Lawndale News

Two years without answers. Without closure. Two years of hearing the same rumors involving the same names.

Soaring food, gas and utility costs - squeezing budgets everywhere - hit especially hard at the estimated 20,000 senior nutrition programs that serve millions of elderly and frail Americans.

Duke Power reports 415 outages in Cleveland County. Most are in Northern Cleveland County around Belwood and Fallston and in southern Cleveland County in and outside of Boiling Springs.

Wilson said about 100 hay bales caught fire and the cause is under investigation.

The Cleveland County Department of Social Services is requesting the state suspend further admissions at Unique Living Inc., an adult-care home formerly known as Yelton's Health Care, located near Lawndale and ...

A 19-year-old Lawndale woman died in a 11:10 p.m. car wreck Sunday caused by a tree that had fallen in the road, according to a Highway Patrol report.

Going by the numbers, November's 2008 General Election will be big, possibly more so than ever in North Carolina.

What: Lawndale Summerfest 2008 When: Saturday; starts with parade entry judging at 1:30 p.m. Where: Main Street/N.C. 182 in Lawndale Schedule for the day: Parade - 2 p.m. from Lawndale Baptist on the western ...

Here are new corporations filed with the N.C. Secretary of State for Cleveland County.

What: Lawndale Summerfest When: June 14, parade begins at 2 p.m., be in line by 1:30 Entries: No entry fee; cash prizes for the best floats, golf carts and bicycles, all entries welcome Contact: Call ...

Cars zip past as Fitzhugh McMurry's combine trudges down Warlick Road. "They'll pass me like a bullet," McMurry said.

Though details remain sketchy, Gaston County documents show that Gastonia Police arrested three Cleveland County men who could be connected to Saturday night's Spangler Drive shooting in Shelby.

A tornado touched down in Lincoln County in the Cat Square area , according to our news partner, Channel 9 News. via The Star Online

Ledbetter-Price Leah Danielle Price and Sidney Trey Ledbetter were married Saturday, April 26, 2008, at the home of Mitzi and Charles Ramsey. via The Star Online

“If Obama does not end up with the nomination these voters are going to feel he had it stolen from him.”

It spans the spectrum from moderate to militant, but it's not difficult to tap into a potential backlash among African American supporters of Sen. via Austin American Statesman

Phillips-Cook Bobby Dean and Tonya Phillips of Charlotte and John H. and Rebecca Cook of Lawndale announce the engagement of their children, Kelley Leuvonne Phillips and Robert David Cook. via The Star Online

What she knows: Destination Cleveland County has scheduled four public meetings to get your input and to share progress made on a master plan for a revitalized historical center based in the old courthouse ... via The Star Online

“It's not like they do it every night.”

Much to the chagrin of Cleveland County Speedway noise critics, the raceway's season opened Friday evening, complete with free admission for Fallston and Lawndale residents. via The Star Online

“I was on the radio to SKYWARN when my lights flickered a little. The (tornado) warning came in right as I was heading out the door.”

It's official. The storms that rolled through the northeastern part of the county did, in fact, produce at least one tornado. via The Star Online

Parrish-Davis Stephanie Lynn Davis and Timothy Parrish were married Saturday, March 22, 2008, at Boiling Springs Baptist Church. via The Star Online