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Volume 128 • Issue 45
He loves the kids and they know it ELIZABETH STEWART lib.kmherald@gmail.com
Burning ban in effect now Due to hazardous forest fire conditions effective 5 p.m.November 7, 2016 a burning ban has been issued by the NC Department of Agriculture for Cleveland County until further notice. This ban cancels all existing burning permits and does not allow any open burning during this period. At this time the Cleveland County Fire Marshal has prohibited any open burning in Cleveland County until this release is lifted at a later date. If you should have any questions feel free to call Perry Davis at 704-4848411.
Popular Eddie Payne, the crossing guard at Kings Mountain High School, fist bumps a student at the crosswalk. He loves the kids and they know it. Photo by MARK BRYSON cow bell to get the people on the stands in a “real Mountaineer spirit.” Payne has worked 10 ½ years with the Cleveland County school system in Kings Mountain, four years at KMHS as school crossing guard. When he first started
the fist bump and the high five the kids looked forward to the friendly man with an yellow vest and a stop sign standing in the middle of the road who doesn't just fist bump one student walking across the highway in front See LOVES KIDS, Page 7A
Veterans Day service Friday The annual community-wide Veterans Day service will be held Friday, Nov. 11, at Patriots Park and will begin with a parade of veterans and program participants from the War Memorial at 10:30 a.m. During the ceremony all veterans will be recognized. They will be asked to stand in front of the stage set up in the Park and give their name, rank, and years of service in the military. Mayor Scott Neisler will preside and give the welcome both at the service and at the parade sendoff and make opening remarks prior to the presentation of veterans. The Kings Mountain Police Department Color Guard, under the direction of Sgt. Bob Myers, will advance and retire the colors. KMPD Chief Melvin Proctor will give the invocation,
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A fist bump or high five is Eddie Payne's trademark with some 300 students he sees every day at Kings Mountain High School. The students love him and he loves the students. “I look forward to school every day,'' says Eddie, 67, who lives 5 minutes away from KMHS and begins his bus route every day at 6 a.m. Eddie is a Eddie of all trades. Payne is the popular crossing guard at KMHS, a former custodian whose job was maintaining the baseball and softball fields. He's a school bus driver for 48 kids on his Grover route, a crossing guard at KMHS who tells every student he sees, “have a great day” and then there's the fist bump or the high five. “These kids are awesome,'' says Payne, who is popular at football games too. He's the man on the track cheering and ringing a
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Fire Chief Frank Burns will lead the pledge of allegiance, and after the singing of the National Anthem the “toast to the flag” will be presented by Vietnam veteran and former Green Beret Abraham Ruff. Four white roses will be placed by Vietnam veterans at the wall which bears the inscriptions of those who have died in World War I, World War II, Korea and Vietnam as American Legion Post Commander Claude Pearson reads the “final roll call.” “God Bless America” will be sung prior to the red, white and blue wreath presentation by the mayor and Ruff. “Taps” will be played prior to the retirement of the colors by the KMPD color guard. The public is invited to join with Veterans groups to honor living veterans.
Steady stream of voters on busy Election Day Kings Mountain voters went to the polls Tuesday and election officials were expecting a busy day at the precincts. Ann Bennett, election judge at the KM South precinct at the Library, said a total of 5, 930 went to the polls in early voting last week at Mount Zion Baptist Church. Macey Bridges of Grover celebrated her 18th birthday by casting MACEY BRIDGES her vote for President of the United States at the early voting site in Kings Mountain. By the end of early voting on Saturday, a total of 28,959 people had cast their ballots in Cleveland County, which represents 45 percent of the 63,704
ELECTION DAY – Tim Gladden, Ina Hager and Yolanda Reid, left to right, are pictured at the KM South precinct at Mauney Memorial Day on Election Day handing out materials as voting was light Tuesday morning. Photo by LIB STEWART registered to vote in Cleveland County. Poll watchers at both the two Kings Mountain boxes- KM South at the Library and KM North at the Senior Center, where Libby Putnam is chief judge, said a steady stream of voters started coming
in as the polls opened at 6:30 a.m. and they expect a heavier turnout in the afternoon. She said voters must be in line at their precinct by 7:30 p.m. Due to the Herald’s press time, the election results will be published in next week’s issue.
Peter Pan musical
Three more KMLT shows The timeless story of Peter Pan, the boy who wouldn't grow up, plays again this Friday and Saturday at 7:30 p.m. and Sunday, Nov. 13 at 3 p.m. at Joy Performance Center. It is an enchanting play and musical by a talented cast of young people ages 8-19 who bring this magical tale to life. Kings Mountain Little Theatre, Director Nikki Wood and corporate sponsor, Allwood Insurance, are presenting the show and tickets are at the family-friendly price of $5. It's an early Christmas present for young and old See PETER PAN, Page 3A
L-T SHOW – Pictured are some of the characters in Peter Pan Musical, the KM Little Theatre production this weekend at the Joy. From left to right Mackenzie Bridges as Tinkerbell, Alayna Jensen as Peter Pan, Erica Carpenter as Wendy Darling, Kaleb Starnes as John Darling and Cavell Jensen as Michael Darling. Photo by CAROLINE ALLEN
Special Events Director for city is Christy Conner Christy Conner, 39, Children's Librarian at Mauney Memorial Library for 15 years, is the city's CONNER new Coordinator of Special Events. “My goal is to continue to serve the public in a greater
capacity and build positive relationships in the community to improve the quality of life for all our citizens,'' she said Monday. Over the years Christy has partnered with Special Events to grow several library/special events that carry the library message of literacy and fun. These include: Easter Egg hunt, Halloween parade, annual tree lighting,
and most recently the Earth Day and KM Historical Ghost tour events. Library Director Sharon Stack said that Christy's specific skills of creativity, enthusiasm, event planning, and attention to detail and most importantly her unique ability to build trusted positive relationships set her apart as a candidate for this position. See CONNER, Page 7B
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