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• Belmont • Cramerton • Lowell • McAdenville • Mount Holly • Stanley
Thursday, October 28, 2021
Mt. Holly PD receives national level honor By Alan Hodge alan@cfmedia.info
Last Monday a very special package arrived at the Mt. Holly Police Department office- a 2021, $35000, fully equipped Harley-Davidson police motorcycle. But the new piece of law enforcement equipment is more than a machine, it’s a rolling memorial to MHPD Officer Tyler Herndon who was killed in the line of duty Dec. 11, 2020. The bike was given to MHPD by the Spokane, Washington-based Beyond
the Call of Duty- End of Watch Ride to Remember group. The same non-profit organization that visited MHPD last July when they were touring the nation visiting police departments who had lost officers during 2020- a total of 339 men and women in uniform. Since then, the group accepted letters from the police departments that had lost officers. The letters were applications for the bike. Nationwide, over 70 departments responded. MHPD assistant chief Brian Reagan and Sgt. Terry penned the Mt.
Currently, Veteran’s Park is a small but pleasant area of green. Photo by Alan Hodge
Mt. Holly Parks and Rec. bonds to be on Nov. 2 ballot By Alan Hodge alan@cfmedia.info
In addition to the political personages to choose from on the Nov. 2 municipal elections ballot, there will also be a referendum on parks bonds for Mt. Holly. As our area grows in population, the need for more and better parks is imperative. To
face that challenge, the City of Mt. Holly hopes to enlarge and enhance its existing and future parks profile. According to the City’s website“The proposed bond package includes $13,555,000 of bonds to pay capital costs of providing parks and recreation facilities, including See BALLOT, Page 2
Holly letter. After the letters were read and considered by a panel of five judges from various law enforcement agencies, Mt. Holly was chosen the winner. “We are honored to have been chosen,” Reagan said. “It is a blessing to have something else to carry on Tyler’s memory.” The bike is basically black and chrome with special graphics not only showing the MHPD logo but also carrying reminders of Herndon. The graphics were designed by Reagan and Terry and applied by ADI Graphics in Yakima, Washington. “The Mt. Holly PD can keep the bike as long as they want it,” said Beyond the Call organizer Jagrut Shah. The bike will go into service in a couple of weeks just See MHPD, Page 9
Mt. Holly PD deputy chief Brian Reagan and Beyond the Call of Duty End of Watch Riders founder Jagrut Shah with the new Harley. Photo by Alan Hodge
Belmont’s Allen Millican receives prestigious award By Alan Hodge alan@cfmedia.info
The William Gaston Chapter of the National Society of the Daughters of the American Revolution (NSDAR) recently honored Belmont’s Allen Millican with the Historic Preservation Medal and Certificate of Excellence. This award recognizes and honors a person who has done extraordinary work in their community over a long period of time in preserving objects of historic cultural significance. It is keeping with DAR’s own mission of historic preservation, education and patriotism.
The William Gaston Chapter has been active for over 108 years. Any woman 18 years or older, regardless of race, religion, or ethnic background, who can prove lineal descent from a patriot of the American Revolution is eligible to join NSDAR. Millican is founder of the Allen Millican Pictorial History Museum at 35 E. Catawba St. in Belmont. Chapter Regent Laura Laye Duncan presented Millican with the Historic Preservation Medal and Certificate of Excellence. “While visiting the museum I found a 1915 Mountain Island mill photo which See MILLICAN, Page 2 Regent Laura Laye Duncan and Allen Millican.
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