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OUCH!!! 4-star WR Malik Clark de-commits from Florida State
Florida State football has had a very disappointing 2024 season with losses over Georgia Tech, Boston College, Memphis, and SMU with only one win over California. Things could be get worse as the red-hot Clemson Tigers come to Tallahassee this weekend. The Seminoles have been abysmal after they accomplished an...
Gas lines form in Cleveland County after Helene
SHELBY, N.C. — Finding resources has been especially tough for families in western North Carolina after Helene destroyed homes and put some communities under water. At a Circle K gas station on Highway 74 in Shelby, North Carolina WCNC Charlotte's Kayland Hagwood found some who had traveled long distances to find gas, electricity and food. Many of those were fleeing Asheville and the surrounded areas that were hit hardest by Helene. They were making their way south and east toward communities on the outskirts of Charlotte.
Here's what's on tap for Gastonia, Shelby area high school football in Week 7
This story has been updated with new information. Hurricane Helene did a number on western North Carolina, its effects trickling all the way down to the high school football schedule for teams in Cleveland, Gaston and Lincoln counties. None more so locally than Big South 3A, athletic directors deciding Tuesday to table Week...
Shelby church pitches in and helps feed community in aftermath of Hurricane Helene
In the midst of widespread power outages, the struggle to find gas and groceries, and the ongoing task of cleaning up debris and fallen trees, there were bright lights shining all around Cleveland County in the aftermath of Hurricane Helene. Sunday morning, volunteers pulled up in pickup trucks and unloaded grills in the parking lot of Central United Methodist Church off of Marion Street while inside the building, a crew prepared trays of meat and sides for...
Gaston grassroots efforts provide aid to WNC after Hurricane Helene
When Miranda Wood heard about the catastrophe unfolding in Western North Carolina, her immediate impulse was to take action. "To be honest, I think a lot of us just wanted to do something. We all have some sort of connection to the Appalachian Mountains, I'm actually alumni of UNCA," Wood said. "Being here...
People in WNC without power, water drive to Shelby to stock up on essentials
After traveling hours longer than it would normally take them to get there, people are making it to places like the Ingles Market and are being met with lines at the pump and to inside the grocery store.
Cleveland County comes together to provide help to locals and other counties
In the days following Hurricane Helene, all around Cleveland County, people, churches and fire departments jumped into action to provide resources and assistance to not only their own community, but others devastated by the storm. This week, the acts of kindness continued to roll in, from small to big as neighbors helped neighbors...
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