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Ceremony at KM Patrick Center
sends Guard Unit to Fort Bragg
By BEN LEDBETTER
Staff Writer
Amid remarks from var-
ious officials, family mem-
ber hugs and a song, mem-
bers of the 505th.
Engineering Battalion were
honored during a deploy-
ment ceremony Tuesday at
Mountain.
Soldiers from 505th
companies in Kings
who will be deployed as
part of Operations Noble
Eagle and Enduring
Freedom, will be initially
headed to Fort Bragg
before performing their
duties for the operations.
Another ceremony was
scheduled in North
Wilkesboro for soldiers
from there and
Taylorsville.
While it has been used
for state duties, this is the
first time since 1940's the
battalion has been mobi-
lized by the federal gov-
ernment.
The deployment will
leave between 500 to 550
soldiers behind, Capt.
Maury Williams said.
know where the soldiers
the Patrick Center in Kings
Mountain and Forest City,
Williams said he did not
would be going after Fort
Bragg, but it could be dis-
closed in the next two
weeks.
At Fort Bragg, National
Guard Pubic Affairs
Officer Robert Carver said -
soldiers will be there to be
processed before their
tours of duty.
Instead of engineering
jobs, Carver said soldiers
will work with providing
security.
Overseas deployment
would be a possibility but
not likely, Carver said.
During the ceremony,
speakers talked about the
President’s war on terror-
ism, serving the country
and being away from fam-
ilies and jobs.
State Secretary of Crime
Control and Public Safety
Brian Beatty said the
guard has a proud tradi-
tion that continues.
“You are carrying on
that tradition,” he said to
the soldiers sitting in the
middle of the room
Tuesday.
And while Beatty spoke
of a continuing tradition,
one thing has stopped,
according to one National
Guard official.
See Guard, 3A
National Guard troops come out of Tuesday’s ceremo-
ny at the H. Lawrence Patrick Senior Center in Kings
Mountain. Local and state officials, and their families,
honored the men and women who are being called into
active duty.
By GARY STEWART
Editor of The Herald
Kings Mountain and
Cleveland County voters
will go to the polls Tuesday,
September 10 for primary
elections.
The primaries, originally
scheduled for May, were
delayed because of redis-
tricting lawsuits. The gener-
al election is Tuesday,
November 5.
Although there are no city
elections locally, there are
some political offices avail-
able on the county, state and
national level.
One race that has drawn
some interest is the
Cleveland County Sheriff's
race. In the Democratic pri-
mary, incumbent Sheriff
Dan Crawford, who is com-
pleting his second term, is
opposed by former Deputy
Raymond C. Hamrick. On
the Republican side, Mike
Drake of Shelby is opposed
by R.D. “Richard” Hill of
Grover.
The winners will square
off in December.
.....Two seats are available on.
the Cleveland County Board
of Commissioners.
9/11 memorial service
next Wednesday night
The City of Kings
Mountain will host a 9/11
memorial service on
Wednesday, September 11 at
8 p.m. in the “amphitheater”
behind City Hall.
Rev. Ken Gilliken, pastor
of Resurrection Lutheran
Church, will be the speaker.
Mayor Rick Murphrey and
other city and church lead-
ers will also participate.
* A bagpipe band from
Charlotte will present spe-
cial music.
Mayor Murphrey said the
service is not only to
remember those who lost
their lives in the September
11, 2001 terrorist attacks, but
also to support people who
have served the country in
the past and present.
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“It makes it very special
now that our hometown
National Guard Unit has
been called into active
duty,” Mayor Murphrey
said. “We want to make sure
that they know we are sup-
porting them.”
Murphrey said other
speakers will be added to
the lineup before next
Wednesday's service.
“At this time we don't
have it all together,” he said.
“We're looking for someone
who was either directly
related to 9-11 or in the mili-
tary service.
“But the important thing
is that we're nog going to
forget those who lost their
lives,” he said. “We're a
See Service, 3A
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Kings Mountain
300 W. Mountain St.
704-739-4782
BEN LEDBETTER / THE HERALD:
Kings Mountain Firefighter Bobby King waters shrubs outside the new Kings Mountain
Fire Department station on Shelby Road.
Gastonia
Chairman Willie McIntosh is
being opposed in the
Democratic Primary by
Freddie Ellis of Lawndale
and Kenneth A. Ledford of
Polkville.
Primary
elections
set Tuesday
On the Republican side,
Jerry Lee Self, who was
recently appointed to fill the
unexpired term of the late
Charlie Harry, is running
along with John R.
McBrayer of Shelby. Because
two seats are available, both
GOP candidates will move
on to run again in December
against the top two
Democratic vote-getters.
A shuffling of the legisla-
tive districts resulted in
incumbent Debbie Clary of
Cleveland County being
moved into the new House
District 110 where she will
opposed Joe Carpenter of
Gaston County in the
Republican primary. That
race is actually for the
House seat because no
Democrats filed.
Other area legislative
races won't come off until
November because of no
opposition in the primaries.
In District 111, Andy
Dedmon, the incumbent
Democrat, will battle Kings
Mountain resident Tim
Moore, former chairman of
the Cleveland County
Republican Party.
In the District 46 House
race, Republican John
Weatherly has no opposition
and will automatically
advance to the general elec-
tion.
See Primaries, 3A
Council votes 4-3
for new lake study
By BEN LEDBETTER
Staff Writer
During its work session
Tuesday, the Kings
Mountain City Council
approved moving forward
with a study for a new lake.
After discussing the vari-
ous steps involved with a
study, Councilman Dean
Spears made a‘ motion to go
ahead with it and spend
$20,000 for the study.
Council approved the
motion 4-3 with Gene
Shelby
529 New Hope Road 106 S Lafayette St.
704-865-1233
704-484-6200
White, Clavon Kelly and Jim
Guyton opposing.
Earlier a vote was taken
on Jim Guyton’s motion to
table the proposal for 120
days and that failed by a
vote of 3-4.
The city has also sought
money from a N.C. Rural
Center grant.
While the Council
approved the new lake
study, other things such as
expanding the city’s water
See Lake, 3A
Firemen
move into
new station
By BEN LEDBETTER
Staff Writer
The Kings Mountain Fire
Department's new sub sta-
tion is almost ready for use
and IS expected to have its
grand opening at the end of
the month, according to
department officials.
Fire Chief Frank Burns
said the building is expect-
ed to be staffed this week.
Last week, fire personnel
were at the building doing
things such as watering
shrubbery and assembling
beds.
The grand opening is
scheduled for Saturday,
See Firemen, 3A
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225 Gastonia Hwy.
704-629-3906
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