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February 13, 2019
KM man wins $2M Powerball Howard Welch III of Kings Mountain said dreams of winning a jackpot helped him win a $2 million Powerball prize. “I always buy a ticket when it’s over $100 million,” Welch said. “I plan to win the jackpot one day.” That dream of winning led him to the 3 Point Market & Grill on Goforth Road in Kings Mountain where he bought a $3 Quick Pick ticket for Wednesday’s drawing. Welch didn’t realize he won until several days later when he went to buy tickets for Saturday’s drawing. “I couldn’t believe it when I saw the numbers,” Welch said. “I kept thinking, ‘Is this real?’ I turned pale and started shaking I was so excited.” Still unsure, Welch said he went back to the store and scanned his ticket to double check. When he heard the music play he knew for sure he was a winner. Welch claimed his prize Monday morning at lottery headquarters in Raleigh.
After required state and federal tax withholdings, he took home $1,415,001. Welch said he plans to use some of the money to get a new house. He’ll invest the rest. The ticket matched the numbers on the five white balls to win $1,000,000. Because he added the $1 Power Play feature, the prize doubled to $2 million when the multiplier was drawn. The ticket beat odds of one in 11.7 million. “Hopefully I’ll be back in here,” Welch said. “We already have our tickets for the next drawing.” The jackpot for this Wednesday’s Powerball drawing is $242 million or $148.1 million cash. Welch is the second person in a week to play Powerball in North Carolina and win a $2 million prize. Margo Konopacke of Travelers Rest, S.C., claimed her prize for the Feb. 3 drawing on Tuesday. She bought her winning ticket while she was getting groceries at the Publix on Greenville Highway in Hendersonville.
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Mauney Brothers Store being renovated
Downtown businesses receiving facelifts By Loretta Cozart Downtown Kings Mountain is experiencing a Renaissance, as old buildings are brought back to life in the central business district. Take a stroll down Mountain Street and you’ll notice that Griffin Drug Center’s windows have been papered-over as renovations begin there. Next door, at what was recently Kings Tavern, the façade has been cut away and rebricked, windows and doors cut-in along the side, and brickwork for the new patio has begun. Workers were there Saturday laying the new brick. At the old First National Bank of Kings Mountain, renovations have been completed and the grand old lady stands as a jewel on the corner of Mountain Street and Battleground Avenue, setting the bar high for other owners who consider renovating their buildings.
The back of Mauney Brothers Store with windows removed. Further down Battleground, renovations started at the Mauney Brothers Store (known later as Keeter’s Dept. Store and Rose’s) and is evidenced as the wooden windows have been removed and are being
(Photo by Loretta Cozart)
replaced. Owner Gregg Johnson offered a tour of the building as he explained the extent of the renovations. “We put a new roof on and added sprinklers so future tenants can offer music per-
formances in the building,” he explains. “We removed all the downstairs walls and found evidence that stairs once came in from the front. We replaced the back stairs and are installing four new See FACELIFTS, Page 3A
The Campbells’ love story By Loretta Cozart
Scenic view along the Gateway Trail Photo provided
KM Gateway Trail celebrates it’s 10th anniversary A history by Shirley Brutko Eighteen years ago, there was an idea of a trail that could connect the City of Kings Mountain to the three area parks, Crowders Mountain State Park, Kings Mountain State Park, and Kings Mountain National Military Park with a green-
way trail. After many meetings and working with the National Park Service, the trail officially opened in 2009 with 2 ½ miles of trail suited for walking as well as biking, on land donated mostly by Martin Marietta Aggregates, Albemarle Lithium, and the Ware family. The land was recycled mining land with some hills made from the rocks and soil from the huge quarries, See GATEWAY, Page 7A
Doyle and Anita Campbell celebrated their golden wedding anniversary on September 7, 2018. The couple met in Norfolk, VA fifty years ago, after Doyle returned home from Vietnam. “I had gone out to make my way in the world and find my perfect husband,” said Anita. “After a whirlwind romance, we were married in my home church of Resurrection Lutheran here in Kings Mountain.” “I am a very private person and don’t like the limelight. Normally I wouldn’t want an article written about us, but things are different now.” Anita pauses. “Doyle was diagnosed with a rare kidney disease about 10 years ago and he is on dialysis. I want people to know his story, because he desperately needs a kidney transplant.” Anita is Doyle’s primary caregiver and he has faced many health challenges in the last year. Their daughter Anne Campbell Bucci candidly shared her parents’ story on her Facebook page, “My dad is not having the best week. And, as his care-giver, neither is my mother for that matter. For
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DOYLE AND ANITA CAMPBELL over nine years, dad controlled his kidney disease through diet and exercise. “Last fall, it became apparent dad’s kidneys were deteriorating rapidly. In December his nephrologist recommended surgery to have a port placed in his abdomen to accommodate peritoneal dialysis. And just before Christmas 2017 my dad started nightly life-saving dialysis – dialysis which he can perform by himself and from home. “Every night at bedtime begins a cumbersome ritual of setting up
the dialysis equipment to accommodate dialysis while he sleeps. And every morning begins with the same ritual of disconnecting the equipment and keeping everything clean and free from bacteria which could cause dangerous infections. “We noticed an almost immediate change in my father when he began dialysis. Physically he looked better. He could eat some of the foods he had avoided for so many years. But we also observed an inner sadness. He knows he must have the dialysis
nightly in order to live. And, he is thankful for modern technology and medicine. But he longs for the freedoms he once had when not tethered nightly to the equipment. “In December 2018, the surgeon who placed the dialysis port discovered dad also had a hernia. So, plans were made to have a secondary route to dialysis in place as he would not be able to use the port in his abdomen when recovering from hernia surgery. “In April, mom and dad See LOVE, Page 7A
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