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Proctor sworn in as new Police Chief By Loretta Cozart On Friday, February 1 at 3 pm, Lisa Proctor was sworn-in by Mayor Scott Neisler as Kings Mountain's first woman Police Chief. Proctor placed her hand on the Bible and swore to "enforce all laws of the city, state, and nation, so help me God," during the induction ceremony. City Manager Marilyn Sellers charged the Chief with her duties and responsibilities, admonishing her to set high standards professionally leading the department and relying on God for guidance. She also charged city employees to pledge their support. Hundreds filled the city
hall council chambers to witness this historic event Friday afternoon. Proctor's husband, former Kings Mountain Police Chief Melvin Proctor, pinned on the Chief's badge as friends, family, city employees, and guests looked on. In attendance were Sheriff Alan Norman, Sheriff Alan Cloninger, Gastonia Police Chief Joseph Ramey, Cleveland County District Attorney Mike Miller, and three former Kings Mountain Police Chiefs: Richard Reynolds, Houston Corn, and Melvin Proctor. Proctor, who was promoted to Interim Chief after the passing of Chief Tessneer in 2018, is a 26-year
employee of the city who was promoted through the ranks of the Kings Mountain Police Department. She joined the department as a patrolman March 30, 1992, until becoming the D.A.R.E officer at the city's elementary schools for the next three years. In 2016 Proctor became the first female Lieutenant supervising all Criminal Investigations at the Kings Mountain Police Department. Chief Tessneer promoted Proctor to Assistant Chief on October 30, 2017. A reception honoring Chief Proctor was held in the lobby of Kings Mountain City Hall following the ceremony.
Lisa Proctor was sworn in as the first woman Police Chief of Kings Mountain on Friday by Mayor Scott Neisler. Photos by Gary Smart
CITY COUNCIL MEETING
City of KM audit gets high rating By Loretta Cozart Finance Officer Chris Costner reported to city council that an independent audit done by Martin Starnes and Associates, CPAs, PA for the year ending June 30, 2018 and was completed on November 26, 2018. Martin Starnes and Associates, CPAs, PA reported an Unmodified Opinon and the audit was accepted with no findings and had no comments, corrections, or changes. In other business, the city council adressed the Consent Agenda. Highlights include: Proposed a Budget Amendment of $52,000 to budget additional resources for Sanitation ($37,500) due to recycling; as well as to budget additional resources for field / park maintenance ($15,000).
Adopt a Joint Resolution between the City of Kings Mountain and Cleveland County concerning building inspections. Schedule a Public Hearing for Tuesday, February 26, 2019 at 6:00 p.m. to consider a modification of the City of Kings Mountain Zoning Ordinance to require a Conditional Use Permit in the R-10, R-9, RS-8, R-8, RS-6, and R-6 residential districts of the following uses: • Recreational Facilities (Public) and include a definition of “active public recreational Facilities that would require a conditional use permit. • Recreational Facilities (Private) when the principal use is a permitted use in a zone. • Swim and Tennis Club • Government Offic-
es-Correctional and to consider a modification to the City of Kings Mountain Zoning Ordinance to require a Conditional Use Permit in the R-20 residential district for the following uses: • Amusement and Water Parks • Miniature Golf Facilities • Recreational Facilities (Public) and include a definition of “active public recreational Facilities that would require a conditional use permit. • Recreational Facilities (Private) when the principal use is a permitted use in a zone. • Swim and Tennis Club • Government Office-Correctional Schedule a Public Hearing for Tuesday, February See KM AUDIT, Page 7A
Governor Cooper appoints members to State Board of Elections Thursday, January 31, Governor Roy Cooper appointed five new members to the State Board of Elections. “North Carolinians deserve fair and honest elections, and I am confident this board will work to protect our electoral process,” said Gov. Cooper. Gov. Cooper appointed the following individuals:
• Stella Anderson, of Boone. Anderson was the Board Chair of the Watauga County Board of Elections from 2005-2013 and is a professor at Appalachian State University. • David C. Black, of Concord. David currently serves as the President of H & B Tool & Die Supply. Black also served as Chair of the Cabarrus County Board of Elections. • Jeff Carmon III, of Durham. Carmon is an attorney at the CW Law Group and practices in the
areas of personal injury and criminal law. • Bob Cordle, of Charlotte. Cordle previously served on the State Board of Elections until 2013 and practiced law in Charlotte from 1968 to 2018, before retiring from Mayer Brown LLP. • Ken Raymond, of Winston Salem. Raymond is a freelance writer and works at the Piedmont Triad Airport. Raymond also served as the Chair of the Forsyth County Board of Elections.
Chief Lisa Proctor with her husband, former Police Chief Melvin Proctor. See more photos on page 7A
Mark Hughes to speak at Geneological Society The Broad River Genealogical Society announces their general meeting on Sunday, February 10 at 3 p.m. The meeting will be held at the American Legion Post # 82, 1628 S. Lafayette St., Shelby. The speaker will be author Mark Hughes, presenting “A Cleveland County Confederate Goes to War.” Hughes uses photographs taken during the Civil War to tell the story of a young Confederate soldier who enlisted in the first unit raised in Cleveland County, NC. The young soldier, Andrew Jackson Hughes, survived being wounded twice. He also endured a stint in a Union prisoner of war camp as well as several bouts with serious illness. Many of the photographs in the program were used in Hughes’ latest book, “The New Civil War Handbook: Facts and Photos for Readers of All Ages”. Mark Hughes is a retired electronics technologist widely recognized as the authority on Civil
Author Mark Hughes of Kings Mountain, will autograph books after the Broad River Geneological Society meeting on Sunday February 10. Photo by Anna Hughes War cemeteries. The only author to publish books on both Union and Confederate cemeteries, his books include: “Bivouac of the Dead, The Unpublished Roll of Honor”, and “Confederate Cemeteries” (2 vols.). His book, “The New Civil War Handbook”, has been called “a long overdue update of a classic.” Hughes’ sixth book, “Confederate Soldiers in
the American Civil War”, is due to be published this spring. In addition, he has written articles on a variety of subjects. Hughes worked in the electronics field for 43 years. For 28 years he was a college department head and an instructor of Electronic Engineering Technology. He is a graduate of Gaston See HUGHES, Page 7A
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