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The Herald Thursday, May 4, 2006 Jeff Goode talks about life in Iraq KINGS MOUNTAIN Vol. 118 No. 18 Meet KM’s newest police officer KC 2A Since 1889 Dancing the night away at the KMHS Junior-Senior Prom 307 08-06-08 0002400 8p 8S HAUNEY MEMORIAL LIBRARY 100 S PIEDMONT AVE KINGS MOUNTAIN NC 28086-3414 Inaucteu uw opuL Hall of Fame 50 Cents 1B Man shot in back at KM apartment A Kings Mountain man was shot in the back Monday night at Kingswood Apartments on Spruce Street. According to police, Jerry Black, 31, of Dixon School Road, was inside the apartment of Sherryna Robbins when some- one forced their way into the apartment and fired two shots, one of which hit Black. Black was listed in fair condition in a Charlotte hospital. Police identified the suspect as Larry Jabar Hall, 28, of Belmont. Day of Prayer to be observed today at City Hall The Kings Mountain Ministerial Association will sponsor a special day of prayer Thursday, May 4 from 12:20- 12:40 at Kings Mountain City Hall. Thursday is National Day of Prayer. Kings Mountain City Council approved a resolution declaring today World Day of Prayer at last week’s meeting. The public is encouraged to attend. KM’s Howard Shipp CAGO vice president Kings Mountain City Councilman Howard Shipp has been elected vice-president of the Cleveland Association of Government Officials (CAGO). President is Horace Lutz of Waco. Secretary is Mary Accor, Cleveland County Commissioner from Kings Mountain, and Treasurer is David Dear, Cleveland County Manager. SHIPP Letter carriers food drive Saturday, May 13 Kings Mountain letter carriers will conduct their annual Food Drive for the hungry Saturday, May 13. City and rural residents are urged to place non-perisha™’ food items in a bag by * box. Letter carriers and deliver it to ~ bank or pantr carriers ir pours _ Ri Margaret Powell, judge for the Mauney Memorial Library poll, feeds her baliot into the voting machine during Tuesday's Primary. Allen, Hamrick sheriff’s candidates; runoff possible in Clerk of Court race Hastings, Chambless from GOP, Democrats Boggs and Holbrook advance to commissioner election EMILY WEAVER eweaver@kingsmountainherald.com After much anticipation, the votes have determined who will be battling it out in the November elections. The office of Sheriff will be between Raymond C. Hamrick, representing the Democratic Party, and Don Allen, repre- senting the Republican Party. The two seats available on the Cleveland County Board of Commissioners have been narrowed down to four candidates: Democrats Jo Boggs - a=4 Fddin . Helhrook, and Rer- "olly REPUBLICAN PRIMARY RESULTS County Commissioner Ron Schaeffer 832 v Kelly E. Hastings 1,575 v Bill Chambless 1,314 Cleveland County Sheriff Dennis T. Theis 383 + Don Allen 1,006 Woody Allen 870 DEMOCRAT PRIMARY RESULTS County Commissioner Mike Putnam 3,072 Kenneth A. Ledford 2,670 + Eddie Holbrook 4,030 Fast Freddie Ellis 637 v Jo Boggs 4,512 Cleveland County Sheriff Willie B. McIntosh Jr. 3,244 ¢ Raymond C. Hamrick 3,740 Gary Gold 2439 Clerk of Superior Court Larry Ware 2,551 v’ Mitzi McGraw Johnson 3,192 X Sharon Hamrick Jones 3,139 Cleveland County Coroner v Dwight Tessneer 6,037 Tott D. Griffin 2,621 X Sharon Hamrick Jones has until May 11 to request a runoff. The runoff would be held on May 30. . EMILY WEAVER ; Society in hopes of one day finding treat- NEAVER / HERALD ments to exterminate this global threat. Many "ap In Friday's Kings people from ACS territories showed up to JOSEPH BRYMER / HERALD eweaver@kingsmountainherald.com Hundreds of people showed up for the all- night Relay for Life fund raising event Friday night, April 28th, which lasted until 8 am Saturday morning. So far Relay for Life of Kings Mountain has raised an estimated amount of $78,000 for the American Cancer it’ miracle Child awakens to fire, alerts family, saving their lives EMILY WEAVER eweaver@kingsmountainherald.com The Bible says “...a little child shall lead them” (Isaiah 11:6, KJV). For the Mosley family this prophecy literally came true when their nine-year-old daughter, Hannah, led them to safety through a raging fire. “The kids had decided to camp out in the living room. So they were sleeping on an air mattress in the floor,” said mother Karen Mosley. It was Monday night on April 17th, a little after 11 pm, when Hannah woke up. She smelled smoke. She turned over and saw flames spreading up the back wall, crawling inch by inch towards her par- ents’ bedroom. There was no time for panic, only action. Hannah tried to awaken her 7-year-old brother Austin, first, because he was right near her on the mattress. But he would not move. She stood up as a voice somewhere inside told her what to do next - “Get Mommy and Daddy.” She walked past the spreading inferno down the hall to her parents’ bedroom. Everyone was fast asleep. She shook her mother and said in a strong but mostly calm voice, “Mommy, mommy! You have to wake up because the house is on fire!” a. “What? What are you talking about,” Karen asked, barely awake. “The house is on fire,” Hannah repeated. Karen woke up her husband Joel and told him their daugh- ter’s warning. They quickly got out of bed. Only partly awake, Joel stumbled and hurt his leg. The three of them made it down the hall. The smoke was so intense they could- n't breathe. The fire was dancing across two walls now and moving faster. Karen got Austin up to get him outside to safety. Joel tried to put the fire out with water. “Sometimes it looked like it was dying down and then it would blaze back up,” Karen said. Hannah carried her small Yorkshire Terrier dog outside as the rest of the family followed. Her mother turned around and did not see Austin anywhere. “Where is your brother?!” she screamed. Hannah pointed toward the house and Karen's heart sank. She was sure she got him out. But he was half-asleep, unaware of what was going on and why he was out in the cold. He had walked back inside. Karen raced in and couldnt see anything from the wall of suffocating smoke. “I turned around to go back to the front door to get anoth- er quick breath and that’s when I saw him. He was rolling over on the recliner. She jerked him up by his arm and pulled him outside to safety. “I did it so hard. I was worried that I broke his arm,” she says thinking back. But Austin was fine and safe from the fire with no broken bones. Neighbors called 911 and brought the kids inside. The Mosleys were given cookies, sweatshirts, socks, and comfort. Karen just stood there watching her house burn. “I felt total helplessness. There was nothing we could do,” she said. See Miracle, 5A EMILY WEAVER / HERALD Hannah Mosley is a young hero after awakening the rest of her family after their home caught fire. Relay for Life raises $78,000 give support. “Cleveland County always does an excellent job,” said Amy Davis, an ACS representative of Western North Carolina. Funds raised from Kings Mountain and Shelby will be combined for the county - total, which has been ranked among the top 10 fund-raising counties in the US based on population and contributions. “Every one in some way is affected by can- cer,” said Mayor Rick Murphrey. His father and wife are both cancer survivors and his father-in-law died from the disease. But it See Relay, 3A
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