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Volume 130 • Issue 26
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June 27, 2018
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Liberty Mountain: Our story By Loretta Cozart
FIREWORKS will light up the sky at next Wednesday’s July 4th celebration in Kings Mountain. Festivities will begin at 6 p.m. at the Deal Park Walking Track Park in Kings Mountain.
Red, White, and Boom fireworks and festivities By Christy Connner Kings Mountain will celebrate the 4th of July with a “Revolutionary 4th” celebration at the Deal Park Walking Track Park in Kings Mountain on Cleveland Avenue (Hwy 161), near the YMCA. This Independence Day event begins Wednesday, July 4th at 6:00 pm with “20 Ride” America’s #1 Zac Brown Tribute Band, performing on the Neisler
Stage in the park with a concert featuring country and some cover hits too. Additional music, featuring, DJ Tony Cutlass, will play a variety of classic and current hits with line dance performances led by Kountry-Urban-Soul line dance group. This free event will also host a variety of entertainment for the entire family See FESTIVITIES, Page 4A
‘Liberty Mountain’ returns to the Joy Performance Center Friday night for a four-weekend run and its fifth season in Kings Mountain. The Joy Theater stage explodes with dramatic, action-packed scenes and the heart-wrenching story of what it was like to live in the colonies during the Southern Campaign of the American Revolution in 1780. Thirty-one actors and actresses bring the Battle of Kings Mountain to life. But this story isn’t just historical fiction or a generic depiction of what the Revolutionary War was like. It is far more than that. It is the true story of the hard life people of our community endured every day. The Battle of Kings Mountain is known as the largest all-American battle of the Revolutionary War, as both sides were mostly comprised of American settlers and their families. It is also one of the best examples of the ‘civil war’ that was everyday life in the Southern Colonies, where neighbors and brothers fought against each other. It’s a dramatic history lesson that your family can appreciate and enjoy.
Weapons Master Allison Collins rehearses firearms safety with actor Andrew Hatley. Photo provided by Bob Inman Liberty Mountain tells the story of the settling of the Carolinas by hardy Scots-Irish immigrants who came to America to start new lives, raise families, work and worship, and how they became caught up in the conflict and struggle for independence from Great Britain. From your seat in the
theatre, you will be at the center of the action and in the middle of the battles and emotional family scenes. And you will relive history as it happened on October 7, 1780. The names of the characters in is drama aren’t made-up and their stories are real. They were the people who lived, fought,
and died for our Independence. Many of the names are still common in the area today: Hambright, Goforth, Lewis, Barber, Dickson, Hayes, Williams, McDowell, Porter, and Tate among others. This isn’t just their story, this is our story. Tickets for Liberty Mountain are available online See LIBERTY, Page 7A
Sharon Robbs named New city budget: 5% new Main Street Director reduction in electric bills By Loretta Cozart
On June 1st, Sharon Robbs was named Kings Mountain’s Main Street Director, a 2018 Main Street America Accredited Program. Robbs is a graduate of Gardner-Webb University, where she received a Bachelor of Arts Degree in Sociology. In addition, she is a certified Career/Life Coach, Health Minister and has received a certification from the Ann Johnson Institute in Senior Center Management. According to Robbs, her first order of business is
ROBBS “identifying key players in the downtown area who want
to see the area grow and prosper. I am encouraged by so many business owners who want to see downtown thrive. They want to be successful and be a part of the revitalization of the downtown. Working together, the downtown will become the place folks want to be in Kings Mountain.” Robbs describes herself as a “hands-on leader who strongly believes that teamwork and relationship building are two important keys that drive growth and See ROBBS, Page 7A
By Loretta Cozart T h e K i n g s Mountain City Council v o t e d unanimously to adopt an SELLERS Ordinance appropriating funds for Operating and Capital Expenses for the City of Kings Mountain for Fiscal Year 2018-2019 budget in a special called meet-
ing June 19th at 6:00 p.m. in the City Hall Council Chambers. The City Council held a public hearing to discuss the proposed budget in which no one signed up to speak for or against the proposal. The budget is effective July 1st, 2018 through June 30th, 2019. City Manager Marilyn Sellers presented the proposed balanced budget for FY 2018-2019 in the amount of $44,820,100.00 that operates 8 separate funds: •General Fund
($16,794,097) • Emergency Telephone System Fund ($99,000) • Water and Sewer ($6,521,463) • Stormwater ($426,000) • Electric ($15,327,740) • Gas ($5,336,800) • Powell Bill ($310,000) • Cemetery Perpetual Care Fund ($5,000) The highlight of the budget is a 5% decrease in electric costs for all customers, which will be reflected on their utility bill no later than See BUDGET, Page 7A
Liberty Mountain to host living history encampment For the first time ever, cast members from Liberty Mountain – The Revolutionary Drama will be hosting a living history encampment at the Revolutionary 4th celebration in Kings Mountain! Visit their encampment at
the Deal Park Walking Track and meet real characters from the Battle of Kings Mountain. Experience a weapons demonstration, take part in an interactive musket drill, or dress up and try on clothing from the American Revolution. This new yearly tradition will be fun for the entire family. Don’t miss the main event, where the cast of Liberty Mountain will perform on the hillside as an epic kickoff to
one of the Southeast’s greatest fireworks displays! It will be something you definitely don’t want to miss. Liberty Mountain is written by author, novelist, and former WBTV anchor Bob Inman. The show plays at the Joy Performance Center in downtown Kings Mountain on weekends in June and July. For more information, and to reserve your tickets, visit: www.LibertyMountainDrama.com
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