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FOOTE TRAIL DEDICATION – The Gateway Trails Committee dedicated the Foote Trail to Bill McCarter “for outstanding leadership and hard work.” The trail is 4.5 miles one way to Galilee Church Road. From left, Bill McMurrey, Judy Ford, Director Shirley Brutko, Starr Dove Dowell, Bill McCarter, RJ Vampran, Kit Vampran, Trails President Ronnie Franks, Doug Satterfield and Mary Wade Smith. Photo by JEWEL REAVIS
Kings Mountain City Council will hold public hearing Feb. 27 to consider zoning ordinance Text Amendments for an Overlay/Thoroughfare protection district in the city’s 2-mile perimeter (Extra Territorial Jurisdiction) of Dixon School Road and Kings Mountain Boule-
vard. Draft amendments will be considered at the Feb. 13 planning and zoning board meeting at 5:30 p.m. at city hall and will be sent to the city council public hearing on Feb. 27 at 6 p.m. at city hall with their recommendation. The purpose of a thoroughfare protection district, as detailed by
Planning Director Eric Greenway at the recent city council meeting in memorandums to council, establishes standards to protect and enhance the economic development, aesthetic appeal and orderly development of properties adjacent to and within the vicinity of certain major thoroughfares in the city, while See COUNCIL, Page 7A
Foote Trail dedicated to Bill McCarter Bill McCarter, retired Cleveland County planner, has been honored by the Gateway Trails Committee with the Foote Trail designation, a 4 ½ mile segment of the Gateway Trail. McCarter grew up in Kings Mountain and was instrumental in helping map out the direction that
the Foote Trail would go from the existing trail to Galilee Church Road. McCarter, volunteers and professional workers added culverts, a board walk, ordered bridges and screens for the bridge over I85, a used cameras, bollards, gravel and signs where needed.
Hope Shaw joins City of KM staff Charity Hope Shaw of Gaffney, SC has joined the City of Kings Mountain as Deputy Clerk/Administrative Assistant succeeding Karen Tucker, who was recently promoted to City Clerk. Shaw was formerly employed by the Cherokee County, SC School District as Executive Secretary to the Director of Finance and Assistant to the Human Resources Director for 11 years. She is married to Craig Shaw and they have two daughters, Hannah, 16, and Madelyn, 10. The Shaws are members of Love Valley Baptist Church in Kings Mountain. “I am thankful for the opportunity to serve the citizens
HOPE SHAW of Kings Mountain. I enjoy reading the Bible, spending time with my family and attending church faithfully,’’ said Mrs. Shaw. “My goals in life are to lead a God-pleasing life and be an awesome mother and wife.”
KM Lenten services Begin on Feb. 14 Kings Mountain Ministerial Association will sponsor the 2018 Lenten services on the theme, “Were You There?” with ministers of the community leading the services three Wednesdays in February and three Wednesdays in March beginning Feb. 14.
Each service will begin promptly at 12 noon and the host church is responsible for leading the congregational music, the special music and the order of service. An offering will be received for the Kings Mountain Crisis Ministry. Each church serves a light meal following the short worship service. Central United Methodist Church will host the Feb. 14 service and Rev. Jeff Johnson, Missions Pastor See LENTEN, Page 7A
“It’s a fabulous work of art for all to enjoy,’’ said Trail Director Shirley Brutko. The Foote trail was named for the past owner of Albemarle Lithium who donated many acres of land for the trail in the form of a conservation easement in perpetuity.
Church offers house To Sharpe family The Sharpe family of Kings Mountain will soon move into the parsonage of Ross Grove Baptist Church in Shelby. Rev. Marcus McGill and his congregation have offered Florence and Michael Sharpe and their six children the use of the parsonage rent free for a month. Meantime, the family has been staying at Comfort Inn since their house on El Bethel Road burned Jan. 24. The Kings Mountain community and many people all over the county have rallied to help the Sharpes who lost everything in the early morning fire. Michael Sharpe was preparing to go to work and turned a ceramic space heater on and the breaker blew. He flipped it back on, went outside to warm up his truck, and looked back to find one side of the house ablaze. He woke his sleeping wife and six children and got them out of the house. In addition to a GoFundMe page, monetary donations to the Sharpes can be sent in care of Ross Grove Baptist Church, 1225 Fallston Road, Shelby, NC 28150. The family also needs furniture. The church telephone number is 704-4826051. KMPD Officer Jason Dee is heading up a collection drive for gift cards to help the family out when they get settled. These donations can be delivered to Dee at Kings Mountain Police Department.
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BALLOON RELEASE - East Elementary 4th graders had a memorial service on Friday afternoon to celebrate the life of their classmate, Makala Martin, who died in a car accident in January. Teachers and staff shared favorite memories and students sang the song "Friends". Students, staff, family and friends went outside to the main lawn where a plaque had been placed in the memorial garden among river stones 4th grades painted in her honor and released 75 balloons in Makala’s favorite color, purple. Photo by JENNY HARDEE
3 Little Libraries in KM
Celebrating Literacy Little Free Libraries are a global phenomenon. The small front-yard book exchange numbers 36,000 and counting, in over 70 countries—from Iceland to Tasmania to Kings Mountain, NC. This month, two new Little Free Libraries join the movement to share books, bring people together and create a community of readers. Joining the Little Free Library currently located at the Southern Arts Society are two new ones located at Patriot’s Park and the Gateway Trail. See LIBRARIES, Page 7A
This Little Free Library is located at Patriots Park in Kings Mountain. Currently, there are three in town. Photo by Scott Neisler
Costner Christmas moves uptown The Costner Christmas lights will continue to burn during the holiday season in Kings Mountain but they are moving uptown. Mayor Scott Neisler said the city has purchased the Costner lights and decoration and they will make Patriots Park festive for the
2018 holiday season. City workers hauled the equipment, lights and decoration to a storage building last week. Both Grady Costner and his wife, Katie, are deceased but their family want the popular couple to live on in the display
of thousands of lights and decoration Grady made from steel rods for decades in his workshop, adding a new piece every year and creating a showplace that some call a “Little McAdenville.” See COSTNER, Page 3A
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