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CROSS WALK
ELECTION 2006
Sheriff's
candidates
respond to
questions
THE CANDIDATES:
Democratic Primary -
Willie McIntosh, Gary Gold,
Raymond Hamrick.
Republican Primary -
Woody Allen, Dennis Theis,
Don Allen.
gstewart@kingsmountainherald.co
The Herald recently
mailed a questionnaire to
the candidates running for
Sheriff of Cleveland County.
Their answers appear below.
S o0.m.ie
answers
were edited
because can-
didates far
exceeded the
25-word
limit.
1 - What
qualifies
you to be
= sheriff?
W. Allen -I
have over 25
years serv-
ding. as a
I Cleveland
County
Deputy
If Sheriff,
Kotinigts
Mountain
=P a tr ol
Officer, and
Investigator
with the
DMV License
& Theft
8 Bureau. I
Macy. e
received spe-
cialized
training
throughout
my career.
Gold - 19
years in law
enforcement;
last four
years as an
administra-
tor; approxi-
MCINTOSH
hours of spe-
cialized
training.
Extensive
training from
the FBI
national
Academy,
and the FBI
L a w
Enforcement
Executive
Development
Program in
# | Management
| of Law
nforcement
{Personnel
and Agency
Leadership.
Theis - My
years of expe-
rience work-
ing with two sheriff depart-
ments, the Boiling Springs
Police Department, the NC
Department of Corrections
and the ability to lead and
interact with people.
McIntosh - 24 years in law
enforcement; correctional
officer with NC Dept. of
Corrections for 6 years, lieu-
tenant with Shelby Police
Dept. 18 years. Supervisor in
patrol, vice /narcotics,
administration, criminal
detective, undercover drug
officer, police hostage nego-
tiator, and NC Dept. of
Justice Certified General
Instructor /Defensive
Tactics.
D. Allen - 34 years law
enforcement experience and
See Sheriff, 2A
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HAMRICK
KINGS MOUNTAIN
Vol. 118 No. 13
mately 1,700.
Since 1889
Jesus is crucified in CrossWalk passion drama to be held Friday and Saturday in
downtown Kings Mountain.
Downtown passion
play begins Friday
GARY STEWART
gstewart@kingsmountainherald.com
Cross Walk, the downtown Kings
Mountain Easter drama that is being billed
as “the Southeast’s most unusual street
drama” will be held for the sixth consecu-
tive year Friday and Saturday night.
Over 200 volunteers from Kings
Mountain churches will help modern-day
Christians experience the passion of Jesus
in a way they never have before.
Tickets are $5 and are available by call-
ing Regal Ventures at 739-3838. Those who
cannot purchase them in advance may
purchase them downtown on the nights of
the drama.
There will be three presentations each
"night, at 6 p.m., 7:10 p.m. and 8:10 p.m.
More information can be found online at
kmcrosswalk.com.
The presentation will begin at Senior
Citizens Park near Griffin Drug and will
proceed through parts of Cherokee and
Mountain streets and Piedmont Avenue.
Observers will follow the last steps of
Jesus, beginning in a Jerusalem market-
place and include numerous scenes such
as the Last Supper, His arrest in the
Garden of Gethsemane, and His appear-
ance before Pilate and ending with His
crucifixion, burial and resurrection.
Rev. Dale Swofford, former pastor of
Grace United Methodist Church, leads the
walk and narration as Joseph of
Arimathea.
Reg Alexander of Regal Ventures, one of
the original organizers of the drama, said
past performances have brought as many
as 1,200 visitors to the city.
“The reports we hear from them is that it
is an awesome awareness of what it was
like to have been there over 2,000 years
ago,” Alexander said. “The thing that
See CrossWalk, 5A
39, would give her life for
the troops in the war against
Iraq.
outside the wire
around our bunker
to search for
bombs I didn’t
know if I'd get
back,” said the
Kings
Mountain
woman,
who's ready
to return for a
fourth deploy-
ment to the
Middle East if
in another six
months she’s
called.
Mary and Jim Zeunik, is
home and enjoying every
minute of her joyful reunion
with her parents, sisters and
ELIZABETH STEWART
Herald Correspondent
young nieces.
No one was happier than
her Mom to open the door
Monday and find her there.
“I just didn’t believe she
T/Sgt. E6 Laura Palmer,
“Every time I went
Palmer, daughter of
LAURA PALMER
She’d glady go to war again
KM woman home after third tour in Iraq
was here until I hugged
constantly and asked all her
friends and neighbors like
Bob and Sue Hayes to pray
every day for Laura’s safe
return to the United States.
“I tried to call as often
as possible but when
the siren went off
during a couple of
those times I had
to get my gear
and go,” said
the personable
and dedicated
member of the
Air Force Air
Guard who
National Guard
of Michigan in
1987 and went on
active duty in 1993.
With 18 years serv-
ice in the military,
Palmer learned to be
aggressive but she said
See Palmer, 9A
her,” said Mary, who prayed
hitter, follows it with
perfect game
7A
To sell or
not to sell
Grover ABC vote Tuesday
MILY WEAVER
eweaver@kingsmountainherald.com
Alcoholic beverages can be consumed in a dry community
but cannot be legally purchased in a dry community. The
question to be answered in Grover Tuesday is not whether or
not the people in town will drink but whether or not the peo-
ple in town will sell alcohol. =
“We get all the garbage, we get the drunk drivers, we get
everything but the revenue,” said Grover City
Councilwoman Jackie Bennett. “We already have all of the
bad things and now we just need to collect the revenue.”
Bill Willis, former town councilman who opposes the ref-
erendum, wishes the decision was that simple.
“The citizens can buy beer already (just over the border).
The real issue as I see it is the type of establishments that will
be brought into this town,” he said.
The sample ballot for the beer and wine referendum list-
ed on Cleveland County's website (www.ccnegov.com)
shows that voters will not be voting for or against the sell of
alcohol but for or against the sell and consumption of alcohol
at places.
“It’s already here for practical purposes,” said Willis. His
concern is not whether beer and wine will be sold in stores
but whether or not beer and wine will be consumed at estab-
See Grover, 6A
Play here?
Don’t bet on it
NC lottery begins Thursday,
but SC still has advantages
eweaver@kingsmountainherald.com
“Play Here” signs are popping up across the state as mer-
chants make last minute preparations for the Education
Lottery which begins Thursday. But instead of signs that
read “Play Here” stores. close to the South Carolina border
may need signs to read “PLEASE Play Here.”
In Grover at a convenience store just across the South
Carolina border, where cigarettes are cheap, gas is cheaper
and smiles are free, there are no worries of lost revenue
because of the North Carolina Education Lottery (NCEL).
“It’s not going to affect my sales,” said Amy Powers, the
manager of Hickory Point. “We have cheaper gas and ciga-
rettes than North Carolina and who wants to drive different
places to get what you need when you can get it all in one
place for less?”
A regular customer and North Carolina resident, Frank
Allen, will continue to buy his Lizard Man tickets, which he
calls “Squirrel Tickets” at Hickory Point. “He’s not going
anywhere,” Powers said.
“We abuse our customers so they'll keep coming back,”
she said jokingly. Powers is on a first-name-basis with many
of her regulars who appear to be more like extended family
than customers. Lottery officials hope that NCEL will bring
more money to North Carolina instead of residents going to
states across the borders for their tickets. But lower gas prices
across the state line might prove to be a determining factor in
the future lottery sales of the region.
After much heated debate and years of rumors the NCEL
is no longer a bluff, but a sure hand.
Rep. Tim Moore who lives in Kings Mountain and was
See Lottery, 6A
City Council tables
Countryside rezoning
ELIZABETH STEWART
Herald Correspondent
City Council Tuesday tabled Mann Properties request for
rezoning of Kings Crossing Development for a second pub-
lic hearing slated for April 25 at 7 p.m. at city hall.
Mayor Rick Murphrey said the developers are offering
adjoining property owners more concessions and it is neces-
sary to hold a second public hearing to hear the additional
changes. :
Protesters in recent weeks successfully brought about
changes to the proposed housing development on South
Countryside Road, convincing the developers to lower the
number of homes they are building from 483 to 430.
Other changes would include installation of two entrances
instead of one, $25,000 in playground equipment, buffers
expanded to create even greater separation than the existing
zoning would require in rear yards, a minimum square
footage of 1,500 of finished living space exclusive of base-
ments and garages, 80 percent of homes minimum square
footage of 1,750 square feet of finished living space exclusive
See Rezoning, 5A