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Blessed Boutique and Consignment celebrates 2-month anniversary By Loretta Cozart
Verizon Tower located at 500 S. Railroad Avenue.
New cell tower to provide better phone coverage By Loretta Cozart A few weeks ago, Verizon began installation of a new cell tower to help with poor phone coverage in town. Citizens seemed surprised at the news, but the topic was discussed in January at a Public Hearing of the Kings Mountain Board of Adjustments on January 19. According to now retired David W. Owens of the UNC School of Government, “Quasi-judicial decisions involve the application of zoning policies already established in the ordinance to individual situations--for example, variances, specialand conditional-use permits (even if issued by the governing board), appeals, and interpretations. Quasi-judicial decisions involve two
key elements: the finding of facts regarding the specific proposal and the exercise of some discretion in applying predetermined policies to the situation.” Owens goes on to share, “Both (legislative and Quasi-judicial) hearings are open to the public and are intended to solicit comments, but they have different standards for the notice required prior to the hearing, as well as for who can speak, what issues are appropriately raised, the formality with which the hearing must be conducted, and the records that must be maintained.” The cell tower is located at 500 S. Railroad Avenue. Joel K. Harris of Baker Donelson applied for a conditional use permit for See TOWER, Page 5A
One killed, another injured
Fatal crash on Bethlehem Road By Loretta Cozart At approximately 1 am on August 3, a car driving south on Bethlehem Road in Kings Mountain ran off the road, hitting a culvert and then a telephone pole before coming to a stop. Three people were ejected from the vehicle. Jason Matthew Ingle,
19, of Grover was pronounced dead at the scene. The driver, Garrett Clay Barber, was airlifted to Atrium Health Main in Charlotte. The condition of the other passengers is not known. North Carolina Highway Patrol’s Reconstruction Unit is determining the events of the accident. Once complete, they will meet with the District Attorney to determine if charges will be filed.
On August 5, Blessed Boutique and Consignment celebrated it’s second month anniversary at their new location at 210 East Kings Street in Kings Mountain. Destiny Lindsay operated her business from home on Walker Street for nearly two years before making the leap to lease a storefront. “I told my husband we just didn’t have any more room at home and I needed to rent space. Within 3-days, this property became available,” she said. Downstairs, she uses two rooms for her own boutique, offering clothes, shoes, and accessories. Upstairs, she rents space and currently has 20 vendors, from consultants like Paparazzi Jewelry to Pillow Street. “We also have ven-
Blessed Boutique and Consignment is located at 210 East King Street. Photo by Loretta Cozart dors who make their own crafts, like wreaths and tumblers. There’s all sorts
of stuff,” Destiny said. “We rent space by the month and do not take a percentage of
sales.” That is a good option for vendors who want See BLESSED, Page 5A
National Night Out draws huge crowd By Loretta Cozart On August 3, Kings Mountain celebrated National Night Out in a big way at Patriots Park. Kids and parents turned out to celebrate, meeting officers, deputies, and first responders, along with others from Kings Mountain who support safe communities. Police Chief Lisa Proctor, along with other local dignitaries welcomed those in attendance and shared the importance of the night. National Night Out is an annual community-building campaign that promotes police-community partnerships and neighborhood camaraderie to make our neighborhoods safer, more caring places to live. National Night Out enhances the relationship between neighbors and law enforcement while bringing back a true sense of community. Furthermore, it provides a
Chief Proctor poses with attendees of NNO at the Safe Kids Display showing how warm a car can become on warm days. See more photos on page 5A. Photo by Angela Padgett great opportunity to bring police and neighbors together under positive circumstances.
Millions of neighbors take part in National Night Out across thousands of communities from all fifty
states, U.S. territories and military bases worldwide on the first Tuesday in August.
City Council approves rezoning of Neisler Brothers property By Loretta Cozart During the July 27 City Council meeting, Mayor Neisler recused himself for an item on the agenda, because it included property owned by his family. Mayor Pro-Tempore Keith Miller took over the meet-
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ing. Up for discussion was to consider a rezoning application from Stella N. Putnam (Owner Neisler Brothers Inc.) to rezone property fronting South Battleground Avenue and consisting of approximately 8.93 acres being further known as Parcel No. 12841
from Residential R-10 to Light Industrial (LI) – Case No. Z-18-5-21. During the Public Meeting, neighbor Bobby Gaddy addressed city council with questions regarding the uses allowed for the property. He had heard the property was going to be used as a bar.
Planning Director Stuart Gilbert assured Mr. Gaddy that bars were not allowed under Light Industrial zoning. In the Regular Meeting, Councilman David Allen made the motion to adopt a Consistency Statement in See COUNCIL, Page 5A
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