Shelby teen drowned in Moss Lake

By Loretta Cozart

On Friday, March 17, just before 12:30 p.m., Kings Mountain Police and Cleveland County Emergency Management personnel responded to Moss Lake near 121 Sunshine Ln. in Cherryville, for a search and rescue of an individual that had entering the water, but had not resurfaced. Witnesses told investigators on scene that a black male had jumped off a pier and entered the water. Once in the water the black male began to struggle and soon fell beneath the water’s surface. Cleveland County Emergency Management Director Perry Davis contacted Charlotte Mecklenburg Fire

Department Dive Team to assist in the rescue. Around 3:30 p.m., rescue divers recovered the victim from the lake. The victim was transported to Atrium Health Care in Shelby, and was pronounced dead at 5:03 p.m. The victim has been identified as Jeremiah Roberts, 18, of Shelby.

Kings Mountain Police Department thanks the Cleveland County Sheriff’s Department, Cleveland County Emergency Management, Cleveland County EMS, Waco Volunteer Fire Department, and the Charlotte Mecklenburg Fire Department for their prompt response and support during this incident.

CC Crimestoppers back in business

Cleveland County Crimestoppers introduced their new Facebook page for the Cleveland County Crimestoppers. Cleveland County Crimestoppers, Inc. is back in business for Cleveland County, and are ready to pay for tips leading to an arrest or successful conclusion to a case.

Cleveland County Crimestoppers is affiliated with the following agencies: Cleveland County Sheriff’s Office, Boiling Springs Police Department, Kings Mountain Police Department, and Shelby Police Department.

Cleveland County Crimestoppers Inc is pleased to announce the addition of P3 Tips! The addition of P3 Tips will help encourage citizens in the community to See CRIMESTOPPERS, Page 2A

By Loretta Cozart

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Earlier this year, Kyrea McCluney founder of Book Me Boo Events and Rentals felt called to help local girls get the full experience of shopping for, choosing, and trying on dresses for their school proms. She and her business partner, Ashley XYZ partnered with Parents Against Bullying and wrote a proposal for New Bynum Chapel AME Zion Church requesting the use their fellowship hall. As Kyrea prepared her proposal, she kept hearing the Lord tell her, “Be still.” Little did she know that Tiana Roberts, founder of Girl Talk Ministry, a program that allows adolescent girls transform their mind

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Two-hundred and fifty dresses are available for girls going to prom or a middle school dance. Photos by Loretta Cozart