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Volume 127 • Issue 42 • Wednesday, October 21, 2015
The faces of Hope
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A woman's perspective changes after breast cancer. Little things take on more importance and every day you count your blessings. Sandra Murphrey and Lisa Capps Proctor say that faith in God, their husband's strong and unwavering support and prayers from the community sustained them during a life-threatening illness. Mrs. Murphrey, wife of Mayor Rick Murphrey, is a 12-year survivor. Mrs. Proctor, wife of KMPD Chief Melvin Proctor, is a nearly sixyear survivor. A KMPD Sergeant, she fights cancer as aggressively as she fights crime. Both women said they had received a clean bill of
Woman's Club Festival today The traditional Woman's Club Fall Festival is underway today (Wednesday) at the Woman's Club, East Mountain Street. Lunch will be served from 11:30 a.m.-1:30 p.m. and dinner will be served from 5:30-7 p.m. Tickets are $10 for adults and $6 for children 12 and under. Take-outs are available. The Festival will also feature a Country Store with baked goods and decorative tables, plus crafts. Proceeds benefit Woman's Club scholarships to area young people.
health short months before the Big C diagnosis. “I see my survival of cancer as an answer to a lot of people's prayers. I'm thankful God has used me to testify to His greatness,'' says Lisa. “We both just focus on the positive,'' says Sandra, adding that through her experiences with cancer she found that God put people in the right places to help her through a regimen of surgery, chemotherapy and treatments. Both women led a “Twin Peaks Enduro,” a 5K run and walk race at Gateway Trail on Sept. 1, 2010, almost a year after Lisa ran her own Enduro, diagnosed on Oct. 30, 2009 with triple negative breast cancer with a 98% growth rate. “You take a step forward See FACES, Page 8A
Looking to avoid lines or planning on being out of town on Election Day? Early Voting begins tomorrow at the Cleveland County Board of Elections office on 215 Patton Dr. in Shelby. The hours are 8:30 a.m. to 5 p.m. and it’s offered through Saturday, Oct. 31. The hours for Saturday are 9 a.m. to 1 p.m. Lawmakers mandated that all local authorities offer early voting about 10 years ago. The idea behind it was to increase voter turnout. “It’s meant to give people an opportunity for cast their ballot early,” said Dayna Causby, the Director of Elections for Cleveland County. “And older voters sometimes say they don’t feel so well. So I encourage them to come in
on a day when they do feel well.” Causby said that past experience has shown that about 50 percent of all voting occurring during early voting, which is categorized as a kind of absentee voting. Election officials also say Early Voting (sometimes referred to One Stop Voting) eases a strain on election workers during Election Day itself, especially during presidential election seasons. Another bonus to early voting is that voters can make address changes instantly because at the main Elections Office site all the necessary files are on hand. “It used to be that you had to have an excuse to vote early,” Causby said. “Early voting has actually helped increase voter turnout.” Come Election Day, poll-
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Body cameras are coming to uniformed police officers in the Kings Mountain Police Department. “We are here to celebrate, to some extent, the funding of body cameras to help protect the officers and the city,'' said David Huffman, Executive Director of the Governor's Crime Commission, to city officials Wednesday afternoon in the KMPD Training room. Huffman announced that KMPD will receive $50,000 worth of grants - $14,837 to purchase body cameras for uniformed officers and $35, 124 for the purchase of new laptop computers for the
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Early voting is available at Cleveland County Board of Elections, starting Thursday. (File photo) ing places in Kings Mountain are the same as they’ve been in recent years. Voters living south of Hwy. Bus. 74 can report to the Communty Room at Mauney Memorial Library. For those living north of the highway, the designated polling place is the H.L. Patrick Senior Center. For more info about Early Voting, visit www.cleve-
landcounty.com/ccboe/documents/earlyvotinghours2015. pdf For a list of all Cleveland County polling places (on Nov. 3), visit www. clevelandcounty.com/ccboe/ documents/precinct_polling_ addresses.pdf Not sure if you’re registered? Visit vt.ncsbe.gov/ Voter_Search_Public/
City unveils expanded Senior Center DAVE BLANTON dave.kmherald@gmail.com
It’s been a year in the making, but on Monday city officials gathered with donors and volunteers to officially open the 5,900 sq. ft. Dover Foundation Annex of the H.L. Patrick Senior Center, which features an upgraded computer services room, a walking track and new exercise facilities. Almost 100 came to hear about the building’s new features, an expansion that was beginning to be planned about seven years ago. “Seniors are the main cornerstone in our city’s quality of life foundation,” Kings Mountain Mayor
Kings Mountain Mayor Rick Murphrey is joined by members of the city council, volunteers, fundraisers and others at a ceremonial ribboncutting for an expansion of the H. Lawrence Patrick Center. Rick Murphrey said. “We’re proud of what we’ve done at the senior center – the dif-
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Sandra Murphrey, left, and Lisa Proctor enjoy life and count their blessings after surviving breast cancer. Photo by LIB STEWART
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vehicles. Deputy Director Timothy Hinnant was also present. Huffman, former Catawba County Sheriff for 28 years, said the tragic church shooting in Charleston, SC had underscored the need for more equipment for law enforcement to help save theirs and the public's lives. “Governor Pat McCrory loves law enforcement and the military and he has a $5 million budget working closely with law enforcement and veterans, focusing on creation of Family Justice Centers working with police on child safety,'' said Huffman. Each body camera cost $900 and three will be See BODY CAMERAS, Page 8A
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SunTrust Bank in Kings Mountain was robbed Friday morning for the second time this year and the third time since 2013. Kings Mountain Police, investigating the robbery, ask that anyone with information call KMPD at 704-734-0444. The suspect is still at large as of Tuesday afternoon. SUSPECT IN BANK ROBBERY Friday morning photo courtesy KMPD about 10 a.m. police said a man entered according to police. the bank at 700 W. King Gaston County Police Street and slipped a note to a brought a K-9 unit to help teller demanding money. No track the suspect. one was injured. The suspect is described The suspect was caught as a black male with long on the bank camera as he left dredlocks and wearing dark through the front door on foot clothing, dark sunglasses and heading north on Sims Street, a ball cap.
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■ OBITUARIES Jerri Lynn Groner Short stay at home wife YORK, SC- Jerri Lynn Groner Short, 60. of 9076 K i n g s Drive, passed away Sunday October 18, 2015 at Carolinas Healthcare Systems – Kings Mountain. A native of Gaston County, she was the daughter of the late Jack Allen and Joyce Morgan Groner. She was a stay at home wife. She is survived by her husband Preston Short of Robert Lee “Bob” Wilson retired Lt. Col. NCANG KINGS MOUNTAIN Robert Lee “Bob” Wilson, age 78, resident of Kings Mountain, NC died October 18, 2015 at his home. He was born in Cleveland County. NC to the late Martin Luther Wilson, Sr. and Essie Pearl Allman Wilson. He was also preceded in death by his brothers, Charles Edward Wilson and Martin Luther Wilson, Jr. He graduated from Kings Mountain High School in 1955, attended Cleveland Community college 1962 – 1963, graduated from Officers Candidate School, June 1961; and graduated Command and General Staff College, December 1979. Bob retired as a Lt. Col. from the North Carolina Army National Guard after serving for 33 years in the 105th. Engineer Battalion and the 505th Engineer Battalion in Gastonia, Belmont, and Charlotte. He also owned and operated Mountain Video in Kings Mountain for twelve years. Other than his family, music and his church were important segments of his Donald Pruett BOILING SPRINGS - Donald Gene Pruett, 83, died Thursday, Oct. 15, 2015, at Cleveland Pines Nursing Center. A native of Cleveland County, he was the son of the late Fonz PruJames Tessiner SHELBY - James Earl Tessiner, 77, of 2419 Windy Lane, passed away Thursday October, 15, 2015, at his residence. A native of Cleveland county, Teresa Ann Vance CHERRYVILLE - Teresa Ann Vance, age 49, resident of 6805 Holly Hawk Ct., Cherryville, NC passed away October 15, 2015, at Carolinas Medical Center, Charlotte, NC. She was born in Lawrence Co. OH to the late GerAllen Vaughn SHELBY - Thomas “Allen” Vaughn, 43, died Sunday, Oct. 18, 2015. A native of Cleveland County, he is the son of Wade and JO Anne Shields Vaughn Jr. of Shelby. Allen was a member of the Episcopal Church of The Janice Lavere KINGS MOUNTAINJanice Lavere, 64, passed away Monday October 12, Deanna Powell KINGS MOUNTAINDeanna Powell, 62, passed away Monday October 12, 2015, at Brian Center of Gastonia. A native of Rutherford County, she was the daughter of the late Roy and Margaret Hill Dobbins. Service will be at a later date and announced by the family. Clay-Barnette Funeral Home of Kings Mountain is serving the family.
the home; one daughter, Tina Teague, granddaughter Courtney Teague of Kings Mountain; two sons, Travis Short of Winston-Salem and Shane Short and wife Stephanie of Kings Mountain; three sisters, Marsha Davis and husband John of Dallas, NC, Ann Burton and husband Buddy of Gastonia, Kim Allbright and husband Richie of Texas; two brothers, Michael Groner of Gastonia, Brian Groner and wife Karen of Yorktown, VA; twelve additional grandchildren; eight nieces and nephews; her beloved and rotten Beagle, JJ, who stayed by her side faithfully. A funeral service will be
held 11 a.m. Wednesday at Clay-Barnette Funeral Home of Kings Mountain. Rev. James Chambers of Souls Harbor Tabernacle, Gastonia, will officiate the service. Interment will be in Kings Mountain’s Mountain Rest Cemetery. The family received friends Tuesday evening from 6 – 8 p.m. at Clay-Barnette Funeral Home of Kings Mountain and other times at the home of her son Shane, 303 Edgemont Drive, Kings Mountain NC 28086. Online condolences: www.claybarnette.com Clay-Barnette Funeral Home of Kings Mountain is in charge of arrangements.
life. He was an active member of St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church serving as advisor for Luther League Youth Organization, Chairman of the Property Committee, and member of the St. Matthew’s Lutheran Pre-School Board. He participated in other areas of service for the church and was coordinator at the church’s weekly donations to Crisis Ministry. His great love and devotion was the choir. He never missed singing at the Christmas Eve Musical Service for 56 years and sang his last anthem in the choir Sunday, October 11, 2015. Bob was known by many different names-Best Friend and Husband to Judy, Dad to the children, Poppi to the grandchildren and their friends, and “Bob the Builder” to all the children at St. Matthew’s Pre-School. He cherished each name and what each represented. He is survived by his wife of 53 years: Julia Cooper “Judy” Wilson, of the home; Son: Robert Neal Wilson and wife Angela H. Wilson, Crosby, TX; Daughters: Lee Ann Wilson and Michele McDuffie, King Mountain; Brother-in-Laws: Jacob Neal Cooper and Martha
Cohn Cooper, Hastings on Hudson, NY and Billy Law, Cartersville, GA; Sister-inLaws: Coleen Brooks Wilson and Sandra Bumgardner Wilson, Kings Mountain; five Grandchildren: Robert Adam Bridges, William Foster Bridges, Kenneth Lee Bridges, Kings Mtn. NC; Morgan Lockhart and husband Alan Hagan, Crosby TX; Robert Cody Majectic, Crosby, TX.; Nieces and Nephews. A memorial service will be held at St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church, Sunday, October 25, 2015 at 3 p.m., with Rev. Josh Tucker officiating. Visitation is from 10:30 a.m. to 8:30 p.m. each day at his home, 107 N. Piedmont Ave. Kings Mountain, North Carolina. Interment with Military Honors: Mountain Rest Cemetery, Kings Mountain, North Carolina. In lieu of flowers, memorials may be sent to St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church, 201 N. Piedmont Ave. Kings Mountain, NC 28086. Guest register available at www.harrisfunerals.com. Arrangements: Harris Funeral Home and Cremation Services, Kings Mountain, N.C.
ett and Mae Penson. He is survived by his wife Deanya Bridges Pruett; daughter, Marilyn Cundiff and husband Jerry of Lynchburg, Va.; grandchildren Michael Grant of Wilmington, and Michelle Arrowood and husband Chad of Forest
City; and great-granddaughter, Sophia Arrowood. The family will received friends Saturday from 3 to 4 p.m. at Clay-Barnette Funeral Home. Clay-Barnette Funeral Home of Shelby is handling the arrangements for the family.
he was the son of the late John Erie and Nellie Morrow Tessiner. A funeral service was held at 2 p.m. Monday in the chapel of Clay Barnette Funeral Home. The
family will receive friends 6 to 7:30 p.m. Sunday evening at the funeral home. Interment is at Sunset Cemetery. Clay-Barnette Funeral Home of Shelby is serving the family.
ald Cochran and Wanda Farris Cochran. Teresa was a loving mother, grandmother, and sister who will be greatly missed. A funeral service was held at Ollie Harris Memorial Chapel on Saturday, October 17 at 4 p.m., with Archie Brown officiating. Visitation was from 2:30
– 3:30 p.m. Saturday, October 17, prior to the service at Harris Funeral Home, Kings Mountain, North Carolina. Interment is at Mountain Rest Cemetery, Kings Mountain, North Carolina. Harris Funeral Home and Cremation Services is handling the arrangements.
Redeemer, worked as a computer engineer, and had a love of fishing, reading, traveling, and listening to music. Funeral services will be held 2 p.m. Wednesday at Clay-Barnette Funeral Home Chapel. The family will receive friends one hour prior to the service,
at the funeral home. Burial will follow at Sunset Cemetery. Memorials may be sent to NAMI-Rutherford-Cleveland (National Association of Mental Illness), PO Box 813, Boiling Springs, N.C. 28017. Clay-Barnette Funeral Home of Shelby is assisting the family.
2015, at Presbyterian Hospital. A native of Pender County, she was the daughter of the late Rufus and Mary Pearl Bonham. Ser-
vice will be at a later date and announced by the family. Clay-Barnette Funeral Home of Kings Mountain is serving the family.
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2 men charged after stand-off shooting
Members of the Cleveland County Sheriff's Office Special Emergency Response Team enter a home on Williams road early Thursday after a shooting at the intersection of S. Battleground Avenue and Kings Mountain Boulevard. Courtesy of Lem Lynch Photography Two Kings Mountain men – Dillon Michael Gordon, 22, and GORDON Roger Clayton Robertson, 22, have been charged in a shooting that led to a stand-off on Williams Road early Thursday. Gordon faces charges of obstruction of justice and shooting into occupied property. His bond is set at $1500. Robertson is charged with shooting into occupied property and is jailed under a $15,000 bond. The shooting, in which no one was injured, happened on or about midnight, according to the Cleveland County Sheriff's Department, near Kings Mountain
Boulevard and S. Battleground Avenue. “ A n individual pulled ROBERTSON up in a vehicle and shot at an individual in another vehicle,'' said Sheriff Alan Norman. He said the suspects used an assault-style rifle to shoot at the victim's vehicle while at the intersection and the victim's vehicle was hit during the gun fire. Norman said the perpetrators fled the scene and sought refuge at 5123 E. Dixon Boulevard in Shelby. Patrol officers responded to 5123 E. Dixon Boulevard to apprehend suspects. Upon arrival the sheriff said that patrol officers spoke to the homeowner and were able
to evacuate several people out of the house once it was confirmed that suspects were inside. Two suspects, however, refused to come out, so the Sheriff's Emergency Response Team and Negotiations Team were called to the scene. Norman said that through a collaboration between the Sheriff's Emergency Response Team and Negotiations Team that one suspect came out of the house voluntarily and was subsequently arrested. The second suspect refused to come out of the house and was found hiding inside the home. Norman said the investigation is ongoing and further arrests and charges are pending. Anyone with information is asked to call the Cleveland County Sheriff's Office at 704-484-4788.
■ POLICE ARRESTS OCT. 15: Loren Marquette Grant, 29, Shelby, DWI, $1000 unsecured bond. CITATIONS OCT. 12: Robert Jefferson Thomas, 42, Grover, speeding in school zone and fictitious tag. OCT. 13: Heather Michelle Warner, 24, Gastonia, speeding in school zone. OCT. 14: Sandy Nicole Camp, 32, 527 Stoney Point Rd., expired tag, no electronic inspection on vehicle. OCT. 15: Sharonda Katrece Starr, 37, Shelby, expired tag. OCT. 16: Harvey Jerome Jenkins Jr., 35, Gastonia, expired tag, no operator’s license. OCT. 18: Mickey Lee Adkins, 45, 1714 North-
woods Dr., two counts assault on female, injury to personal property, $500 unsecured bond.
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Sexton, both of Kings Mountain and his sister and brother-in-law, Frieda Sexton Rhea and Rick Rhea of Gastonia. The funeral service will be conducted at 2 p.m. Friday, Oct. 23, 2015 at First Wesleyan Church. Rev. Don Williams will officiate and interment will be in Mountain Rest Cemetery. The family will receive friends from 6-8 p.m. on Thursday evening, Oct. 22, 2015 at Harris Funeral Home, Kings Mountain. Memorials may be
KINGS MOUNTAIN - Douglas Eugene Sexton, 61, resident of Kings Mountain, NC died October 19, 2015 at Testa Family Hospice House. He was born in Gaston County. NC to the late Marion P. Sexton. He was retired from Duke Power after 30 years of service. Surviving are his mother, Kay Frances Hullender Sexton, and his brother, Marion Wayne
CITATIONS OCT. 17: Eugene Thomas Holmes, 77, 205 W. Mountain St., posting political signs on buildings, fences, or property without getting consent from owners. INCIDENTS OCT. 13: A resident of Monte Vista Drive reported theft of a double barrel shotgun and shells. OCT. 14: A resident of N. Dilling Street said that tires on his 2004 Ford were cut and the side mirrors broken. OCT. 15: A resident of York, SC reported theft of a lawnmower, weed eater, three tool chests full
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Historical Museum wins $1,000 grant Kings Mountain Historical Museum (KMHM) has won a 2015 Community Mini Grant from Truliant Federal Credit Union in the amount of $1,000, thanks to support from the local community. In August, KMHM was selected as a finalist for the voting-based grant, and was featured on Truliant’s Facebook page and on their website. From August 12 – August 31, individuals read the Museum’s grant program description and casted their votes, once per day during the three-week voting period. Voters chose KMHM as the grant winner amongst other great area nonprofits. Earlier this year, KMHM won $10,000 in underwriting through WTVI PBS Charlotte’s 2nd Annual Community Give Back Contest. “That win was owed entirely to our community members, who voted online for us, and to our partners, who helped mobilize the media campaign to spread the word to voters,” said Museum Director Adria Focht. “We relied on each of our partners and supporters once again, to spread the word and to vote each day – and we won! Museum staff and members of the Board of Directors are so grateful for the support we receive from our community, and for Truliant Federal Credit Union’s generosity. This grant money will go a long way in supporting our upcoming holiday exhibit.”
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Tammy Branton, branch manager for Shelby’s Truliant Federal Credit Union, presents a check for $1,000 to Kings Mountain Historical Museum director Adria Focht on Wednesday morning. KMHM requested the $1,000 Community Mini Grant to assist with the museum’s operating and programming costs for their 13th Annual Toys, Games & TRAINS exhibit. This signature model train display has become a holiday tradition and fun learning experience for families throughout the region. Although admission is offered free of charge to the public, the Museum spends over $10,000 to produce and operate the exhibit and related holiday programming. From November 14, 2015 – January 2, 2016, the Toys, Games & TRAINS exhibit will fill the Museum with model train displays assembled by the Piedmont S Gaugers, as well as local transportation artifacts, and antique toys and games. This interactive display offers a fun, hands-on learning experience for children and adults alike, and provides an opportunity to make clear and memorable connections to the area’s rich transportation history. As a free cultural at-
traction, Toys, Games & TRAINS is particularly beneficial to the low- and moderate-income families in our community, who can visit again and again free of charge. This exhibit and its related programs have also increasingly drawn visitors from more distant locations across the region, promoting Kings Mountain and Cleveland County’s image as a destination for tourism and supporting the local economy. “As a nonprofit museum, we can think of no better way to fulfill our mission to serve our community during the holidays than this train display. Seeing the faces of the little ones light up as they explore the train display brings a special kind of magic to this time of year, and the exhibit has a way of making children of us all – while helping to foster a deeper understanding of the history of our region,” said Focht. “Having the support of our local businesses and citizens is always critical in helping us execute this holiday tradition.”
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Kings Mountain Historical Museum recently received a Kings Mountain Tourism Development Authority grant for $1,143.43 to fund the purchase of a new camera with videography capabilities. The Museum already promotes its free exhibits, events, and services to diverse media outlets throughout the state and region, through online events calendars, social media channels, newspapers, printed publications, and their website. As their media presence continues to grow, the Museum is experiencing greater exposure than ever before. Unfortunately, their outdated camera equipment greatly limited their ability to produce high-quality photographs and video content for advertising purposes. “We feel strongly that this new camera equipment, which would not have been attainable without the support of the Kings Mountain Tourism Development Authority, will bring aprofessional quality to our marketing that will significantly
Andria Focht, Director of Kings Mountain Historical Museum, center, receives a check from the Kings Mountain Tourism Development Authority, to buy a new video camera for advertising purposes. Making the presentation are Tourism Authority chairman Ward 5 councilman Rick Moore, left, and Rodney Gordon, Ward 4 councilman, vice-chairman of the TDA. Photo by ELLIS NOELL increase our capacity to draw local and out-of-town visitors,” said Museum Director Adria Focht. “We will now be able to create in-house promotions that better reflect the quality of Kings Mountain Historical Museum and our community. The Museum staff
and Board Members are tremendously grateful for this new asset, and we thank the City of Kings Mountain and the Kings Mountain Tourism Development Authority for assisting us in our efforts to enhance Kings Mountain’s image as a destination for tourism.”
Walton jailed on drug charges SHELBY – James Oneil Walton, 2345 Gaffney Road, Mooresboro, has been charged with two counts trafficking in cocaine, three counts selling cocaine, three counts possession with the intent to sell cocaine, and one count of resisting/delaying/ or
obstructing arrest, Cleveland County Sheriff Alan Norman reported. Walton was arrested by the Vice/Narcotics Investigators and Community Interdiction Team at the end of an ongoing drug investigation. The total amount of co-
caine seized was 69 grams with a street value of over $3700. Norman said at the time of his arrest Mr. Walton was on probation for previous drug charges and was given no bond by the county magistrate's office.
Coaches Vs. Cancer Shootout Basketball Tournament On Friday during the home football game between Kings Mountain and Chase, the Kings Mountain Basketball programs will hold a memorial walk to raise money for the Coaches Vs Cancer foundation, a branch of the American Cancer Society. The walk will honor those who have won, lost,
or are still fighting the battle against cancer. For a donation of $5 or more, fans can write a personal message on a banner and take a candlelit walk around the track during halftime. A table will be set up near the home entrance. The money collected will be presented to the American Cancer Society on No-
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City receives downtown revitalization grant of $97,000 The revitalization of downtown Kings Mountain is not new. In 2000, Mayor Rick Murphrey began putting the power and resources of our local government behind Jan Harris efforts to improve the appearance and success of our historic downtown city center. Even before Kings Mountain became a Main Street City in 2009, the Mayor,
Council and city staff were involved in this process, partnering with downtown property and business owners and involved city residents to improve our downtown. Some of the dearly steps that this grassroots effort combined with strong city support included the City’s purchase of land that became Patriot’s Park in downtown. This purchase provided a place for Kings Mountain residents to gather and play and it was all within reach of downtown businesses. This park, which was named in a contest by our local school
students, continues to be a hub of activity for events both large and small especially with the construction of the Gazebo for concerts and public restroom facilities. More recently, additional land has been purchased by the City to complete the Park which will allow us to develop this land to its fullest potential as a gathering place for our citizens. Other projects done by the City through its dedication to the revitalization of the downtown core include the various mural projects which reinforce the strong
history enjoyed here in Kings Mountain and our close tie to the mountain where we get our City’s name. These murals attract visitors and help make our downtown memorable. Twinkling lights in our downtown trees delight and welcome visitors who come downtown during the Christmas season. This was another project begun by Mayor Murphrey that shows the impact relatively small projects can have on a city’s core. Since the Main Street Program was See DOWNTOWN Page 7B
LETTERS TO THE EDITOR To the Editor: I wanted to take a minute to voice my opinion about the upcoming city council elections. While some citizens say that most local races for office have little impact on our quality of life, I hold a much different opinion about our representative style of government. Our local races are so critically important because these are the people we are putting in place to protect our beloved hometown. Often these are the elected officials who protect our very homes and families. Make no mistake about where we are at today, we have a variety of threats and opportunities facing the City of Kings Mountain. Some would say we are at a critical point right now with the issues we read about in the headlines. The truth is everyday is a critical day for our town as we struggle to manage the day to day operations, while planning for the future, while we remember and pay homage to our forefathers who gave us so much. That means we need and must keep great leaders elected for our town. In the upcoming race for City Council At Large you have several choices, with all of the candidates being good people, but on November 3, I will cast my vote for Bobby Pearson. I have known Bobby
for over a decade now and during that time I have witnessed his consistent leadership throughout his life. He is a dedicated Christian, active in his Church and Sunday School. He and his wife Traci have raised a family right here in the town he grew up as a lifelong resident. He is a committed leader in the professional world where he manages multimillion-dollar budgets and must daily make stressful decisions. He has strived to give back to the community by serving in a variety of ways where he can help, most recently serving on the local Planning and Zoning Board. By volunteering to serve on the Planning and Zoning Board Bobby worked to increase his own knowledge to help our City. Bobby has a vision for where Kings Mountain can be in the future, and I believe that it is the right future. I am confident that his vision and leadership will maintain the quality of life we know today and always paying tribute to our founding fathers who gave us our Great Hometown, Kings Mountain. Join me in supporting Bobby Pearson for City Council At Large as we all go exercise our freedom on November 3, 2015.
To the Editor: I wanted to take this opportunity to let the voters in Kings Mountain know that my family and I support Rodney Gordon for the Ward 4 Council seat. Rodney has been a longtime friend of mine for 30-plus years. While he was in high school he worked for our family-owned business. He was a dedicated and hard worker who always exhibited professionalism, kindness, and dependability. He was always respectful and responsible, on and off the job. For the last 10 years I have seen him exhibit these same characteristics as a council member for our city. Today Rodney is a well respected and successful business owner in the HVAC industry. There was
never any doubt in my mind that he wouldn’t be successful in whatever he chose to do in life. I know being a city council member is a thankless and difficult job but I have witnessed Rodney working through controversial issues with the city’s best interest in mind. I consider him a council member who is trustworthy and plans for the future by producing new ideas and is open minded for others’ ideas that will develop Kings Mountain and progressively drive us into the next century. I can honestly say that he serves with integrity and really cares about Kings Mountain and the citizens.
DAVID L. ALLEN Kings Mountain
WENDELL BUNCH Kings Mountain
To the Editor: I fully endorse and support Bobby Pearson, Jr for the Kings Mountain City Council at large seat. I’ve known Bobby for more than 15 years. He is trustworthy, honest, and considerate of others. He’s passionate about improving the life and health of the community. He is motivated by his love of this community. He is established by his character and sustained by his integrity. These and other qualities qualify him to serve the Kings Mountain community with distinc-
tion. While I’m not a resident of Kings Mountain, I have close ties with the community through church, family, and friends. I know Bobby will bring fresh and innovative ideas to the Council while promoting a safe, enjoyable, and friendly environment for the citizens of this city. I encourage you to vote with confidence for Bobby Pearson, Jr for whenever you need him he’ll be there.
To the Editor: On Oct. 13, 2015 a local news publication did not print a very important vote that took place prior to the 7-2 vote to continue having a moment of silence and seek legal counsel at the Cleveland County Board of Education meeting on Oct. 12, 2015. Roger Harris made a motion to begin opening meetings with prayer starting with their Nov. 9 meeting and to seek counsel on how this prayer should be conducted. This motion received a second and was voted on. Roger Harris, Donnie Thurman, Richard Hooker, and Danny Blanton voted for this. Phillip Glover, Shearra Miller, Jerry Hoyle, Jack Hamrick and Kathy Falls voted against this. On a 5-4 decision the Board voted down to start their meetings with prayer. I think it is important for the public to be made aware of this vote because I, like many that were there, felt this final vote was just a political way of saying we hope this issue
will go away. The lawyer that the School Board brought in to speak made it very clear that the Supreme Court of the United States supported the Town of Greece in opening up their meetings with prayer and by allowing the town to invite local clergy in to lead the prayer, did not violate anyone’s Constitutional Rights. This School Board could have voted to do the same thing and invite local ministers who they felt represented this community’s beliefs and values to lead the prayer. Why did the two school board members who originally voted to begin the meeting with prayer all of a sudden change their minds and decide to continue on with a moment of silence? In my opinion, this whole meeting appeared staged and none of the School Board members except two had the courage to do what was right.
To the Editor:
honest businessman and his success is a result of doing things the right way. On several occasions he has taken care of some issues for me as a city commissioner or at least gotten an answer to my questions concerning city business.
I would like to encourage the citizens of Kings Mountain in Ward 4 to vote for Rodney Gordon for commissioner of Ward 4. I met Rodney almost 25 years ago when I joined the Kings Mountain Fire Department and he was Training Officer for the Department. I have remained close to him and his family throughout the years. Rodney is a smart and
REV. JOHN F. SADLER SR. Gastonia, NC
RODNEY FITCH Shelby, NC
I feel like he has done an outstanding job representing our ward, city and state. I ask that you support Rodney Gordon on Election Day Nov. 3 with your vote. LENNY WRIGHT
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To the Editor: I support Rick Murphrey for Mayor of Kings Mountain for the following reasons: DEDICATION Rick has been a tireless worker for the City of Kings Mountain for 21 years; six years on city council and 15 years as mayor He has unselfishly spent countless hours on behalf of the citizens of Kings Mountain. FINANCIAL STABILITY The city has had a perfect audit for the last 15 years. The city also has an A1 credit rating from the Local Government Commission of the Department of the NC Treasurer. The general fund surplus is currently 24 percent of last year’s expenses, whereas the state Local Government Commission requires only 8 percent. This has not always been the case. In fact in 1994, under a previous mayoral administration, the city was in deficit and the mayor received a letter warning the state Local Government Commission may have to take over the city’s finances. INDUSTRY AND JOBS Rick has worked tirelessly to bring new industries and jobs to our area. A
few names of the many industries that came to this area during Mayor Murphrey’s administration include: Greenheck Fan Co., Walt Disney Data Center, Chemetall Foote, AT&T Data Center, NTE Energy, Walmart, Ingles and Southern Company. In all, nearly 3,000 new jobs have been created, and there has been over $3 billion dollars in capital investment by industries. HEALTH, RECREATION WELFARE Mayor Murphrey has worked to promote and support programs beneficial to the citizens of Kings Mountain. A few of these include: Mauney Memorial Library, Kings Mountain Historical Museum, Joy Performance Center, Patrick Senior Center, Gateway Trails, 20 year contract with YMCA, Mayor Murphrey Children’s Park, Special Needs Children’s Park. In summary, I feel that the reelection of Mayor Rick Murphrey would be of tremendous benefit to all the citizens of Kings Mountain.
To the Editor: During this busy campaign season, there have been many statements made from politicians wanting our vote. Many times those politicians get elected only to forget the promises they made and the people that put them into office. But I want to tell you a personal story about a man that has kept his focus on making things better for our children and grandchildren. Mayor Rick Murphrey should be proud of the many accomplishments during his leadership of Kings Mountain. Some of these include improving the financial position of the City, building personal relationships with companies such as NTE (resulting in huge economic impacts to the City), the development of a thriving Senior Center, revitalizing the downtown areas, strengthening the infrastructure, and many more improvements. But none of these accomplishments mean more to me personally than a meeting I had with Mayor
Murphrey at a playground next to the YMCA. At that meeting the County agreed to partner with the City of Kings Mountain to build the first, and only, playground designed for children that have physical or mental challenges in Cleveland County. It was there that I saw the heart of a man with a passion for his City, and for the children. He loves Kings Mountain. That meeting led to an addition to a larger playground. The one named after the driving force behind a place for our children to laugh, play and grow… The Mayor Rick Murphrey Playground.
DR. PAUL E. HENDRICKS JR. Kings Mountain, NC
As your County Commissioner I get to see Mayor Murphrey work hard for Kings Mountain. I am so proud to endorse a man that I consider a friend, Rick Murphrey. And I ask that you please vote for him on November 3rd. JASON FALLS KINGS MOUNTAIN, NC
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■ MEDITATION God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear, though the earth should change, Josh Tucker though the Pastor mountains St. Matthew’s shake in the Lutheran Church heart of the sea; though its waters roar and foam, though the mountains tremble with its tumult. “Be still, and know that I am God! I am exalted among the nations, I am exalted in the earth.” The Lord of hosts is with us; the God of Jacob is our refuge. Psalm 46: 1-3, 10-11 Grace to you and peace in the name of the Father, the Son and the Holy Spirit. Amen.
There’s an old Lutheran joke (yes, we Lutherans like to poke fun at ourselves from time to time) that says: “How many Lutherans does it take to change a light bulb?” And the response is, as the people look around at each other and say, “Change!? Did he say change!” in fright and amazement. The point of the joke is, change is not easy; change is not fun and we humans do not often like the effects of change. But, change is inevitable. The writer of the Psalm knew this thousands and thousands of years ago as they wrote, “though the earth should change” in the second verse. As we turn on the news and open the newspapers or simply sit back and observe the world we live in, we see change everywhere. Who would have thought that one day one could drive down
the road and talk to someone on the telephone. Or, who would have thought that one day one could send a letter in a split second via email. Or, who would have thought that one day one could be so connected with the lives and interests of their family and friends from all across the globe via social media and face time or Skype. The world has changed and developed over the centuries. The only constant, the only sure fire thing, we have in this world seems to be the reality of change. And, the Psalmist realized so long ago that the reality of change would create anxiety and stress and even fear; the writer pointed to the fact that the reality of change would often make itself known to us as a sign of trouble. “God is our refuge and strength, a very present help in trouble. Therefore we will not fear.” This is the good news that the Psalm-
ist writes of, that, even though the world around us is changing as fast as it is, and even though we find ourselves in the midst of trouble, God is with us. God is the source of our strength and a place of safety for us. The tendency in times of change and in times of trouble is to panic and to look for a way out. But God says to be still. In that stillness, we see that God is there to help us as our refuge and strength, even in the midst of change and trouble. Even though technology, relationships, churches, business, our lives, and a whole host of other things may all change, the one thing that does not change in the entire cosmos is God’s love for us. In the stillness of our hearts and souls we find God’s unending, never-changing love for us – our rock, our redeemer, the source of refuge and strength, God the creator of heaven and earth. Amen.
BlockOctoberfest, a free, fun day full of food, fellowship, games, an obstacle course, facepainting, a 18 foot slide, bouncy house, and also Halloween candy will be held at The Ridge @Buffalo Creek from 12 noon-2 p.m. and at Chestnut Ridge Baptist Church, 618 Chestnut Ridge Church Road, from 4-7 p.m. Saturday, Oct. 24. Both events are sponsored by Chestnut Ridge Baptist Church. Everyone welcome.
East Gold Yard Sale East Gold Street Wesleyan Church will sponsor a yard sale Saturday, Oct. 24, beginning at 8 a.m. in the Family Life Center. Tables are available at $10 each to anyone who wants to have his/her own yard sale. Call 704-6164114 to rent a table.
Fellowship & Faith
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
Central United Methodist Church 113 South Piedmont Ave., 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.
Notice: In order to accommodate the number of churches in our communities, we will print two alternating lists of churches each week. If you don’t see the church you’re looking for, be sure to check next week.
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■ LIFESTYLES
DAR Chapter welcomes visitors
South Carolina State DAR Regent Dianne Culbertson, left, is welcomed by Colonel Frederick Hambright Chapter Regent Robin Masters Meyer at the Oct. 7 celebration of the 235th anniversary of the Battle of Kings Mountain at the Kings Mountain National Military Park. The Colonel Frederick Hambright Chapter, Daughters of the American Revolution participated in the Wreath Laying Ceremony to celebrate the 235th Anniversary of the Battle of Kings Mountain on October 7. Members also helped provide a covered dish luncheon to honor the Overmountain Men and Women who traveled the Overmountain Victory Trail telling the story of the battle. Members welcomed National and State DAR officers from both North and South Carolina. Representing the National Society was Vice President General, Peggy Troxell. Rep-
resenting the South Carolina Society was Sate Regent, Dianne Culbertson. Representing the North Carolina Society was State Regent, Elizabeth Graham and members of her executive board - Chaplain, Janet Westbrook, Organizing Secretary, Cricket Crigler, Treasurer, Susan Waldkirch, Historian, Robynn Rutledge and Assistant Treasurer, Rosie Craig. Next year as part of the celebration of the Battle of Kings Mountain, Colonel Frederick Hambright Chapter DAR will dedicate a new marker at the park to honor the African-American Patriots who fought at the battle.
DAR DAY OF SERVICE - Col. Frederick Hambright Chapter, DAR, of Kings Mountain, celebrated DAR Day of Service. From left to right Betty Masters, Loretta Cozart, Libby Putnam, Margaret McGinnis, Becky Scism and Robin Meyer get together to plan the activities.
DAR OFFICIALS – Colonel Frederick Hambright Chapter DAR of Kings Mountain welcomed visiting DAR officials from the Carolinas to the 235th celebration of the Revolutionary War Battle of Kings Mountain last Wednesday at the Kings Mountain National Military Park. From left, Vice-President General Peggy Troxell, Kings Mountain DAR Regent Robin Masters Meyer, North Carolina State Regent Elizabeth Graham, and NC State Historian Robynn Rutledge to the wreath-laying ceremonies.
“Graceland” show at CCC this weekend
VISIT WHITE OAK - Colonel Frederick Hambright Chapter member Becky Scism visits with staff members at White Oak Manor and presents a big goody basket to residents.
Business Networking Events this weekend Business Networking of Kings Mountain will present “Women's Wisdom WalkAbout” Friday night and Saturday beginning at 7 p.m. Friday at Gentle Moon Cafe and culminating on Saturday at 6:30 p.m. with dinner and a fashion show at Gentle Moon Cafe. Tickets are $25 which includes refreshments Friday night and breakfast and dinner on Saturday nights. Saturday events will include nine mini workshops, a data center tour, a walk at Gateway Trail
and a visit to Inn of the Patriots for a cooking demonstration. A scavenger hunt is also on the agenda and there are prizes from numerous merchants including discount shopping. Self defense, skin care, financial and marketing strategies, tools for women, yoga, health and clothing tips are on the Saturday agenda. It's a day of fun, learning, and meeting other women while encouraging women to shop Kings Mountain first. For ticket information call 704-750-6112.
Greater Shelby Community Theatre will present “Graceland and Asleep on the Wind” Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday at 2:30 p.m. at Mildred H. Keeter Auditorium at Cleveland Community College in Shelby. The Sunday show will be interpreted in American sign language. Tickets are $12 for adults and $10 for students/ senior citizens, free with CCC/ GWU ID card. The setting is the front entrance of Graceland three days before the estate is to be opened to the p ublic. Two ardent Presley fans, Bev (a bewigged, middle-aged lady with too much makeup) and Rootie, (a young, shy, and somewhat intimidated by the raucous Bev) are camped out before the gates, each determined to be the first to enter. In “Asleep on the Wind,'' we travel back in time 10 years to a small clearning in Bayou, Teche, Louisiana, where Rootie and her favorite brother, Beau, come to talk in private and escape her other brothers. This 7time Beau has some shocking news that forces Rootie to accept the fact that her life, for better or for worse, will never again be the same.
MASTERS FAMILY - Three generations of the DAR/CAR were involved in the Colonel Frederick Hambright DAR activities, from left, Betty Masters with daughters Robin Meyer and Lee Ann Hendricks and granddaughter, CAR member Cassie Hendricks.
Chapman to lead seminar on Nov. 7 Dr. Gary Chapman, a foremost authority in marriage counseling and enrichment, will lead a one day marriage enrichment conference at First Baptist Church on Nov. 7 from 9 a.m.-3:30 p.m. The seminar is expected to be insightful, humorous and potentially
life-changing and tickets are $35 and can be purchased at the church office. “The Marriage You've Always Wanted” is the conference theme. During breaks water will be provided and lunch will be provided for a nominal fee. No childcare will be provided.
“Time is running short for you to participate in one of the most exciting events in North Carolina,'' said Jonathan Bundon, of the church staff, who said that the public is invited and encouraged to participate.
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Election Day November 3
City Council candidates weigh-in on issues FOR MAYOR
Beauford Burton Sherlock Holmes Rick Murphrey
Beauford Burton Kings Mountain is my birthplace and hometown. My family has roots here going back before 1900. I attended school here. I still have many, many family ties in Kings Mountain. I served in the US Navy from 1961 until mid 1965. I studied business management at Biscayne Southern College. I studied Knitting Technology at Philadelphia College of Textiles. I spent the better part of 40 years in knitting, dyeing and finishing industry of apparel and industrial fabrics. I held positions of department manager, area manager, plant manager and when I retired from Beverly Kits Inc. I was Vice-President. I have managed large numbers of employees and was responsible for multi-million dollar accounts for production and quality. I have experience in manufacturing, purchasing and sales and had national and international accounts such as Reebok, National Hockey League, Ralph Lauren, The Northface, etc. My ability to communicate was honed in all the association I had over the years in dealing with people on all levels, from the production employee to the presidents of large corporations. In addition, many locals have read my columns in the Herald, the Shelby Star, the Gaston Gazette and the Charlotte Observer. What are the most notable qualities you would bring to the job as mayor of Kings Mountain? Desire to serve God and the City with honesty and through the realization that we can’t be blessed by God if we disobey Him. What do you think Kings Mountain’s place in the county and region should be 10 years from now? My hopes and efforts would be to make the city a place that business would feel welcomed and that the people they employ could enjoy the positive aspects of living in a God-loving and peaceful environment. I would be seeking God’s direction in all I do for the people of Kings Mountain, and seeking the advice of those people I find desiring the same successful results. I would not plan to be in office 10 years from now unless God directed me to be there, however, my hopes would be that in 10 years we would be blessed with sufficient businesses and jobs that our city could operate necessary services without additional tax burdens on the people. Federal officials are still deciding the fate of a proposed Catawba Indian gaming complex that could be built a few miles south of town. If it were to be approved, do you think it will have a positive or negative impact on the community? I wish the question had been phrased to actually identify the proposal as a gambling casino. The answer is that I am in STRONG OPPOSITION to a casino and if it is allowed here it will definitely have a negative impact on this entire area, including the increase of crime, the increase of bankruptcies, the increase of need for social expenditures by the city, churches and others such as Crisis Ministry and an increase in broken homes. There is NOTHING
FOR WARD 1
Scott Neisler
positive that will come from a casino for this community.
Rick Murphrey (Rick Murphrey, 402 Garrison Dr., is running for his 7th term as Mayor of Kings Mountain. He has been married 48 years to his wife, Sandra, and they have one daughter, Tracy. He is a graduate of Atlantic Christian College with a BS in Business Administration and Psychology. He teaches the Men’s Sunday School Class at First Baptist Church, of which he is a member. Twice awarded Region C Mayor of the Year, he has served as president of KM Rotary Club, KM Country Club, vice-president of the board of trustees of Kings Mountain Hospital, member of Cleveland Regional Hospital board, Partnership for Children, Cleveland County Economic Development Board, Cleveland Chamber board, member of Shriners, Fairview Lodge AF&AM 339, chairman of Workforce development board and KM Utility Commission.) What are the most notable qualities you would bring to the job as Mayor of Kings Mountain? I bring a lot of business and professional experience to the job - Over 20 years as a textile executive, Vice-President of Sales and Marketing for one of the largest privately owned dyeing companies in America and 21 years of service to the City – 6 years as City Councilman/Mayor Pro T em and 15 years as Mayor. I work with the County Economic Development Commission, State Department of Commerce along with local industry leaders, Council and staff in marketing and selling Kings Mountain bringing jobs to our community. We have developed a great working relationship and I believe in high standards with high expectations. I will continue to promote unity, family values, dignity, pride, personal growth and job satisfaction in our City Associates and our community. What do you think Kings Mountain’s place in the county and region should be ten years from now? I have worked with Council/staff, citizens, county and state leaders to position Kings Mountain for future residential and industrial growth. The community’s foundation has been constructed with cornerstones of financial stability, infrastructure upgrades, job and industrial recruitment with competitive utility and tax rates. Safe streets, fire protection and a family-oriented life style. Supported by the Main Street program, Mauney Library, the Historical Museum, Southern Arts Society, YMCA, Joy Performance Center, Keep America Beautiful, the Patrick Senior Center, Gateway Trails. Building on this visionary floor plan developed in a way that we all will be proud of Kings Mountain as it takes its leadership role ranked No. 1 in all categories in the county and region. Kings Mountain, the Gateway to Cleveland County. Kings Mountain has been ranked No. 10 in most affordable places to live in North Carolina. Federal officials are still deciding the fate of a proposed Catawba Indian gaming complex that could be built a few miles south of town. If it were to be ap-
Lamar Fletcher Howard Shipp
proved, do you think it will have a wpositive or negative impact on the community? This is a private investment, a large economic development project that would bring thousands of jobs to our region.
Scott Neisler (Scott Neisler is a lifelong resident of Kings Mountain who graduated from Gaston Day School Class of 1974 and Florida Southern College, Class of 1978. He was employed by Dicey Fabrics for 37 years and owns Radio Station WGNC in Gastonia. He served as city council member from Ward 6 from 1989-91 and served as mayor three terms 1991-1999.) What are the notable qualities you would bring to the job as Mayor? I will support and assist the city manager and department heads so they could do their jobs more effectively. That will not change from my previous 3 terms. I would bring a watchful eye on making sure we had plans to maintain our utility systems. Before retiring from office, we developed a 5-year capital improvement program because I wanted to make sure that we would never again allow our utility systems to get in bad shape. After that, the citizens should benefit from cost savings in reduction of rates. We have to remember that the city government works for the citizens not the other way around. If we don’t pass on these benefits to our citizens why should we even be in the utility business! Today residential customers pay 2% more than customers on Duke Power, so with NTE we should see some opportunity in a few short years to return the savings to Kings Mountain citizens. That excites me! I would bring a culture of team building to the city government. It would be my job to help facilitate City Council discussions on the vision for Kings Mountain. Uniting council, maintaining an open mind while listening to all view points from council and citizens before making recommendations. I believe that I have the ability to forge public and private partnerships that together can make us an even greater community. Taking us to the next level. Promoting city events that will benefit businesses and help them grow. My vision is a city assisting businesses, helping them become more successful. Supporting those businesses that are taxpayers, utility customers, and employers to our citizens. Finally, I would bring the love that I have for the city to the job. This is a city that has raised me and taken care of me. I have lived here all my life. I was so proud to have been your Mayor for 8 years and it would be a pleasure and honor to do it all over again! What do you think Kings Mountain’s place in the region should be ten years from now? Kings Mountain will be a leader in the region because our City government along with private partnerships has taken the city to the next level. Citizens are reaping the benefits by reduced power rates. That in turn will make us very attractive to becoming a growing residential community . Once that happens other
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Rodney Gordon Kay Hambright
Dean Spears
FOR WARD 5
Rick Moore
Jay Rhodes
development will follow because of the population density. I can see Kings Mountain as a western most point on a light rail line into Charlotte. Using existing tracks to travel to the Patty Hall Keith Miller Jerry Mullinax Bobby Pearson Charlotte airport, Bank of America Stadium, and any negative impact on the Howard Shipp downtown Charlotte. Our citizens. That’s why my priWhy do you want to orities are focused on the fustation would allow everyone west of Kings Mountain serve on Kings Mountain ture and not the past. I truly to park and ride. This sounds City Council? believe that we are on the I want to continue to serve threshold of an economic and like something that is so far into the future, but we have to on Kings Mountain City growth incline. One of the think along these lines so we Council so I can continue to main reasons for this incline will be prepared to handle the serve my home town and con- is due to the agreement we growth before it overtakes us. tinue to make a positive dif- have entered into with NTE, Roads will be a concern and ference in the city that I love. a new power generation faWhat are the issues cility that will be located in we will plan into the future so we don’t experience the Council may face in the next Kings Mountain. This agreeurban sprawl that has con- four years? ment will lock in our wholeWe will have to continue sale electricity purchase price sumed similar communities to work on the enhancement for twenty years with no inin the region. Federal officials are of our water and sewer pro- creases to the City. The value still deciding the fate of a gram. We need to continue to of this project alone will proposed Catawba Indian work on our recreational pro- conservatively generate 8-9 gaming complex that could gram. We need to continue to million dollars in revenue per be built a few miles south revitalize our downtown area. year. I want to make sure that of town. If it were to be ap- We need to continue to pre- the additional revenue flow, proved, do you think it will pare for growth which is sure from this agreement, is put to have a positive or negative to come. good use and spent wisely to A casino could be in invest in our future. impact on the community? I think it will have a Kings Mountain’s future. Another reason I would positive impact on Kings If it were to be approved like to continue to serve on Mountain. Business wise just by federal officials, do you KM City Council is because having the complex will boost think the citizens of Kings our progression into the fuutility sales, that benefits all Mountain will benefit from ture should be led by an agof us. And because it’s only a casino? gressive and energetic person I think from an economic who is not simple or closed an 11 acre development, it will spur growth in the area standpoint the city will ben- minded and is capable of around it for more customers. efit from a casino; jobs, tax making difficult or controverrevenue, water/sewer gas sial decisions. I have a proven revenue Lamar Fletcher record of bringing these char(Lamar Fletcher, 1005 acteristics to the Council and Rodney Gordon Ramseur St., is a life-long resI am committed to continue (Rodney Gordon is a life that path. ident of Kings Mountain and a graduate of Kings Moun- long resident of Kings MounIn the past few years I tain High School. He and tain. A graduate of Gaston have researched and attended his wife, Nan Ingle Fletcher, College, he is married to conferences to educate myhave been married 52 years Vickie Metcalf Gordon, his self about the concerns, chaland had four children, two of wife of 34 years. They have lenges, and changes that all them deceased. Their family two children, Catherine Gor- Cities will be faced with in also includes eight grandchil- don McKee and husband the future. By doing this redren and five great-grand- Brandon McKee, and Carol search and attending these children. He has served on Gordon. They have two conferences I have prepared the Kings Mountain Planning grandchildren. myself for future leadership. Rodney owns Carolina This is another reason I would & Zoning Board four years and is a member of Penley’s Air Solutions, Inc., a success- like to continue to serve on ful commercial and industrial KM City Council. All of the Chapel Church.) Why do you want to HVAC company. He and his experts and professionals preserve on Kings Mountain family are active members of dict that the way we do busiFirst Baptist Church in Kings ness in the future should be City Council? I love this town and I want Mountain. of great concern for the city Rodney is completing a leaders. There will be many to see it continue to prosper and grow. My passion is for third term on City Council, challenges and there will be a growth in the downtown area serving the citizens of Kings lot of changes. We shouldn’t with more businesses and Mountain since 2005 and is settle or just adapt to these all-over beautification and currently seeking re-election changes and challenges; we more parks, particularly one to the Ward 4 seat. Six years must be the leaders and trendin West Kings Mountain. It of his service was as Mayor setters. is time for Kings Mountain Pro Tem. He was a member There are many things that to honor Martin Luther King of the Kings Mountain Fire I am committed to in leading Jr. and it would be fitting, I Department for 14 years. Kings Mountain into the fuCommittee appointments ture. The best way to predict think, to name a new park include: Travel Development the future is to create it. We after h im. What are the issues Authority vice-chairman; must be flexible and meet Council must face in the Youth advisory committee, the needs of the community, city finance committee, city keep up with technological next four years? We will need to continue utilities committee, recre- advancement, meet the local to keep up to date on in- ation committee, delegate workforce expectations, stay frastructure, consider more to the Centralina Council of focused on economic develbenefits for employees, and Governments; board mem- opment, promote and deliver much needed in town is more ber for the KM Fire Depart- superior services, address affordable housing. One big ment Firemen’s Relief fund; key issues, and be the energy “must” is where to where to board member American Red behind Kings Mountain. Tofind land for an addition to Cross; advisory board mem- gether we can lead Kings ber of the Kings Mountain Mountain and set the stage Mountain Rest Cemetery. for the upcoming generations. A casino could be in Chamber of Commerce.) Why do you want to I would be honored to get Kings Mountain’s future. If it were to be approved serve on Kings Mountain your vote on November 3. Your vote for Rodney Gordon by federal officials, do you City Council? The easy answer to this is not only for me, it is a vote think the citizens of Kings question would be to say for Kings Mountain’s future. Mountain will benefit from that I want to serve on City What are the issues a casino? Council to see all the projects Council may face in the next Kings Mountain would completed that I have been in- four years? benefit from an increased tax volved with. While successful Issues, an important topic base and from the sale of util- completion of these projects or problem for debate or ities which would lower our is very important to Kings discussion, is what the City bills for city utilities. I think Mountain’s future, I want to Council deals with often. a casino would generate more make sure we stay on a path There are many issues Counbusiness in Kings Mountain, that will continue to enhance cil will be faced with and new the future and move us pro- ones will arise unexpectedly. more restaurants and hotels. gressively forward without See CITY COUNCIL, Page 9A
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Wednesday, October 21, 2015
CITY UNVEILS: expanded: Senior Center
FALL COLOR - You don't need to drive to the mountains to see Fall color. The yards at the home of Tommy and Kay Hawkins are ablaze with color this season. City Councilman Hawkins is the master yard planner on Woodside Drive and works hours each day in the flower gardens and lawn.
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today’s society it is the architecture of our structures that speak to who we are as a people. Kings Mountain is a loving and caring community – a beacon of hope to our seniors.” The reference was to the old train depot on Piedmont Ave. Built in 1922, it housed an early incarnation of the city’s senior center in the 1980s. When city leaders began to discuss the idea of expanding the senior center around 2008, it was averaging 21 new clients a month, Murphrey said. That growth represents an aging population in the area as well as nationwide.
“The pain in the growth was worth it in the long run,” director Monty Thornburg told an audience that included city council members, Main Street Program employees, mayoral candidate Scott Neisler, fire and police officials and N.C. Speaker of the House Tim Moore, who is a Kings Mountain attorney. Thornburg explained that in the expansion, builders were able to make room for an expanded cafeteria and also a new computer room, which doubled in size from the previous one. Also getting an upgrade was a game room, which features a billiards table and a kind of indoor shuffleboard game. Murphrey thanked long-
time director Monty Thornburg for having “a vision” to deliver more services to Kings Mountain residents aged 55 and older. For Thornburg, the success and expansion of the center are natural functions of an aging population. “We’re the only municipality in North Carolina that has its own Department of Aging,” said Thornburg, who has worked at the senior center for more than three decades and is retiring at the end of the year to work full time in the funeral home industry. “The H. Lawrence Patrick Center benefits not just seniors but the entire community.”
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City councilman Keith Miller, Chief Melvin Proctor, councilman Howard Shipp, councilman Rick Moore, David Huffman, Executive Director of the NC Governor's Crime Commission, councilman Tommy Hawkins, Mayor Rick Murphrey, Deputy Director Timothy Hinnant, and councilmen Curtis Pressley and Rodney Gordon, left to right, display two checks for almost $50,000 presented to the Kings Mountain Police Department last Wednesday for body cameras and laptop computers. Photo by LIB STEWART
purchased initially which will record audio and video and have enough storage to record up to 12-14 hours of video. Chief Melvin Proctor said the department is already testing several models of body cameras. He said he prefers a body cam with one-touch function. Proctor said the department will begin implementing the body cameras in the next three months. The body-worn cameras
are required to record a variety of activities, including traffic stops, arrests, disturbances, etc. Using the camera will give the police officer a lot more opportunity to capture what happened. Proctor displayed a camera that looked about the size of a small compact or lipstick holder. Proctor said that Kings Mountain Police Department Capt. Jerry T essneer and Toni Mode, administrative assistant for the department, spent the last
FACES OF HOPE From Page 1A and then sometimes you're knocked back but God is always there,'' says Sandra whose diagnosis in 2003 was inflammatory breast cancer. Chronic asthma attacks only worsened the months of treatments. Lisa was 40 years old when she battled rapidly growing breast cancer. Because of the aggressive nature of her cancer, there was no time to waste. She underwent surgery Nov. 11, 2009 followed by chemotherapy and reconstructive surgery. “We created out own 'war room' at home where we combated the enemy, cancer, our place to go to God in prayer and we placed scripture verses all around the house.'' Her favorite scriptures were: Psalm 34:4: I sought the Lord and He heard my cry” and Psalm 118:17 - “I shall live and not die and declare the works of the Lord.” The 'war room' is still there and Lisa and her husband, also the Associate
Pastor of Penley's Chapel, begin each day with prayer for all the community. Lisa keeps her Bible close and carries scriptures in pockets and shoes every day on her busy life as a policewoman. After cancer, Lisa is sharing her faith and her story of beating cancer in a book she is about ready to take to the printers. An equestrienne, she barrel races and has won prizes for herself and her three blue ribbon horses that qualified for the National Barrel Horse Association (NBHA World Finals. She and her husband ride horses on the Capps farm and Lisa calls riding horses her “best stress reliever.” Yes, cancer is scary. But so are other tragedies that police see on a regular beat every day. Both Sandra Murphrey and Lisa Proctor have upbeat attitudes, a testimony they share every day and a key, they affirm, to survival of most any challenges of life.
YMCA Fall Festival Oct. 29 The 5th annual YMCA Fall Festival will be held Thursday, Oct. 29 from 6-8 p.m. at the YMCA Gym at 211 Cleveland Avenue. Games, food, prizes, costume contest, bounce house, inflatable
obstance course, and the legendary cake wall are featured entertainment. It's free with two canned food items per person. All canned goods will be donated to the Kings Mountain Crisis Ministry.
five months working on the grants. He said Mode and Tessneer put in hours of research on cameras, why they needed them and researching particular stateof-the art models for the police department. The department will be able to purchase at least 10 laptops which will replace some of the older models in patrol vehicles. Many police departments in the country are using body cameras, a number that continues to grow.
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Wednesday, October 21, 2015
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CITY COUNCIL: candidates weigh-in on issues From Page 7A
I have listed some of the issues that I feel we will be faced with. These are in no specific order. The loss of experienced Department Directors and employees due to retirement is certainly an issue we will be facing. While we certainly appreciate the dedication and commitments these long time employees have to Kings Mountain, we sincerely hate to loose them. Recently, we have lost a few Department Directors to retirement and they are sorely missed but due to their loyalty to Kings Mountain they prepared an assistant to replace them. There are two more Directors that are scheduled for retirement at the end of this year. By working with the City Manager and Staff we must make sure this transitional period of putting new qualified Directors in place is a seamless move and make sure these departments continue to operate in a smooth and effective way. Employee retention with competitive wages will be an issue. Every position will have an increased demand as modern day technology invades day to day operations. We must make sure we offer competitive wages, training, and education for all City employees. We approved funding for an in-house pay study to be completed in the 20152016 budget. This study will help us to identify the competitive wage scale for every position within the City and will help us align our wage structure with comparable Cities within North Carolina. Fire Department staffing and equipping will certainly be an issue in the coming years. The Fire Industry is changing rapidly nationwide. Currently we have a huge dependence on part time/paid volunteer firefighters. In the past 5 years the staffing of these positions has become more and more difficult to fill. The call volume has increased as much as 30% with much of this increase due to being required to respond to rescue calls. Cleveland County responds to medical calls but the Fire Department assists with any rescue needs. The part time/paid volunteer firefighters are having difficulty finding time to commit out of their other daily commitments to respond to these calls and meet the required training requirements mandated by the State. Our Fire Department is currently meeting the needs of Kings Mountain but the future needs will require having less dependence on the part time/volunteer firefighters. Eventually I see that we will be required to staff the department with more career full time firefighters. Also the State has mandated strict restrictions on the longevity of vehicle usage, equipment usage, and recertification on equipment. These restrictions will come as an added expense that will require a much larger operating budget. There are ever increasing issues that our Police Department and other Law Enforcement Agencies across the Nation will have to deal with in the upcoming years. Maintaining community relationships and Officer Safety in light of negativity that surrounds the Law Enforcement profession is going to be very important. The need for Body Cameras and the need for storage of data taken from these cameras will be an ever increasing concern. This will require additional funding that has not been required in the past. Another issue of concern is updates to the Telecommunications Center that is housed at the Police Department that receives emergency and non emergency calls for the Fire Department and Police Department as well as dispatches both departments. There are rules and additional
standards that are being issued to the City. These will require additional funding also. Maintaining our current infrastructure and meeting the existing needs and the needs of future growth will be a challenging issue in the Electric, Gas, Water and Sewer Departments. These departments are revenue generating departments and must depend on their individual budgets. In order to eliminate rate increases, in an economy that has ever increasing costs to operate these departments, we must make sure these operate on a budget that still meets the citizen’s expectations with no rate increases. An issue that I am very passionate about is development in the Downtown Business District. We have recently been awarded some funding from the State of N.C. to help jump start the development. I feel like plans have been put into place for years but put on the shelf before funding was approved. I am committed to making sure that this funding is made available and the plans are developed and become reality. I am convinced that the City must invest in downtown and then the businesses and property owners will follow. Recently I have attended conferences on how to enhance our downtown and I have gotten input from a few of the Business Owners in downtown. There are many good ideas floating around in the community on how to make downtown flourish. We should accept these ideas and get to work. Another issue that I am passionate about is recreation and more activities for preteens and teens. I am totally in favor of the YMCA contract and would never want to compete with what they bring to the community. I went on record during the Council Meeting when we approved the YMCA contract and said I favor and support the YMCA contract for the City’s recreation needs, but I feel like there is room to fund additional recreation in the neighborhoods and communities also. There is a year round need to focus on our youth with priority during the summer months when school is out of session. I am willing to lead or partner with other Council Member to develop more playgrounds, parks, greenways, and grounds developed for sports. Two other Council Members and I are currently serving on an ad hoc committee to research these possibilities and bring back recommendations to the Council. Investing in our youth is very important for a City’s future. As you can see I am deeply involved and keep in tune with all of the departments needs in Kings Mountain. I want to aggressively and successfully move us forward into the future. I have a proven record of taking my own time to educate myself with the needs in Kings Mountain. I will continue to research all issues and continue to be proactive on the team of Council Members. A casino could be in Kings Mountain’s future. If it were approved by federal officials, do you think the citizens of Kings Mountain will benefit from a casino? My prediction is that Kings Mountain will benefit from the proposed Entertainment Complex that encompasses a casino. I don’t think we can ignore that this is a tremendous economic development project. One way Kings Mountain will benefit will be in the agreement that we have to provide and sell all four utilities to this potential customer. The more Commercial and Industrial customers we serve with utilities, the more the citizens will benefit by keeping residential utility rates low. Once we were advised that the Catawba Nation was interested in purchasing
land from a private individual we went to work to secure the sell of electricity. The privately owned property was originally in Duke Energy’s Service District but after some negotiations with Duke Energy they agreed to allow the City of Kings Mountain to provide electricity and cover it in our Service District. Along with securing them as an electrical customer we also secured them as a water, gas and sewer customer. Another benefit would be the job creation. The more people you have in the workforce means more people spending money in the local economy. This development proposes to create a large amount of jobs during the construction phase and operational phase. Since they are not seeking incentives from the City or County we cannot hold them accountable for the quantity of jobs they create. Most Commercial and Industrial development comes to the table with a list of things they require in order for them to locate or relocate here. These include, but not limited to, asking for a waiver on property taxes, no inspection fees, and/or no utility tap fees. The Catawba Nation has asked for no incentives.
Kay Hambright (Kay Hambright, 307 Maner Road, is the widow of Freddy Hambright. She has one son, Chip and wife Lori, one grandson Chip and granddaughter Hunter, graduate of Gardner-Webb University and for 20 years has been an RN at Caromont Specialty Surgery (Gaston Memorial Hospital). Why do you want to serve on Kings Mountain city council? As a staff nurse I have taken care of patients who were facing many trials and tribulations. Advocacy is the heart and soul of nursing practices. We hold the patients safety and care in our hands. We are at the front line of care and have a good handle on the issues and help meet their needs. Advocacy is about standing up for someone’s rights and firmly defending them. As a council member representing my city I feel I could work together with others to protect our citizens, help formulate goals and assist in achieving what’s best for all. If we don’t advocate for our community, who will? What are the issues Council must face in the next four years? Different regions face different issues – the haves and the have nots- and affordable housing crisis. The amount of abandoned houses and neighborhoods could possibly increase, violence causes people to move and houses go down hill quickly. Tax bases not keeping up, property tax rate increasing, retirees and seniors might have to move and possibly lose their homes through foreclosures. A casino could be in Kings Mountain’s future. If it were to be approved by federal officials, do you think the citizens of Kings Mountain will benefit from a casino? No. Addiction to gambling, one’s life and families suffer. Crime, drugs, alcohol, prostitution increases, accidents, murders. Having no casino is the best way to prevent this. I’ve heard others say that a casino brings huge wealth into cities and offers great careers. I say let us trust God and not a casino.
Dean Spears (Dean Spears is a lifelong resident of Kings Mountain. He is a veteran of the US Navy after 32 years of service, an active member of Kings Mountain’s First Baptist Church, currently chairman of Patrick Senior Center advisory board and a member of the Kings Mountain Hall of Fame committee.
He is married to Betty Watterson Spears and they have two children: Michael Spears and Robin Spicer and three grandchildren, Boyst, Stacey and Jared Spicer and four great-grandchildren. Why do you want to serve on Kings Mountain City Council? I served 16 years on Kings Mountain City Council. I enjoyed serving and I feel like I was able to contribute for the betterment of Kings Mountain citizens. There was a lot accomplished over these years and there are a lot of projects in progress that I would like to see completed. What are the issues Council may face in the next four years? Recruitment of jobs and industry, maintain same tax base and keep utility rates as low as possible, safety of all citizens, continue to keep our crime rate low, continue the ongoing beautification of downtown. A casino could be Kings Mountain’s future. If it were to be approved by federal officials, do you think the citizens of Kings Mountain will benefit from a casino? The biggest benefit I see is the sale by the city of our utilities, water, gas and electricity which would mean lower rates for citizens. And, of course the increased tax base.
Rick Moore (Rick Moore, Kings Mountain native, has operated a business in Kings Mountain for 38 years. He has owned and operated Timms Furniture since 1998. Married to Jean Falls Moore for 47 years, they have two children: Karla Drennan and Rep. Tim Moore, NC House Speaker, and four grandchildren. A Military Policeman in the US Army, 1967-70, he is a Past Commander of Otis D. Green Post 155, American Legion, with continuous membership for 44 years and a Master Mason, member of Fairview Lodge 339, AF&AM. He is a member of First Baptist Church. Moore is the incumbent city councilman from Ward 5, who has served 12 years on city council. He is currently chairman of Travel & Tourism and a past chairman of the Public Utilities committee for the city.) Why do you want to serve on Kings Mountain City Council? I love Kings Mountain and I want to continue the progress and work with Economic Development to bring jobs to Kings Mountain. Our city is in better shape financially than at any other time in our history, we run it as a business. I am a businessman and I know how the city should be run as a business. What are the issues Council may face in the next four years? Some of our department heads are nearing retirement and we will be looking for new employees, improving the infrastructure will be important in the future as it is now. Getting new business and new plants will mean selling more utilities which will mean lower rates for citizens. With growth and annexation there will be lots of involvement between elected officials and the public. I want to be a part of the future and be a part of the planning and the growth that is coming. A casino could be in Kings Mountain’s future. If it w ere to be approved by federal officials, do you think the citizens of Kings Mountain will benefit from a casino? Yes, definitely, and I support it as an economic development project because it will bring not only jobs but little companies with it and the population will grow as people build new homes and move to this area. We need more housing. There will be lower utility rates for citizens because the city will be sell-
ing the casino, if it comes, all utilities at approximately $1 million a year. Travel & Tourism will increase with taxes from hotels that could come. As chairman of the Travel & Tourism committee we have distributed money in the community to fund the arts, museum and other worthwhile programs.
Jay Rhodes (My name is Jay Rhodes and I have been a resident of Kings Mountain since 1990. I have been married to my first wife Sandy for 42 years and have two sons and three grandchildren. Pictures are available for view following today’s event. I have an undergraduate degree in Business Administration from Towson University, and MBA from Winthrop University and am a graduate from The Banking School of the South at Louisiana State University. I played high school and college basketball receiving a scholarship out of high school. I have coached basketball at the high school, Junior College and four year college levels, each as head coach and initiated the intercollegiate athletic program at Limestone College in Gafffney, SC in 1973 at the age of 24. I have worked in three community banks opening four branch offices, all of which were profitable quicker than the established goal. As a senior officer, I was involved in the start up operations of Carolina State Bank which many in Kings Mountain w ere stockholders and profited greatly by its sale in 1998 to First Charter Bank. I also served as Vice President of the Kings Mountain office of the C Cleveland County Chamber of Commerce and grew its membership over 100 new businesses during my 2 ½ tenure. While in Kings Mountain I served as President of the Kings Mountain United Way leading it to its most successful funding effort in its history. After serving two terms as President of Hospice Cleveland County, I was the capital campaign chairman for the Testa Family Hospice House, raising 2 million dollars, that now offers hospice care right here in Kings Mountain. I also served on the fund-raising committees for our city’s Patrick Senior Center and the Life Enrichment Center each along with our Hospice House provides our city with services that many cities our size or larger cannot boast of having. I also introduced the YMCA to our city leaders and promoted the joint venture between the city and the YMCA that has served our city well, a partnership that has brought stability to our community’s recreation program serving our children, youth and adults. I was the voice of the Kings Mountain Mountaineer football team on WKMT during their state championship run and now serve as the PA announcer for all home Mountaineer football games. I also am currently serving on our local Hospital Advisory board, the Kings Mountain Sports Hall of Fame committee, the Life Enrichment Advisory Board and am a servant of my Lord and Savior Jesus Christ as a deacon of First Baptist Church. I have been a tireless worker to promote Kings Mountain. I have been blessed by being a citizen of our fair city, and it is y hope and prayer that I have been a blessing to others. I offer myself as a servant leader. I have no predetermined agenda, no ax to grind, no ill feeling against my opponent. I will lead and am willing to lead and serve the people not only of Ward 5, but the entire Kings Mountain community. I do believe a new perspective, one based on the many opportunities and experiences I had over my pro-
fessional career will benefit our city, which along with encouragement of many, is why I am seeking the Ward 5 seat on City Council.) Why do you want to serve on Kings Mountain City Council? Since I moved to Kings Mountain in 1990, I have been a tireless worker to promote our town Offering myself as a candidate for city council is just another way for me to be a servant leader to my community. I have been blessed with many leadership opportunities and life experiences that I believe provide me with the tools to assist our City Council team to move our city in a positive direction. What are the issues Council may face in the next four years? The possible retirement of at least 4 of our management team’s department leaders which includes our city manager and hiring of qualified replacements will be a major challenge for our city. I would like to be involved in assisting to develop a succession p plan for not only these but for each one of our department heads. Since our city owns and operates our water, sewer, gas and electric systems, we must stay ahead of our infrastructure maintenance needs. A strategic plan is needed for future funding to assure our citizens of quality services at the lowest price possible and to insure that we have the capability/capacity to provide these services not only to our existing business base but to new businesses that seek to locate in Kings Mountain. A casino could be in Kings Mountain’s future. If it were to be approved by federal officials, do you think the citizens of Kings Mountain will benefit from a casino? The citizens who like gaming/gambling would benefit in that they would not have to travel out of the area to game/ gamble. The city would benefit from the increase in revenue from the casino’s utility usage which “could” hold down utility rates. Some jobs will be available to our citizens. The total number available seems to be in dispute, as many will be filled by the Catawba Indian tribe members. So, from a jobs standpoint, I am not sure how much it will help in resolving our unemployed or underemployed job issues. The quality of life of our community is important. Communities that have opened a casino have seen their quality of life adversely affected.
Patty Hall Why do you want to serve on Kings Mountain City Council? I have been employed in city government for 30 years. I have a lot of experience in city government as an employee as well as a Department Head. I prepare my own budget, prepare all state and federal reports, as well as oversee my whole department. I love working with the citizens and enjoy doing things to help them when a problem arises. I have been married to my husband, Stanley, for 38 years. We are active in our church at Cornerstone Church of God. I am family oriented. I am a people person, I would love to serve on the City of Kings Mountain Council to help make the city the best we can be. I want all citizens to be able to afford to live here. I care about the citizens and I want to know that their needs are in their area and citywide. I believe in listening to citizens concerns. The citizens are your best assets, they are the City! They have the power to elect who they want in office and remove who they want from office. If elected, I will be the voice for all citizens and do the best job I possibly can, because when it’s all said and See CANDIDATES, Page 5B
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Wednesday, October 21, 2015
Boyce Memorial ARP Church Pumpkin Patch open for business Boyce Memorial ARP Church Pumpkin Patch is open for business daily from 11:30 a.m.-7:30 p.m. except Sundays. The pumpkins are of various sizes as well as decorative gourds and all proceeds from the sale are earmarked for children to participate in the BonClarken Music Conference next year. Friday evening's event will also feature somemores and Saturday a fall festival will be held with games, photos, and hot dogs.
Brad and Cameron Herndon, above, unload pumpkins at the Boyce Memorial ARP Church Pumpkin Patch at Edgemont Drive and W. King Street.
Children help unload pumpkins at Boyce Memorial ARP Church Pumpkin Patch.
Meeting last week, the Kings Mountain Ministerial Association approved a calendar of events for November and December. The community-wide Thanksgiving service will be held Nov. 22 at 6 p.m. at First Baptist Church with Rev. Jeff Wilson, pastor of First Church of the Nazarene, delivering the message.
Advent services will begin Dec. 2 at Penley's Chapel with Rev. Rob Quillin from Oak Grove Baptist Church delivering the message. Rev. Jeff Johnson from First Baptist Church will bring the message on Dec. 9 at Eastside Baptist Church. Rev. Scott Whitney, pastor of East Gold Street Wesleyan Church, will bring the
message at the Dec, 16 service at St. Matthew's Lutheran Church. Rev. John Houze, pastor of People's Baptist Church, will bring the message at the Dec. 22 sevice at East Gold Street Wesleyan Church. The Advent services are from 12 noon until 12:45 on Wednesdays. Everyone is welcome.
Gloryland Country Facility Missionary breakfast inspections benefit Cleveland County Health Nov. 7 Department inspected facilCentral United Method- ities that serve food during Oct. 23 ist Church will serve an “all the week Oct. 12-16. They
Gloryland Missionary Baptist Church, 101 Benfield Road, will sell hot dogs ( two hot dogs, chips, and dessert) for $5 Friday and Saturday, Oct. 23 and 24. Eat-in and receive free drink. Church members will deliver plates to surrounding areas. Call-in orders ahead to Maresha Murray, 980-241-6299.
you can eat” country breakfast for donation of $6 for benefit of its mission projects on Nov. 7 at the church. Gib Brazzell, chairman of the benefit, says the breakfasts are held first Saturdays on every odd-numbered month and serving is from 6:30-10 a.m. Everyone welcome.
included: Mexican Express, Oak Grove Road, 98; Taco Bell, York Rd., 97; KM Middle School Lunchroom 98.5 and Summit Place, Phifer Road, 98. Also: Griffin Drug Center,, W. Mountain St, 95.5; Hong Kong, E. King St., 98.5; and Patrick Senior Center, E. King St., 99.
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SENIOR NIGHT
MOUNTAINEERS 35, R-S CENTRAL 12
Chase at KM Friday Kings Mountain’s Mountaineers play their final regular season home game Friday night when the Chase Trojans come to John Gamble Stadium for a 7:30 South Mountain 2A/3A Athletic Conference contest. It is Senior Night for the Mountaineers, who will show their appreciation to 23 players who will be graduating next spring. Most of them have been in the Mountaineer football program for four seasons. Chase comes to town with a 0-5 conference and 2-6 overall mark but the Trojans have a veteran offensive line and good athletes at the skill positions. Their biggest problem to date has been small numbers as most of their players have to go both ways. They run out of a flexbone, an offense which has typically given the Mountaineers a lot of problems. The defense is a 3-4 and is not as experienced as the offense. The Trojans should be at full strength as they had an open date last week, giving players time to heal any injuries and coaches an opportunity to see the Mountaineers live in their game at R-S Central. “They have been up and down,” said Mountaineer coach Greg Lloyd. “They have good personnel but they have struggled lately. They gave Crest a good game. They’re capable of playing well. “Our goal is to continue to run the ball well and mix it up with some passing,” he added. “Our defense has to keep playing tough and tackle well. Chase is an option team that can cause problems. We have to be disciplined and cover the quarterback, running back and pitch guy. They’ve had a tough year but we can’t take them lightly. We need to win these last two games to get a home game in the first round of the playoffs.” The Mountaineers will have an open date next week, and it’s coming at a good time since they have several starters limited because of nagging injuries. Running backs J’Air McCluney and Darian McClain have been at less than full speed for several weeks; and last week the Mountaineers’ leading tackler on defense, Dre Bell, had to leave the R-S Central game with an injury. Slot receiver Kavin Mosley has been hampered the last several weeks with ankle problems; and Chance Frederick joined the hurt ankle club Friday at RS. So, Coach Lloyd says he will welcome next week’s open date as the Mountaineers will need everyone at a hundred percent when they go to Icard on November 6 to face a very good East Burke team in the regular season finale. East Burke’s head coach is Tom Brown, the winningest active coach in North CarSee KM/CHASE, Page 4B
J’Air McCluney is off and running for a big gain against the RS Central defense Friday in Rutherfordton. (Photos by KM Herald)
Mountaineers break it open late to run their record to 7-2 For years, playing R-S Central’s Hilltoppers on their home field has been a difficult task for Kings Mountain’s Mountaineers. Last Friday night, homecoming had the Hilltoppers inspired and they played tough for three quarters before the Mountaineers broke the game open for a 35-12 South Mountain Athletic Conference win. The Mountaineers ran their overall record to 7-2 and remained in position to host a first round state 3A playoff game if they defeat Chase and East Burke in their final two regular season games. “This was a good one to get behind us,” said Mountaineer coach Greg Lloyd. “The last time we went up there they beat us up pretty bad. That’s a tough place to play.” The Mountaineers never trailed, but the Hilltoppers stayed close until late in the third quarter when an apparent R-S touchdown pass that could have cut the KM lead to within a field goal was nullified on a holding penalty. The Hilltoppers were forced to punt and the Mountaineers scored on their next two possessions to put the game out of reach. Kings Mountain was strong on offense right off
the bat, driving the opening kickoff 67 yards to take a 7-0 lead on J’Air McCluney’s six-yard run and Micah Randall’s PAT from placement. The Mountaineers kept the ball on the ground, except for pass completions of six yards to Jake Merchant and nine to Chance Frederick. Along the way the Mountaineers had a key twoyard run for a first down by big Trevon Wilson and RS jumped offside on a fourth and four to give the Mountaineers a first and goal at the nine. “Our running game was a little better,” noted Lloyd. “We controlled the clock pretty well. We also made some nice plays in the passing game.” The Hilltoppers rallied with a late first quarter drive that ended early in the second quarter on a 19-yard run by Austin Dorsey. A twopoint conversion pass was batted down in the end zone and KM still led 7-6. A feature of the night was the matchup of two of the best athletes in the SMAC, KM’s Jake Merchant and Tyrese Tate of the Hilltoppers. Merchant leaped high to intercept a pass intended for Tate at the RS 44. After an incompletion on a bomb, See KM/RS CENTRAL, Page 4B
Kings Mountain’s Jake Merchant (15) goes high for a pass interception against RS Central’s Tyrese Tate in Friday’s SMAC game at RS Central.
KM’s Natalie Lutz wins SMAC singles wins over Burns’ Morgan Gardner and Makaylia Goins. In the championship match, Scism started off with a lot of momentum from her regular season victory over Lutz and won the first set 6-4. Lutz came back and disposed of Scism in the second set 7-6 (6-4) to force a deciding third set. Lutz jumped out front 2-0 but Scism battled back to tie the score at 2-2. Lutz then took charge and closed out the match with a 6-3 victory. In the doubles finals, Morgan Parris and Sierra Warren of Crest defeated Burns’ Candace Gold and Bailey Cantrell 6-4, 6-5. By making the finals, both Lutz and Scism advance to the Western Regional tournament Friday along with the Burns and Crest doubles teams.
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KMHS vs. RS Central October 16, 2015 YARDSTICK First downs Yds. Rushing Passes Yds. Passing Fumbles lost Yds. Penalized Punts
KM RS
KM 14 227 9-16-0 132 0 90 4-43
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Kings Mountain Middle School’s golf team ran its record to 4-0 Tuesday at Forest City Municipal. The Patriots shot a season low 160 to defeat Rutherford County (171) and Crest (213). Brady Waters led the Patriots with a one-overpar 37. Mary Robinson and Nicholas Stewart each shot 40 and Vince Mann turned in a 43. Tucker Leatherman shot 46 and Beau Kue 52.
Rutherford County’s Austin Alexander was medalist with a three-under 33. Kings Mountain was scheduled to compete in the Cleveland County championship match against Crest, Shelby and Burns yesterday at Riverbend. The Patriots will host the annual Tri-County Conference championship match on October 27 at Kings Mountain Country Club. It will be an 18-hole event.
Nicholas Stewart, left, and Vince Mann helped lead Kings Mountain Middle’s golf team to victory last week at Forest City Municipal. The Patriots host the Tri-County Conference tournament Tuesday at Kings Mountain Country Club. (Photos by KM Herald)
KM RUSHING Grier 6-78, J’Air McCluney 15-44, Kavin Mosley 1-45, Darian McClain 5-32, Darren Burns 3-15, Roman Byers 2-10, Trevon Wilson 1-2, TJ Camp 1-2. KM PASSING Burns 9-16-0-132 KM RECEIVING Merchant 4-84, Chance Frederick 2-35, Grier 1-12, Mosley 1-3, McClain 1-(-1). PLAYERS OF THE GAME
Jake Merchant 4-84 receiving, 1 TD; pass interception
Chance Frederick 2-35 receiving, numerous tackles, fumble recovery
Kings Mountain’s Kaitlyn Moss finished first and Austin McKee second in last week’s Cleveland County cross country meet at Shelby. (Photos by KM Herald) Bryan Sanders Numerous tackles, forced fumble
Darian McClain Numerous tackles and 5-32 rushing with 1 TD
HOW THEY DID IT FIRST QUARTER 5:23 – KM – J’Air McCluney 6 run (Micah Randall kick). 67-yd. drive, 13 plays following opening KO. McCluney 6-29 rushing, SECOND QUARTER 8:09 – RS – Austin Dorsey 10-run (pass batted away in end zone by Cedric Wilson). 79-yd. drive, 12 plays. 5:08 – KM – Kavin Mosley 44-run (Randall kick). Second play after Jake Merchant pass interception at the RS 44. 1:01 – Jake Merchant, 38-pass from Darren Burns (Randall kick).78-yd. drive, 3 plays (pass receptions of 23 yards by Chance Frederick and 17 and 38 yards by Merchant). THIRD QUARTER 8:50 – RS – Ramon Rodriguez 21 pass from Keith Ervin (pass int. in endzone by Merchant). 42-yd. drive, 6 plays aided by face mask penalty against KM. FOURTH QUARTER 10:57 – KM – Darian McClain 10-run (Randall kick) 78-yd. drive, 11 plays. Big plays 23-yd. reception by Merchant and 15-yd., two big 5-yd. runs by QB Burns for first downs to keep drive alive, and 15-yd. run by Shaun Grier to RS 10. 8:14 – KM – Grier 48-run (Randall kick). 73-yd. drive in two plays following RS punt and 10-yd. holding penalty. RS face mask penalty following 9-yd. Grier run preceded TD.
Moss, Lady Mounties win county CC meet Kaitlyn Moss and the Kings Mountain High girls cross country team were champions in the annual Cleveland County meet held last week in Shelby. Moss was the individual champion with a time of 22:21. Six other Lady Mountaineers finished in the top ten as the KM team won with 23 points over Shelby (36), Crest (75) and
SMAC 2A/3A STANDINGS Week 9
KM Sports This Week Wednesday, October 21 5 p.m. – Middle school football, Kings Mountain at North Lincoln (makeup game). 5 p.m. – High school soccer, East Rutherford at Kings Mountain (JV/V DH). Thursday, October 22 4 p.m. – Middle school soccer and softball, Kings Mountain at East Lincoln. 7 p.m. – JV football, Kings Mountain at Chase. Friday, October 23 7:30 – High school football, Chase at Kings Mountain (Senior Night, final home game). Monday, October 26 TBA – High school
golf, state championship tournament. 5 p.m. – High school soccer, Kings Mountain at Burns (JV/V DH). Tuesday, October 27 11 a.m. – Middle school golf, Tri-County Conference tournament at Kings Mountain Country Club. 4 p.m. – Middle school soccer and softball, first round playoffs (TBA). Wednesday, October 28 5 p.m. – Middle School football at Kings Mountain (first round of Tri-County playoffs). 5 p.m. – High school soccer, Shelby at Kings Mountain, JV/V DH. Last regular season game.
Burns (did not score). Shelby won the boys meet with 28 points, followed by KM (40), Crest (58) and Burns (did not score). Justin Tucker of Shelby was the individual winner with a time of 19:05. KM’s Austin McKee ran second in 19:24. Also in the top ten for the Lady Mountaineers
Teams Shelby Crest Kings Mtn. E. Burke E. Ruth. Draughn RS Central Burns Chase Last week’s results KM 35, RS Central 12 Shelby 49, Burns 7 Crest 37, E. Burke 7 E. Ruth. 16, Draughn 14
Conf. 6-0 5-0 4-2 3-2 2-3 2-4 1-4 1-4 0-5
All 9-0 8-0 7-2 4-4 4-5 4-5 4-4 3-4 2-6
Friday’s games Chase at KM Draughn at Burns RS Central at E. Burke Crest at E. Ruth. Shelby open
were Nicola Bridges, third in 23:18; Mariah Roberts, fourth in 24:32; Conner Calhoun, seventh in 25:54; Caroline Foster, eighth in 26:17, Kassidy Hamrick, ninth in 26:18; and Montanna Smith, 10th in 26:35. McKay Williamson ran 15th, Miranda Ellis 17th, Carmen Henwood 24th, Caroline Kosol 25th, and Evey Morris 28th.
Malachi Wingate was KM’s only other top ten runner in the boys division, finishing fourth in 20:09. Bryson Key ran 11th, Caleb Barnes 15th, Austin Mosley 22nd, Zachary Falls 23rd, Orlandus Gamble 31st, Joshua Brucker 34th, Kaleb Estridge 32nd, Isaac Branch 40th, and Caleb Sears 43rd.
Mountaineer kickers beat East Burke 3-0 Kings Mountain High’s soccer team scored its ninth shutout Monday at home with a 3-0 win over East Burke. The host team wasted little time putting the ball in the back of the net as Luke Rikard buried a shot from 12 yards out just 90 seconds into the match. Brian Lysek set up Rikard with a perfect slotted pass. Although the Mountaineers kept the majority of possession the visitors held strong until the 29th minute. Bailey Goodson headed a well placed corner kick from the top of the six yard box from Nolan Raby for a 2-0 lead. Two minutes later it was Goodson again that put his head to another corner kick, this time from Jordan Sweezy, giving KM a 3-0 halftime lead. The second half began
with the host team nearly scoring in the first ten seconds as Brian Lysek was robbed by the keeper from 12 yards out. The KM defense was outstanding as they limited East Burke to just a handful of shots. Adam Kiser, Brandon Quevedo-Johns, Bailey Goodson and Hunter Champion created a very solid defensive wall that stymied the visitors. Jarrett Ledford and John Harris split time in goal and recorded the ninth shutout of the season. The Mountaineers host East Rutherford Wednesday for Senior Night. All senior players will be honored at halftime. JV action begins at 5 p.m. with the varsity starting at 6:30. The Mountaineers are now 10-3 in the SMAC and 14-4 overall.
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Southwell inducted into Flying Fleet Hall of Fame Former Kings Mountain High athlete Steve Southwell was inducted into the Erskine College Flying Fleet Hall of Fame during a ceremony held Saturday at Moffatt Dining Hall on campus. Southwell was a career .300 hitter for the Flying Fleet from 1977-1980. He played second base and third base. Southwell is the son of Bob and Dottie Southwell of Shallotte. His father owned and operated the Ford dealership in Kings Mountain for many years. Southwell was honored not only for his baseball talent, but also for his service to Erskine since his graduation. He has served two terms as Alumni president and president of the Flying Fleet Club. “During my 17 years at Erskine I have never met anyone more dedicated and loyal to his alma mater than Steve Southwell,” said Vice-Pesident for Athletics Mark Peeler in the Erskine HOF press release.
STEVE SOUTHWELL
“Whether it has been as president of the Flying Fleet Club, Alumni Board President, Board of Trustees member, member of the Football Feasibility Committee, donor or fan, Steve Southwell is someone Erskine can depend on. “He has been a positive and faithful supporter of the Flying Fleet Athletic program. He has given his time and financial resources to help the Flying Fleet soar to new levels. He was the first member of the Athletic Director’s Tradition Club ($1,000 annual gift) and the only consistent member of that club for the past decade. Steve Southwell bleeds garnet and gold. He is truly one of Erskine’s all-time great supporters.” Southwell said “it was definitely a big honor” to be selected to the Hall of Fame. Although he led the Flying Fleet in hitting his sophomore year (his first year as a starter), and carried a .300plus career batting average, he said the honor was more for his service since gradu-
ation. Southwell credits the late Dr. John McGill of Kings Mountain for putting him on to Erskine. Dr. McGill’s son, John Knox, was a pitcher for the Flying Fleet at the time. “Dr. McGill was our family doctor. He went to Erskine and he basically got me interested in them. I went for a visit and was offered a scholarship. On the way back home, my dad said, ‘I think that’s where you need to go’ so I said, ‘I think you’re right.’ “I was voted MVP my senior year at Kings Mountain for Coach Barry Gibson. I led the team in hitting and thought I’d just go down to Erskine and tear it up. When I got there I found out that everybody else was their school’s MVP, so the competition was pretty tough.” He was a back-up second baseman his freshman year, but earned the starting spot his sophomore season and led the team in hitting. He moved to third base for his
junior and senior seasons. Although Erskine was NAIA at the time, the team played some major NCAA schools including South Carolina, Clemson, Georgia and Virginia. “My senior year we had South Carolina beat 5-4 going into the bottom of the ninth,” he recalled. “We got the first two men out and I just knew we were going to beat the Gamecocks! But they scored two runs and beat us. “That was an exciting time,” he said. “Back then you only played 30 games; now they’re playing 50 and 60 games a season. It was a great experience. “I owe it all to Dr. McGill’s influence,” he added. “I had no idea where Erskine College was. It’s in Due West, SC, and believe me, baseball was about the only thing going on down there at the time. “John Knox told his coach about me and he came up and saw me at a legion See SOUTHWELL, Page 4B
First place KM JVs defeat R-S Central 32-6 Kings Mountain rolled to a 24-6 first half lead and went on to defeat R-S Central 32-6 in JV football action Thursday night at Gamble Stadium. It was the sixth straight win – and fifth in a row in the SMAC – for the Mountaineer JVs who try to extend their conference-leading streak Thursday at 7 p.m. at Chase. Fumbles and penalties affected both teams, with KM turning the ball over at the RS two yard line on
its first possession. For the night, the Mountaineers coughed up the ball twice and RS lost six fumbles. All but one of the six TDs scored by the two teams were put in motion with fumble recoveries. A fumble recovery by AJ Austin at the RS 48 got the Mountaineers’ first TD drive going late in the first period. Seven plays later Kaylon Wade passed to Mike Toms from 12 yards out for a 6-0 lead. Tyler Osborne recovered
a fumble at the RS 49 on the last play of the first quarter. Four plays later Quentin Zanders scored from 12 yards out for a 12-0 lead. Toms then recovered an onside kick, and caught a five-yard TD pass from Wade to run the score to 18-0 at the 5:32 mark of the second quarter. RS recovered a KM fumble at the 2:37 mark of the second period and scored its only touchdown on a threeyard run by Darian Littlejohn.
The play of the game – and probably the play of the year – came on the ensuing kickoff when KM’s deep receivers let the ball hit the ground and roll to the twoyard line. At that point, Quentin Zanders picked
up the ball, got through the initial wall of defenders and rambled 98 yards down the visitor’s sideline for a touchdown and a 24-6 Mountaineer lead. Late in the third quarter, KM’s Jonathan Rikard
recovered a fumble at the RS eight. Wade scored on a keeper from the one, and kept the ball again for a twopoint conversion to round out the scoring.
KM quarterback Kaylon Wade picks up good yardage on a keeper in Thursday’s win over RS Central. (Photos by KM Herald)
Congratulations to Cathy Bridges of Kings Mountain 10/14/15 Fan Of The Week Kings Mountain’s Quentin Zanders tries to head off RS Central’s Darian Littlejohn (7).
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Kickers beat Ironmen, SOUTHWELL: Inducted into Erskine HOF lose to West Lincoln From Page 3B
Kings Mountain High’s men’s soccer team went out of conference last week, shutting out 1A Cherryville 7-0 before losing to 2A West Lincoln 3-1. Kings Mountain will host East Rutherford in its Senior Night tonight. The Mountaineers got two goals each from Josh Scism and Weston Harmon in their win over Cherryville. Brian Lysek, Mason Nguyen and Nolan Raby had one goal each. Josiah Schneider, Luke Rikard, Chase Yow, Riley Coleman and Holden Bullock had one assist each and Nolan Raby had two. All players contributed to the victory. Every player saw at least 18 minutes of
action in each half. Jarrett Ledford and John Harris split time and goal and recorded the Mountaineers’ ninth shutout of the season. That win was the 13th for the Mountaineers, but they dropped their fourth loss Thursday at West Lincoln. “We came out flat and they wasted little time capitalizing on a 35 yard shot that looped over the keeper’s head with just six minutes into the game,” noted KM Coach Dan Potter. That put the hosts up 1-0 at the half. KM came out strong to begin the second half as Lysek and Scism both had good looks at the goal but to
no avail. West Lincoln went up 2-0 as they had a super give and go combination twice before chipping the KM keeper with 21 minutes left in regulation. The Mountaineers avoided a shutout as Raby found Brandon Quevedo-Johns in front of the goal with a cross. Quevedo-Johns headed the cross back across the face of the goal to cut the deficit to 2-1. Although the Mountaineers pressed for the equalizer in the closing minutes, it would be West Lincoln that got the goal as they converted a penalty kick with three minutes remaining.
KM/CHASE: Final home game for KM seniors From Page 1B olina. Brown turned out numerous championship teams at Maiden High School before retiring. He resurfaced last year at East Burke and the Cavaliers have shown tremendous improvement
since his arrival. KMHS senior players to be recognized prior to kickoff Friday are Chris Robbins, Jordan Trull, Marquis Camp, Chance Frederick, Bryan Sanders, Dre’Shaun Bell, Dylan Sims, Quay Smith, Shaun Grier, Ken-
neth Williams, Jarrett Ledford, Cedric Wilson, Neil Roseboro, Cameron Morgan, J’Air McCluney, Robert Hoyle, Matthew Absher, Gage Kornegay, Chris Cannova, Nick Hayes, Hunter Ward, Keenan Baker, and Max Peterson.
KM/RS CENTRAL: Ground game carries Mounties From Page 1B KM quarterback Darren Burns handed off to Kavin Mosley on a slot reverse and he covered the entire 44 yards around right end for a 14-6 KM lead. The KM defense forced RS to punt with 1:26 left in the half. It took the Mountaineers just 25 seconds to score. Receptions by Frederick for 23 yards and Merchant for 17 preceded a flea flicker with Merchant getting behind the defense for a 38-yard touchdown catch and a 21-6 halftime lead. With the Mountaineers’ leading tackler and sack man, Dre Bell, on the side-
lines with an injury, the Hilltoppers were able to drive the second half kickoff 42 yards in six plays to score on a 23-yard pass reception by Ramon Rodriguez. Merchant intercepted a two-point conversion pass and the score stood at 21-12. KM took control at the 3:07 mark of the third period when RS punted to the Mountaineers’ 22. A 23yard reception by Merchant got the KM eleven going and quarterback Darren Burns and running backs J’Air McCluney, Darren McClain and Shaun Grier kept it going with McClain running behind the blocking of Chance Frederick for a 10-yard TD and a 28-12
KM lead. After forcing another RS punt, the right side of the Mountaineer offensive line opened a huge hole for Shaun Grier, who rambled 48 yards for the final touchdown with 8:14 remaining. Lloyd said he was happy with the way the defense took up the slack after Bell suffered a back injury in the first quarter. “He landed on his head and twisted his back,” Lloyd said. “I think he will be able to play this week. I thought JT Cash stepped in and played very well, and Bryan Sanders moved (from linebacker) to defensive end and did very well.”
game and wanted me to visit.” One of Southwell’s teammates at Kings Mountain, Scott Ledford, was his roommate. Ledford went to Erskine with the intentions of playing baseball but played golf with some of Erskine’s golfers and beat them all. He ended up playing golf. “We had John two years ahead of us, so I felt like it was where I needed to be,” Southwell said. “My motivation to play baseball was the classroom. I knew if I was going to play ball I’d have to go to class. If you go to class, you pass; if you don’t go to class, you don’t pass.”
Southwell said going around talking to people about Erskine is just as exciting as playing baseball. “I have always really enjoyed that,” he said. “In 2008 and 2009 I chaired a committee that did a football feasibility study. But that was a recession year, and we just didn’t think that was a good time to start a football program.” Southwell said much of his success in baseball traces back to Kings Mountain coaches. In junior high, he played for Porter Griggs and Tommy Pruett, and in high school he played for Barry Gibson. “Tommy Pruett played college ball and he showed me things I didn’t know about,” Southwell said. “Then at the high school, Barry Gibson did the same.
I had two coaches that actually played college baseball to teach me.” His junior year, the Mountaineers won the Southwestern Conference championship and made the WNCHSAA playoffs. Some of the other players that year were slugger David Lancaster, Chuck Austin, Chris Johnson and Tony Payne. “I have very fond memories of that year,” Southwell said. “It was fun times.” After graduating from Erskine, Southwell went into banking. For the last 11 years he has served as Senior Vice President of Arthur State Bank in Rock Hill, SC. He and his wife have two children, Bob, 28, and Sally 24.
Patriots win division, at North Lincoln today, host playoffs next week Kings Mountain Middle School outscored county rival Burns 40-18 Wednesday at Burns’ Ron Greene Stadium to wrap up the Eastern Division championship. The Patriots are scheduled to go to North Lincoln today at 5 p.m. to make up a game that was earlier postponed because of rain. They will host a first round game in the Tri-County championship playoffs on Wednesday, Oct. 28 at 5 p.m.
Ricaylen Mack returned a punt 57 yards for a touchdown on the Patriots’ first possession at Burns, but the game turned into a defensive battle until the offenses came around late in the game. Mack added a 70-yard run to put the Patriots up 12-0 at halftime. He scored his third touchdown in the third quarter on a 40-yard run. Dameon Wilson ran a two-point conversion for a 20-0 lead.
The two teams exchanged three touchdowns in the fourth period to account for the final margin. Wilson scored on a oneyard run and Belton Pressley threw to Bryce Fisher for a two-point conversion. Albert Hope scored on a one-yard run and Titus Phillips scored from 43 yards out. The Patriots improved to 4-0 in the division and 5-0 overall.
Patriot kickers shutout East Kings Mountain shutout East Rutherford 2-0 in a Tri-County Middle School soccer game last week. Christian Quevedo-Johns scored off an
assist from Josh Visoso, and Tristen Stenger scored on a free kick. The Patriots were 3-5 heading into a game yesterday against R-S Central.
KMMS softball beaten by East East Rutherford broke open a close game to defeat Kings Mountain 9-1 in a TriCounty Conference middle school softball
game last week. East led by just 2-1 after four innings.
Kings Mountain’s Kassie Johnson and Carrigan Leatherman team up in last week’s SMAC tennis tournament at KMHS. (Photo by Gary Smart)
Lineman Jonathan Rikard leads the blocking for Holden Turner on a catch and run in Thursday’s JV win over RS Central. (Photo by KM Herald)
Kings Mountain running back Darian McClain (23) looks for a hole in the RS Central defense in Friday’s game at RS. (Photo by KM Herald)
Kings Mountain quarterback Darren Burns fires a pass in Friday’s SMAC game at RS Central. (Photo by KM Herald)
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CITY COUNCIL: candidates weigh-in on issues From Page 9A
done I will be the one who has to stand before God one day and give an account for everything I do. What are the issues Council must face in the next 4 years? Bringing jobs to the area. Keeping city services at a high level. Safety for all neighborhoods. Safety for schools. Keeping taxes low. Electric rates. The affordability of living here. The possibility of a casino and the city’s liability. Remember, I am a citizen,a taxpayer, a utility customer, and a homeowner and I am concerned about all these things too. I feel there are things that need to be done and can be done to address these issues. A casino could be in Kings Mountain’s future if it were to be approved by federal officials. Do you think the citizens of Kings Mountain will benefit from a casino? I think if the casino does come, the city will increase revenues because they will be providing them utilities and if jobs are available, temporary or permanent, I think it will come at a price for all citizens.
Keith Miller Why do you want to serve on City Council? For me it is a ministry. I can take all the skills, gifts, talents, knowledge, education, wisdom, and resources God has given me and use them to help the town and our people have better, safer, healthier, more prosperous lives. This also helps our businesses and churches thrive. What are the issues the council may face in the next four years? There are four or five big issues coming on the horizon: NTE, housing, staffing, finances, and perhaps the casino. We can maximize the relationship with NTE. The pricing model is a dynamic formula. The two biggest cost inputs are the costs of the natural gas fuel and the actual consumption during the peak demand window. Two other external factors that will impact our energy budget are the cost of alternative sources of energy and co-generation. Let me briefly elaborate on each. We have the right to purchase futures and forward contracts to hedge (fix) portions of the natural gas fuel that NTE will burn to produce the electricity we buy. It will be critical for the city to build policies and staffing that can continue to make financially prudent and proactive decisions about hedging the gas contracts. Our hedging execution can increase or decrease our savings. A portion of fixed charges every year will be based upon our actual consumption during NTE’s peak demand period. To maximize
our savings for the coming year we need to have good staffing, policies and execution of internal conservation measures we can implement at times of peak demand so we can reduce actual consumption during that measurement period. This will in turn reduce some of the fixed demand costs the following year which are based on our consumption during the demand window. These can be big numbers. We can also purchase portions of our power from other providers, such as nuclear plants which often discount wholesale electricity at night. Cogeneration refers to technology that enables consumers to produce their own power and sell the surplus back to the grid. This presents both opportunities and costs to the city. We need to dynamically project our revenues and be able to adjust expenses to deal with potential revenue changes should new technologies enable customers to produce cheap surplus electricity. We will want to have flexibility built into our long term financing so we will have the right to adjust debt service payments should there be significant changes in revenue streams. We also want to help NTE continue to recruit more wholesale customers. They have the space to build several more power plants on the same site. We want them to have enough demand to justify doing that. We can also partner with them and the county to build more industrial parks which will lead to the recruitment of more jobs. Housing is an issue. Presently our income demographics are several percentage points below the state averages (percent of people below the poverty line; per capita retail spending; household disposable income; etc.) This impacts our ability to recruit development of nonsubsidized housing, retail and restaurants. I have a detailed plan on how to fix that posted on my web site, www.km4km. com . The link is on the “Issues” page under “Housing”. If you want a copy just call me, 704-477-5354. We have an age bubble moving through our city staff leadership and will be dealing with numerous retirements. We will need to do compensation studies and may need to become more competitive in our compensation and benefits packages to be able to continue to recruit, retain and develop outstanding staff. Morale also effects productivity so we need to also have the right culture and atmosphere being reflected from the top down. Our budget and operation has become larger and more complex. Go to my web site and look at the financials page, http://www. km4km.com/financials.html . We will want to do dynamic revenue and expense projecting to make sure we
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don’t let our debt service get ahead of our revenue and be nimble enough to adapt to changing cash flows. Of course the casino could be a huge impact on the city. If it comes we will need to make numerous infrastructure and services arrangements. It will be very important to have leadership that negotiates wisely and that can maintain good relationships without becoming coopted by such a large financial and political influence. A casino could be in Kings Mountain’s future. If it were to be approved by federal officials do you think the citizens of Kings Mountain will benefit from a casino? The obvious short answer is that some will benefit, some will be harmed and some will feel little impact. Before we discuss how good or bad the casino might be it may be helpful to read the 1993 Catawba Land Settlement Act. In it we find words like the following: “Time limit on acquisitions. All acquisitions of contiguous land to expand the Reservation or of non-contiguous lands to be placed in Reservation status shall be completed or under contract of purchase within 10 years from the date the last payment…[the last payment was around 1998]; “Non-applicability of BIA land acquisition regulations. The general land acquisition regulations of the Bureau of Indian Affairs… shall not apply to the acquisition of lands authorized by this section”; “Inapplicability of Indian Gaming Regulatory Act. The Indian Gaming Regulatory Act shall not apply to the Tribe”; “Games of Chance…all laws, ordinances, and regulations of the State [South Carolina], and its political subdivisions, shall govern the regulation of gambling devices and the conduct of gambling or wagering by the Tribe on and off the Reservation”; “The United States is hereby barred from asserting… that such transfer was not made in accordance with the laws of South Carolina or the Constitution or laws of the United States”; “The power of eminent domain shall not be used by the Secretary or any governmental authority in acquiring parcels of land for the benefit of the Tribe.”; “all claims against the United States, any State or subdivision thereof… shall be deemed extinguished”. With all of these legal issues to work through I have tempered my expectations about the casino. Concerning how our citizens may benefit from a large resort casino, many of us are excited about hotels, shops, restaurants, spas, golf courses, theaters, shows, thousands of jobs, millions in utility revenue, property and sales tax revenue from surrounding businesses, and millions of visitors putting Kings Mountain in a na-
tional spotlight. Many of us also worry about the casino operators using their $200 million of profits to get their friends elected to local office, taking control of the city government, discounting the utility rates to the casino, shifting costs to everyone else and leaving us without enough revenue to maintain infrastructure. Many also worry about the people who will over indulge, lose too much money, and harm themselves and their families. Many worry that a casino will lead to negative changes in the local culture and attract more crime, drugs and prostitution. Everybody weighs the positives and the negatives differently. If the casino ever comes it probably won’t be as good as the best case scenario or as bad as the worst case scenario. If I am on council I will do the best I can to leverage the casino for the city’s benefit, give them the same outstanding service we give to all the city’s customers, and try to safeguard our vulnerable citizens from the self-imposed harm they may stumble into. For example, some have already talked with the interested parties about on-site chaplaincy, counseling and crisis assistance services; and have also talked with legislators about responsible gaming regulations. If I am re-elected I will count it as a humbling honor and privilege to serve the city. The Herald asked that we include some background information. To that end I would share that I have a degree in political science, have been inducted into the national college political science honor society, have been a municipal advisor for almost 20 years and am chartered financial analyst candidate. In short, I have education and experience working with cities, utilities and municipal finance. I try to use that to help the city make money and save money. I have been married 33 years this November and have 3 grown children, Danielle is an attorney, Chris is a Mechanical Engineer and Lauren is working on her Nutritionist certification. I have been active in church and the community for over 30 years. Please visit my campaign web site, www. km4km.com and thank you for your consideration.
Jerry Mullinax (I have been a life-long citizen of Kings Mountain and am well aware of all our issues.) Why do you want to serve on Kings Mountain City Council? After serving a total of 10 years to the citizens of Kings Mountain on city council from Wards 2 and 3, with my passion for the concerns of the citizens of Kings Mountain, I feel I could better represent them
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as an At-Large commissioner. I would be honored to have your vote and support on Nov. 3. What are the issues Council must face in the next four years? Advancing economic growth to attract more industry creating jobs to alleviate the 7% unemployment rate. Assisting our local law enforcement to continue keeping our crime rate low and creating more community watch programs. Watching out for the social needs of our less fortunate and solving the problems. A casino could be in Kings Mountain’s future. If it were to be approved by federal officials, do you think the citizens of Kings Mountain would benefit from a casino? The approval of a casino would be a great benefit to the citizens of Kings Mountain in many ways. It will create jobs. It will attract tourism for Kings Mountain and Cleveland County which in effect will raise the profits of local businesses and enhance small business growth.
Bobby Pearson Why do you want to serve on Kings Mountain City Council? My name is Bobby L. Pearson, Jr and I am running for City Council At-Large. I have been serving on the Kings Mountain Planning and Zoning Board for the last several years and have really enjoyed it. During that time I have grown to want to do more for the city and feel that being on City Council would give me the opportunity to serve the community and try to make it a better place. I feel that being involved in Planning and Zoning as well as my background has prepared me to serve in this capacity. I am a lifelong citizen of Kings Mountain as well as both of my parents. I graduated from Kings Mountain High School and Western Carolina University. I am the son of Lafayette Pearson and the late Mary Roper Pearson. I have been married for 22 years to Traci Deaver Pearson and we have one daughter, Alayna who is a sophomore at Coastal Carolina University. I am on the Board of Directors of the Andy Card Foundation which is a 501C non-profit organization. I am a Senior Manager with Daimler Trucks North America in Gastonia NC (formally Freightliner) and I am responsible for a capital, fixed and variable budget of just shy of 25 million dollars. I know what business and industries are looking for when they want to relocate or start a new site and will use this experience if elected. I could go on and on and list things that I have accomplished but the most important thing I want everyone to remember is that If I am elected the decisions I make will not be made
based on personal agendas or from peer pressure but rather from what I feel is the best business decision for the citizens and City of Kings Mountain. What are the issues Council may face in the next four years? No one can clearly predict all the issues our city may face over the next four years but my focus will be on trying to grow our downtown business district through public and private partnerships, trying to attract new business and industries to the area and last but not least we need to do something to improve the quality of life for all our citizens with parks and other recreational destinations for everyone in our community but especially our kids. Give them a place to go where they can play ball, work out or get help with personal/social issues that may be troubling them. I believe that this can be accomplished while maintaining our hometown appeal. But to the unknown threats or opportunities we face and yes we will face some of both, I will be ready to meet the challenges each brings by providing my vision for our community while working with my fellow council members to make the most for our community. A Casino could be in Kings Mountain’s Future. If it were to be approved by federal officials, do you think the citizens of Kings Mountain will benefit from a casino? I believe that there could be several benefits to the citizens and City of Kings Mountain if a casino were to come. Besides the jobs, tax revenue and potential growth, there may be even greater opportunities for new and innovative ways to help our citizens. We could approach the casino about being the main funding sponsor of a Promise Program that would pay for a college education for the children who attend Kings Mountain High School. This program could be similar to the Pittsburgh Promise Program which is funded by the University of Pittsburgh Medical Center. As I have seen in the past if a community embraces a new business that business tends to embrace the community and does great things for it. I know that the decision for the casino to be approved or not approved is not in my hands or anyone else’s from Kings Mountain. Whether the casino comes or doesn’t come, I want to ensure that Kings Mountain is ready for not only the next four years but the next forty years. In conclusion I would like to thank The Herald for giving me and the other candidates the opportunity to address these issues. I would also like to take this opportunity to thank everyone who has been supporting me and I would really appreciate your vote on Nov. 3.
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Wednesday, October 21, 2015
“The Huey”
(Ed. Note – Jim Medlin along with the Kings Mountain Vietnam Veterans are sponsoring a campaign to help some Vietnam veterans go to Washington, DC to see the Vietnam Memorial. Individuals and/ or clubs interested in sponsoring a veteran can call Medlin at 828/443-7933, or Grindstaff at 704/7396964, or Bolin at 704/7398639.) Most every Vietnam V e t eran can identify with the “Huey” Jim Medlin helicopter. Truly, this aircraft was the leading workhorse in Vietnam and saved countless lives, both as a medical-evacuation aircraft and a military assault air-vehicle. That unusual “pop, pop, pop” noise of the rotors as the “Huey” flew was the distinctive sound that sent the signal to men on the ground that help was coming. But the history of the HU-1 (unofficially “Huey”) goes back to 1952 and its first flight was on October 20, 1956. The first major military use of the UH-1 was in the service of the U.S. Army during Vietnam. The servicemen of Vietnam shorten the name UH-1 to the nickname of “Huey”, and the nickname stuck and is the common name for the aircraft today. The “Huey” flew countless hours and missions over the jungles, mountains,
high lands, rice patties and water-ways of Vietnam. Over 7,000 “Huey’s” were used during the war. The UH-1 Iroquois helicopter (or “Huey”) was designed by Bell Helicopter. The U.S. Army asked Bell to design an aircraft that could be used for medical and utility purposes. At first the UH-1 was thought to be a medical evacuation vehicle; however, not only did it serve that purpose but it was a gun-ship, a cargo transporter, ammunition and troop carrier. The “Huey” was a larger and faster more reliable helicopter, capable of stable hover flight. It had a lightweight tuboshaft engine, faster than previous smaller design helicopters, and it could maneuver around obstacles with dexterous purpose. As one might imagine, in a country located in Southeast Asia near the equator, Vietnam was covered with lush jungles, high growing leafy trees (many trees towered over 100 feet tall), massive bamboo grounds, soggy rice fields, and just plain uneven topography, the “Huey” helicopter was a natural with its vertical landing and takeoff. Actually, Vietnam was the first real test of the “Huey” helicopter and it proved itself handsomely. One example of heroism in a “Huey,” Major Bruce Perry Crandall, U.S. Army Retired (Colonel), born and raised in Olympia, Washington, on November 14, 1965, in the battle of la
Drang, flew 22 missions in 6 different Huey’s, all unarmed helicopters. The battle was so fierce that Med Evac units refused to land in the intensely hot landing zone. He was credited with saving over 75 men during the 16 hour fight, rescuing and resupplying ammunition for the continuing battle. He had to fly several different Huey’s that day due to receiving small arms fire which severely damaged the aircrafts. Bruce Perry Crandall received the Distinguished Flying Cross which was upgraded to the Congressional Medal of Honor for his courageous, valiant service during this monumental battle, awarded by President George W. Bush in 2007, 42 years later. Crandall also received four Distinguished Flying Crosses, the Bronze Star, and Purple Heart—he was a very distinguished and decorated Army officer. A total of 257 Congressional Medals of Honor have been awarded to US Army/ USAF/USMC/US Navy who fought in Vietnam. Today, the “Huey” is no longer in production; but, still there are “Huey’s” flying and in service all over the world. Over 16,000 units were produced from 1956-1986. In my dreams I still hear the “Huey’s” flying into Phan Rang AFB and I remember that distinctive vibratory sound over the radios in the Command Post of pilots and men in action serving during this time, long ago.
NEWSPAPERMAN HONORED - Joe DePriest of Shelby received a lifetime membership in Friends of Crowders Mountain State Park recently by Larry Hyde, Park Superintendent, left, and Verna Neal, Vice President of Friends of Crowders Mountain. DePriest was honored for many years of promotion, advocacy and support through a variety of articles in the Charlotte Observer since the park's inception in 1973 and his Dec. 9, 2000 article inviting citizens to a meeting establishing The Friends. DePriest, who is retired, is currently a freelance writer for The Observer.
BC gets Whitesides serving $125,000 in US Navy grant to hire COP officer BESSEMER CITY – A grant for $125,000 to the city to fund a Community Oriented Police Officer for three years is to be presented to the City of Bessemer City today by the U. S. Department of Justice's Community Oriented Policing Services. A representative of 10th District U. S. Congressman Patrick McHenry (R) is making the presentation this morning to Mayor Becky S. Smith and Police Chief Tom Elllis Jr. and the Bessemer City Police Department. “Our entire staff is real excited about this COPS grant,'' said city clerk Josh Ross.
MARLON WHITESIDES Marlon Whitesides, Missile Technician in the United States Navy, is currently stationed at Kings Bay, Ga. Naval/ Submarine Base. He and his wife, Kendra, and son, Noah, reside in Kings Bay. A 2009 graduate of Kings Mountain High School, Whitesides is the son of Alice and Steve Whitesides of Grover.
KM ranked No. 5 most tax-friendly places for retirees in the state Kings Mountain is ranked as one of the most tax-friendly places for retirees in North Carolina, according to a recent study from SmartAsset, a New York-based financial
technology company. The study ranks cities on a Retirement Tax Friendliness Index, which takes into account local property taxes, and whether or not Social Security income is
taxed in that area. Kings Mountain was ranked No. 5 behind Wadesboro, No. 4; Cullowhee, No. 3; Forest City, No. 2; and Marion, No. 1.
City Councilmen Curtis Pressley, Rodney Gordon, and Rick Moore, left to right, talk with N. C. Speaker of the House Tim Moore and Mayor Rick Murphrey chats with Mayor pro tem Mike Butler in the background at the opening of the new addition to the H. Lawrence Patrick Senior Life & Conference Center Monday morning. The ribbon-cutting was attended by 100 guests. Photo by ELLIS NOELL
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DOWNTOWN: revitalization grant of $97,000 From Page 4A
established here in 2009 by the NC Department of Commerce, the City’s dedication to downtown revitalization has only increased. The Main Street Department has purchased and continues to maintain over 30 concrete pots filled with seasonal flowers which are paid for by the Main Street budget which provide color and fragrance throughout the downtown. Many downtown merchants have assisted in the maintenance of these pots and the partnership is a strong and growing one. Recently, two large projects impacted the downtown. First was the waterline replacement that will ensure a strong water supply to our downtown businesses and all of our residents. It was a challenge that summer when the old lines were being removed and the new ones installed, but together we weathered the difficulties and are better for it. This past summer, the big orange and white barricades were removed and the railroad crossings at Gold and Mountain Streets were improved. The plans for this project took a very long time to develop because everyone’s first priority was the safety of vehicles, pedestrians and trains, and also because these engineering plans impacted the heavily traveled highways, secondary streets, and rail lines which all converge at both the Gold and Mountain and required DOT approval in every step. The current Mayor and Council along with senior staff have developed over the years a good working relationship with DOT and it
is through these relationships that downtown improvement projects have been and will continue to be planned, developed and implemented. Over many months, City Department heads and the Mayor would meet with DOT and DOT Rail engineers and staff both in person and by conference call on a regular basis. Much of the delay for the start of this project was a result of the many departments within NC DOT which had to review, comment, and request revisions of the plans and so on. While it was frustrating from our perspective as the months literally became years, we understood that the common goal was public safety. The project was well worth all of the time it took when plans were finally approved and the North Carolina Department of Transportation agreed to pay for the entire project. Indeed, the railroad crossing improvement project that impacted Gold and Mountain Streets involved neither City funds nor citizens’ tax dollars! Recently the North Carolina Legislature approved the state’s budget. It includes an item for Downtown Revitalization Grants. Kings Mountain was one of 11 North Carolina cities awarded a grant of $97,000 to be used for downtown revitalization efforts. The City’s Main Street Department will develop plans for the highest and best use of these funds. This grant will enable the City to positively impact the appearance of our downtown. Some of the projects that will be funded by the City-approved Main Street program budget, the portion of
MSD tax funds allocated to the Main Street program and this $97,000 grant from the state will include sturdy cloth “OPEN” banners for downtown business owners to hang outside their stores to encourage additional shoppers and traffic to the downtown. The bench project that was begun last year will be funded and all of the old wooden benches will be replaced by wrought iron ones and new benches installed where they are needed. The streetlights in downtown will be upgraded from the current yellow lights to bright white lights which will enliven our downtown during evening hours. Work will begin on directional signage for the downtown. This twofold project will involve signage to direct traffic to the downtown itself and then more personalize street corner signage will direct shoppers to specific stores within the downtown. Another project will be the start of the Cherokee parking lot improvements which will encourage shoppers and residents to remain in downtown to shop, dine and play. And we will improve the connectivity between shoppers and our businesses through the development and use of an App on people’s cell phones, tablets and computers that downtown businesses can use to attract shoppers and from which downtown events and celebrations can be marketed to our residents and beyond. These are only a few of the projects that your Main Street program is working on for the benefit of downtown property owners, business owners, and residents of Kings Mountain.
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Operation Medicine Drop at Health Department Saturday Operation Medicine Drop will be conducted Saturday from 8 a.m.-1 p.m. at the Cleveland County Health Department, 315 E. Grover Street, Shelby. This is a medicine takeback event where you can safely dispose of your expired unused prescription drugs or over the counter medications and keep them out of the wrong hands.
Sponsoring the Medicine Drop, in addition to the Health Department and Alliance for Health, are Safe Kids Cleveland County, ACCES, Cleveland County Substance Abuse Prevention Coalition, Cleveland County Sheriff's Office, Shelby Police Department, Kings Mountain Police Department, and Community Care of North Carolina.
Library to sponsor “Financial Planning” Join Cara Chase, certified financial planner with AIG Financial Network, to learn the basics of financial planning, how to plan for retirement and prepare for the expenses of college at Mauney Memorial Library Community Room beginning Monday, Oct. 26, from 5:30-7 p.m.
“Financial Planning Basics” will be the theme of the Oct. 26 session. On Nov. 4 “Retirement Basics” will be discussed and on Monday, Nov. 9, “College Planning” will be discussed. Sign-up for the classes by calling 704-739-2371 ext. 3 or email www.mauneylibrary.org
Boston Butts for Thanksgiving American Legion Post 155 will be selling Boston Butts for Thanksgiving and all proceeds benefit the Veterans Relief Fund. Tickets are $35, which includes one butt, one pint slaw and one pint of sauce. Pick up time is Wednesday, Nov. 25, from 9 a.m.-10:30 a.m. at the Post on East Gold Street. Tickets can be purchased at the American Legion after 3 p.m. daily or from any Legionnaire.
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LEGALS STATE OF NORTH CAROLINA COUNTY OF CLEVELAND File No: 15 SP 269 NOTICE OF SALE TAKE NOTICE THAT: Raintree Realty and Construction, Inc., Substitute Trustee, has begun proceedings to FORECLOSE under the Deed of Trust described below, and under and by virtue of the power of sale contained in such Deed of Trust, and an Order entered by the Clerk of Superior Court of the above County, will sell the below described property at public auction as follows: 1. The instrument pursuant to which such sale will be held is that certain Deed of Trust executed by John D. Church and wife, Deborah R. Church, original mortgagors, and recorded in the Office of the Cleveland County Register of Deeds in Deed of Trust Book 1551, at Page 494. The record owner of such property, as reflected on the records of the Register of Deeds not more than ten (10) days prior to posting this Notice of Sale, if not the original mortgagors, is: N/A 2. The property will be
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sold by the Substitute Trustee at 10:00 a.m. on the 22nd day of October, 2015 at the Cleveland County Courthouse door in the City of Shelby, North Carolina. 3. The real property to be sold is generally described as 106 Edgemont Avenue, Shelby, North Carolina 28150* and is more particularly described as follows: Being all of that property described in that certain Deed of Trust recorded in Book 1551, at Page 494 of the Cleveland County, North Carolina Registry. Any property described in the Deed of Trust which is not being offered for sale is described as follows: Subject to any and all Release Deeds of Record in the Cleveland County, North Carolina Registry. *The general description of the property is provided for convenience but is not guaranteed; the legal description in the Deed of Trust controls. 4. Any buildings located on the above-described property are also included in the sale. 5. The property will be sold by the Substitute
Steven Johnson is requesting an amendment to the conditional use General Business rezoned property located approximately at the corner of Margrace Road and South Battleground Avenue. The proposed amendment would change the conditions and layout of the proposed
Trustee to the highest bidder for CASH. The highest bidder will be required to deposit IN CASH with the Substitute Trustee at the date and time of the sale the greater of five percent (5.0%) of the amount of the bid or Seven Hundred Fifty and no/100 Dollars ($750.00). 6. All bidders bid for the property AS IS on the date of sale. Absolutely no warranties are made as to the condition, value or title of the property. While the Substitute Trustee believes the title to be good, all bidders are advised that they should obtain independent counsel to examine record title as the property is sold subject to prior record interests. The Noteholder has reserved the right to withdraw the sale up to and until the Deed is delivered by the Substitute Trustee. 7. The property will be sold subject to all unpaid taxes and special assessments. 8. The property being sold is all of that property described in the Deed of Trust except as specifically set forth above. It is the intention to extinguish any and all rights or interests in the property subordinate to the Deed of Trust.
general business use (car sales and car repairs). The property may also be identified as Tax Map 4-74, Block 3, Lot 12 or Parcel 60350. A copy of the application may be obtained at the Planning Department or you may call 734-4595 for
9. Additional Notice Where the Real Property is Residential with Less Than 15 Rental Units: An order for possession of the property may be issued pursuant to G.S. 45-21.29 in favor of the purchaser and against the party or parties in possession by the Clerk of Superior Court of the County in which the property is sold. Any person who occupies the property pursuant to a rental agreement entered into or renewed on or after October 1, 2007, may, after receiving the Notice of Sale, terminate the rental agreement upon 10 days’ written notice to the landlord. Upon termination of a rental agreement, the tenant is liable for rent due under the rental agreement prorated to the effective date of the termination. THIS the 22nd day of September, 2015. SUBSTITUTE TRUSTEE: RAINTREEREALTY AND CONSTRUCTION, INC. By: Joel T. York, Vice-President P.O. Box 8942 Asheville, NC 28814 Phone: 828-777-5250 KMH3701 (10/14 & 21/15)
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Wednesday, October 21, 2015
Rescue Mission to host Celebrate Hope Nov.12
WREATH-LAYING - Hundreds of Daughters of American Revolution and Sons of Revolution members and guests attended the wreath-laying ceremony last Wednesday at Kings Mountain National Military Park on the 235th anniversary of the 1780 Revolutionary War Battle of Kings Mountain. John Slaughter, Superintendent of the Southern Campaign of the American Revolution Parks Groups, whih includes KMNMP, officiated.
This is good week for potato harvesting A good week is ahead in potato harvesting for the needy. Poplar Springs Baptist Church volunteers will be harvesting a crop of potatoes today with help from Crest School Agriculture students and others who would like to help. A plot near Fallston will be busy with volunteers Friday and Saturday and volun-
teers will be manning a new machine to speed up the process. Tommy Young has been bushhogging this week to get the vines off before heavy frost and Boiling Springs Methodist, Polkville and Patterson Springs will be harvesting as soon as possible. Contact Doug Sharp at dougwsharp@gmail.com to volunteer or for more details.
Nelson graduates Army Pvt. Joshua E. Nelson has graduated from basic combat training at Fort Jackson, Columbia, S.C. During the nine weeks of training, the soldier studied the Army mission, history, tradition and core values, physical fitness, and received instruction and practice in basic combat skills, military weapons, chemical warfare and bayonet training, drill and ceremony, marching,
rifle marksmanship, armed and unarmed combat, map reading, field tactics, military courtesy, military justice system, basic first aid, foot marches, and field training exercises. Nelson is the son of Marsha Harris of Kings Mountain, N.C., and brother of Erila S. Harris. He is a 2015 graduate of Kings Mountain High School.
Cleveland County Rescue Mission will host its 4th annual Celebrate Hope Banquet on Thursday, Nov. 12 at 7 p.m. at Bethany Baptist Church, 606 S. Dekalb St., Shelby. Tickets are $10 and all proceeds will be used to provide food for the hungry, shelter for the homeless, medical assistance for the poor, and a renewed sense of selfworth for so many. The event will feature a homecooked meal and desserts as well as special presentations by two program graduates who will share their celebrations of hope with those in attendance. CCRM is a non-profit, faith-based organization dedicated to providing shel-
ter, recovery programs, and supportive services to the homeless by proclaiming the life-changing gospel of Jesus Christ. CCRM offers Christ-centered addiction recovery programs and an array of educational classes, including personal finance, Adult High School, Cleveland County Work Ready Certification, job skill training, theology, healthy living, volunteer work program, basic life skills, and vocational
training. These programs help residents gain employment, further their education, build self-confidence, and transition to more stable or permanent housing. For tickets and additional information contact Jocelyn Hill at the Cleveland County Rescue Mission at 704-7511255 mailto: jocelyn@myccrm.org. Donations can be made online at http://www.myccrm.org.
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Dear Need, When it comes to celebrity spokespeople pitching reverse mortgages on TV, don’t believe everything you hear. Many of these ads are misleading and don’t always give you the whole story. In fact, the Consumer Financial Protection Bureau recently issued a warning to seniors to watch out for these deceptive advertisements. With that said, here’s the lowdown on reverse mortgages.
To be eligible, you must be at least 62 years old, own your own home (or owe only a small balance) and currently be living there.
The Basics A reverse mortgage is a unique type of loan that allows older homeowners to borrow money against the equity in their house that doesn’t have to be repaid until the homeowner dies, sells the house or moves out for at least 12 months. At that point, you or your heirs will have to pay back the loan plus accrued interest and fees, but you will never owe more than the value of
limits that vary by county, but cannot exceed $625,500.
It’s also important to understand that with a reverse mortgage, you, not the bank, own the house, so you’re still required to pay your property taxes and homeowners insurance. Not paying them can result in foreclosure.
You will also need to undergo a financial assessment to determine whether you can afford to continue paying your property taxes and insurance. Depending on your financial situation, you may be required to put part of your loan into an escrow account to pay future bills. If the financial assessment finds that you cannot pay your insurance and taxes and have enough cash left to live on, you’ll be denied. Loan Details Around 95 percent of all reverse mortgages offered today are Home Equity Conversion Mortgages (HECM), which are FHA insured and offered through private mortgage lenders and banks. HECM’s also have home value
How much you can actually get through a reverse mortgage depends on your age, your home’s value and the prevailing interest rates. Generally, the older you are, the more your house is worth, and the lower the interest rates are, the more you can borrow. A 70-year-old, for example, with a home worth $250,000 could borrow around $136,000 with a fixed-rate HECM. To estimate how much you can borrow, use the reverse mortgage calculator at reversemortgage.org. You also need to know that reverse mortgages are expensive with a number of fees, including: a 2 percent lender origination fee for the first $200,000 of the home’s value and 1 percent of the remaining value, with a cap of $6,000; a 0.5 percent upfront mortgage insurance premium (MIP) fee, plus an annual MIP fee that’s equal to 1.25 percent of the outstanding loan balance; along with an appraisal fee, closing costs and other miscellaneous expenses. Most fees can be deducted for the loan amount to reduce your outof-pocket cost at closing.
To receive your money, you can opt for a lump sum, a line of credit, regular monthly checks or a combination of these. But in most cases, you cannot withdraw more than 60 percent of the loan during the first year. If you do, your upfront MIP fee will be bumped up to 2.5 percent. Get Educated To learn more, read the National Council on Aging’s online booklet “Use Your Home to Stay at Home,” which you can download at homeequityadvisor.org. Also note that because reverse mortgages are complex loans, all borrowers are required to get face-to-face or telephone counseling through a HUD approved independent counseling agency before taking one out. Most agencies charge around $125 to $250. To locate one near you, visit go.usa.gov/v2H, or call 800-569-4287. Send your senior questions to: Savvy Senior, P.O. Box 5443, Norman, OK 73070, or visit SavvySenior.org. Jim Miller is a contributor to the NBC Today show and author of “The Savvy Senior” book.
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After motorcycling accident, Queen on the road to recovery DAVE BLANTON dave.kmherald@gmail.com
When Darrell Queen took a bad spill while motorcycling in the N.C. mountains in early September, he quickly found himself in a lot of pain. The Kings Mountain man and Rockwood Lithium employee broke six ribs, a collar bone, a shoulder blade and four toes on his left foot. But not long after the Sept. 7 accident, in which his bike’s sideboard caught a car going in the opposite direction, Queen found how much his friends and fellow Legion Riders supported and cared for him. The Legion Riders, which is an offshoot of American Legion Post 155, organized a Poker Run to help their injured president pay for his steep medical bills. Members of the group got together on Oct. 10 for a 71mile ride through the area that included five stops. During the ride that day in the rain about 40 Riders raised $1,226 for Queen, who has been convalescing at his father’s house in Gaffney, S.C., since being released from an Asheville hos-
Darrell Queen was injured in a Sept. 7 motorcycling accident. pital in September. After the Poker Run, riders joined Queen in enjoyed refreshments and taking in the performance of two local bands, Slater Street and Jus Bucket played. The Poker Run was organized by the Legion Riders, with the help of Kim Deal, Sandra Canipe and other volunteers. The group gathered Thursday evening at Post 155 to present him with the proceeds. Wearing a rehab boot on his left leg and using a walker to get around, Queen said he felt lucky to be alive after what he called the worst accident he’s
Legion Riders met Thursday evening at the American Legion to present Darrell Queen with the proceeds from a recent Poker Run aimed at raising money to help him with his medical bills and other expenses. From left to right, Jerry Canipe, Scott Thomas, Tim Oliver, Queen, Rick Hamrick, Rodney Short, Mike Click, Curtis Thrift, Chuck Bennick and David Carroll. ever been in. “It’s been tough, but I’m making a little progress every day,” said Queen, adding that the four broken toes would require the most time to heal of all his injuries. The mood at the gathering was merry as fellow Legion Riders said they were happy to have their friend and leader
back in the fold. The Poker Run a week before was the first time Queen had really been out of the house since the accident, he said. The joke going around was that “Darrell’s still on two wheels but he’s got two kickstands now,” a reference to the walker he will have to use temporarily.
“I appreciate the friendship even more than the money,” said Queen, who is a 29-year employee at Lithium and a member of the Sons of the American Legion. The Legion Riders also announced that the group has raised money to pay for the November trip of two Vietnam War vets to the Vietnam Veter-
ans Memorial in Washington, D.C. The Kings Mountain Vietnam Vets annually raise money to help some of their brethren make the trip to the iconic wall. The Legion Riders joined the American Legion Post 155, Sons of the American Legion and the Silver Villa to raise the funds.
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MISSS LIVERMUSH PAGEANT- Pictured are winners in the 2015 Little Miss Liver Mush contest. All the girls participated in onstage competition of beauty and sportswear. From left, Teen Miss Madison Mace, Young Miss Chloe Clary, Little Miss Rylee Winfield, Grand Majestic Miss BreAnn Jenkins and Junior Miss Alivia Heath. Photos by ADRIAN HAMRICK
LITTLE MISS LIVER MUSH COURT - Pictured are Little Miss Liver Mush Pageant winners crowned at the Mush, Music & Mutts Festival in Uptown Shelby on Saturday. From left, Toddler Miss: Kaegyn Walker; Mini Miss Haylee Charles; Mini Grand Majestic Miss Makenna Henderson, Baby Miss Skylar Sisk and Tiny Miss Cheyenne Beal.
“We’re Going!” by Jim Medlin We are going to Arlington VA and Washington D.C.; 29 Kings Mountain Vietnam Veterans. Our ground plan is to visit the Tomb of the Unknown in Arlington Virginia, “The Wall,” and the World War II memorials in Washington D.C. Thank you all for the wonderful support, especially those listed in
this article! We depart Kings Mountain American Legion parking lot on Tuesday morning, October 27, 7:00 a.m. and return the following evening, Wednesday October 28. We are traveling by way of Young Transportation, out of Asheville. Additionally, I want to thank those men who wrote articles published by the Kings Mountain Herald.
Personally, I know how difficult it is to put pen-topaper, taming those longtime mental demons, and writing words describing individual war-time events of days gone by in Vietnam. We sincerely hope that the Herald readers now have a better view and understanding of an airman/ soldier/marine/seaman’s trials of war in a far-away land.
From the 87 Kings Mountain Vietnam Veterans who came home, thank you friends and families for supporting us and the 50th Anniversary of the Vietnam War Commemoration and our trip to “the Wall.” Special Thanks to: Special Thanks to: Mr. Rick Moore; Mr. John Caveny, Jr.’ Dixon Presbyterian Church’ Mrs. Judy Champion (Monroe, NC)’ Mr. Kenneth T. Nantz; Ms. Mary Ellen Stroupe (Washington D.C.); Asheville Scottish Rite Education Foundation, Inc. (Asheville, NC); Kings Moun-
tain American Legion, Post Otis D. Green Unit 155; Kings Mountain Herald; Mrs. Wendy J. Isbell Mr. Jerry Simmons, Kings Mountain Realty; Mrs. Dorothy P. Kelly; American Legion Auxiliary, Otis D. Green Unit 155; Dr. & Mrs. Paul E. Hendricks, Jr.; Paula and James Lawrence (Gastonia, NC); Mr. David Corn; Rental Uniform Service of Statesville, Inc.; Larry & Evelyn Hamrick’; Mrs. Esther Muench Plonk; Dr. George W. Plonk; Dr. & Mrs. Marty Fischer (Tryon, NC); Mr. & Mrs. John D. Grant; Eddie &
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