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This Weekend at Joy Performance Center
Final performances of Four Weddings and Elvis performed by KMLT Kings Mountain Little Theatre, Inc. and corporate sponsor Harris Funeral Home announce performance dates for “Four Weddings and an Elvis.” Director Wendy Walega encourages everyone to make plans to see this adult comedy by Nancy Frick. Final performance dates are this weekend: Friday, May 20 and Saturday, May 21 at 7:30 PM and Sunday, May 22 at 3:00 PM at the Joy Performance Center in
Kings Mountain Please contact the theater regarding ticket information at tickets@kmlt. org or by calling 704730-9408. Tickets may be purchased online at www. kmlt.org or at the box office one hour before showtime. Ticket prices are $15 for adults and $10 for students and senior citizens. Only KMLT season members may make reservations at tickets@kmlt.org See KMLT, Page 2A
McGinnis property downtown sold By Loretta Cozart
Chamber’s Legislative Breakfast May 23 By Loretta Cozart Cleveland County Chamber of Commerce’s Legislative Breakfast features NC House Speaker Tim Moore, Senator Ted Alexander, and Kelly Hastings. The event will
be held at the LeGrand Center in Shelby, 1800 E. Marion Street, on May 23 from 7:30 a.m. until 9:00 a.m. Cost is $25 per person or a table sponsorship of $250. Contact Kathryn at the chamber for more information.
On May 12, the McGinnis property on Battleground Avenue sold for approximately $375,000 to U180, a North Carolina
Limited Liability Company, in Charlotte, NC. The properties included in the sale are 243 Battleground Avenue, 245 Battleground Avenue, and 247 Battleground Avenue and
includes all buildings from Kings Mountain Thrift and Gift, South to E. Gold Street. The Herald reached out to the new owners and have not received a reply
as to their plans for the property. Historically, the property was built by Dr. D.M. Morrison and once housed Dixie Home Goods, a predecessor of Winn-Dixie.
Streetscape project update By Loretta Cozart While work continues at the site of the Streetscape project in downtown Kings Mountain, the work behind the scenes continues as challenges with the original plan are being addressed. The Streetscape project began on April 11, and over the next few weeks what Greene Building Corporation (GBC) found beneath the asphalt and dirt was a spaghetti situation of water and gas pipes, electrical conduit, and stormwater pipes not shown on the original maps they were working from. As a result, GBC had to step back and assess the situation as work at the site continued. By week three, City of Kings Mountain removed the stoplight and pole at the corner of Mountain and Cherokee Streets and a new
transformer was installed on Cherokee Street behind the police station. While digging exploratory holes for catch basins, fiber lines were also found in the area. Additionally, issues with the stormwater system were identified and those also issues needed to be addressed. So, GBC began a redesign of the stormwater system keeping all the challenges discovered in mind. Last week, the team met with AT&T to discuss relocating their existing fiber services in the area, as GBC continued work on the stormwater system installation. Upcoming work includes curb and gutter, conduit work, and stormwater “While water, gas, and electrical can be rerouted, the stormwater system See STREETSCAPE, Page 8A
During week one exploratory holes were cut for future stormwater catch basins. Photo provided by Greene Building Corporation
Utz buys Benestar facility Classical Ballet students in KM for $38.4 million
CINDERELLA AND PRINCE AT THE BALL – The Classical Ballet will be performed at the Joy Performance Center on May 28-29. See more photos on Page 7A. (Photo provided)
to perform “Cinderella” Cinderella is being brought to life by Kimberla’s School of Classical Ballet on May 27, 28 and 29 at the Joy Performance Center. This dream come true fairy tale will delight an audience with the beauty and majesty of classical ballet and have the audience gasping with laughter over the antics of the stepsisters.
Come lose yourself in an enchanting story you know and love that blends humor, heart, and hope - one where an ordinary pumpkin becomes a spectacular carriage, wishes do come true, and a lost slipper leads to a happily ever after. This classic fairytale is a treat the whole family will enjoy. Get your tickets today by calling 704-300-4130 or visiting https://sites.google. com/kimberlasclassicalballet/ cinderella-tickets.
Utz Brands, Inc., a leading U.S. manufacturer of branded salty snacks, announced April 28 that the company’s subsidiary, Utz Quality Foods, LLC, has purchased a brand new, recently completed snack food manufacturing facility in Kings Mountain from Evans Food Group Ltd. d/b/a Benestar Brands and related affiliates. The total purchase price of the transaction was approximately $38.4 million, and includes the existing building, land and pork-rind production equipment. Utz will
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convert the space into a fully operational snack food manufacturing facility starting in 2022. The current 125,000 square foot facility can be expanded to 200,000 square feet and is expected to add over 115 local jobs. The new Kings Mountain facility will support the increased and growing demand for Utz’s brands
in the Southeast, Northeast and Mid-South regions. The new facility contains state of the art high-speed pork rind manufacturing lines and will enable multi-line production across Utz’s key sub-categories soon. Operationalizing the recently constructed Kings Mountain facility is quicker and more cost-effective than building from the ground up or renovating an existing facility. Benestar will also become a supplier of pork pellets from its Chicago operations to Utz. The Transaction
is expected to be accretive to earnings within 12-18 months due to the expected strong supply chain cost savings. “With continued growth and excitement for our snack food brands, we are very excited to expand our roots in North Carolina, where we will be adding over 115 new jobs over time,” said Cary Devore, Chief Operating Officer, Utz Brands, Inc. “This is a strong step forward in optimizing our plant and logistics network, and it will allow us See UTZ, Page 2A
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