By Cherish Wilson, The Star, Shelby, N.C. Mar. 2--SHELBY -- A high school diploma isn't what it once was. That was Bill McCullough's message to the students and parents in Cleveland County.

By Cherish Wilson, The Shelby Star, N.C. Feb. 7--SHELBY -- Cleveland County's early college high school is looking for one type of student: the one who wants to be there.

By Hays Burchfield, The Shelby Star, N.C. Jun. 22--SHELBY -- Despite not getting home until around 3 a.m. Thursday because of a traffic jam in the Atlanta area, Cleveland County Lean Council members said their trip to Alabama was worthwhile.

By Cherish Wilson, The Star, Shelby, N.C. Apr. 24--SHELBY -- "Toe-tapping, hand-clapping good music" anchors the entertainment Saturday at the 2007 Foothills Merry-Go-Round Festival at Shelby City Park.

By Hays Burchfield, The Star, Shelby, N.C. Feb. 1--SHELBY -- Enrolled in Cleveland Community College's high school courses, Regina Lotharp has studied to come closer to earning the diploma that seemed unreachable when she dropped out of Shelby High as a junior in 1999.