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January 9, 2019
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Sadie Patterson, John Scism’s sister, presents the family’s donation to the Fern Hovis Scism Fund. Pictured are Mayor Scott Neisler, Sadie Patterson, and Christina Martin. (Photo provided)
Scism makes generous donation to Mauney Memorial Library Mauney Memorial Library announced another generous gift from John Scism, of Bennettsville, SC in honor of his mother Fern Hovis Scism. Mayor Scott Neisler sends a “big thank you to the Scism family for giving back to the Kings Mountain community with this gift. Their thoughtfulness will make it possible for us to equip Mauney Memorial Library with tools to serve those that have physical limitations.” This is the second donation to the Fern Hovis
Scism Fund from the Scism family and will be used to help with the needs of those with physical challenges, as a tribute to their mother who was blind. Blind in one eye from age eight, Mrs. Scism loved to read and lost her sight in her remaining eye late in life. The library is grateful to the Scism family for their gift. The generous donations of families like the Scisms enable Mauney Memorial Library to better serve every community
member regardless of limitation or challenge they may face. For information or questions about how to donate to the Fern Hovis Scism fund in support of special needs patrons at the library, email info@ mauneylibrary.org or call the library at (704) 7392371. The Mauney Memorial Library thanks the community for its continued support. The library is located at 100 S. Piedmont Street, Kings Mountain, NC 28086.
New year 2019 will be an election year in Kings Mountain with four-year terms of Kings Mountain Mayor Scott Neisler and four council members up and four-year terms of Grover Mayor Bill Willis and two council members up for grabs. A new state law has moved elections for the Cleveland County Board of Education to even numbered years, extending the terms of current members. Kings Mountain city council members whose terms expire this year are Annie Thombs, appointed by city council July 1 to fill the unexpired term of the late Howard Shipp, Ward 4 councilman and currently mayor pro tem Rodney Gordon, Ward 5 councilman Jay Rhodes, and atlarge councilman Keith Miller. Terms of council members Mike Butler, Ward 2; Tommy Hawkins, Ward 3; and David Allen, at large, do not expire this year. Filing begins July 7, 2019 at 12 noon and ends
SCOTT NEISLER KM Mayor
ANNIE THOMBS Ward I
RODNEY GORDON Ward 4
JAY RHODES Ward 5
KEITH MILLER At Large
BILL WILLIS Grover Mayor
July 21 at 12 noon. Election Day is Nov. 6, 2019. In Grover, terms of council members Angela Early and Patrick Shannon are up in November. Most counties in North Carolina host school board elections during same numbered years. Rep. Kelly Hastings, R-Cleveland, Gaston, sponsored the legislation saying the
law brings uniformity with county-wide races. School board members Shearra Miller, board chairman, Richard Hooker, Roger Harris, and Jo Boggs are all serving terms that will now end in 2020 instead of 2019. Danny Blanton, Phillip Glover, Dena Green, and Coleman Hunt’s current term will end in 2022.
New recycling guidelines for KM start February 1 By Loretta Cozart Beginning February 1, 2019, recycling in Kings Mountain will change. For the first time since 2012, what you recycle will impact the city’s wallet, and potentially your own. No cost increases are being passed on to the citizens at this time. The City is gathering data and looking at all options available for citizens to recycle and will also determine the actual impact this change in processors will have on is the program. In February, Kings Mountain begins sending its recycling to Republic Waste Services and anticipates the cost to be $15,000 in the first six months, according to City Manager
Marilyn Sellers. “This is an estimate until we have some time to gather actual data from this new manner of processing our recyclables. The following list shows what to and what not to recycle to prevent contamination. It is very important that these lists be followed to help keep costs down due to contamination,” says Sellers. How can citizens help reduce the city’s cost to recycle? Refer to the list below to determine what you recycle before putting them in the Blue Bins. Do recycle: un-waxed cardboard (example: cereal boxes, shipping boxes, etc., newspapers that are clean and not soiled, aluminum cans, plastic beverage/water bottles (no lids) or steel cans. Do not recycle (when in doubt, keep it out): glass, plastic lids of any kind, boxes with food con-
tamination (example: pizza boxes), waxed cardboard (example: gift boxes, frozen food boxes), plastic food containers, plastic bags, including grocery bags. China’s National Sword program started in 2018 and sets a much stricter standard for recycling materials. Before the program began, China consumed 55% of the world’s scrap paper and a significant percentage of other recyclables like aluminum and plastic. The change in their policy has a dramatic impact on recycling worldwide, and that impact will soon be seen by what you can put into your recycling bins. For questions, call the Public Works Department at 704-734-0735. Remember to call the Public Works Department to schedule a pick-up of any Electronics for recycling.
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The Youth Missionaries of Vestibule A.M.E.Zion Church, Kings Mountain collected chicken noodle soup and Gatorade for the cancer patients at Cancer Services of Gastonia. The presentation was presented to Mrs. Patricia Adams, the Client Services Specialist of Cancer Services. Over 600 cans of chicken noodle soup and over 600 bottles of Gatorade was collected. Mrs Mattie Adams is the Director of the Youth Missionary Society and Reverend Gregory Floyd is the pastor. (Photo provided)
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