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Register of Deeds Office to Begin Issuing Adoptive Birth Certificates in 2026
Register of Deeds Office to Begin Issuing Adoptive Birth Certificates in 2026
Cleveland County Register of Deeds Betsy Harnage announced that beginning January 1, 2026, Registers of Deeds across North Carolina will be authorized to issue certified copies of adoptive birth certificates.
Register of Deeds Office to Begin Issuing Adoptive Birth Certificates in 2026

Cleveland County Register of Deeds Betsy Harnage announced that beginning January 1, 2026, Registers of Deeds across North Carolina will be authorized to issue certified copies of adoptive birth certificates under provisions of Senate Bill 248, Birth Certificates for Persons Adopted. Senate Bill 248 (SB 248) was enacted by the North Carolina General Assembly in June and signed into law by Governor Josh Stein on June 26, becoming Session Law 2025-9

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Harry Queen

Rev. Harry Queen, 88, of Kings Mountain transitioned to his eternal home on December 12, 2025.

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SC Entertainment and Music Hall of Fame presents The Casey Kasem Top 40 Countdown Experience
SC Entertainment and Music Hall of Fame presents The Casey Kasem Top 40 Countdown Experience
ROY COSTNER
SC Entertainment and Music Hall of Fame presents The Casey Kasem Top 40 Countdown Experience

Forest City native, Roy Costner, son of Mary Sandra Costner of Forest City, is bringing a new Christmas Show to the Don Gibson Theater in Shelby on Saturday, Nov. 29. Costner serves as the board chair of the nonprofit South Carolina Entertainment and Music Hall of Fame and is bringing the Coast to Coast Christmas band to Shelby.
"When I was growing up in Forest City and riding my bike from Cool Springs to wait on my mom at her job at the Mooneyham Public Library, or singing in the choir at First Presbyterian Church (and the Youth Choir at First Baptist), or trying to survive Mrs. (Nancy) Stallcup's class at East High School, I never imagined that my life's journey would lead me to become the Chairman of the South Carolina and Entertainment Hall of Fame," Costner said.

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Greenheck Group Honored for Workforce Partnership with Cleveland Community College
Greenheck Group Honored for Workforce Partnership with Cleveland Community College

Cleveland Community College congratulates its long-standing partner, Greenheck Group, on receiving the Outstanding Employer Award from the North Carolina Work-Based Learning Association (NCWBLA).The award was presented during the Association's annual conference held in Asheville on November 6.

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Outdoor Truths
Outdoor Truths

(Published January 8, 2026)

Gary Miller
gary@outdoortruths.org

I can't remember when I was so happy at the end of a deer season. Not that I was happy it was over, but I was happy it ended in such a memorable way. Let me tell you about it. I spent four days in the Midwest as I do every year. During this time of the year, the deer are coming to food - including the big bucks.

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Billy "Bill" Dean Jones
Billy "Bill" Dean Jones

Reverend Billy "Bill" Dean Jones, 80, of 2718 Wilkinsville Highway, Gaffney, SC, went home to be with the Lord on Monday, December 22, 2025 at Spartanburg Regional Hospice Home.

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