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Grover mulling Fresh start for new school year IPDC contract ELIZABETH STEWART lib.kmherald@gmail.com

“We've found nothing extraordinary,'' said Scott Dadson, Executive Director of Isothermal Planning and Development, the agency that on Sept. 1 will complete technical assistance in finance administration for the Town of Grover. Dadson made the report at Monday night's meeting, saying that their work took more hours than they had estimated in monthly bank statement reconciliations and preparing financial reports for a prior year audit and the current audit. “Everything is in order,'' he told the board. Three staffers from IPDC have updated and maintained the general ledger and accounting system, maintained town payroll documentation including IRS forms and reports, created and maintained internal control processes and pro-

cedures, and served as the point of contact for financial matters. The bills have been paid, the revenues received by the town have been recorded, and the required financial reports and certifications have been sent to the state and IRS, among other things. The Local Government Commission, the watchdog of local governments in financial matters, is suggesting that the town board hire IPDC for another year and Dadson presented the fixed contract for services at $43,248 or $3,604 monthly. Mayor pro tem Bill Willis said '' $43,000 is a big chunk of money and we need to cover all the bases, I have a lot of questions and concerns.'' “I'd rather have three people from IPDC who are knowledgeable than one person we may hire who may not be fully knowledgeable,'' said Mayor J. D. See GROVER, Page 7A

Cleveland County Schools Superintendent Dr. Stephen Fisher gives a quick pep talk at the Kings Mountain Intermediate School Monday. From left: Kyla Hughes and Ja’ Hara Wilson. Fisher visited all 29 schools in the system for the first day of school. Photos by DAVE BLANTON DAVE BLANTON dave.kmherald@gmail.com

The weather said summer, but the calendar on Monday told public school students in Cleveland County that it was the first day of class. So under bright blue skies, they gathered up their supplies and new shoes and vacation memories and marched into the school district’s 29 schoolhouses, including eight in Kings Mountain. The first day of 185. For some, though, at

least one of the three R’s wasn’t put on hold for the summer vacation. A bright young lady approached Henry Gilmore, the principal of the Kings Mountain Intermediate School, to report that she had done “a lot of reading” over the break. As her classmates walked past her in the hall, she and Gilmore compared notes on the books she’d read. At East Elementary, a group of second graders were already participating in the school’s Pawsitive Behavior program, which

East Elementary students feasted on chicken nuggets, peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, potato wedges and fruit cups during the first lunch hour. Photos by DAVE BLANTON incentivizes civic responsibility. Shepherded by teacher Paula McDaniel, her class had quickly ridden the playground of litter in an pre-lunch outing. At the front office, principal Becky Bailey reported smooth sailing. “We’re having a great day,” she said, a few minutes before students reported to a lunch where chicken nuggest, potato wedges and fruit was offered. “I’m glad to see all the familiar faces.” And at the high school, seniors took the red letter as an opportunity to trumpet

their top dog status with car decorations celebrating the class of 2016. Cleveland County Schools superintendent Dr. Stephen Fisher didn’t have much time to spare on Monday. By lunchtime, he was welcoming students back to school at Grover Elementary in the district’s custom of having its top administrator visit all 29 schools in the county. “I have to stay on schedule to be able to visit all 29,” said Fisher, who was accompanied by the district’s See FRESH START, Page 7A

Candidate Profile City Council christens new rescue truck (first in a series) DAVE BLANTON dave.kmherald@gmail.com

One Kings Mountain man’s card reads, in part, “Do you think safe, clean, Christian small town living is wonderful and precious? Cast your vote for it Nov. 3, 2015.” The vote, of course, would be Beauford Burton, who is running for mayor this fall. A frequent letter writer to the Herald and the Shelby Star, he has been an outspoken critic of the proposed Catawba casino that has won the approval of the Cleveland County Board of Commissioners and most of those who sit on Kings Mountain’s city council, including Mayor Rick Murphrey. Burton has appeared before both bodies to speak against the casino, which he says would be “bad for Kings Mountain and I think bad for any community.” In comments in print and in public meetings, he has said that government sponsorship of a gambling

BEAUFORD BURTON enterprise sends the wrong message. Burton said that while he understands the economic development side of the argument, he would like to see his hometown work to entice other kinds of industry. “My vision for the city is that this is a small city,” Burton said. “I don’t think it needs to be booming metropolis. I think people who live here enjoy the quiet atmosphere. Obviously they need access to jobs and amenities. I think people want it to be a clean, safe, God-loving place to live.” A casino, he feels, would be of no help in the long run to local citizens. And he feels that goes against his idea of what local government should aim to do. “I think the local government should do everything it can within reason to help people,” Burton said. See BURTON, Page 7A

City Council didn't take a ride in the new, red, fire rescue truck but they christened it with high praise Friday afternoon at the city fire station. Fire Chief Frank Burns says the 5,200 pound rescue truck is a much needed piece of equipment for the department and that it was purchased for $195,000 because it was used ( but looks brand new) and a new truck would have cost the city $650,000 to $750,000. “Check out this light tower that could light up a football field,'' said Mayor Rick Murphrey. Council members took a look inside the rescue truck and saw that it was a command post with all the maps of the city's gas, electric and water lines. Burns explained that the rescue truck has a 35KW

Pictured from left: Ward 4 Councilman Rodney Gordon, Mayor Rick Murphrey, Ward 5 Councilman Rick Moore, Fire Chief Frank Burns, At-Large Councilman Keith Hawkins, Ward I Councilman Howard Shipp and Ward 3 Councilman Tommy Hawkins christening the city's new heavy rescue truck. Photo by Haley Wilson generator, an all steel and aluminum body which won't ruts or corrode, and is twice as large as the 1977 Emer-

gency Command Post that firemen have been using that was bought with a grant from the police department.

Shelby man charged in fatal KM hit and run DAVE BLANTON dave.kmherald@gmail.com

Police have arrested a Shelby man they believe had a role in the death of a pedestrian in a Kings Mountain incident that happened early Friday. Davie Demond Boone, 36, of Dakar Dr., Shelby, has been charged with one count of felony hit and run resulting in the death of a

pedestrian, according to Kings Mountain Police, who say the investigation into the fatality continues. Boone is in custody in the Cleveland County Detention Center with a bond of $10,000. His first court date was Monday. According to jail officials, his next court date is set for Sept. 15. Around 7 a.m. Friday, a passerby spotted what ap-

peared to be a body lying near the on-ramp of the Oak Grove Rd. exit onto Hwy. 74 eastbound. Police and emergency personnel responding to the scene found Jose Abel Lopez Mejia, 24, an apparent resident of Gastonia, dead at the scene. Kings Mountain police officials, led by Sgt. Lisa Proctor, spent most of the morning Friday collecting See HIT AND RUN, Page 3A

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■ OBITUARIES Emmett Harvey Rogers, Sr.

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ing Mooresville, N.C., to be with his Father in Heaven. He was born in Cleveland County on February 21, 1920 to the late Leabron Rogers, Sr. and Mallie Ledbetter Rogers. A funeral service will be held at 5 p.m. Wednesday in

the chapel of Clay Barnette Funeral Home. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service at the funeral home. Interment will follow at Cleveland Memorial Park. Clay-Barnette Funeral Home of Shelby is handling the arrangements.

and grandmother Betty Sessoms. He loved sports, especially NASCAR, traveling, and spending time with his family. He was also an avid gun collector. A funeral service was held at Ollie Harris Memorial Chapel, Kings Mountain, NC, Friday August 21, at 4 p.m., with Rev. Don McNeely and Rev. Joe

Riley officiating. Visitation was from 2:30 to 3:30 p.m. prior to the service at Harris Funeral Home, Kings Mountain, NC. Interment is at Mountain Rest Cemetery, Kings Mountain, NC. Harris Funeral Home and Cremation Service is handling the arrangements.

JT and Avalona Champion Williams. She retired from Mauney Hosiery. Lucille was a member of El Bethel United Methodist Church and Church at the Roost in Daniel Boone Camp Ground. Funeral services were held Tuesday at11a.m. at El Bethel United Meth-

odist Church. The family received friends Monday from 6:30-8 p.m. at Clay-Barnette Funeral Home of Kings Mountain. Burial is at El Bethel U.M.C Cemetery. Clay-Barnette Funeral Home of Kings Mountain is handling the arrangements.

KINGS MOUNTAIN Margaret Conner Wood, 76, resident of Kings Mountain, NC went to be with the Lord on August 24, 2015 at Peak Resources, Shelby, NC. She was born in Cherokee County, SC to the late Fred Alexander and Ollie Hawkins Conner. She was also preceded in death by her husband of 55 years, Robert Lee Wood; daughter, Debbie Wood Green; and brother, Billy Gene Conner. A member of Harvest Baptist Church, she retired

from Clevemont Mills. She was a good Christian Lady who enjoyed singing and hosting a country and gospel singing twice a month at her home. She was a sweet and loving wife, mother, grandmother, sister, and friend. Surviving are her son, Perry Lee Wood; sisters, Jo Nell “Peggy” Conner Gass, Nancy Conner Ross and husband, Richard; and Freda Conner Barrett; brothers, Bobby Ray Conner and wife, Macie, and Ronnie Lee Conner and wife, Connie, all of Kings Mountain; two grandchildren, five great-grandchildren; and numerous nieces and nephews. The funeral service will be conducted Friday, August 28, 2015 at 4 p.m.

at Ollie Harris Memorial Chapel at Harris Funeral Home, Kings Mountain. Rev. Greg Neely will officiate and interment will be in Mountain Rest Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 2:30-3:30 p.m. Friday, August 28, 2015 prior to the service at Harris Funeral Home and at other times at the home of the sister, 109 Spurgen Drive, Kings Mountain. Memorials may be made to Hospice of Cleveland County, 951 Wendover Heights Drive, Shelby, NC 28150. A guest register is available at www.HarrisFunerals.com. Harris Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Kings Mountain, NC, is in charge of arrangements.

Five area students graduated from Gardner-Webb University in summer commencement August 1. Sara McCall was certified in marketing and Karen Davis received her degree in

Human Services. Both are of Grover. Avis Morrow received her MSN degree in nursing, Maurice Tate received his MBA in Business Education and Laura Gaffney received

her MA/EDS in Mental Health counseling. All are of Kings Mountain. A total of 275 students were graduated, 30 from Cleveland County.

34, of Kings Mountain was killed and Julius “”J.A.” Dalpaz of Gastonia was severely injured in a two-car crash in Gastonia Monday afternoon. Dalpiaz, 83, was driving a 2006 Cadillac STS when it collided with a 1993 Honda

Dalpiaz was taken to CaroMont Regional Medical Center in Gastonia and transferred to Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte. Sherman Thomas, 61, of Kings Mountain suffered facial injuries and an 11-month-old child in the

sible injuries, according to Gastonia Police The wreck happened at West Garrison Boulevard and South Vance Street in Gastonia. Gastonia Police are continuing their investigation into the wreck.

James Downey, 19, 611 Temple St., expired tag, no electronic inspection. AUG. 16: Ellysia Danielle Burrus, 24, Winston-Salem, NC, speeding, failure to carry driver's license. AUG. 17: Charlotte Marie Bridges, 43, Shelby, no operator’s license, revoked license. AUG. 17: Jason Joseph Hess, 35, 224 Beattie Road, failure to decrease speed to avoid a collision. AUG. 18: Amy Green Kelly, 36, Cherryville, running stop light. AUG. 18: Christopher Joseph Berard, 22, 109 Cyclone Lane, possession of marijuana. AUG. 18: Monterrio Quintell Robbins, 24, 801 Church St., possession of marijuana. AUG. 19: Ryan Dale Smith, 19, 122 Wooding Place Unit 3, trespassing at YMCA Playground. AUG. 19: Two 17-yearold males were cited for trespassing at YMCA playground. AUG. 19: Christian Wayne Johnson, 18, 618 Phoenix St., trespassing at YMCA playground. INCIDENTS AUG/ 7: Super 8, 106 Holiday Inn Drive, reported damage to the breezeway by a motorist striking it with a

vehicle. WRECKS AUG. 11:Officer Jonathan Price charged Laura Beth Simmons with DWI, Cleveland, NC, after a wreck on I-85. The 2003 Chevy Simmons was d riving ran off the road and she tried to correct and sideswiped a 2014 Freight liner, also traveling on I-85 South operated by Christine Monahan, Lexington, NC. Only slight damage was reported to the vehicles. AUG. 12: Officer Marquis Shon Macopson said that a 1999 Honda operated by Alicia Swango, 108 Spurgen Drive, rear ended a 204 Honda operated by Khamphila Silaphet, 114 Butternut Drive. The accident happened at a stop light on Shelby Road. Property damages were estimated at $4,000.l AUG. 13: Officer D. K. Davis said that vehicles operated by James McFadden,

Cowpens, SC and Victoria Radford, 201 Drew Court, were involved in a wreck on I-85 North. Property damage was estimated at $700 to the Radford vehicle. AUG. 13: Officer J. L. Dee said that Cheryl Ann Floyd, 212 Floyd St., attempted to merge into a turning lane on Cansler Street and hit a 2007 Jeep operated by Kenya Hopper of Shelby. Property damages were estimated at $2,000. AUG. 17: Officer J. L. Dee said that Jason Joseph Hess, 224 Beatties Road, operating a 2010 Chevrolet, failed to reduce speed and hit a 2002 Chevrolet operated by Chantel Burris, 612 Charles St. Apt. 42. The accident happened on NC 161. Property damages were estimated at $3500. AUG. 18: Officer Marquis Shon Macopson said that a deer ran out in front

of a 2015 Kia operated by Deborah Burton, 176 Reep Road. The accident happened on Shelby Road. Property damages w ere estimated at $2,000. AUG. 18: Officer F. L. Wittington said that a deer ran out in front of a 2008 Chrysler operated by Briauna White, 104 N. Oakwood Drive. The accident happened at Shelby Road and Phifer Farm Road. Property damage was estimated at $2500.

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SHELBY - WWII Veteran, Emmett Harvey Rogers, Sr. age 95, from Shelby, made a permanent move on August 23, 2015, from Summit Place Assisted LivScott Sessoms, Jr. KINGS MOUNTAIN Scott Sessoms Jr., age 38, resident of Kings Mountain, passed away August 18, 2015 at Testa Hospice House. He was formerly employed with Major Metals in Kings Mountain. He was preceded in death by his grandfather Bob Capps Lucille Wyte KINGS MOUNTAIN - Mrs. Quillie Lucille Williams Wyte, 81, went home to be with her Lord, Saturday, Aug. 22, 2015, at Testa Family Hospice House in Kings Mountain. A native of Cleveland County, she was the daughter of the late

Margaret Conner Wood enjoyed singing

Rescue workers use the Jaws of Life to free Thomas Ward from his Dodge Ram in a crash that sent five people to the hospital Thursday. Photos by LEM LYNCH PHOTOGRAPHY

Heavy damage was reported to vehicles in a crash Thursday afternoon on US 74 West at Williams Road. Five people were hospitalized, two seriously, after a Thursday afternoon crash involving three vehicles on US 74 West near Williams Road. Trooper Russell Corry of the NC Highway Patrol said that a Chevrolet Tahoe was pulled over and broken down on the side of the westbound lane and Richie Canipe, 51, of Cherryville, driver of a Chevrolet Silverado, stopped to help the stranded motorist. Corry said Canipe was family with Caleb Lankford, his 3-year-old son and Eddie White, 57, also

of Shelby, occupants of the Tahoe. Canipe had just stopped and not 20 seconds later, according to eyewitnesses, a Dodge Ram operated by Thomas Ward, 52, of Casar hit the Silverado. Canipe was helping the occupants of the Tahoe move items from the Tahoe to the Silverado. When the collision occurred. Lankford, his son and White were all outside of the vehicle and walking back to Canipe’s vehicle. The Jaws of Life had to be used to free the driver of the Dodge Ram. Ward was airlifted from the scene to

Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte. Canipe, White, Lankford and the toddler were taken to Carolinas HealthCare System-Cleveland in Shelby. The child was later airlifted to Charlotte. Witnesses said Ward was apparently swerving and d rifting toward the shoulder of the road before the wreck happened. The State Highway Patrol is continuing the investigation into the wreck. More than a dozen emergency vehicles responded to the crash.

KM woman dies in two-vehicle wreck, others sustain injuries Five area students graduate from Gardner-Webb University Three Samantha Kay Thomas, Civic driven by Thomas. Thomas vehicle had pos-

■ POLICE CITATIONS AUG. 6: Jamarius Antonio Brooks, 22, Shelby, expired tag. AUG. 6: Vazquez-Acuna Jose Diego, 30, 2034 Shelby Rd., Tr.3, no operator's license. AUG. 6: Thomas Philip Simmons III, 40, Shelby, speeding. AUG. 6: Jarran Omar Elliott, 21, Gastotia, giving false information to police, no operator’s lice. AUG. 6: Marcus Lamar Taylor, 25, 506 Lynn St., expired tag. AUG 11: David Lee Bolin, 30, 1303 W. Gold Street Ext., no electronic inspection of vehicle, expired tag. AUG. 12: Sandy Nicole Johnson Revels, 33, 4511 Sandy Crest Court, no seat belt. AUG. 12: Kacie Michelle Harris, 27, 1230 Second St., no seat belt. AUG. 12: Boyd Nicholas Houser, 19, 609 A Stony Point Road, no seat belt. AUG. 12: Dwayne Devere Spikes, Jr., 43, no seat belt, no operator's license. AUG. 12: Alicia May Swango, 108 Spurgon Dr., speeding. AUG. 15: Melissa Lynn Thomas, 32, Gastonia, possession of marijuana and paraphernalia.

AUG. 15: Timothy Wayne Garren, 1023 Mary's Grove Church Rd., Unit 3, revoked license. AUG. 15: Luan Carlos Hernandez, 806 First St., no operator's license. AUG. 15: William Lewis Buhl, 28, 6561 Lewis Road, no seat belt. AUG. 15: Timothy Lee Auton, 45, 115 E. Elm St., expired tag. AUG. 15: Da'Shon Jermaine Guest, 19, 528 Baker St., revoked license. AUG. 15: Melanie Shaw Harvey, 52, 5567 Lennox Dr., expired tag, no electronic inspection. AUG. 16: Keith Marinus Mortensen, 53, 1616 Lewis Road, expired tag, no electronic inspection of vehicle. AUG. 16: Carleia Sheree Owens, 28, 6016 Mahogany Lane, Apt. 10, expired tag. AUG. 16: Alvin Tyrone Jefferies, 30, Crouse, revoked license, fictitious tag. AUG. 16: Carroll Logan Manford, 27, Louisville, Ky., speeding. AUG. 16: Donavan Lashawn Garrison, 37, Fort Mill, SC, speeding. AUG. 16: Karen Cathey Vaughn, 43, Lowell, revoked tag, speeding. AUG. 16: Melissa Bowen Causby, 49, Cherryville, speeding. AUG. 16: Sean Alan

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Legion Riders raise funds for Legacy Scholarships American Legion Riders from Post 155 raised money Saturday for the Legacy Scholarship Fund to provide scholarships to children of U. S. Military personnel killed since September 11, 2001. The large group of Riders met at Patriots Park where President Darrell Queen was presented a Key to the City from Mayor Rick Murphrey and a proclamation from the mayor and city council. Riders also sponsored a steak dinner at the American Legion Post 155 Saturday night for benefit of the Legacy Fund and other projects. Currently there are 106,000 American Legion Riders in over 1,000 chapters in every domestic department and in at least three foreign countries.

Mayor Rick Murphrey presents American Legion Post 155 Riders a proclamation and a key to the city after the group's successful Legacy Scholarship Ride Saturday. Saturday was Legion Riders Day which began at Patriots Park with the ride and culminated with a steak supper for more than 100 people at the American Legion Hall. President Darrell Queen accepts the award. Photo by HALEY WILSON The Riders escort military units returning home from combat tours over-

seas, conduct massive cross-country fund raising events for wounded warriors

from all services and have raised millions of dollars for countless local, state and na-

tional charities. In the proclamation, the mayor proclaimed August

22, 2015 as American Legion Riders Day in the City of Kings Mountain.

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Kings Mountain police investigate the scene of what they are saying was a felony hit and run Friday morning near the Oak Grove exit on Hwy. 74 eastbound. A 24-year-old man was found dead at the scene.

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evidence at the scene. That early stage of the investigation caused the exit ramp to be blocked for almost the entirety of the morning, though it caused no major disruptions for eastbound highway traffic. Police, through television news reports of the incident, asked people in the community to report any vehicle that they believed to have fresh or suspicious damage to it.

By Friday afternoon, an anonymous tip came in from Shelby with just such information. Proctor said a woman who lives in Boone’s neighborhood, which lies east of Moss Lake, reported a car that showed recent damage. Boone was subsequently arrested and charged that same day at his home. The arrest report indicates that Boone works as a welder for a Charlotte company. “The evidence at the scene indicated a hit and run,” Proctor said, adding that police are still trying to

learn as much as they can about what happened in the incident. Investigators say they believe it happened in the early morning hours of Friday. They are not releasing the more specific time frame they are working with at this point. They are, however, are asking anyone who was a witness or thinks they may have been a witness to come forward and provide any information they can. The KMPD can be reached at (704) 734-0444.

Volunteering is a labor of love for Barbara Jones, the 2015 Patrick Senior Center Volunteer of the Year. Jones started volunteering about seven years ago and for the past two years she has volunteered in the knitting and sewing departments. She first joined the group to learn to knit. She received an award recently for volunteering 504 hours from June 2014 through May 2015. The Prayer Shawl Ministry, which was started by the late Mrs. John Still, is one of the areas she especially loves to work with seniors. They make baby blankets, lap robes, afghans, and scarves which they give to children at the Levine Center in Shelby and also to families in this area. The Crafts and Sewing Class is always busy making pillow case dresses for students at all five elementary schools and socks and underwear for school children. Kathy Allred is leader of the knitting/sewing department at the H. Lawrence Patrick Senior Life & Conference Center. One of the fun projects this group has completed are teddy bears for police, firemen and rescue groups

BARBARA JONES to give to children. Barbara and her husband, Alan Jones, walk a mile a day at the center five days a week. She encourages other senior citizens to enjoy walking as good exercise. Members of her family include two daughters. LeaAnn and Dean Harris of Gastonia have a son, Brandon.

Paula and Scott Stacey of Gastonia have son, Jarrett Fine, who is in the USAF in California and a daughter, Amber and Gene Huffstetler who have a daughter, Bristol, 4. Barbara and her husband are active members of Temple Baptist Church where she is church clerk and he is active in the music program.

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Flying High! Believe it or not, some folks actually ask me if we are going to drive to Aruba. Since my car isn’t an amphibious vehicle and they haven’t built a bridge across the Caribbean yet, and though I can swim, I don’t think I could make it that far, then I guess we only have a couple of options. We may take a JAMES LOCHRIDGE, JR. cruise one day and get off there, but Former Pastor for now we will make the journey by Second Baptist plane.we bought tickets for the first Church leg of our new life the other day and look forward to the flight, a little over 3 hours from Atlanta. There’s an old joke about two preachers who are contemplating a trip to a denominational convention on the opposite coast. Long journey by car, one suggested they take a train. The other rejects that suggestion and offers his own: they should fly. His fellow preacher explains that he is afraid of flying by which the other replies, “Where’s your

faith? Don’t you remember that in Matthew 28:20 the Lord promised to be with you always?” The fearful preacher then explains, ‘Read it again, brother. It says, “lo, I will be with you always.” Seriously, they say we are safer flying than riding in cars. Nevertheless, even I don’t mind sitting in the back of the plane. I’ve never heard of a plane backing into a mountain. From my pool here in Kings Mountain, I often observe the planes taking off from Charlotte International Airport. I am amazed that something that big, and that heavy, and filled with people and their luggage could soar so high and so fast and so far. I usually breathe a word of prayer that they will have a safe flight and a pleasant journey. Air pockets and storms sometimes make for a rather bump and heart skipping journey. And amazingly, the roughest ride that I have ever experienced was on a flight from Charlotte to Atlanta on a clear, sunny day. Life is sort of like a plane ride sometimes. We take off at birth and land at death, and in between, sometimes the sailing is smooth and sometime it isn’t. Sometimes the pilot has to take evasive action around or over mountains or storms. Sometimes the plane has mechanical problems or other distractions call for emergency landings before reaching the final destination. I love a smooth ride and on-time flight when things all work as they should. I wish my life was more often like that and you are probably saying, Amen! Right about now. But

Looking back from the August 29, 1991 edition of the Kings Mountain Herald Jerry White, Detective with the Cleveland County Sheriff’s Department, was appointed Ward 4 councilman in a split vote by city council Tuesday night. He will take the oath of office Sept. 10 for the two year term Scott Neisler resigned to run for mayor. ‘Cop Saves Woman from burning house’ was the headline in the Herald. “It was a miracle,’’ said 27-yearold Ptl. Melvin Proctor after he pulled a 77-year-old woman from her burning house on Sherwood Lane Sunday night at 11 :45 p.m. Proctor, a Kings Mountain policeman for 4 ½ years, acting on a cop’s “instincts,’’ patrolled West Gate Mall in the area of TG&Y

before going on nightly patrol at Kings Mountain High School and Kings Mountain Middle school. That decision made the difference for Lois Murray, who didn’t know her house was on fire until Proctor started banging on her front door to t ry to get her attention from the bedroom where she was reading when fire plunged the home into darkness. “I really didn’t have time to think. My body just acted and I knew after her neighbor told me the lady was inside the house that I had to try to get her out,’’ said Proctor whose bullet-proof vest probably spared him from serious burns, although his lungs filled with smoke. “When I carried her to the road I ran out of air and Ptl. Maurice Jamerson put the lady in my police car and I sat down to blow smoke

Letters to the Editor Dear Honortion of students able Members by continually of the General disregarding the Assembly: resources they As students need to help them and teachers be successful. get ready to Resources like walk through modern textbooks, the schoolhouse RODNEY ELLIS, technology, and JR. doors again, quality educators, instead of an including teacher exciting time for many, assistants. Students are it’s a period of confusion, counting on you to use tension, fear, and in some the valuable opportunicases tears. We have ty you have this year to traveled around the state make the right choices for talking with teachers, their future. To help stuteacher assistants, and dents be more successful, parents as they prepare there are key outcomes for a new school year, from budget negotiations and there is tremendous that are critical: unrest about the future • Fully funding teachof public education and er assistants gives our the impact recent public students the opportunity school setbacks are for more one-on-one having on students, their attention and will avoid families, and our commu- sending classrooms and nities. families into turmoil. North Carolina cannot • Holding firm on See Letters To Editor, Page 7B afford to lose a genera-

out of my lungs,’’ he said. Proctor said he smelled the smoke from TG&Y’s parking lot and could hardly see the Murray house for the smoke. Kings Mountain SAT scores had the fifth highest gain in the state this year and helped North Carolina schools move out of last place in the national standings. Kings Mountain Mountaineers open their 1991 football season Friday night at home against 4-A North Mecklenburg. Shearra Miller, writing a cooking column for the Herald, gave some recipes for Mexican dishes. The title of the cooking column was “Mexican cooking- it’s really hot.” You can win big bucks in the Herald’s annual pick the winner football contest which begins this week.

Broad River Geneaology With the Broad River growing popularity Genealogical of the television Society derives program “Do you its name from know who you the areas of are?” sponsored both North by Ancestry.com, Carolina and more people are South CaroGREG PAYSEUR getting interested lina within and involved in the Broad River researching their linBasin. The stated purposage. One of Cleveland es of the Society are “to County’s best kept secrets preserve area records and concerns a group of to disseminate genealogidedicated people willing cal and historical inforto help those who want mation through books to know more about and a bulletin published their family history, that quarterly.” Although one group belongs to the does not need to be a Broad River Genealogimember of the Society cal Society, Inc., located to attend the monthly at 1145 County Home meetings, one does need Road, Shelby. For over to hold a membership in thirty-five years, volunorder to receive the bulteers from this Society letin which is published have assisted countless quarterly. The bulletin is numbers of people, not called Eswau Huppeday only from the local area and is requested by many but also those from across libraries across the counthe United States, find try. The most well known See BROAD RIVER Page 7B their ancestors. Published by Community First Media, Inc. Lib Stewart - Managing Editor lib.kmherald@gmail.com

the contemporary saying is about the best description: “It is what it is .” we have to take the smooth and the rough, the good with the bad. When I fly, I trust the pilot, the co-pilot and navigator in the cockpit. I trust the equipment and the ground crew that serviced it to ensure all was as it should be with the plane. In life, I trust God. I have often seen bumper stickers on cars that read, “God is my co-pilot.” But, if that is true,I’m in the wrong seat. He should be my pilot, the One in control who knows the flight plan and how to handle each and every emergency. Isaiah 40: 31 states, “But those who wait on the Lord shall renew their strength, they shall mount up with wings like eagles. They shall run and not be weary. They walk and not faint.” I find comfort in those words. Whether I am flying or walking, I am never out of sight of His sight and He has promised that when I put my faith in Him and live according to His Word and His Will, I can know that I am in the safest place possible and He will take care of me. I hope and pray that you have placed your faith in Christ and daily ask Him to pilot your life. As a passenger, I don’t question the pilot. He knows what he is doing and has my safety in mind. Surely I can trust God even more. Happy flying! (Ed. note: Rev. James Lochridge Jr. is the former pastor of Second Baptist Church. He and his wife fly to Aruba today where they are retiring and residing at 29G Kamay, Noord, Aruba.)

Is America Headed For Nothing At All? Our conof Americans will be gress should from Mexico, Asia and immediately India. These people put on hold who have had to work any H-2A so hard will gladly agricultural eliminate most of our visas and entitlement programs. H-2B non-agIt’s time to put a tax r i c u l t u r a l Glenn Mollette on everything Mexico visas. People Guest Editorial and China wants to are brought ship to America. This in from other countries will hurt at first but we on these visas to work need manufacturers to for as much as 20 - 45% make their products in cheaper labor than our America. Give the Amerown American people. ican manufacturers a Business owners need to corporate tax rate of 15% invest in America. They and let’s return back to need to hire the Ameri- the days of good paying can people. jobs in America. Farmers in America Fine employers thouare hiring thousands of sands of dollars for each Mexicans on the H-2A illegal immigrant they Visa. There are reports of hire. People who break workers being crowded into our country should into houses with less pay not be rewarded with a than farmers would have job. Our employers are to pay Americans. We the major problem. should pay Americans One of the sources of $10 - $15 an hour to do American pride has been these jobs that Mexicans the hard work put into are doing for much less. this nation. Our nation It’s time to cut welfare once was the envy of the back 25% over the next three to five years and world. We once were 50% over the next eight considered number one. years. People should We became number one only be on disabled So- through hard work, strong cial Security if they are families and a strong faith truly disabled. Put lim- in God. Would any of us itations on food stamps, venture to say that AmerSSI and unemployment ica is leading the world pay. There are plenty of now in any of these three jobs in America. People categories? We must return to are flooding this country what made us great or from all over the world eventually we will be and working in America. nothing at all. We need to take our jobs Glenn Mollette is an back. America needs to American Syndicated get back to paying our Columnist and Author. workers a little more but He is the author of eleven Americans must go back books and read in all fifty to work. The fact that so states. many Americans are not This column does not working is killing this necessarily reflect the nation. We are dying on view of any organization, the inside. If the tide does not change the day will institution or this paper or come when the majority media source. Kings Mountain Herald’s publisher and its advertisers are not responsible or liable for misprints, typographical errors, misinformation herein contained. We reserve the right to edit, reject or accept any articles, advertisements, or infor,, INC INC mation to be printed in this publication. We “Creating Business For People” will provide ad proofs for pre-paid ads or ads that are placed by established clients. No proofs may leave our premises without payment and permission and are copyright by Community First Media. No part of this publication may be reproduced in any form without permission from the publisher. No individual or business is permitted to place or attach any ﬂyer, poster or any type of advertisement of any kind to our boxes or on our racks. CANCELLATION OR CORRECTION DEADLINE: The cancellation deadline is the same as the order deadline because much of our cost is involved in the production of the ad itself. If you have to cancel an ad after deadline, it may be necessary to charge for the time and materials we’ve already spent on preparing the ad. Display & Classiﬁed Deadline is Friday at 12 Noon. APPROVAL: All content is accepted subject to approval by the publisher. ERRORS: We want your ad to be accurate and correct, and normally there will be no errors. However, should there be an error and it is our fault, we will give you a correction letter and return (or give credit) for the actual space occupied by the incorrect item. Of course you should notify us of the error, before the ad runs a second time.

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■ MEDITATION This is the message we have heard from him and proclaim to you, that God is light and in him there is no darkness at Josh Tucker all. If we say Pastor that we have St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church fellowship with him while we are walking in darkness, we lie and do not do what is true; but if we walk in the light as he himself is in the light, we have fellowship with one another, and the blood of Jesus his Son cleanses us from all sin. If we say that we have no sin, we deceive ourselves, and the truth is not in us. If we confess our sins, he who is faithful and just will forgive us our sins and cleanse us from

all unrighteousness. If we say that we have not sinned, we make him a liar, and his word is not in us. I John 1:5-10 Grace to you and peace from God, the light of the world; the one who breaks the darkness and who sent his only son Jesus to cleanse us from our sin. Amen. One year during the Halloween season the youth group planned an outing to a haunted hayride and maze. As is the Halloween custom, the youth wanted to be scared by the ghosts and goblins and this best happened at night when it was really, really dark. We boarded the hayride and the tractor drove us deep into the pitch dark woods only to have all sorts of monsters jump out at us and come at us with chainsaws and gunshot noises. After we completed the haunted hayride, we

were invited into a 53-foot transfer-tuck trailer, which contained a maze we had to conquer in complete darkness. We had to make our way through the darkness of that maze inside of that trailer. It was frightening not knowing where you should turn so that you could get out of the complete darkness and back into the light. As we continue to look at John’s first letter, we read a powerful message in these next verses. “God is light and in him there is no darkness at all.” The darkness that is described in these verses is darkness that comes from the sin, evil and muck of this world. It is in darkness where evil is present; it is in the darkness where we fall subject to temptation and the work of the devil. The author then paints a picture for us readers as to what it looks like when we claim to be Christian

yet are walking in the darkness. Walking in the darkness allows us to have no fellowship with God. Evil, temptation and the devil will consume our thoughts and our work in the dark spaces of this world. However, if we walk in the light we not only have a faithful relationship with God but with each other as well. Walking in the light provides for us God’s grace, as we are able to experience the forgiveness of our sins in the light. Our calling as Christians in a dark world is to bring the light of God into the dark spaces. God has equipped us to be able to conquer the darkness that is all around us so I pray that you are the light of Christ today. May the light of God shine before others so that they may see your good works and give glory to God. Amen.

Oak View Church to host yard sale for Day family Oak View Baptist Church, 1517 York Road, will sponsor a yard sale Saturday, Sept. 29 from 7 a.m.-12 noon for benefit of Anthony and Amy Day and their four daughters. Day has been licensed to preach by the church and will be attending Fruitland Baptist Bible Institute to begin his training for the ministry. The yard sale will be held in the church parking lot and everyone is welcome. “We want to give this family a real sendoff as he begins his studies in preparation for the ministry,'' said Pastor David Turner.

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Church Service Directory KINGS MOUNTAIN Long Creek Presbyterian Church 701 Long Creek Road 704-629-4406

New Life Family Worship Center 428 Oak Grove Road 704-739-9371

Love Valley Baptist Church 2032 Bethlehem Road 704-730-0075

New Way Missionary Baptist Church 105 Waco Road 704-724-0414

Macedonia Baptist Church 1101 S. Battleground Avenue 704-739-6811

Oak Grove Baptist Church 1022 Oak Grove Road 704-739-4833

Midview Baptist Church 703 Margrace Road 704-739-6711 Mount Zion Missionary Baptist Church 220 N. Watterson Street 704-739-8354

Oak View Baptist Church 1517 York Road 704-739-7831 Pathway Baptist Church 3100 Parkdale Circle 704-734-0852

Mountain View Agape Church 506 Sparrow Springs Road 704-739-0160

Patterson Grove Baptist Church 301 Oak Grove Road 704-739-5826

Mt. Olive Baptist Church Compact School Road 704-739-4516

Peoples Baptist Church 1010 Groves Street 704-739-0398

Mt. Zion Baptist Church 220 N. Watterson Street 704-739-8354

Proclaiming the Word Ministries 7011 Cleveland Avenue

New Beginnings Church of Jesus Christ 541 Crocker Road 704-730-9507 New Bynum Chapel AME Zion Church N. Cansler Street 704-739-2606 New Camp Creek Baptist Church 863 New Camp Creek Ch. Road 704-487-7128

Progressive Church of Our Lord 1001 Cleveland Avenue 704-734-1070 Resurrection Lutheran Church 600 Crescent Circle 704-739-5580

KM Church of the Nazarene 127 Countryside Rd., Kings Mountain Second Baptist Church 120 Linwood Road 704-739-4216 Shady Grove Baptist Church 339 Shady Grove Road 704-739-8920 St. Paul United Methodist Church N. Cansler Street 704-739-1256 Sunrise Baptist Church 208 Mail Road 704-692-3007 Temple Baptist Church 612 N. Cansler Street 704-739-4716 The Favor Center Church 602 Slater Street 828-381-4777

True Gospel Holiness Church 1608 Shelby Road 704-739-6764 Unity AME Zion Church 948 Unity Church Road 704-228-0328 Vestibule AME Zion Church 2175 Vestibule Church Road 704-739-7961

GROVER Bethany Baptist Church 423 Cleveland Avenue 704-937-3010 Carolina Praise and Worship Center 201 N. Main Street 704-937-7541

Westover Baptist Church 114 Westover Drive (704) 739-2187

First Apostolic Church of Blacksburg 205 E. Cherokee St. Blacksburg, SC 864-839-1873

GASTONIA Bethesda United Methodist Church 3714 S. New Hope Rd

WACO New Testament Missionary Baptist Church 2103 Capernium Rd

Grace Community Advent Christian Church 206 West 3rd Avenue 704-739-9230

Royal Praise Ministries 2055 Shelby Rd.

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Wednesday, August 26, 2015

McGill reunion attracts crowd

Boyce Memorial ARP Church fellowship hall was packed for the recent reunion of the McGill clan. Standing, from left,t Linda Ann McGill Coffin, Angel Coffin, Salome McGill, Mike Lazinsk, Kristin Lazinsk, Jim McGill, John Coffin, Ann McGill, Ken McGill, Selena McGill, Jodi McGill, John and Joseph McGill, and sitting, from left, Michael McGill, Andrew Dimmock, missionary friend, Jason McGill and Nancy McGill, wife of the late Dr. Kenneth McGill of Kings Mountain. The annual McGill reunion recently brought visitors from Florida who grew up in Kings Mountain when the late Dr. Kenneth McGill practiced with his brother, the late Dr. John C. McGill at McGill Clinic. Dr. Kenneth McGill was called to the mission field and he and his wife, Nancy, and now their children, and

grandchildren are involved in African missions and in home missions in the states they live. Nancy McGill is mother, grandmother and mother-n-law to the large group of McGill kin who came to Kings Mountain for the family reunion at Boyce Memorial ARP Church fellowship hall. Linda Ann McGill Coffin

Margaret Willis sits in front of the canned goods division at the Bethware Fair. Photos by LIB STEWART

and her husband, John, presently live in Florida and are child advocates for children in foster care and volunteer to help find forever families for children in foster care that are available for adoption. Kristine Coffin Lazinsk is an attorney for foster children in Florida and her husband, Mike, is also an

Vernell James, Sarah Queen, and Nancy Abasiekong, left to right, judged the quilt displays at the Bethware Fair.

Exhibits at Bethware Fair were popular with fairgoers In spite of dry weather Bethware Community Fair exhibitors showed canned goods featuring homegrown vegetables and agriculture products galore at the 68th annual fair last week. The Fair has become a tradition in the Kings Mountain area and fairgoers enjoy the midway attractions and rides but a popular feature is the exhibit hall in the school auditorium. Margaret Willis, who retired as exhibit hall director after nearly 50 years at the Cleveland County Fair, was one of the judges. At 85, Mrs. Willis judged the Drexel Fair before coming to Kings Mountain and has four more fairs to go to this fall to judge exhibits. “The Fair got in my blood when I judged the Mountain State Fair in Asheville years ago and working at the Cleveland County Fair as exhibit director for nearly 50 years was just icing on the cake,'' said Willis as she judged canned foods and also was a taster for the cookies, cakes, and breads division. Willis said her late husband Ed Willis liked to accompany her to the fair but didn't volunteer to judge exhibits. She has two sons,

Ministers to meet Sept.3 Kings Mountain Ministerial Association will resume monthly meetings Sept. 3 at 12 noon at Mountain View Restaurant on King Street. All Kings Mountain pastors are encouraged to become involved in the Ministerial Association.

Dale Willis of Shelby and Steve Willis of Winston-Salem and three grandchildren. A large number of volunteers were on hand Wednesday morning to mark the exhibits with ribbons and many exhibitors received cash prizes. “The entries all have a number so the judges don't know the names of the exhibitors. Nancy Abasiekong, Cleveland County Extension Agent, was one of the judges in the quilt category. “We have an awfully lot of good entries,'' she said. Judges working in the baked goods division were given a sample of the dessert and that's how they determined the winners. Women's Department directors were Ruby McKinney and Wendy McKinney. Patsy Sparrow and Betty Grant chaired the canned fruits and vegetables section; Louise McSwain and Sarah Queen were in charge of the Household arts department; Sandra Mayes and Carol Patrick received the exhibits for arts, crafts and hobbies and Vernell Jones was chair of the flower department. Other committee members were Helen Thrift, Betty White, Erica Carpenter, Jacob

attorney. Jim McGill, missionary to Malawi, provides clean water and sanitation to villages in Malawi, Africa and consults for water projects in other African countries. He was the subject of two Nova Science programs on television in the field of geology. He was in charge of computerized skills on the ship that

Kahler, Katelynn McKinney and Lynn McKinney. Craig Mayes was director and Doug Sparrow assistant, in the agriculture division of the fair where cash prizes went to best 10 ears of white corn, best quart of rye, best quart of oats. Mayes was also director of the horticulture section where the top prize went to most attractive garden display among other entries of garden products. Another category of competition in the women's department were entries in canned fruits, canned vegetables, canned meats, preserves, jellies, pickles, relishes and juices, pantry and dairy products, and candy and cookies. If exhibitors didn't want to show their talents in the kitchen with home-canned and baked goods they could show their creativity in needlework, crochet, and even adult, children and infant clothing. Ceramics, woodwork and crafts were also displayed as well as antiques and flowers. Bethware Fair enjoyed a five-day run on the grounds of Bethware School under sponsorship of the Bethware Progressive Club. Proceeds from the fair are earmarked for school projects.

lina, has two children who are police officers in South Carolina and two children in Georgia. He also has four grandchildren, one of whom is in the US Army. Jodi McGill, Jim's wife, is a public health nurse practitioner and mother of six adopted children. John and Joseph are the McGill youngest twins.

Margaret Willis,Carol McDaniel, Samantha Mayes, and Barbara Jones sample baked goods as they judge entries for prizes in the annual Bethware Community Fair.

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drilled to the earth's core in the oldest lake on the globe – Bikal, Russia and on Lake Victoria in the center of the Continent of Africa. John Coffin is senior vice-president of Hospital Medicine Services, Inc. Ann McGill is an adoption social worker. Ken McGill, who lives and works in South Caro-

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FRESH START: for new school year

ADAM ROSE â€“ Adam Rose, local singer/songwriter with over 15 years of professional music ministry experience, will present a concert Sunday night at 6 p.m. sponsored by East Gold Street Wesleyan Church, 701 E. Gold Street. Rose has traveled with several bands and performs a wide variety of music from the 1950s to present day hits. Some of the genres he sings include Beach Blues, folk, country gospel and oldies. â€œCome out for an evening of inspirational praise and worship,'' said Pastor Scott Whitney. A love offering will be taken during the service.

Second grade teacher Paula McDaniel leads her charges back from an outdoor excursion Monday at East Elementary. Photo by DAVE BLANTON From Page 1A

communications director Greg Shull. â€œIt gives me about 10 or 15 minutes at each school â€“ itâ€™s a chance to welcome students.â€? His next stops were the high school and middle school on Phifer Rd, then on to visit a few classrooms and students at the intermediate school. Still remaining at 12:30 p.m. were Kings Mountainâ€™s four elementary schools and two schools in Shelby. The first day back is a rite of passage that on Mon-

day saw about 15,000 students in Cleveland County and 1.4 million students in North Carolina return to class. Most teachers returned to work on Aug. 17. With the new school year come a few changes at the upper levels of administration in the Kings Mountain zone. Julie Rikard, a former assistant principal, is the high schoolâ€™s new principal. Matthew Tipton was named an assistant principal at the high school, while Jacob Wilson is the

new assistant principal at Kings Mountain Intermediate School. Jeremy Shields, former assistant principal at KMHS, is going to Crest High School as new assistant principal and Kimberly Kepner, former assistant principal at Kings Mountain Intermediate, is moving to James Love Elementary in Shelby as assistant principal. Jennifer Blanton is moving from Bethware Elementary to an assistant principal ship at Jefferson Elementary school.

Hospice calendar of events for October, November Hospice Cleveland County will celebrate its 30th anniversary on October 13 from 9 a.m.-4 p.m. The public is invited to drop by the Hospice Cleveland County Administration Building and Wendover Hospice House in Shelby and Testa Family Hospice House in Kings Mountain to speak to the staff and enjoy refreshments. Other activities set by Hospice in October include a memory bear workshop on Thursday, Oct. 1 from 9 a.m.noon or 4-7 p.m. Participants will make a teddy bear from a loved one's shirt or other article of clothing. Children are

welcome if accompanied by an adult. Call 704-487-4677 to reserve your space. â€œReflections,'' a sharing group, meets for six weeks on Tuesdays, Oct. 6, 13, 20, 27 and November 3, 10, from 5:30-7 p.m. The group meeting is free to anyone who has lost a loved one and will be held at the Hospice Cleveland County Administration Building in Shelby. November events will be kicked off with â€œCoping with the Holidays,'' and grief counselors will lead the program on Nov. 10 from 5:30-7 p.m. and Thursday, Nov. 12, from 1:30 a.m-noon at the Testa

Family Hospice House in Kings Mountain. Fall memorial service will be held on Sunday, Nov. 15, at 2 p.m. at Mount Zion Baptist Church, 220 N. Watterson St., Kings Mountain. Patients who died March 1 -August 31 will be remembered in the service. Families of the deceased will receive invitations. The Hospice Store is located at 323 E. Marion Street in Shelby and features an assortment of items donated with proceeds to Hospice. The store hours are Wednesday-Friday 10 a.m.-6 p.m. and Saturday, 10 a.m.-2 p.m.

Auxiliary donates to fund drive GROVER: mulling IPDC contract American Legion Auxiliary Unit 155 donated $250 Thursday to the fund drive that will send Vietnam War veterans to Washington, DC for a visit to the Wall of heroes and to the World War II Memorial.

Jim Medlin, chairman of the fund drive, expressed appreciation for the generosity of individuals, clubs and churches who are helping veterans make the bus trip. President Pat Lemmon

presided and named committees for the new year. The September 17 meeting will be at 6 p.m. at the home of DeAnn and Doug Burton.

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Ledford. Dadson said the board would still need a front office person at town hall. The mayor said he hopes townspeople will soon become comfortable with a drop box outside town hall where they can drop off utility payments. Dadson, manager of the current contract, commended part-time employees and the mayor for

finding all the materials needed for journal entries. â€œWe found nothing out of order in the money accounts, have run all the reports and it was a matter of â€œcatching up â€œ on a lot of detailed work''. Willis recommended the board set a date next week for a workshop to iron out any concerns before signing the contract. The board amended the 2015-16 budget for the Dogwood Drive project,

the capital budget ordinance after first reading for the Dogwood Drive project and authorized the mayor to enter into an agreement with NCDOT for the Dogwood Drive project. When completed the project will resolvwe a drainage issue that has been talked about for some time and a paved road at Grover Elementary School. Money wi ll come from the North Carolina Department of Transportation and Powell Bill funds.

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Burton, who at 72 is making his first run at public office, said heâ€™s been busy reaching out to Kings Mountain residents in an effort to gain support for himself in the November election in which heâ€™ll face the incumbent mayor, former mayor and city council member Scott Neisler and Eugene â€œSherlockâ€? Holmes, who is himself another newcomer to politics. (The Herald will publish profiles of each candidate in the race in the coming weeks.) Burton is retired from a lifelong career in textiles that saw him work in knitting, dyeing and apparel fabrics in Gastonia and Charlotte. He worked his way up to middle and upper management over the years, eventually serving as a plant manager at one point. He retired in 2006. He attends Second Baptist Church in Kings Mountain. He and his wife Sharon have been married for 30 years. They have a daughter, Yvette Howe. â€œItâ€™s moving along fine,â€?

Burton said about his campaign so far. â€œIâ€™ve been able to get around and speak to local folks.â€? On the matter of the casino, he said the feedback he gets is fairly consistent. â€œThe majority of people I talk to either agree that it should not be built here or are not comfortable standing in opposition to it publicly.â€? Burton said heâ€™s done extensive research both on regional casinos and on the issue of the federal government putting land in trust for Native American enterprises. Through the Freedom of Information Act, which gives citizens access to non-secret government documents, Burton has sought as much information as he can get about the land in trust application and the process required to either grant it or deny it. For more than a year Burton was closely aligned with a grassroots organization in town known as the Kings Mountain Awareness Group. The group sprung up in opposition to

proposed Catawba casino project and has protested Kings Mountain City Hall for its support of the gambling complex. Its members have also routinely addressed City Council and Cleveland County Board of Commissioners in the public comment portion of their respective meetings. In recent months, however, Burton said he is less involved with the groupâ€™s actions. He still supports its mission, he said, but thinks he and that groupâ€™s de facto leaders have a different vision of how to accomplish their goals of keeping Kings Mountain casino-free. â€œIâ€™m usually not the type of person whoâ€™s a follower,â€? he said, referring to his changed relationship with the Kings Mountain Awareness Group. Burton said that at this point heâ€™s not sure how difficult it will be to defeat a three-term incumbent. â€œThatâ€™s difficult to answer, but this town is ready for some different views and different ideas and Iâ€™m going to try to give people that,â€? Burton said.

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Wednesday, August 26, 2015

119th McGill Reunion draws a packed crowd

REUNION CROWD – A packed crowd of McGill kin is pictured at Boyce Memorial ARP Church fellowship hall for the recent reunion organized by Frances McGill of Kings Mountain. The 119th McGill Reunion at Boyce Memorial ARP Church Aug. 16 drew a crowd and if reports from genealogist Betty (Dan) Spencer are any indication the McGill Clan now has 400 new cousins drawing from an original family of 13 children in 1820. Frances McGill, who was chairman of the recent gathering, said that in 1890 a family tree was drawn up with 283 descendants and the lineage

has grown to 700 McGill descendants. Miss McGill, daughter of Mabel and the late Dr. John C. McGill, called 280 people and wrote letters to gain interest in the gathering of McGills after it was decided to change the location of the reunion from Bethany ARP Church. One of the concerns brought to the reunion gathering was that more money is needed to support mission-

aries in Malawi where Jim McGill, son of Nancy and the late Dr. Kenneth McGill, is working. Before his death, Dr. John C. McGill wanted to publish a McGill Family History. Now thanks to the efforts of Frances McGill and genealogist Spencer next year's reunion will feature Spencer as the speaker and the completion of the 500-page book. The Clan elected Frances

McGill as president, Angela Tinkler as vice-president, and S. C. Congresswoman Mary Elizabeth Tinkler as secretary. A 18-voice choir from Boyce Memorial ARP and First Presbyterian Churches presented special music under the direction of Dr. Reta Phifer of Charlotte, formerly of Kings Mountain. A special rendition was “Lay up for Yourselves Trea-

sures In Heaven” by Pulitzer Price-winning composer Ned Rorem. York County Historian Michael Scoggins and Jim McGill were program speakers. “The Scotch-Irish Immigration to the US” was the topic of Mr. Scoggins address. McGill talked abut the Shallow Wells project in Malawi where he is teaching the people how to use fertilizer to

double their yearly income ( which would amount to $100 American money) Children are kept out of school to work backyard gardens. McGill received the prize for traveling the longest distance to attend the reunion. “We were so excited to welcome many new members of our clan to Kings Mountain and look forward to the 120th reunion next year,'' said Frances McGill.

Kings Mountain Historical Museum Food Exhibit The Kings Mountain Historical Museum’s “Pig Pickin’ & Finger Lickin’: Kings Mountain’s Food History” exhibit continues through October 17. It demonstrates that historical shifts in our relationship with food can reveal a great deal about our culture. It explores the local farms, restaurants, and grocery

stores that fed the people of this region through the generations, and looks at how food production, storage, preparation, and consumption have evolved since the first Europeans settled in this area. Admission the museum, which is open Tuesday to Saturday from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m., is free.

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White House Missionaries will present Rick Strickland in a gospel concert Saturday night at 7 p.m. Everyone welcome. Homecoming will be held at White House Missionaries at 11 a.m. on Sept. 6. Soul Vision will be in concert.

Brotherhood of Westover Baptist Church will sell hot dogs Friday from 10 a.m.-2:30 p.m. in the fellowship hall of the church, 114 Westover

Drive. Plates, consisting of two hotdogs, chips and snack cake, are $5. For more information call Wayne Short at 980-2512158.

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Post Game KMHS vs. North Gaston August 21, 2015 PLAYERS OF GAME Offense – Darian McClain, RB, 10-120 rushing, 2 TDs; J’Air McCluney, RB, 19-142 rushing, 3 TDs; Darrin Burns, QB, 8-14 passing for 211 yards, 1 TD; Jake Merchant, 3-88 receiving; Kavin Mosley 2-68 receiving, 1 TD. Entire offensive line, including Keenan Baker, Gage Kornegay, Max Petersen, Collen Franks, Nick Hayes, Chance Fredrick, and others. Defense – Keenan Baker, Chance Fredrick, Bryan Sanders, Trevon Wilson, Jerdon Pressley, Kahl Welch, Marquis Camp, all with numerous tackles; Jake Merchant and Quay Smith, fumble recoveries. PLAY OF THE GAME Leading 7-0 with just over four minutes remaining in the first period, wide receiver Kavin Mosley caught a quick out pass from QB Darrin Burns and broke 64 yards down the EG sideline for a touchdown. Kings Mountain went on to break the game open 35-3 by halftime. YARDSTICK First Downs Yds. Rushing Yds. Passing Passes Fumbles Lost Punts Yds. Penalized BY THE NUMBERS Q1 Q2 NG 0 3 KM 21 14

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KM RUSHING – J’Air McCluney 19-142, Darian McClain 10-120, Kavin Mosley 2-14, Trevon Wilson 2-10, TJ Camp 2-1, Shaun Grier 1-0, Roman Byers 3-(-7). KM PASSING – Darrin Burns 8-14-1-211. KM RECEIVING – Jake Merchant 3-88, Kavin Mosley 2-68, Chance Fredrick 2-39, J’Air McCluney 1-16. HOW THEY DID IT FIRST QUARTER KM – 9:17 – J’Air McCluney, 3 run (Micah Randall kick). 65 yard drive, 7 plays, highlighted by receptions of 37 yards by Merchant and 24 yards by Fredrick. KM – 4:14 – Kavin Mosley, 64-pass reception (Randall kick). First play following NG punt. KM – 1:00 – Darian McClain, 29 run (Randall kick). 3 play, 65-yard drive including McCluney’s 31-yard sweep of right end. SECOND QUARTER KM – 6:39 – McClain 65 yard run (Randall kick). 4 play, 83-yard drive following Jake Merchant’s fumble recovery. NG – 2:55 – Christian Stewart, 38-FG. 60-yd. 9 plays aided by 15-yd. personal foul penalty on KM that gave NG first down on KM’s 22. KM – 0:22 – McCluney, 22-run (Randall kick). 5 play, 80-yd. drive following NG punt. Key plays receptions of 39 and 12 yards by Merchant. FOURTH QUARTER KM – 9:28 – McCluney, 2-run (kick failed). 62-yard, 8-play drive. McCluney 4-30 rushing and Fredrick 15-yd. reception. NG – 7:38 – Wiggins, 19-pass from Wooten (Fox run). 29-yard, four play drive following Watson’s KO return to KM 29. (KM’s Neil Roseboro’s tackle stopped him from going all the way). THIS WEEK Kings Mountain at East Gaston, 7:30 p.m. Friday, Arrowhead Stadium, Mount Holly. PLAYERS TO WATCH EG has a very dangerous offense with RBs Tyler Spurling and TJ Sanders, and versatile QB Alex Adams who demolished Bessemer City’s defense last week. Tthe Warriors have veterans at every almost every position. They’re strong in all three phases of the game (offense, defense and special teams) and are looking to compete for the Big South title. KM showed a strong 1-2 punch last week with J’Air McCluney and Darian McClain chalking up over 100 yards apiece. The Warriors will also have to focus on talented receivers like Merchant and Mosley. If KM has an edge it will be in depth. The Mountaineers are carrying over 50 players on varsity while the Warriors have 30. (But, as a wise man once said, you can only play 11 at a time). LAST YEAR KM defeated the Warriors 43-15 at Gamble Stadium, but the game was close until the Mountaineers put 27 points on the board in the fourth quarter. Darian McClain gained 118 yards in 24 carries to lead the Mountaineers’ rushing attack. INTERESTING NOTE Three former East Gaston head coaches will be pulling against the Warriors this week. KM coaches Greg Lloyd and Mark Latham are former head coaches at EG, as well as Jerry Adams, whose grandson Collen Franks is a sophomore starter at guard for the Mountaineers.

Kings Mountain’s J’Air McCluney goes over the top for a touchdown in Friday’s season opening win over North Gaston at Gamble Stadium. (Photo by KM Herald)

KM’s M&M attack too much for ‘Cats Kings Mountain’s Mountaineers unleashed their M&M attack on North Gaston in the two teams’ season opener Friday night at John Gamble Stadium, and it was not a sweet taste for the Wildcats. Running backs J’Air McCluney and Darian McClain combined for 262 yards rushing and five touchdowns as the Mountaineers rolled to a 41-11 victory. McCluney gained 142 yards on 18 carries and scored three times. He also picked up 16 yards on a catch and run. McClain added 120 yards on 10 carries. “It was a good start to the season,” said Mountaineer coach Greg Lloyd. “We played physical and executed good. We weren’t perfect, but for a first game it was a really good effort.” The Mountaineers struck quickly, driving the opening kickoff in for a three-yard touchdown run by McCluney. Micah Randall’s extra point put the home team up 7-0 quickly, and they never looked back. The Mountaineers rolled to a 35-3 halftime lead, and basically used the second half to work a lot of different players into the game. The KM offense accounted for 491 total yards. Junior quarterback Darrin Burns hit 8 of 14 passes for 211 yards, including a 64-yard catch and run for a touchdown by wide receiver See KM/NG, Page 4B

Kings Mountain’s Dre Bell puts the pressure on North Gaston punter Christian Stewart in Friday’s game. (Photo by KM Herald)

Latham new KMHS AD, Bridges is his assistant

MARK LATHAM

Mark Latham has been promoted to the athletic director’s position at Kings Mountain High School, replacing Dustin Morehead who takes over the role as Assistant Principal for Curriculum and Instruction. Latham, who is serving his second stint as a teacher/ coach at KMHS, welcomes the challenge of overseeing the school’s 26 varsity and JV sports. “I am certainly excited,”

he said. “It has been a goal of mine for a long time to be an athletic director at this level.” Latham served as defensive coordinator for the Mountaineer football team in 2001 before going to East Gaston for a three-year stint as head coach in 2002. He served as an athletic director at Polk County Middle School, and was head football coach at West See LATHAM, Page 5B

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Area football standings SMAC 2A/3A Team Conf. KM 0-0 Crest 0-0 Burns 0-0 Shelby 0-0 RS Central 0-0 East Ruth. 0-0 Draughn 0-0 Chase 0-0 East Burke 0-0

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LAST WEEK’S RESULTS KM 41, No. Gaston 11 Hibriten 33, East Burke 32 E. Ruth. 57, E. Hend. 25 RS Cent. 14, McDwl Co. 10 Shelby 40, Freedom 28 Crest 31, South Point 13 Polk County 23, Chase 13 FRIDAY’S GAMES KM at East Gaston Chase at Cherryville Stuart Cramer at RS Central AC Reynolds at Shelby Burns at Hunter Huss Crest at Ashbrook E. Ruth. at No. Gaston Freedom at Draughn Patton at East Burke BIG SOUTH 2A/3A East Gaston 0-0 Forestview 0-0 Stuart Cramer 0-0 South Point 0-0 Ashbrook 0-0 Hunter Huss 0-0 North Gaston 0-0 Lk Nrm Charter 0-0

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LAST WEEK’S RESULTS E. Gast. 43, Bess. City 18 Stu. Cramer 42, Cherryv. 0 E. Linc. 40, Hunter Huss 6 Dav. Day 48, Ashbrook 14 FRIDAY’S GAMES Forestview at Clover LN Charter at Union Ac. South Point at Lincolnton CS Davidson at LN Charter S. PIEDMONT 1A CS Davidson 0-0 Pine Lk. Prep 0-0 Th. Jefferson 0-0 Bess. City 0-0 Cherryville 0-0 High. Tech 0-0 Mtn. Isl. Ch. 0-0

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LAST WEEK’S RESULTS CS Dvd. 42, B. McGuinn. 7 Tho. Jeff. 27, Pec. Gen. 6 Pine Lk. Prep 50, So. Dav. 7, New. Conover 54, Hlnd.Tech 0 Pine Lk. Prep 50, S. Dvd. 7 Mon. Cen. Tech 20, MICS 18 THIS WEEK’S GAMES Bess. City at MICS Mon. Cent. Tech at Hlnd. Tech W. Wilkes at Pine Lk. Prep Tho. Jeff. at Hkry. Gr. Christn. Vict. Christn. Ctr. at Comm. Sch. of Davidson

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Strike up the band Kings Mountain High marching band performs during halftime of the season opening football game with North Gaston Friday night at Gamble Stadium. (Photos by KM Herald)

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Robinson fifth In CC Amateur Kings Mountain teen Pierce Robinson finished fifth in the 53rd annual Cleveland County Amateur held Friday, Saturday and Sunday at Cleveland Country Club, River Bend YMCA Golf Course, and Deer Brook Golf Course, respectively. Robinson, the reigning county junior champion, shot a 54-hole score of 222 to finish six shots behind champion Elliott Grayson of Shelby, a collegiate golfer at Akron University. Jerry Austin (217), Jody Clary (218) and Chris Lavender (221) finished second, third and fourth, respec-

tively. Golfers finishing sixth through ten included Justin Etters (224), William Claytor (224), Spencer Jones (226), Eric Spicer (227) and Mark Yates (227). Spicer, of Kings Mountain, shot a four-under 68 at Cleveland Country Club to take the first round lead. Trip Boinset won the seniors division with a 230. In team competition, Deer Brook took first place with a 654. Kings Mountain Country Club was second at 663, followed by Cleveland Country Club 675, River Bend 969 and Royster Memorial 738.

John Caveny comes out of sand in Cleveland County Golf Tournament at Cleveland Country Club in Shelby. (Photos by Gary Smart)

KM volleyball off to 2-0 start Kings Mountain swept East Rutherford in its regular season opener last Monday. The JVs won 21-25, 2521, 25-20. The varsity won 25-20, 22-25, 25-14, 25-14. Leeasia Rhodes led the attack with 11 kills. KaMyiah Pressley and Shaniya Portee added six each and Kaniya McClain five. Sara Pasour had 35 assists and Gretchen Boyles added 10 digs.

The Lady Mountaineers ran their mark to 2-0 in the SMAC with a 25-14, 25-10, 25-17 win over Burns on Wednesday. Rhodes again led with 21 kills, Pressley added 11 and Portee 9. Pasour had 48 assists, 15 digs, five kills and six serving aces. Boyles added eight assists. The JVs also improved to 2-0 with a 25-12, 25-9 victory.

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Eric Spicer putts in opening round of Cleveland County Golf Tournament Friday at Cleveland Cuontry Club in Shelby. Spicer was the first round leader with a four-under 68.

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Wednesday, August 26 4:30 – High school volleyball, Kings Mountain at Draughn, (JV/V DH). 5 p.m. – High school soccer, Kings Mountain at Draughn (JV/V DH). Thursday, August 27 4 p.m. – High school tennis, Kings Mountain at Polk County. 6:30 – JV football, Charlotte Christian at Kings Mountain. Friday, August 28 7:30 – High school football, Kings Mountain at East Gaston Saturday, August 29 9:30 – High school cross country, Kings Mountain in Western NC Invitational at Jackson Park, Hendersonville.

Monday, August 31 2 p.m. – High school golf, all SMAC teams at Kings Mountain Country Club. 4:30 – High school volleyball, Crest at Kings Mountain (JV/V DH). 5 p.m. – High school soccer, Crest at Kings Mountain (JV/V DH). Tuesday, September 1 6 p.m. – High school cross country, Ashbrook, East Gaston, Bessemer City, Crest and RS Central at Kings Mountain. Wednesday, September 2 4 p.m. – High school tennis, Kings Mountain at RS Central. 4:30 – High school volleyball, Kings Mountain at RS Central. 6 p.m. – High school soccer, Kings Mountain at RS Central (varsity only).

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Former KMHS players to kickoff college year Former Kings Mountain High athletes will be kicking off their collegiate sports seasons over the next two weeks. Cedric Thompson hopes to see plenty of action for the East Carolina Pirates during his senior season, which begins September 5 against Towson in Greenville, NC. Thompson is currently listed on the depth chart as the backup inside receiver and should see a lot of time there as well as on special teams. The 5-9, 180 pounder showed tremendous im-

provement in the weight room during the off-season and ranks among the top 30 players there. The Pirates play some of the top major college teams this season, including Florida, Virginia Tech and Cincinnati. Thompson was Big South 3A Player of the Year his senior season at KMHS and was the starting tailback in the prestigious East-West All-Star game. Edward Blackburn, a 6-4, 210-pound wide receiver, begins his junior season at Lenoir-Rhyne University.

He is also slated to see a lot of action. The Bears open their season September 3 at West Chester, PA.. Ed Hopper, former All-Conference football standout for the Mountaineers, will be a third-year starter on the defensive line at the University of North Carolina at Pembroke. He has played in 21 games during his two-year career there. Last fall, he registered 17 tackles and two quarterback hurries. Graham Keeter begins his freshman season at nearby Gardner-Webb

University after starting four straight years for the Mountaineers. The 6-3, 270-pounder was a phenomenal blocker at KMHS and eventually should be the same at GWU. The Bulldogs open their season September 5 at South Alabama in Mobile. Julian Coulter, an AllSMAC defensive end for the Mountaineers last season, is trying to win a spot on the team as a walk-on at the University of North Carolina at Charlotte. He was on hand for several Mountaineer practice sessions

before reporting for UNCC practice… Two former Conference Volleyball Players of the Year will be shining on the collegiate level this fall. Logan Smith begins her sophomore season at The Citadel in the annual Georgia Tech Tournament in Atlanta beginning on August 28. The Citadel will battle UT Martin in the opening round. Smith, a setter, came on strong late in the season last year and ranked second on the team in assists with 150. Kayla Bolt, two-time

SMAC Player of the Year, begins her freshman season at HOPPER Lenoir-Rhyne. She is listed as an outside hitter. The Lady Bears open their season in the Queens College (Charlotte) Fall Invitational September 4-5.

Kahl Welch (8) and Jerdon Pressley (44) sack North Gaston quarterback in Friday’s season opener at Gamble Stadium. (Photo by KM Herald)

KM/NG: Mounties put up almost 500 yds. of offense From Page 1B Kavin Mosley. That put the Mountaineers up 14-0. McClain went off right tackle for a 29-yard touchdown run and a 21-0 lead after the first period. Jake Merchant recovered a North Gaston fumble to set up a 93-yard drive capped off by a 65-yard touchdown run by McClain. McCluney scored again from 22 yards out to give KM its 35-3 halftime lead, and he went over the top two yards with a great block from his offensive line to tack on the Mountaineers’ final points early in the fourth period. “We made some big plays,” Coach Lloyd noted. “We came out and got good blocking and McClain and McCluney ran the ball really well. They are two very talented backs that feed off each other. It’s nice to have two that can do it like they can. It keeps them both fresh. I was very pleased with our offensive effort.” Kings Mountain’s defense held the Wildcats to just 76 yards total offense. Their biggest offensive weapon was kicker Christian Stewart, a Division 1 recruit who booted a 35yard field goal and punted six times for a 48-yard average. North Gaston’s only touchdown came late in the fourth period when Ethan

Wiggins outjumped a KM defender in the end zone for a 19 yard touchdown. “The defense made some big plays,” Lloyd said. “A few penalties hurt us but there were certainly some things we can build on. We played well in all three phases of the game.” Lloyd said the Mountaineers will have to play even better this Friday when they travel to East Gaston to face a much-improved Warrior eleven. “They are very good,” he said. “This is the best East Gaston team I’ve seen since 2006. They do have some guys that go both ways. We hope that will be to our advantage. “This is a very big test for us – a much bigger test than last week. I hope our guys understand that and will be ready to go.” Even though East Gaston doesn’t have a huge roster, Lloyd pointed out that they can put an experienced player at every position. “They’re very good,” he said. “They have all five of their linemen and their quarterback and running back returning from last year. Those two backs (quarterback Alex Adams and running back Tyler Spurling) are very dangerous. Their defense is solid, too. They will make some noise in their conference.”

Justin Hawkins of Chapin-Newberry, SC slams a two-run home run (top photo) in the first inning to spark the South Carolina and Southeast Regional champions to a 9-2 victory over Louisiana in the championship game of the American Legion World Series last week at Shelby’s Keeter Stadium. He is congratulated by his teammates at home plate (bottom photo). Hawkins was recognized as National Player of the Year in the post-game awards ceremony. (Photos by Gary Smart)

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The KMHS cheerleaders are happy with the way things were going in KM’s win over North Gaston Friday. (Photo by KM Herald)

KMHS netters win opener at Lincolnton Kings Mountain High’s women’s tennis team opened its season in a big way last week with a 7-1 non-conference victory over Lincolnton in Lincolnton. Kings Mountain began its first South Mountain Athletic Conference match with Burns Thursday at home. Kings Mountain was leading in all singles matches before the rain interrupted play. The match

will be rescheduled. Kings Mountain wrapped up the Lincolnton match by winning five of the six singles events. The Lady Mountaineers host Polk County in a non-conference match Thursday at 4 p.m.

Kassie Johnson 6-3, 2-6 (810); MC Johnson (KM) d. Saylor Whitesides 7-5, 6-1; Amber Belcher (KM) d. Allison Brown 6-2, 7-6 (7-3; Carrigan Leatherman (KM) d. Amber Hurter 6-4, 6-2; Jasmine Guy (KM) d. Carly Brocuglio 6-4, 6-2.

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(KM) d. Brown/Hurer 9-7; Belcher/Kayla Condrey (KM) vs. Whitesides/Brocugli 3-3 (suspended due to darkness).

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LATHAM: hired as KMHS AD KM blanks From Page 1B Lincoln High for two years before returning to KMHS in 2009. The past several years, he served as assistant AD under Morehead. “I am excited about this new endeavor and hope I can do as great a job as Dustin did,” he said. “Our coaches have done a tremendous job here,” he noted. “We’re coming off a year when we won the Wells Fargo Cup (for the best overall athletic program

in the SMAC) and we just want to keep progressing like we have under Dustin’s leadership. We have excellent coaches and athletes and we want them to be the very best they can be. “I am going to support them every way I can,” he added. “We want our athletes to have just as much as anybody else, and even more.” Latham will continue in his duties as the football team’s defensive backs coach and will continue to teach one P.E. class each

semester. Taking over Latham’s former duties as assistant athletic director is Matt Bridges. He will also remain as head varsity baseball coach, and assistant football coach. “I am really excited,” Coach Bridges said. “This is the place I grew up. I care a lot about this school and the athletes. I’m ready to get started.” Bridges has been around sports all of his life. His father, Wayne, has been active in baseball for many

years here, and his mother, Dianna, coached volleyball at KMHS. Coach Bridges played football, baseball and wrestled at KMHS, where he graduated in 2001. He played baseball at Rockingham Community College and Gardner-Webb University. He joined the faculty at KMHS in 2011. He coached JV baseball his first year here and has been the head varsity coach the past three seasons.

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Kings Mountain High shutout Cherryville 6-0 in a non-conference soccer game Saturday at John Gamble Stadium. Nolan Raby and Luke Rikard scored two goals each to pace the KM attack. Brian Lysek and Jordan Sweezy added one

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Wednesday, August 26, 2015

Craft Day at Library

Facilities inspected

Take your own craft to the Community Room at Mauney Memorial Library on Sept. 2 from 10-12 noon. One new project will be on hand to try but you are invited to enjoy your craft from needle arts to paper crafts and the latest thing on Pinterest. No registration required.

Cleveland County Health Department inspected facilities Aug. 17-21 and included the following Kings Mountain restaurants and food service establishments: Ronda's Kitchen, S. Battleground Ave., 96.5; Food Lion Deli 230 Shelby Road, 99; Little Caesar 32, E. King St., 85; Food Lion 230 Meat Market, Shelby Road, 99.5; and Kings Mountain Care Center, 98.

Holiday trash pickup schedule The city will be closed on Monday, September 7, in observance of Labor Day. Garbage service will be on a one-day delay. Recycling service will be changed as follows: Routes 1 & 2 will be picked up on Tuesday; Routes 3, 4, & 5 will be on their regular schedule.

Letters to the Editor From Page 4A

adding $48.3 million to the state’s textbook and digital resource fund would partially offset drastic cutbacks that have left our classrooms with old, few, or no textbooks. • A fair compensation package for all educators will help to recruit and retain quality teachers and other education personnel to our public schools. With a surplus budget of more than $400 million dollars, there is money on the table to make important investments in public education. You have the opportunity to counteract the systematic weakening of our public schools and the teaching profession that has been evident in recent years. •The possibility of spending more on private school vouchers than on textbooks for 1.5 million public school students •A 30-year teacher being capped at a salary of $50,000 when that’s close to a starting salary in some states, in addition to the shortchanging of veteran teachers on pay increases • Proposing to lay off 8,500 teacher assistants during a surplus budget year, after eliminating 7,000 teacher assistant positions previously •Removing increased pay for teachers with a master’s degree •Stripping away the most basic employment protections for educators • Proposals to take away health insurance for new teachers after they retire • Proposing legislation that could lead to termination for advocating for students and public schools when it’s clearly part of the evaluation process •Proposing TABOR laws that will permanently damage our public schools by tying your hands from making significant investments in our students The unfortunate reality is the biggest casualty in the damage to our public schools is our students. North Carolina’s per-pupil spending continues to drop, ranking us 47th in the country. In addition, our local school districts don’t have enough teachers to fill the classrooms. Some districts are still looking for dozens of teachers just days before school starts. The continual disrespect of the teaching profession has led the teacher

turnover rate to escalate since 2009, with the number of teachers resigning to move to another state doubling and the number of teachers leaving the profession tripling during that time. This generation of students only gets one shot, which is why it was extremely frustrating to hear the announced budget spending agreement will once again throttle efforts for critical public education investments. What could be more important than investing in our kids? Erica Johnson, a teacher assistant from Alamance County, said it best. After she uses her $19,000 salary to take care of her family, she spends money out of her pocket, just like most other educators, to buy books and other supplies for her students. How will you invest your $445 million surplus? Public education is the lifeblood of our economic future; don’t snuff it out and extinguish the opportunities our kids deserve. Leaders in the business community agree with us on the importance of investments in public education. In a News & Observer opinion column this week, CEOs are worried about the kind of workforce North Carolina will be producing in the years ahead and the risk to the state’s business climate because of the weakening of a once strong public education system. By investing in textbooks, technology and teachers, not only will our economic future be more secure by providing students the best public education possible, but it will have an immediate positive impact on many of our state’s communities. The largest employer in nearly two-thirds of North Carolina’s counties is the public school system, and they are in the top four employers in all 100 counties. Our families and communities are counting on you to do the right thing for the long term success of our students and state by making critical investments in our public schools. When the bell rings, we urge you to stand up for our students and stand up for our state. Respectfully, Rodney Ellis Sr., President North Carolina Association of Educators

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BROAD RIVER GENEAOLOGY From Page 4A

is the New York City Library, which not only receives our bulletin but also purchases all materials we publish for their vast genealogical collection. The bulletin has stories of the history of this area, it provides histories of families and on occasion it provides glimpses into the past about topics and things our ancestors either had or believed in. We have members all across the country with the most being in NC and Texas. Membership is only 25.00 annually. Broad River Genealogical Society holds monthly meetings during the year, except the summer months of June – August, and always invites the public to participate. Those meetings are held at the Neal Senior Center, 100 T. R. Harris Drive, Shelby, on the second Sunday afternoon of each month at 3 pm. Everyone is invited to attend and its always free to everyone. We also have light refreshments for everyone in attendance. At the September meeting, Joe Epley will discuss his book A Passel of Hate, which tells the story of Rutherford County native Andrew Hampton during the Revolutionary War. Our volunteers will be there to assist those wanting to know who their Revolutionary War ancestor was. In October we will hear Vivian Pennington Hopkins present “If Picks and Shovels Could Talk: Gold Mining History of North Carolina.” How many know that the Bechtler Mint was located in Rutherford County? This will be sponsored by the North Carolina Humanities Council. Many of our ancestors worked in the Gold Mines in this area. Dr. Roxanne Newton will speak at the November meeting about “Hard times In The Mill: Working Lives Past and Present.” Almost everyone had an ancestor who worked in the mills, so this should really be an interesting meeting. This Presentation is also sponsored by the North Carolina Humanities Council The December meeting is a time for fellowship and story sharing. Do you have a story to tell about your ancestor or yourself? Are you having problems finding documentation for that one elusive ancestor? Perhaps someone can offer you advice on finding a source that will answer your questions. Broad River Genealogical Society’s volunteers manned a table at every performance of Bob Inman’s play, Liberty Mountain, at the Joy Theatre in Kings Mountain, helping many people identify their Revolutionary ancestor. In addition to that event, we will have volunteers at The Schiele Museum of Natural History on Sunday, 23 August, assisting with their program about The Tryon Resolves, a local Declaration of Independence, that was adopted by citizens of this area almost eleven months before the United States Declaration of Independence was signed in

Philadelphia. Activities begin at 1 pm for this event. Volunteers will be at the Hoyle Historic Homestead Open House located at 1214 Dallas Stanley Hwy, Dallas, NC 28034, on Saturday, 12 September, beginning at 10 am, there is no admission charge and everyone is welcome to visit the homestead. This house, built by Peter Hoyle, is one of the oldest still standing west of the Catawba River and countless thousands of people from this part of North Carolina are either directly or indirectly related to this family. Gaston County Library, located at 1555 East Garrison Boulevard, Gastonia, will hold a Genealogical/Historical Fair on Saturday, 26 September from noon until 5 pm. This is a free event for the public to enjoy and Broad River Genealogical Society along with groups from the Daughters of the American Revolution and Sons of the American Revolution will be there to assist with research. On Wednesday, 18 November from 4 to 6 pm, one of our volunteers will conduct a workshop at Mauney Memorial Library on how to start doing genealogical research. If you are interested in actively tracing your ancestry, this will be a great opportunity to learn the basic skills needed to begin that search. The library will provide more information about the workshop in the near future. As you can see, Broad River Genealogical Society is actively involved in the community. In addition to the above events, we have volunteers who will present programs for civic groups and church events when requested. Broad River Genealogical Society, Inc., was chartered in October 1980 by the State of North Carolina and classified as a non-profit corporation and is classified by Section 501 (c) (3) of the Internal Revenue Code as a Tax-Exempt Educational & Scientific Organization. As such, it is our desire to give back to the community in every way that we can as described in our mission statement. The Society if fortunate enough to own its own library located at 1145 County Home Road, Shelby, and is open to the public every Tuesday evening between 6 and 8 pm, the 2nd and 3rd Monday of each month between 12 and 4 pm, and the 2nd and 3rd Saturday of each month between 9 am and 1 pm. Come by and see our collections of historical and genealogical materials Check out our website at www. broadrivergenealogicalsociety.com to learn more about us, visit our library to see what’s available and join us for a membership meeting to see what we’re doing. The secret’s out! Broad River Genealogical Society is alive and doing well in Cleveland County, North Carolina. Greg Payseur President Broad River Genealogical Society

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Fantastic Raffle Prizes, $10,000 Grand Prize Await Winners of Museum’s Annual Fundraiser

Wednesday, August 26, 2015

Epley to discuss 'Passel of Hate' Author Joe Epley will discuss his book, “Passel of Hate” on Sept. 13 at 3 p.m. at the Neal Senior Center on a program arranged by the Broad River Genealogical Society. It will be the general meeting of the society and open to all persons interested in local history and family lineages. Fellowship and light refreshments will follow the meeting.

“A Passel of Hate” is the story of Col. Andrew Hampton, Commander of the Rutherford County Liberty Men during the defense of Charleston and the Battle of Kings Mountain. In 1775, he gave up his royal commission and signed with Tryon Resolves. He served as a major in conflicts against the Cherokee and was promoted to Colonel in 1779. He was 67 years old when he participated in

the Battle of Kings Mountain. Epley is recognized internationally for his leadership in public relations. Before his retirement he served as president of the Public Relations Society of America and was a co-founder and global chair of the World com Public Relations Group. After he retired, he turned his time and mind to researching and writing.

CCC Receives $1.1 Million Grant (Left) Dellinger’s Jewel Shop owners Lew and Linda Dellinger are long-time supporters of the Museum’s annual raffle and auctions. This year, they donated a stunning white sapphire bracelet. (Right) Timms Furniture owner Rick Moore is also a long-time supporter of the Museum’s event; he is pictured here donating a lavish Gift Basket and purchasing raffle tickets. Kings Mountain Histor- prizes, and a 1 in 300 chance prize winners the following ical Museum’s 12th Annual of winning $10,000 – the week to let them know what Reverse Raffle & Auctions is maximum prize a nonprofit they’ve won. only two weeks away and a organization can award under Museum Director/Curafew tickets are still available state law.” tor Adria Focht says Kings for an evening that promises Ticket holders will also Mountain Historical Museupscale raffle prizes for many have a chance to bid on a fan- um’s mission is to collect, ticket holders and $10,000 for tastic array of items in Live, preserve, and interpret history the lucky Grand Prize winner. Silent, and Baked Goods auc- through exhibits, educational Many local businesses tions. The Fundraising Com- programs, tours, and other have shown their support of mittee is currently hard at appropriate means, in order to this event and made contri- work allocating raffle prizes foster a deeper understanding butions from sponsorships and auction items for the of the history of our commuto in-kind donations such as event, and details of what’s nity and the region. Funds merchandise and gift certif- going to be offered will be generated from the Annual icates. Fundraising Chair released soon. The Commit- Reverse Raffle & Auctions Priscilla Mauney said, “We tee has decided to follow last event allow the Museum to strive each year to make this year’s exciting “Final Five continue to fulfill its mission event a little bigger and better Finale” format, with prizes and to meet the diverse needs than the previous year. With increasing in value up to the of the community through a the ticket price increasing to Grand Prize at the last ticket variety of quality educational $125 this year, we wanted to drawn. Ticket holders do not programs and services. make sure our ticket buyers have to be present at the event For more information and are really treated to a special to win – the Museum will updates, please visit the Muevening, with favorable odds contact the Grand Prize win- seum’s event page at: www. of winning high quality raffle ner that night and any raffle kingsmountainmuseum.org.

Secure your medicine says county sheriff Prescription medicines should be secured in your residences at all times. That's the message from Cleveland County Sheriff Alan Norman who says that prescription medication can be quickly diverted from legal use to illegal use

on the streets. A recent case involving a Cleveland County plummer in an investigation involving undercover officers is a case in point. The Shelby suspect is accused of taking medication at 20 homes over the past two

years. “If you have prescription medicines, especially opium based pain killers like Oxycodone and Hydrocodone in your residents please secure them at all times,'' said the sheriff.

Rescue Mission gets grant from Food Lion

US Congressman Patrick McHenry presents a check to TRIO Project Director Annette Toms and Cleveland Community College President L. Steve Thornburg. Joining themk in the photo are TRIOstudents Donna Biddix, Jesse Browning, Shariya Rivers, Ryan Vinson and Kendra Chaplin.

Money will help first-generation college students, others succeed For the second time, Cleveland Community College has received a five-year federal grant that will provide $220,000 each year to support its TRIO-SSS project. Last week, Congressman Patrick McHenry visited CCC to present a check to the TRIOSSS director and a group of students. The Student Support Services project’s goal is to help first-generation college students, low-income students, and others successfully complete a program of study. “This grant gives us the ability to provide students with help choosing the right classes, tutoring support, mentoring opportunities, and more,” said Annette Toms, TRIO-SSS project director at CCC. “We had so many success stories during the first grant cycle, we are excited to be able to continue.” The TRIO-SSS project is part of the federal TRIO Programs, aimed at helping increase graduation rates among students from disadvantaged backgrounds, low-income students, first-generation college students, and individuals with disabilities. "Every student has the right to an equal opportunity to learn and succeed in college," U.S. Secretary of Education Arne Duncan said in a news re-

lease. "These grants provide critical support to students who can benefit from extra help and encouragement along their college journey, enabling them to reach their personal goals and contribute to the economic vitality of our nation." As part of this second grant cycle, Toms and her team plan to expand the project’s offerings to include, among other services, social belonging strategies and con-

nection with workforce development services. “These students have a desire to learn and grow but often face barriers they think cannot be overcome,” said Toms. “By changing attitudes and perspectives, we are helping students understand and think through the barriers, make choices and decisions, and help themselves see what is possible.”

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Bessemer City, NC 28016 SHELBY, N.C. – Cleveland County Rescue Mission was recently awarded $3,500, a grant from the Food Lion Feeds Charitable Foundation, which is the philanthropic program of Food Lion, a grocer headquartered in Salisbury, N.C. The Charitable Foundation's grants are designed to assist in hunger-relief programs such as the CCRM Community Soup Kitchen. “We are truly appreciative of this gift, said Michael Gullatte, executive director of Cleveland County Rescue Mission. "Food Lion’s gen-

erosity will help us stock our shelves and feed those who are most in need.” CCRM will use the gift to provide food for the hungry, shelter for the homeless, medical assistance for the poor and a renewed sense of self-worth for so many. The CCRM mission is “helping people find peace and provision.” The nonprofit agency offers Christ-centered addiction recovery programs and an array of educational classes such as personal finance, GED, job skill training, theology, healthy living and basic life skills. These pro-

grams help the mission’s residents to build self-confidence, further their education, gain employment and transition to more stable or permanent housing. Those who are interested in finding ways to help can visit www.myccrm.org. Established in 2001, the Food Lion Charitable Foundation provides financial support for programs and organizations dedicated to feeding the hungry in the communities it serves. Since its inception, the foundation has awarded more than $9 million in grants.

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Food Lion Store Manager, Carl Rothrock and CCRM Executive Director Michael Gullatte (at right).