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first glance, it appears throwing trash at City Water Lake
i Kings Mountain is a very expensive crime. The warning
1: seems to be saying it could cost you $100,000 per day.
wut the sign has one too many zeroes on it. Really, the fine is
up to $100.00 per day.
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The Kings Mountain Herald
Mauney Memorial Library plans
Black History Month celebration
Mauney Memorial Library
will celebrate Black History
Month with a special program
on Sunday, February 18 at 2:30
p-m. The theme will be
“Moving into the 21st Century.”
Mayor Rick Murphrey will
give the welcoming address
and Councilman Howard Shipp
will give the invocation. Dr.
Everette Thombs will be the
keynote speaker.
James Froneberger and his
ensemble from First
Congregational United Church
of Christ will begin and end the
program with a song. Deloris
Murphy will present a flute solo
and Sharon McLeod will play a
horn solo. Jannette Parker will
serve refreshments after the
program.
Anne Corry, Faye Weber, and
Sophronia Campbell are on the
Black History Committee,
which is planning the program.
“The key to success in the
21st century is education,” said
Librarian Rose Turner. “This in-
cludes both formal and self ed-
ucation, as we not only attend
schools and colleges but also
L.ack of rain
BY ALAN HODGE
Staff Writer
Lack of rain has recently
turned the landscape into a tin-
derbox just waiting for a spark.
That's the word from the N.C.
Forest Service.
. According to John Hunt with
the Forest Service, 16 wildland
fires have been touched off in
North Caroline since the begin-
ning of the new year. Normally,
the figure is two or three fires
by Groundhog Day.
Fire season in our area usual-
ly starts in mid-February.
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people burning brush.
In Cleveland County itself,
fire marshall Beau Lovelace
says that there has been an oc-
casional brush fire, but nothing
large.
“We haven't had a rash of
fires or anything like that,” said
Lovelace.
In Kings Mountain, the last
two weeks has seen the fire de-
partment respond to a grass
fire near Benton Express on
York Road and a possible grass
fire on E. King Street near the
new Senior Center construction
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use the public library to explore
topics of interest and to keep
abreast of current events and
technological changes. The rate
of change in the 21st century
continues to accelerate as tech-
nology changes every week and
new skills are constantly in de-
mand. In order to cope with this
rate of change, we must keep
informed on recent develop-
ments and continue to improve
our skills.
- “This year our Black History
Program will address some of
these issues as we celebrate
February 8, 2001
black culture and its influence
on the wider culture. There are
many influential and talented
Black people in Kings
Mountain, and they will share
their talents and insights with
us.”
The program will be held in
the new meeting room down-
stairs in the Harris Children’s
Wing. The entrance to the room
is located on the ground level
on the Harris Funeral Home
side of the building. Parking is
available both in the front and
in the back of the library.
fire concern
site. Bill Ware with the KMFD
cautioned folks to be careful
about what they toss out of
their cars.
“A cigarette thrown on the
side of the road can start a grass
fire very quickly,” said Ware.
According to Hunt and Ware,
there are several fire safety rules
to keep in mind during the cur-
rent dry spell. One is to have a
garden hose nearby and
charged with water ready to
keep the fire under control. If
- you burn brush, stay with the
fire the entire time. The person
doing the burning is responsi-
ble for not only the cost of con-
trolling any wildfire that might
occur, but also for any damages
the fire may have caused.
Remember, all trash burning
is illegal. All household garbage
should be taken to the county
landfill.
According to Ware, no ban
on burning has been put into ef-
fect. However, if it doesn’t rain
soon, that could change.
“The Forest Service monitors
humidity and moisture levels
every day,” said Ware. “If they
feel like things are critical, they
can ban burning.”
Dr. Horton interim
at KM Baptist Church
Kings Mountain Baptist
Church has
called Dr.
Charles
Horton as
full-time
Interim
Pastor.
Dr. Horton
currently
serves as
Director for - :
the Center for HORTON
Congregational Enrichment at
the School of Divinity at
Gardner-Webb University. He
will remain in that position but
will relocate to the Kings
Mountain area.
Dr. Horton holds a B.A. from
Stetson University, M. Div. from
Southwestern Baptist
Theological Seminary, Th.M
from New Orleans Baptist
Theological Seminary, and
Doctor of Ministry from New *
Orleans Baptist Theological
Seminary.
He and his wife, Carolyn,
have two children and three
grandchildren.
Zoning hearing slated
at February meeting
~ Kings Mountain City Council
has set public hearings for
February 27 at 7 p.m. for the fol-
lowing rezoning requests:
B Keith Calhoun, to rezone
property at 120 Earney Road
from R-10 to R-20.
B Howard Swofford, to re-
zone property at 1422 Phifer
Road from R-10 to R-20.
B Roy O. Smart, to rezone
property at 129 Earney Road
from R-10 to R-20.
BM Sam Leigh, to rezone prop-
erty at 1506 Phifer Road from R-
10 to R-20.
B Jack Eaker, to rezone prop-
erty at 1402 Phifer Road from R-
10 to'R-20.
B Tim Gaddy, to rezone prop-'
erty at 107 Camelot Court from
R-10 to R-20.
B Tommy E. Hall and Tina
Hall, to rezone property at 204
Cansler Street from R-10 to
Conditional Use RS-6 PUD.
Council approved the follow-
ing rezoning requests at last
week's meeting:
HB Nancy and Edward Short,
to rezone property on Margrace
Road from R-20 to GB.
B Cecil Burton, to rezone
Baptist Church Road, trom R-10°
to Conditional Use R-20.
HB John Mitchell, to rezone
property at 138 Putnam Lake
Road from R-10 to Conditional
Use R-20.
B® Wayne D. Blanton, to re-
zone property at 105 Alex D.
Owens Dr. from R-10 to
Conditional Use R-20.
B® David and Nancy Smith, to
rezone property at 309 Oak -
Grove Road from R-10 to
Conditional Use R-20.
B® Robert C. Phifer, to rezone
property at 2048 Shelby Road
from R-10 to CU R-20.
BM Jeanette Phifer, to rezone
property at 2040 Shelby Road
from R-10 to CU R-20.
B Jerry and April Morris. to
rezone property at 2045 Shelby
Road from R-10 to Heavy
Industrial.
B Jerry and April Morris. to
rezone property at 2277 David
Baptist Church Road from R-10
to CU R-20.
B Jerry and April Morris, re-
zone property at 2167 Vestibule
Church Road from R-10 to CU
R-20.
W Russell Falls, rezone prop-
erty at 1976 Bethlehem Road
from R-10 to CU R-20.
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