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Chris Moore named Interim Chief of KMPD On June 30, Chief Lisa Proctor retires after serving over 30 years of service to the Police Dept, City staff, and the citizens of Kings Mountain. “Congratulations to Chief Proctor and we wish her well in her next chapter in life. Interim Chief, Chris Moore, would like to thank all the citizens of Kings Mountain and the City staff for their support to the Kings Mountain Police Department,” Marilyn Sellers said. “As the Interim Chief, I would like everyone to know that the standards and Police service to the citizens of Kings Mountain will not change and we will continue to serve with integrity as the city continues to evolve and grow,” Moore said. “Our partnerships with
CHRIS MOORE Interim Police Chief the community will still be of upmost importance to this agency and I hope that you will continue to support our men and women within the agency while we make a transition over to a new Chief of Police for our department.”
Liberty Mountain celebrates Fourth of July weekend at JPC starting July 1 Historians agree that the Battle of Kings Mountain in October 1780 turned the tide of the American Revolution and began the series of victories that led to the British surrender at Yorktown a year later. The rugged Patriot frontiersmen who defeated a larger, better-trained force of Loyalists at Kings Mountain secured for all of us the freedoms we enjoy today. This is the seventh season of “Liberty Mountain,” the Revolutionary War
City of Kings Mountain is looking forward to our Red White and Boom! celebrations scheduled for July 2nd. Many roads within the city will be impacted during this event including
Two celebrations, one city
City of KM celebrates Independence Day, July 2 Celebrate our nation’s independence as the City of Kings Mountain presents Red, White, and Boom! On Saturday, July 2, 2022, the city will produce two events simultaneously to honor our country on its 246th birthday. Bring your family to Patriots Park in Downtown for food trucks and
inflatables. DJ Tony Cutlass and Eric Bowman will MC the event from Liberty Falls Amphitheatre. The Voltage Brothers will take the stage at 6:30 p.m. An amazing patriotic laser light show will take over Patriots Park at 9:45 p.m. The City of Kings Mountain will present their signature, unrivaled fireworks display at 9:45
p.m. as well from the Deal Park Walking Track (located behind the YMCA) with music that syncs to your radio at 101.1 FM. Whether you choose to celebrate from Patriots Park (220 South Railroad Avenue) or the Deal Park Walking Track (211 North Cleveland Avenue), Red, White and Boom in Kings Mountain will be a blast.
For more information on both Red, White and Boom celebrations, contact the City of Kings Mountain’s Special Events Department at 704730-2101, or visit their website at www.KingsMountainEvents.Com/ red-white-boom. You may also visit their Facebook page at @cityofkmspecialevents.
Drama, at the Joy Performance Center in Kings Mountain. It’s a compelling story of the settling of the Carolinas by pilgrims from the Old World who came to our land to build new lives, raise good families, and worship as they pleased. The production is an action-filled 90 minutes that See LIBERTY, Page 2A
Travel will be impacted during Red, White and Boom! celebrations July 2nd at Patriots Park and Deal Street Walking Track
The Voltage Brothers will take the stage at 6:30 pm on Saturday, July 2 at Patriot’s Park.
Battleground and Railroad Avenues, Cansler, Gold and Mountain Streets in Downtown, Hwy 161 / Cleveland Avenue, and surrounding side streets. Railroad Avenue, in front of the park, will close at 8:00am and will not reopen until Midnight, July 3rd. Please use extreme caution when traveling these roads due to the increase in motor vehicles and pedestrians. Please plan to travel different roads if you are impacted by this change. See TRAVEL, Page 5A
Conduit for electrical lines for streetlights has also been installed along both W. Mountain and Cherokee Streets. Next comes the light pole footings. See more photos on page 5A. Photo by Loretta Cozart
Downtown Streetscape update By Loretta Cozart Kings Mountain Streetscape project shows signs of progress business leaders are excited to see on W. Mountain Street and Cherokee Street. Throughout the project, stormwater grates and access points, along with manhole covers, were
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installed. And along W. Mountain Street, conduit for electrical was being installed for new streetlights in that section. It won’t be long until curb and gutter can be placed. According to Nick Hendrick’s report to city council in May, “Once the gutter is down, we’ll pour the concrete. Once the concrete is
poured, we’ll put the sidewalks back in.” “A bigger challenge in the project currently for the city dealing with AT&T, because that is a pretty undoing task to get around the back side of the building,” Hendricks said. At that time, the city was working on the design and finalize the construction,
though it would require and amendment with the contractor. In addition, Hendricks mentioned that he had spoken with Iris Hubbard, owner of 133 West, who asked the city to look at some potential improvements. “We are taking those suggestions into consideration,” he said.
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