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Contests assured in upcoming races By Lib Stewart TURN CLOCKS FORWARD SUNDAY, MARCH 13 - 2 AM
Special meeting called to consider annexing 125 acres By Loretta Cozart A special meeting was called for Tuesday, March 8 at 5 p.m. for a motion to adopt a Resolution directing the city clerk to investigate a Voluntary Contiguous Annexation Petition for property located near 102 Woodlake Parkway in Kings Mountain. There are 92.677 acres in Cleveland County and an additional 33.127 acres in Gaston County.
The request to annex was received from Michael Eugene Bumgardner, II, Rebecca Cashion Bumgardner, Faylene Falls Voet, Michael Eugene Bumgardner, and William Zura Cashion, Jr. The property is in Cleveland County and being identified Parcel #12661, and Parcel #12656 and Gaston County Property identified as Parcel #154966 and consisting of approximately 125.804 acres. The notice for the special called meeting was shared by the city on Friday, March 4 at 4:35 p.m.
KM City Council schedules four public hearings By Loretta Cozart Kings Mountain City Council met on February 22 to conduct the business of the city. Discussed were budget items, four public hearings, and authorization of the city manager to execute right-of-way and easement agreements, among other items. Four Public Hearings were scheduled for Tuesday,
March 29, at 6:00 p.m. The first Public Hearing is to consider a request from South Oak Partners, LLC to rezone property located on S. Battleground Avenue and consisting of 1.53 acres from Auto Urban Commercial (AU) to Suburban Residential (SR) – Case No. Z-22-1. D. The second Public Hearing scheduled is to consider a request from Morris Family Holdings, LLC to rezone property between David Baptist Church Road and Stony Point Road and consisting of See HEARINGS, Page 8A
BASS TOURNAMENTS scheduled for Moss Lake By Loretta Cozart At their February 22 regular meeting, Kings Mountain City Council approved several bass fishing tournaments throughout the year. The requested events had been approved by the Moss Lake Commission. All boats are required to have proper Moss Lake permits, state registrations, and insurance. The events approved were:
• A Thursday Night Bass Tournament, from 6:00 p.m. to 9:30 p.m. was approved beginning March 17, then every Thursday night until October 13, 2022. A final Fish Off is scheduled on October 22. This is a non-profit event. • Cleveland Masonic Lodge #202 received approval to host a Charity Bass Fishing Tournament on April 30, from 5:30 a.m. to 4:00 p.m. • Eaton Bass Masters Club got approval to host a nonprofit event on August 13 from 3:00 a.m. to 10:00 a.m.
Contests are assured in the city council race for the Ward 2 and Ward 3 seats held by Mike Butler and Tommy Hawkins, 11 people are vying for 4 seats open on the school board and 4 people are seeking the two seats open on the county board of commissioners as candidate filing ended Friday at noon. Patty Hall, 111 Stowe Acres Road, is running against Butler, who has filed for a 5th 4-year term. Jim Larson, 102 N. Gaston Street, is running against Tommy Hawkins, who is seeking a 4th four-year term
on city council. At-large city councilman David Allen is running unopposed for his seat as are Cleveland County Sheriff Alan Norman, R-Cleveland, who is seeing a fourth term and NC House Rep. for Cleveland County Tim Moore, and Rep. Kelly Hastings. Moore also serves as Speaker of the NC House of Representatives. Senator Ted Alexander, R, will seek a third term representing the 4th Senate District seat. The Primary election is scheduled May 17. If a second Primary is needed it will be on July 5 with the general election scheduled
publicans, are challenging incumbent Republicans Deb Hardin and Doug Bridges in the Primary. Voters at the. The Primary will determine which two candidates will be on the ballots in November. Jeff Gregory of Cleveland County was one of 7 people filing for the US House District 10 Congressional seat. Seventy-six candidates filed for local, county, US Senate, US House, Court of Appeals and NC Supreme Court Associate justices during the filing period from Feb. 24-March 4.
Nov. 8. In the board of education race, Meghan Hoppes, Democrat, is challenging the three incumbent Democrats Philip Glover, Coleman Hunt, and Dena Green in the Primary while Republicans in the Primary are Aaron Bridges, incumbent Danny Blanton, Annette Fain, Ronnie Grigg, Dale Riviere, Walter Scott Spurling and Glenda Womack, all Republicans. The Primary voters will determine candidates on the ballots in November. In the board of commissioner’s race David White and Malarie Thompson, Re-
Cleveland County Music Hall of Fame announces first class of inductions The Cleveland County Music Hall of Fame announced its inaugural class of inductees Wednesday, March 2, and what an impressive list of inductees it is. Earl Scruggs and Don Gibson, both natives of Shelby, highlight the first class. Joining Scruggs and Gibson are legendary disc jockey Hugh Dover, who worked at both local stations WOHS, in Shelby and WKMT in Kings Mountain, Bobby Rogers, owner of Bobby’s Records and Rogers Theatre, Kings Mountain native and renowned record producer See FAME, Page 8A
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EARL SCRUGGS
KM gets $350,000 in state grants By Loretta Cozart North Carolina’s Office of State Budget and Management (OSBM) distributed more than $330 million in directed grants to local governments and community organizations in the last 10 days. More than 170 entities across North Carolina received funds in this first round of grant disbursements. Two grants were allocated for City of Kings Mountain. One for $250,000 was from the Department of Public Safety. The second grant is for $100,000 from OSBM. The press release did not indicate the purpose of these grants and, as of publication, the city has not responded to our request for See GRANTS, Page 5A
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The old gas station at 100 E. King Street is taking shape as Kiamesha Young enters the home stretch of her building renovation. Photo by Loretta Cozart
Progress continues at 100 E. King Street By Loretta Cozart
Progress is being made at the old McGill’s Esso gas station at 100 E. King Street in Kings Mountain. The building has been secured, with a new wall and a locking door at the back of the building. Windows resembling glass
garage doors have been added in front of the old service bays, but inside the garage doors remain intact. With the new paint, the station draws the eye to drivers by. The station is one of only three remaining Standard Oil Stations in the nation and Young has done an exem-
plary job in bringing the facility into the 21st century while preserving the original structure. Modernization has occurred without destroying the old. In doing so, new owner Kiamesha Young shows her respect for the past as she prepares the building for future See PROGRESS, Page 2A
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