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race goes to his son
Thunder
Valley
Speedway
hosted the
_ first annual
Memorial
. Race to hon-
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Mountain man who spent his
lifetime building engines for
some of the top NASCAR
drivers. Who better to win the
first race than Smith’s own son,
dirt racing legend Freddy
Smith. 4B
Stanly County teams
dominate state tourney
Stanly County teams won all
four division championships in
the Dixie Girls State Softball
Tournament held last week at
Kings Mountain’s Deal Street
Park. 2B
Kings Mountain YMCA
hosts gigantic field day
Over 300 youngsters from
Cleveland and Gaston County
participated in a field day host-
; ed by the new Kings Mountain
i YMCA Friday morning. 3B
\ Rotary tourney raises
funds for scholarships
\ Sixteen teams competed in a
: Captain’s Choice golf tourna-
J 1 [4 ment to raise money for the
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Kings Mountain Rotary Club
# ‘ "©. scholarship program Friday at
ih Kings Mountain Country Club.
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No one showed up to speak
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“Urgent blood need
in Cleveland County
Cleveland County and other.
parts of the nation may face a
critical blood shortage in the
next several months. Area resi-
dents are urged to give blood at
a bloodmobile visit this after-
noon at First Baptist Church in
Kings Mountain. 10A 3
52nd Bethware Fair
opens next Tuesday
For 52 years the Bethware
Progressive Club has provided
quality entertainment while raising
money for needed community
causes at the Bethware Fair. It be-
gins Tuesday, July 27 for a five-day
run at Bethware School. 8A
New student policy
| approved by Board
Kings Mountains Board of
Education approved a new student 3
licy and approved numerous
a ler at Monday
- night's meeting at Central School.
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Billy making progress,
hopes to be home soon
8-year-old Billy Bridges, who is
trying to learn to eat and breathe
on his own at Charlotte Rehab, is
making progress and hopes to be
home soon. 4
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city in its efforts to annex
A vote by City Council on
q whether to annex one of the
largest areas in the city’ will
feature Tuesday night's 7:30
p-m. at city hall.
Only a handful of citizens at-
tended a special meeting
Tuesday night for a discussion
led by Richard Flowe, consul-
tant.
Councilman Gene White,
who had questioned a new
septic tank maintenance pro-
posal as part of the plan, had
suggested that Council set the
special meeting to discuss it
further but White, along with
councilman Clavon Kelly and
City Manager Jimmy Maney
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were on vacation.
Flowe said that the city has
determined due to the unique
topography of the Canterbury
Road area basic sewer outfall
lines would cost $2.75 million.
The city is discussing, instead,
providing on-site septic system
maintenance and repair ser-
+ vices until such time as public
sewer service to all annexed
properties is constructed and
connected. Participation is vol-
untary and a nominal monthly
fee is applicable much the
“same as it would be for the city
public sewer service. All par-
ticipating on site systems must
have followed and continue to
follow applicable state of
North Carolina health regula-
tions.
Specifically, the majority of
concerns at a recent public
hearing were directed by
Canterbury Road and Lake
Montonia Road residents who
objected to the new septic tank
maintenance program.
White recommended that
Council drop the septic tank
proposal altogether. “Sign
them up and if there is a prob-
lem, fix it at city expense,” said
White.
“We'll never see a sewer line
See Annex, 3A
No more
Department.
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A contest developed this
week in the race for two seats
open on the Kings Mountain |
Board of Education with filing |
by Stella Neisler Putnam for
an inside seat.
Putnam challenges the two
incumbents, B. S. Peeler and
In a filing statement,
Putnam said, “I have had and
continue to have a vested in-
terest in Kings Mountain UTNAM
District Schools. My daughter P AM
is a 1999 graduate of Kings Mountain High School
and my son will be a seventh grader in August at
ALAN HODGE / THE HERALD
Anthony Godbey, left, and Richard Hicks enjoy a cool dip in the pool at the Kings Mountain YMCA. With the
i temperatures still in the high 90s, there's no better place to be.
Putnam enters School Board race
moonlighting
for KM police
New policy drawing the ire
of officers who work on side
A new policy in effect since June 15 by the
City of Kings Mountain will mean the end of
moonlighting jobs by Kings Mountain Police
The policy, which evolved from insurance
concerns, is drawing the ire of some 15 lower
income patrol officers who had been working
second jobs as security officers at Harris-Teeter
Super Market, Pine Manor Apartments and
Little Dan’s Convenience Store on York Road.
One policeman, who asked not be identified,
said his monthly pay from outside jobs made
his house payment.
“This new policy was unexpected and just
blew us away,” said the local policeman. “Our
policemen are not happy.”
Under the new policy, according to Chiat of
Police Richard Reynolds, the policy is not op-
All 30 officers were notified a month ago that
they cannot work a second job without both lia-
bility and workmen's compensation coverage
from outside employers.
If the employer won't offer the coverage, the
officer can’t work.
The officer also must sign a waiver form re-
leasing the city and the Kings Mountain Police
Department from being liable for any injuries
an officer might suffer while working off-duty.
Before last Friday's deadline for officers to
meetings and served on school committees including
the Character Education Task Force and the Task
Force on Student Behavior. I am certainly not a politi-
cian, nor do I intend to become one. I choose to run
at this time in order to take a more active role in the
future of our children and our community. I will fo-
cus on our children, support our teachers and staff
and listen to our community. I am excited about the
possibilities for Kings Mountain District Schools and
if elected I will diligently work toward providing
each child the opportunity to grow into what they
have the right to become,” she said.
A native of Kings Mountain, Putnam is Secretary
of Neisler Brothers Inc and Accounts Receivable
Clerk/Credit Specialist for Oakland Plantation, Inc.
She is married to Gerald E. Putnam and resides in
Kings Mountain Middle School.
Kings Mountain.
“Over the years I have attended school board
Police making move,
opening mid-August
By mid to late August Kings
Mountain citizens will be able
to tour the new 14,000 square
foot $1.7 million dollar Kings
Mountain Police Department.
Moving day began last
Wednesday for Kings Mountain
police and was still underway
this week as workmen put fin-
ishing touches on the building.
New furniture has not yet ar-
rived. Chief Richard Reynolds
says the department wants ev-
erything to be in place for an
open house and dedication. So,
he says the public will need to
be patient a little longer.
The 50 member staff, includ-
ing 34 full time employees and
10 reserve officers ‘and school
can hardly wait to see a state-of-
the art law enforcement center
they have been dreaming about
for years.
The building is totally ener-
gized, fully computerized with
amenities that will allow expan-
sion well into the 21st century
and beyond.
A training room will be
equipped with seven eight feet
long tables and 40 chairs and
will be made available not only
to local law enforcement and
the city but the community col-
lege to hold criminal justice
classes two evenings a week.
With nine computer outlets in
this spacious room and micro-
phones, it is also ideal for a
See Putnam, 3A
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complete the necessary paperwork, the depart-
ment had no formal policy.
Reynolds said the policy. protects the officers
and was recommended by himself and City
Attorney Mickey Corry and City Manager
Jimmy Maney. “It’s really for the benefit of our
officers,” said Reynolds.
But the approximately 15 officers affected to
the tune of a minimum of $15 an hour or $18 an
hour at Harris-Teeter disagree. The grocery
store employed off-duty policemen at least 56
hours weekly.
Harris-Teeter hired an off-duty deputy from
the Cleveland County Sheriff's Department this
week.
See Policy, 3A
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the red carpet for visitors who ~
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See Police, 3A
The new $1.7 million Kings Mountain Police Department is almost completed and the PD is in
the process of moving in. A grand opening will probably be scheduled in mid-August.
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