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Election Day is Tuesday, May 17 WARD 2
MIKE BUTLER Kings Mountain area voters will go to the polls Tuesday, May 17 and poll watchers say chief interest in the Primary are local and county races. Polls open at 6:30 a.m. and close at 7:30 p.m. Polling places inside the city are KM North, Patrick Senior Center, 909 E. King Street, and KM South at Mauney Memorial Library, 100 S. Piedmont Avenue. Other polling places: Bethware- Bethlehem Baptist Church Activities Center, 1017 Bethware Road; Oak Grove Baptist Church fellowship hall, 1022 Oak Grove Road; Grover Town Hall, 207 Mulberry Road, Grover; Waco, Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church, 235 AW Black Street, Waco, KM voters in the Gaston County area of Kings Mountain, vote at the Patrick Center or Crowders Mountain Church. The city election, where incumbents Mike Butler,
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
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PATTY HALL
TOMMY HAWKINS
DOUG BRIDGES
JIM LARSON
DEB HARDIN
DAVID WHITE
MALARIE THOMPSON
BOARD OF EDUCATION
AARON BRIDGES
DANNY BLANTON
Ward 2 councilman seeking a 5th four year-term, and Tommy Hawkins Ward 3 councilman, seeking a 4th four-year term, is shaping up to be the race to watch. Butler is challenged by Patty Hall and Hawkins is challenged by Jim Larson. Cleveland County voters will also decide at the Primary election whether businesses can sell beer and wine countywide. County Commissioners voted unanimously on Nov. See ELECTION, Page 2A
ANNETTE FAIN
RONNIE GRIGG
DALE RIVIERE
W. SCOTT SPURLING
GLENDA WOMACK
FIVE CANDIDATES RUN UNOPPOSED
DAVID ALLEN
TIM MOORE
ALAN NORMAN
KELLY HASTINGS
TED ALEXANDER
Running unopposed for re-election are At-Large City Councilman David Allen, NC House Representative for Cleveland County Tim Moore, who is also Speaker of the NC House of Representatives, Cleveland County Sheriff Alan Norman, NC Rep. Kelly Hastings, and Senator Ted Alexander, all Republicans.
Hit and run results in fatality Sunday night
Mayor Scott Neisler being sworn as president of NCLM. Photo by NCLM
On May 8, at approximately 10:05 p.m., Kings Mountain Police Department responded to Amiya Express in reference to a hit and run involving two pedestrians. First responding officers found two victims in the roadway of North Cansler Street, near the intersection of West King Street. Both victims were given first aid and transported by ambulance to Kings
Mountain Hospital, one with life threatening injuries. The victims were identified as Minnie Lee Clinton, 76-years old, and Rodney Jemal Clinton, 45-years old, both residing in Kings Mountain. Officers gathered vehicle information from witnesses and located the suspect in this incident at another residence in Kings Mountain.
Minnie Lee Clinton succumbed to her injuries and was pronounced deceased at Kings Mountain Hospital. Rodney Jemal Clinton was treated for non-life-threatening injuries and released. The Kings Mountain Police Criminal Investigations Division was contacted to further investigate this matter. Fredrick Wilson, 67, of 529 Belvedere Circle in Kings
Mountain was identified as the suspect in this incident. Wilson was charged with Going Armed to Terror of the Public, Hit & Run, and Death by Motor Vehicle. At this time, the case is still being actively investigated and anyone with information pertaining to it is asked to contact Detective B. Joel at 704-734-0444.
Mayor Neisler leads NCLM as President Kings Mountain Mayor Scott Neisler will lead the North Carolina League of Municipalities as president over the next year. Neisler was chosen by representatives from cities and towns across North Carolina via electronic vote held April 15-20, with his selection announced Thursday at NCLM’s annual conference, CityVision 2022,
held in Wilmington, NC. Joining Neisler as officers for the organization are Fuquay-Varina Town Commissioner William Harris and Durham Mayor Pro Tem Mark-Anthony Middleton, first and second vice presidents, respectively, and Salisbury Mayor Karen Alexander as immediate past president. CityVision 2022 included in-depth sessions, presentations and discussions of key topics including See NEISLER, Page 3A
Crowds filled Patriots Park to listen to the Michael Jackson Tribute band perform last Saturday. Young and old enjoyed the weather, listened to the music, and strolled down memory lane during the Car Show and Cruise-in. Photo by Damien O’Brien.
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