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Born in 1951, Hughes said he was coming of age when the country was ob- serving the Civil War’s centennial. The history of the conflict and of that time period drove a lot of inter- est in the topic and not sur- prisingly, it was among his favorite boyhood topics. Hughes has written five hooks on the Civil War and has a sixth in the works. He developed a deep and lifelong interest in the Civil War. Although Hughes didn’t become a professional his- torian, opting instead for a career in technology in- struction after receiving both a bachelors and mas- ters at Southeastern Okla- homa State University, he continued to research and See LOCAL AUTHOR, Page 7A School zone meetings kick off next week DAVE BLANTON dave.kmherald @gmail.com Cleveland County School officials are taking to com- munity meetings in the next six weeks to discuss local ed- ucation topics. Superintendent Dr. Ste- phen Fisher will join teach- ers, other members of his staff and Board of Education members at four talks around the county beginning Feb. 16 through March 30. “We want to know what people want to hear about,” said Greg Shull, the district’s Director of Communications. “This is designed so people can be specific about their zones.” Fisher will lead the meet- ings after they are gaveled open by Cleveland County Schools Board of Education chair Phillip Glover. “If we get good feedback we will continue the prac- Hl 8525"0020 tice,” Shull said. Principals and assistant principals, along with teach- ers in the meeting sites’ zone, are strongly encouraged to attend. A state of the district meeting is slated for Kings Mountain at Barnes Audito- rium on March 16 at 7 p.m. As well as an update on school initiatives and goals, school officials will also inform parents whom they should contact if they have certain aspects of the school system. The meeting are not designed to be question and answer sessions. ; Topics will include school performance, grades, testing, technology and safety. There will also be narrower discus- sions of issues regarding in- dividual zones in the district. School administrators are asking for input from parents and members of the public through its web site at sites. google.com/a/clevelandcoun- tyschools.org/ccs/ The 7 p.m. meetings in the districts other three zones are as follows: Feb. 16 - Shelby High March 2 - Burns Middle March 30 - Crest Middle Any day a good day to fish ELIZABETH STEWART lib.kmherald @ gmail.com Fishermen say any day is a good day to fish and the past weekend at Moss Lake was no exception. Terry Seay and T. “Rooster” Jones of Ruth- erfordton put their fishing boat in the lake early Satur- day and fish was biting. City Planning Director Steve Killian said that fish- ermen take advantage of the city's low fees for boating and fishing at city-owned Moss Lake. The lake is down close to 8 feet below its full pond level, according to Killian, who explained that “close to 8 feet” means it will fluc- tuate slightly because of rain and changing weather conditions. Killian said the lake draw down will be no more than 8 feet below full pond to finish the work on the spillway. Killian said the city has added concrete to six boat ramps so that access to the water is possible. Most peo- ple are using just one of the Rutherfordton residents Terry Seay and T. Rooster Jones are ready for a day of fishing at city-owned Moss Lake. ramps until city workers can completely smooth out the gravel and lake floor just below the other ramps. “We tell people to boat carefully and at their own risk when we are ap- proached or asked," says Killian. He added, “We are working on a sign directing them to the (obviously) best ramp and avoid the others until smoothed out.” Richard Anderson, a city staffer at Moss Lake, said Sunday's almost 70 degree weather brought out the fishermen, hikers, and a number of people “just en- joying being out of doors.” Permits to fish daily are $4 and $12 for boating for outside-city residents. In- side-city residents pay $2 .a day to fish and $6 a day for boating. Fishermen also enjoy fishing from the banks. Moss Lake is approx- imately 90 feet deep. It encompasses more than 2,000 acres with 57 miles Photo hy Richard Anderson of shoreline, 1,660 acres of water. Moss Lake was built in 1974 as the city's water source when the area was suffering from drought. Moss Lake serves as an active recreational destina- tion for boaters, fishermen, water tournaments and the annual national qualifying Over the Mountain Tri- athlon. It is stocked with hybrid striped bass, large- mouth bass, crappie and other pan fish such as brim and perch. ~ HOWARD AND CORINNE SWOFFORD ELIZABETH STEWART lib.kmherald @gmail.com Corrine Reynolds graduated from Kings Mountain High School on a Friday in 1950 and the next Friday, June 2, 1950, she became the bride of Howard Swofford. “We've been mar- ried all our lives and we wouldn't have it any other way," says Corrine, who kisses her husband every morning before she goes to work at one of the local school cafeterias and greets him the same way when she returns in the afternoon. And according to Howard, he picks on his wife a lot ‘affectionately’ and they have never gone to bed angry. Corrine said a friend gave them good advice before they tied the knot. “If you have a fuss about something, make up before bedtime," they were told. See LIFELONG, Page 7A School report cards released statewide DAVE BLANTON dave.kmherald@gmail.com The long-awaited N.C. public school performance report cards — which this year for the first time features letter grades — were released last week at a state Board of Education meeting. Some highlights from the Kings Mountain zone: KMHS: B (75); KMMS: C (63); KMIS: C (66); Bethware: C (68) East: B (77); North: B (77); Grover: C (66); West: B (77) The letter grades are based on test scores (80 percent) and academic growth (20 per- cent). The grades listed in the report are for the 2013-2014 school year and reflect data that time period. On the state education of- ficials’ scale, a school whose combined test and growth scores amounted to 85-100 points receive an A. Those earning 70-84 points receive See SCHOOL, Page 7A No measles in county two patients test negative Last week, the Cleveland County Health Department tested two patients for mea- sles. 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