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Wednesday, October 27, 2021
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City meets with stakeholders to discuss the downtown Streetscape project. Photo by Loretta Cozart
County Commissioners City meets with stakeholders decline opportunity to on Streetscape plan purchase Central School By Loretta Cozart
By Loretta Cozart During the Cleveland County Commissioner’s meeting on Tuesday, October 19, it was decided to decline the offer by Cleveland County School Board to purchase Central School.
Commissioners are given the first right of refusal on surplus school property. County staff decided they had no need of the property, so their recommendation was to decline to purchase. By doing so, Cleveland County Schools
can now proceed with their plans to sell the property. There was no discussion and Commissioner Ronnie Whetstine made the motion not to purchase the property. The vote was unanimous.
November 2 Municipal Election details The voter registration deadline for the Nov 2, Municipal Election was October 8. If you missed the deadline, you will be allowed to same-day register and vote during Early Voting. Deadline to request an absentee ballot for the November 2, Municipal Election was Tuesday, October 26. For this election, there will be only one voting location at Cleveland County Board of Elections Office at Precinct Kings Mountain South Shelby #5 Waco
215 Patton Dr., Shelby, NC 28150. Early voting ends October 30. The last day to apply for an absentee ballot for voters who expect to be unable to vote on Election Day due to sickness or physical disability is November 1. Deadline for receipt of mail-out absentee ballots is November 2. Mail-out absentee ballots must be postmarked by Nov. 2 and received no later than November 5 at 5 pm.
Election results will be made available on Election night on the NC State Board of Elections website: https://er.ncsbe.gov /?election_dt City of Kings Mountain’s municipal elections were postponed to March 8, 2022, during the Primary Election, due to information related to 2020 U.S. Census results that impact Ward lines being received late. See early voting hours on page 3A
Three polling locations have been moved: Old Location New Location Central United Methodist Mauney Memorial Library Church 100 S. Piedmont Ave. Kings Mountain, NC 28086 Restoration Learning Center Buffalo Baptist Church
Walls Memorial Baptist Church 2223 Elizabeth Ave. Shelby, NC 28150 Macedonia Missionary Baptist Ch. 235 AW Black St. Waco, NC 28169
GWU Fall 2021 Career & Internship Fair Looking for an intern? Start your talent search with Gardner-Webb University at
their Fall Internship Fair on October 27 from 11 a.m. – 2 p.m. at Tucker Student Center. If you’re looking for interns for fall, spring, or summer, this is your chance to recruit in-person on the Gardner-Webb University campus.
Participants will be provided one table and two chairs, and the event is free. All organizations are responsible for tablecloths and display items. Lunch is provided. Contact GWU with any questions at career@gardner-webb.edu.
On Monday, October 18, Assistant City Manager Nick Hendricks and consultant Richard Flowe of NFocus, Inc., along with members of the city’s staff and council members, met with stakeholders on the patio of 133 West regarding the downtown Streetscape plan. In February’s city council meeting, the $1.5M plan was approved with plans for the first phase of the project to be completed by November. Due to a variety of challenges, the Streetscape project was pushed off several times and, aside from removing the trees
along Battleground Avenue and Mountain Street, few outward signs can be seen. However, the task of slip-lining of pipes along both streets in the downtown core has been completed. With winter coming, Hendricks explained that the project has now been divided into three sections: Phase IIA focuses on Mountain Street, Phase IIB includes Battleground Avenue, and Phase III concentrates on Railroad Avenue. By dividing the project into three sections, work on nonstate roads can move forward even if there are delays on Battleground Avenue. Stumps along Battleground Avenue will be
ground down in the coming week and the city will start the bid process by advertising in the Herald and on the city’s website. Once contractors are chosen, the work will begin in the spring as soon as weather permits. The goal is to have received bids and chosen contractors by the city council in the December. “We hope to have everything ready to go so the project on Mountain Street can be completed in 90 to 120 days once construction starts,” Nick Hendricks told the group. Due to current supply chain issues, it is the city’s hope that materials can be ordered early in anticipation of project procurement.
Halloween Movie Nights Thursday and Friday City of Kings Mountain’s Pumpkin Palooza at Patriots Park wraps up this week with two events scheduled on Thursday, Oct. 28 and Friday, October 29. Thursday’s movie is Hocus Pocus. This Walt Disney Pictures film features Bette Midler, Sarah Jessica Parker, and Kathy Najimy and shares the story of a curious youngster moves to Salem, where he struggles to fit in before awakening a trio of diabolical witches that were executed in the 17th century. At 6:00 p.m., meet live, interactive characters from the movie, along with some other spooky friends! There’s free trick-or-treating and fun in store, too. The movie starts at 7:00 p.m. on the big screen at Liberty Falls Amphitheater
in Patriots Park. Friday’s Bonus Feature is the iconic classic, It’s the Great Pumpkin, Charlie Brown with a special showtime at 5pm. One ticket reserves a pod for up to 10 people. A limited number of pods are available for each night. These free tickets must be reserved to control crowd size and safety. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW: • Tickets must be redeemed to view each movie • Patrons of up to 10
per family will be assigned a 10ft area to view each movie • Patrons must stay in their own viewing areas • Patrons are responsible for bringing a blanket or lawn chairs for the viewing area • No outside food is allowed at this event. A concession vendor will be on hand to sell. • Free parking is available throughout the downtown
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