House Fire near Cliffside

A house on NC 120 was destroyed by fire near Cliffside Friday afternoon.

House fire in South Cleveland

Cleveland, Number Three and Shanghai Fire Departments are on the scene of a mobile home fire off of Community Road south of Shelby.
Check www.shelbystar.com for more details

Wreck on NC 182

A State trooper is on the scene of a 2 car wreck on NC 182 at Harris
Creek Road in Upper Cleveland. CCEMS, NCHP and Polkville
Fire dept are on the scene as of 2:30 pm

check http://www.shelbystar.com/ for details later in the day.

Good Friday

Rev. Mike Carper and James Moore walk to Shelby Freewill Baptist Church along US 74 on good Friday.

Fatal Wreck in Toluca on NC 18 at NC 27

Check http://www.shelbystar.com/ later for more details on a fatal wreck at the Cleveland - Lincoln County line.

2008 Winner of The Shelby Star Spelling Bee

Bryson McKee of Washington Elem. School is the Spelling Bee winner.

Runner up is Anna Marie Vagnozzi with Cleveland County Home Schools.

To buy photos from the spelling bee click here. http://shelbystar.mycapture.com/mycapture/folder.asp?event=479270

UPDATE: DOWN TO 2: SPELLING BEE

Check back for winner of bee.

DOWN TO THREE: SPELLING BEE 10:47 a.m.

UPDATE: 10:43 AM-Spelling Bee- Round 3

Down to 5 spellers

UPDATE: 10:35 AM- Round 2 has started.

They are 11 spellers left in round 2.
Check back for updates.

Update: Spelling Bee- Round 1 has started

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UPDATE: Spelling Bee- Practice Round has started

Skip Foster talks to spellers just before the pratice round.

The
Practice round has started. Check back for updates.

Update: Spelling Bee - All students are on the stage.

The Bee will start soon.

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The Star Spelling Bee

The Star Spelling Bee will start at 10 a.m. Check back for updates.

Spelling Bee

Check back here during the morning for updates on the spelling bee.

Train hits truck in Kings Mountain

8:40 am- I am on my way to a wreck in Kings Mountain. Scanner traffic indicates that a train hit a truck near downtown Kings Mountain.
9:00 am- Crews from Kings Mountain are on the scene removing a power pole.
9:00 am- Police and fire are on scene.
9:10 am- Star City Editor on the scene will report information soon.
9:30 am - I am leaving the scene and will post more photos soon.

10:30- I posted more photos.
11:30- Kings Mountain Police will provide more information this afternoon.

go to http://www.shelbystar.com/ and http://gcawthonstar.blogspot.com/ for more info.

For info and photo of a wreck this morning on Marion Street go to reporter Cherish Wilson's

blog. http://cherishwilsonstar.blogspot.com/