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Wednesday, August 25, 2021
Grover man arrested in Washington, DC By Loretta Cozart According to a Capitol Police press release Friday, at approximately 9:15 a.m. Thursday morning, a man in a black pick-up truck drove onto the sidewalk in front of the Library of Congress, near First Street, S.E., and Independence Avenue. The driver of the truck, later identified as 49-yearold Floyd Ray Roseberry of Grover, NC, told the officer on the scene he had a bomb. The officer noticed what appeared to be a detonator in the man’s hand. Officers immediately evacuated nearby buildings, including the Library of Congress Buildings and the Cannon Office Building. The U.S. House and U.S. Senate were on recess, but some people were still working in the buildings. Roseberry was communicating by holding up hand-written signs through the front, driver-side window. Officers delivered him a phone in hopes of trying to continue the dialogue. Then the suspect got out of the car on his own and
FLOYD ROSEBERRY US Capitol Police officers safely took him into custody. The United States Capitol Police is working in conjunction with the FBI Washington Field Office to investigate Roseberry’s background and the motive. Cleveland County Sheriff’s Office shared their role in the investigation. “On Thursday morning at approximately 11 a.m., Cleveland County Sheriff’s Office received information from the FBI office in Charlotte, regarding an on-going investigation in Washington, DC that possibly had ties to Cleveland See ARRESTED, Page 5A
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Sellers Market driving KM home prices up, up, up By Loretta Cozart T h e median s a l e s p r i c e for single-family homes in Kings Mountain CHRIS JOLLY has risen an astonishing 40.8% in the last 12 months. With the opening of the casino, many speculate the reason for the increase in home costs happened because of the announcement. Chris Jolly, licensed NC Realtor® and owner of Jolly Realty Group, suggests the reason has less to do with the casino and more to do with a lack of inventory. Looking at MLS listings for July 2018, Kings Mountain had 194 properties available for purchase.
In July 2019, there were only 161 properties listed. By 2020, 151 were offered, and as of August 15, there are just 140 residential listings. Of those 140 properties, only 28 aren’t already under contract.** If you were to need a house now in Kings Mountain, you would have less than 30 houses from which to choose. Jolly explains, “We have a very hot seller’s market right now with historically low interest rates creating very strong and competitive buyer activity.” A lot of that activity comes from homeowners who look to take advantage of the increase in positive equity from the sale of their home and use that to upgrade their homes with little, or in some cases no increase, in their monthly payment due to the lower
cost of lending. A supply and demand issue are created when sellers are hesitant to list their home for sale for fear of selling their house before they have found the home that suits their needs. These shoppers are checking for new listings daily, and when the right one comes on the market, they make an offer with the intention of selling their current residence to qualify for a new mortgage. When a buyer offers this way, most feel the need to make their offers as strong as possible in hopes that the seller chooses them. You see increases in purchase price, due diligence fees, etc. “When this happens for an extended period, real estate agents can see the trends, we have sold/closed comparable properties and value list-
ings with the most up to date information available, which reflects the current trends of the market,” Jolly shared. “While low inventory supply has affected many markets across the country, there are a couple different factors that I believe are driving people to Kings Mountain, specifically.” “Affordability is becoming a major concern for a lot of cities and counties in our area. Even with the recent increase in values, Kings Mountain is still an affordable place to live. We are seeing situations where homeowners are frustrated with congestion from the high rate of development in cities like Charlotte and Belmont. A lot of those people find Kings Mountain and realize its See MARKET, Page 2A
Back-to-School Prayer Rally A Back-to-School Prayer Rally will be hosted by East Gold Street Wesleyan Church and sponsored by the Kings Mountain Min-
isterial Association on Sunday, August 29, at 6 pm. The church is located at 701 East Gold St., Kings Mtn.
Masks required in schools, with options Due to the increase in COVID-related illnesses throughout Cleveland County, the Board of Education voted to require face coverings/ masks for all students, staff and building occupants while inside a school building when occupied by students during the instructional day. Cleveland County Schools has developed a standardized form to provide consent for or on behalf of a student enrolled in our district to exempt a student from the local face-covering requirement. The North Carolina Department of Health and Human Services (NC DHHS) and the Centers for Disease Control
Cleveland County S C H O O L S
and Prevention (CDC) have provided guidance stating that the wearing of face coverings slows the spread of COVID-19 and encourages all students and school staff to wear face coverings. Failure to wear a face-covering may subject a student or staff member to an increased risk of contracting COVID-19 and spreading COVID-19 to others. By completing this form, parents and guardians are authorizing your student to not wear a face-covering while at school. A separate form must be completed for each child. The form can be found online at https://clevelandcountyschools.formstack.com/ forms/face_covering_exemption_form
Participating in Terra Mia Ristorante’s ribbon cutting were Police Chief Proctor, City Manager Marilyn Sellers, Councilman Keith Miller, Mayor Scott Neisler, Owner Tony Coppola, and others from Terra Mia Ristorante. Photo by Christy Adkins
Terra Mia Ristorante holds ribbon cutting By Loretta Cozart Terra Mia Ristorante held a ribbon cutting on Friday, August 20 to celebrate its one-year anniversary in downtown Kings Mountain at 238 Cherokee Street. On hand for the ribbon cutting were Mayor Scott
Neisler, Councilman Keith Miller, and representatives from City of Kings Mountain and Terra Mia Ristorante owner and staff. Owner Tony Coppola is from Monte di Procida, which means Mountain overlooking island of Procida, and is close to Napoli
(Naples Italy). He has been living in the US and working in the restaurant industry for 25 years. “But I feel like it’s my first day,” he said. He was taught to cook by his Mama and his Nonna (grandma). Tony is a big soccer fan and has been
cooking his entire life. He chose Kings Mountain because, “I love the cozy little village that brings me back to my little Italian Village.” Tony welcomes you to come by Terra Mia Ristorante for a slice of authentic Italian cuisine in downtown Kings Mountain.
Distinguished Women’s Banquet rescheduled The Commission for Women is postponing the Distinguished Women’s Banquet scheduled for public health reasons. The event had been scheduled for Thursday, Aug 26 at LeG-
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