreme temperatures across the region, Gaston County Emergency Medical Services and Gaston County Community Support Services have partnered with The Salvation Army and opened a public cooling station to help those in need. The cooling station is at The Salvation Army Center of Hope in Downtown Gastonia, 107 S....
Stanley Middle School team achieves top scores in environmental competition
A team from Stanley Middle School was the highest scoring public school team in the North Carolina Envirothon, a state environmental science competition. Envirothon is coordinated by Soil and Water Conservation districts, and it's the largest environmental science competition in the world, said Erin Hines, Gaston County's environmental educator, in a meeting of...
Issaqueena Chapter, NSDAR honors 100-year-old World War II veteran for service to America
GREENWOOD, S.C. — The Issaqueena Chapter, National Society Daughters of the. American Revolution has presented its DAR Certificate and Medal of Appreciation to. Harvey Peurifoy, a longtime resident of Greenwood. The presentation was made June. 23 at the Palmetto Patriots Home in Gaffney where Peurifoy currently resides. It was...
Welcome to NewsBreak, an open platform where diverse perspectives converge. Most of our content comes from established publications and journalists, as well as from our extensive network of tens of thousands of creators who contribute to our platform. We empower individuals to share insightful viewpoints through short posts and comments. It’s essential to note our commitment to transparency: our Terms of Use acknowledge that our services may not always be error-free, and our Community Standards emphasize our discretion in enforcing policies. We strive to foster a dynamic environment for free expression and robust discourse through safety guardrails of human and AI moderation. Join us in shaping the news narrative together.