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The Cleveland County Board of Commissioners could vote to dissolve the county’s Budget Board, a move that has drawn criticism from local elected officials concerned about transparency. ....
Cleveland County School Board hires new attorney The decision, made during the January meeting, was not without controversy. After a lengthy discussion, five members approved the hiring of Sink Law Firm while four voted against. A husband-and-wife team, Sink Law Firm appears online as a Charlotte company, though Jonathan Sink told Gaston County Commissioners a year ago that they were moving to Belmont. He was being hired as Gaston County’s attorney at the time. Sink bought a house in Belmont in May 2020. Last month Leigha Sink, Jonathan’s wife and fellow attorney, told Cleveland School Board members that their family was moving to Shelby where she would be the primary attorney for the board. ....
The Shelby Star Local high school students interested in agriculture will soon have a new opportunity to pursue a college degree. In fall 2021, Cleveland Community College will begin offering a “Biotechnology with an Emphasis in Agricultural Sciences” degree. Students will be able to take classes in poultry production, beef production, animal feeds and nutrition, soil science, farm maintenance, agronomy, and biotechnology, as well as basic core classes that can be used to transfer to a four-year college. Dr. Becky Sain, vice president of academic Affairs at CCC, presented an overview of the new degree option to the Cleveland County Board of Commissioners on Feb. 2. ....
Every regular meeting of the Cleveland County Board of Education features a time for the public to voice their thoughts or concerns. Usually, comments come in groups of two or three, but on Monday 19 people signed up to speak. The sheer volume of commenters required the board to extend the public participation portion of the meeting from the usual 15-minute period to nearly an hour. Speakers came prepared with printed letters and petitions to read or speeches to give. At issue for most is the new board majority and its perceived rush to return students to full-time instruction as the coronavirus pandemic worsens in the community. ....
When the board met earlier this week, neither item was on the agenda. The reason, according to board chairman Robert Queen, is because the board is not yet ready to tackle those issues. I expect the attorney selection committee to have a recommendation for the board at the meeting on the 25th, said Queen in an email to The Shelby Star. Display of the Ten Commandments is still with the Policy Committee that has not had time to meet yet. There is no deadline for them to report. The latter issue has become a hot-button one of late, even drawing attention from national organizations focused on religious freedom. ....