: January 20, 2000
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KM students issued
citation for fighting
Two 16-year-old Kings
Mountain High School students
were issued citations for disor-
derly conduct by fighting and
suspended from school for five
days after an incident Thursday
at 1:47 p.m. in a classroom at
Kings Mountain High School.
The school’s Resource Officer,
Sgt. M.E. Jamerson, issued cita-
tions to Heather Green of 313
Churchill Drive, and Melissa
Curry of 117 Pat Court.
Houses damaged
on N. Carpenter St.
Two homes on North
Carpenter Street were damaged
in attempted break-ins on
January 10.
Dennis Dawkins of 208 N.
Carpenter St. reported to police
that someone broke a window
on the back side of his home,
causing $53 damage.
Moments later, Keith Frelon
Ramsey of 210 North Carpenter
St. reported that someone
pulled off the metal welding
and cut a hole in a screen door,
causing $50 damage.
Thieves take bikes
on Fulton Street
Bicycles were the targets of
thieves recently on Fulton
Street.
Two bikes were stolen
Thursday night, one at the
home of Jonathan Chapman at
111 Fulton St., and the other at
the home of Rebal Ross of 424
Fulton St.
On January 5, a bicycle was
stolen at the home of Rhonda
Lambert at 200 Fulton St.
CITATIONS
Jack Byrd, 36, 234
Branchwood Circle, speeding 51
in 35 zone.
Dometrius Proctor, 22, Shelby,
speeding 64 in 45 zone.
Stephen Sizemore, 26,
Charlotte, expired registration
plate.
Lakimbly Hopper, 24; Shelby,
~ expired registration plate.”
Phyllis Tate, 40, 334 ¥tenezor
Rd., failing to stop at stop sign.
William Belk, 28, 700
Battleground Villa Ct., speeding
59 in 35 zone.
Lucy Sutton, 31, Gastonia,
speeding 56 in 35 zone.
Lisa King, 112 White Plains
Dr., speeding 58 in 35 zone.
David Reid, 36, Kingswood
Apt. 3B, driving while license
revoked.
Charles Webb, 51, 309 W.
Gold St., red light violation.
Robin Colvin, 31, 1405 S.
Battleground Ave, failing to
stop at stop sign.
ARRESTS
Clyde Weaver, 49, 103
Cloninger St., misdemeanor
larceny, $100 secured bond.
INCIDENTS
Mark Jenkins, 305 N. Gaston
St., reported larceny of a hand-
gun from his residence. The gun
was valued at $200, ammuni-
tion at $6 and a black holster
$18.
Heather and Stacy Wells, 115
Monta Vista Dr., reported that
someone broke into their vehi-
cle by using an extra set of keys
and stole a ball cap valued at
$12.
Dana McNeal, 301
Branchwood Circle, reported
that someone broke a window
in her vehicle and stole a pock-
etbook, currency, driver's li-
cense, social security card,
check card, check book, calling
card, and five CDs. Total value
of items stolen was $250.
Damage to the window was
$100.
Shellie Shirey, 510 N.
Piedmont, reported that she
was assaulted at 725 York Road.
Denver Golf, 507 S.
Battleground, reported larceny
of $57.50 worth of plastic sign
letters from the parking area of
Touch of Class Auto Car Wash,
122 York Rd. i
Harris Teeter, 610 E. King St.,
reported forgery and uttering of
forged document. Someone
passed personal checks in the
amount of $200.71, $131.80 and
$137.07.
Wendy Terry, 1004 Joanne Ct.,
reported that someone stole a
Coleman generator, valued at
$750.
Weaver's Paint Shop, 207 W.
King St., reported that someone
shot out three windows.
Damage was $250.
Express Store, 212 W. King
St., reported larceny of beer.
A 15-year-old reported that
he was assaulted on North
Carpenter St. He told police he
was struck several times with'a
metal rod.
Charles Adkins, 700 Bridges
Dr., reported that someone stole
a tool box and tools valued at
$100.
James Duncan,
Rutherfordton, reported that
someone broke into his vehicle
while it was parked on Clinton
Drive and stole a sander valued
at $179, a sander valued at $89,
and an air compressor and tank
valued at $500.
Handy Pantry, 225 N.
Cleveland Ave., reported the
Herald/Times
theft of $260.
Larry Burris, Clover, SC, re-
ported that he was assaulted at
Little Dan's, 726 York Rd., by
someone who hit him in the
head with a bottle.
Jay Rhodes, 316 Country
Club Acres, reported a lost or
stolen wallet while at CVS, 1101
Shelby Rd.
Scotty Ward, 624 E. Gold St.,
reported a break-in and theft of
a stereo valued at $477.99.
Russell Kiser, 211 El Bethel
Rd., reported that someone
scratched his vehicle with a key,
causing $325 damage.
WRECKS
Vehicles driven by David
Reid and Glenn Nichols, both of
Kings Mountain, struck on West |
King St at Phifer Rd. Damages
were $3,500 to Reid’s car and ’
$3,000 to Nichols’
A vehicle driven by
Jacqueline Currence of Kings
Mountain struck a parked car -
owned by Elma Wright of
Shelby on Waters St. Damage to
Currence’s car was $300 and
damage to Wright's was $2,500.
A car driven by Patricia
Seagle of Shelby was struck by" *
a vehicle which leff the’ scene’. rt 7
our attorney,” said Stella Putnam. “We had sever-
the parking area of BIMLA.
Dialysis on Canterbury Rd.
Damage to the vehicle, owned
by Transportation . . % , [’
Administration of Cleveland
County, was $200. od 5
Takisa Borders o Shelby was
charged with driving y while li-
cense revoked and failure to re-
duce speed to avoid an accident
after her Nissan struck a vehicle
driven by Charles Smith of
Clover, SC, on East King St. at
Cleveland Ave. Damages were
$100 to Borders’ vehicle and $25
to Smith's.
A vehicle operated by Josie
Massey of Shelby hit a parked
vehicle owned by Alan and
| Wanda Jones of Kings’
"Mountain in the parking area of
1303 Plaza Dr. There was no
damage to the Massey vehicle,
owned by Transportation
Administration of Cleveland
County. There was $1,500 to the
Jones’ 1995 Ford.
A vehicle driven by Johnnie
Bryan Jr. of Belmont was back-
ing from a parking space at.
Bridges Hardware and struck a
vehicle owned by Cecil Ward of
Kings Mountain. Damage to
Ward's vehicle was $350.
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ALAN HODGE/THE HERALD
Edward Jones shows off his $10,000 retirement check from Ruppe Hosiery, Inc. in Kings
Mountain. Jones had been an employee at Ruppe since 1984. Pictured with Jones are, (left)
Ruppe Hosiery president Tony Ruppe, and personnel manager Jerry Ruppe.
Jennifer Decker joins U.S. Army Delayed Entry Program
Jennifer L. Decker has joined
the U.S. Army under the
Delayed Entry Program at the
U.S. Army Recruiting Station,
Nashua, N.H.
The program gives young
men and women the opportuni-
ty to delay entering active duty
for up to one year.
The enlistment gives the new
soldier the option to learn a
new skill, travel and become el-
igible to receive as much as
$50,000 toward a college educa-
tion. After completion of basic
military training, soldiers re-
ceive advanced individual
training in their career job spe-
ciality.
Decker, a student at Nashua
High School, will report to Fort
Jackson, Columbia, S.C.., for ba-
sic training Pei, 28, 2000.
She is the deride of
MaryEllen N. Cote of
Moultonborough, N.H., and
David W. Decker of Kings
Mountain.
MERGER
From 1A
al specific legal questions.”
Former Cleveland County commissioner Ralph
Gilbert also attended the meeting Tuesday.
“I'm against closed sessions of any type,”
Gilbert said. “Except those permitted by law and
where there’s a lawsuit involved. But theres no
lawsuit involved in the school merger issue.”
Kings Mountain school superintendent Bob
McRae was philosophical about Tuesday's meet-
ing.
“There’s clearly a law that allows pile bodies
to have closed sessions.” McRae said. “Sometimes
Students design county flag
Cleveland County has a new
flag, designed by Shelby High
School Michael Magee, with a
slogan coined by Kings’
Mountain High ¢ student Rachel |
Hughes.
Michael and Rachel were
among over 80 students in the
county who participated in the
“Flag For the Future Contest,”
coordinated by the Cleveland
County Arts Council on behalf
of the Cleveland County
Commissioners. Michael's de-
sign took first place in the con-
dio The Cleveland County
you need to do it.” r]
Also in attendance Tuesday was Cleveland
County school board vice chairman: Jo Boggs. .
Boggs shared the frustration of many as they
waited for the closed session to end.
“It would have been nice if they: had held itin.
public,” Boggs said.
Almost an hour to the minute alter the closed
session began, commissioners and Middlebrooks
emerged. In a matter of moments, the meeting
was adjourned.
“We consulted with our attorney and that’s all
we can say.” said commissioner Joe Hendrick.
That answer wasn't the one that the people
wanted to hear, but was what they had to take
back outside to an icy afternoon.
Ker osene
test with Rachel's placing sec- H
ond. Students in grades 6-12 eaters
were invited to design a new
. flag representative of the coun-
Commissioners chose the win-
ning design and slogan.
A design by Kings Mountain
High School student Alex
Childers placed third and hon-
orable mention went to Kevin
Myers of Shelby High School.
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