Thursday, July 27, 2006
KM’s Liz Nichols to live
her dream by working in
theatre in London 5A
Vol. 118 No. 30
KM ball team to
play for state
championship
Since 1889
: 5A
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50 Cents
Support
needed
for lake
ELIZABETH STEWART
Herald Correspondent
The next step for members of
the city’s lake ad hoc committee
is to seek regional support for a
proposed second reservoir, engi-
neers with HDR Ron Gieger and
Patrick Blandford told city coun-
cil Tuesday night.
A map, included in a presenta-
tion, targeted the confluence of
Muddy Fork
Creek, Persimmon Creek and
Little Persimmon Creek adjacent
to Moss Lake.
The storage area would com-
pose 520 acres and the estimated
50-year safe yield would be 11.1
million gallons of water per day.
Estimated construction cost, fig-
ures from a 2004 study is $16.5
million.
The planners will take a similar
presentation to area municipali-
See Lake, 3A
National
Night Out
is Tuesday
E | EMILY WEAVER
| eweaver@kingsmountainherald.com
The Kings Mountain Police
Department is asking citizens to
lock their doors, turn their out-
side lights on, and join them
downtown for an important com-
munity gathering. The 23rd
Annual National Night Out will
be held Tuesday, August 1, from 6
pm to 10 pm at the Gazebo in
Patriots Park, downtown Kings
Mountain. Neighborhoods and
citizens are invited to attend the
free event and join forces with
thousands of other crime-fighting
communities nationwide.
National Night Out was estab-
lished to: heighten crime and
drug prevention awareness; gen-
erate support for, and participa-
tion in, local anti-crime efforts;
See Night Out, 3A
DEATHS
Dale Hartsoe, 49
Judson Hunter, 83
Bobby Bell, 65
Earl Spearman, 82 Page 3A
INDEX
Classified 5B Community 6A
Lifestyles 1B Deaths 3A
Opinion 4A Police 3A
Sports ~~ 5A Worship 2B
This week’s advertising sections:
tonight
“This is a great
example of state
and local repre-
sentatives work-
ing together on
behalf of the
people.”
Governor Mike Easley
State and local officials hailed
Friday's
Chris*Craft and Indian Motorcycle
that they will move into plants near
Kings Mountain as “a great day” for
North Carolina
County.
Governor Mike Easley flew from
Raleigh to Shelby Municipal Airport
to personally make the announce-
announcement - by
and Cleveland
ment, calling it the first time for him
to announce that “not one, but two”
proven industries would be locating
in the state.
Chris*Craft, one of the world’s
leading manufacturers of boats and
yachts, will purchase the former Axle
Alliance plant on Countryside Drive
and Indian Motorcycle, the world’s
oldest motorcycle manufacturer and
the leading competitor to Harley-
Davidson, will be moving into the
former International Paper plant on
Chris*Craft, Indian Motorcycles coming to KM,
will create 807 higher than average paying jobs
" GARY STEWART
i gstewart@kingsmountainherald.com
Battleground Road near Grover.
Combined, the plants will invest
about $40 million here, including $23
by Indian Motorcycle and $17 million
by Chris*Craft.
The County Commissioners on
August 1 will call for a public hearing
for August 15 to receive public input
on the proposal for the county to
issue approximately $2 million in
incentives. According to Chairman
Ronnie Hawkins the county will
See Great Day, 2A
This could be just the beginning
Officials see vendors, museum,
GARY STEWART
gstewart@kingsmountainherald.com
The announcement last week by
Chris*Craft and Indian Motorcycle
that they would begin production
in Kings Mountain next year paints
an optimistic picture for the future
business climate in a town once
dominated by the rapidly-declin-
ing textile industry.
County Commissioner Ronnie
Hawkins and Mayor Rick
Murphrey both believe it could be
the shot in the arm that turns
around the county’s high unem-
ployment rate.
“We're so elated to welcome such
name brand companies with such a
rich heritage to our community,”
says Murphrey. “The City of Kings
After 5
LIVE!
The Kings Mountain
Business &
Professionals
Association (KMBPA)
and Summit Place
Assisted Living are
bringing the very first
After 5, LIVE! to the
Gazebo at Patriots Park
in downtown Kings
Mountain, Thursday
night, July 27, from
5:30 pm to 8 pm. Music
will be provided by
Carolina DJ out of
Brevard, NC, spon-
sored by Mountaineer
‘more businesses coming to area
Mountain has continued to work
together to be able to upgrade our
infrastructure so when you have an
opportunity for these companies to
come that you can serve them.”
While both companies will be
located outside the city limits, both
will be Kings Mountain utility cus-
tomers.
Murphrey is excited for the
employment opportunities the
companies will bring for local peo-
ple, as well as the possibility of
many of their vendors relocating to
the area in the future.
“Two new customers announcing
in one day - that’s historical right
there,” Murphrey said. “Both com-
panies have already heard back
from their vendors. Now that they
See Beginning, 2A
EMILY WEAVER / HERALD
Children enjoy being sprayed with water at Beach Blast
Saturday at the gazebo.
Beach Blast provides
much fun, food, music
EMILY WEAVER
eweaver@kingsmountainherald.com
GARY STEWART / HERALD
David Wright, left, President of Indian Motorcycle, presents a model
of the Indian motorcycle to Governor Mike Easley during Thursday's
press conference to announce that the company would begin manu-
facturing near Kings Mountain.
Countryside Road
development annexed
»
LIZABETH STEWART
Herald Correspondent
City Council annexed the
new Countryside Road res-
idential development of
112 acres owned by Randy
Bates and being developed
by Mann Properties
Tuesday night.
The proposed new sub-
division, Kings Crossing, is
in the works for 380 single
family residences bringing
the total of annexed prop-
erties to 196 acres and 618
proposed new homes
announced by developers
in the last several weeks.
Council also approved a
rezoning request by Jimmy
Payseur who plans to build
new homes in the Crescent
hoist design at Moss Lake.
BW Approved piggyback-
ing on the Town of
Kernersville NC's contract
for a front loading refuse
compactor truck and
awarded the low bid to
Carolina Environmental
Systems at $178,800 and
approved BB&T’s financ-
ing terms at interest rate of
4.22 percent.
BM Appointed Molly
Savage, Wilson Griffin,
Emmanuel Goode and Lou
Ballew to the Patrick
Center senior advisory
board with terms expiring
June 30, 2009.
Bm Heard an update
from Dallas Young Shaffer,
library consultant, on
space needs at Mauney
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SA Papa i s Pizza, Food, fun and excitement drew about 1,000 people to Hill neighborhood and Memorial Library. She
Hardee's RO.’s BBQ, and Fat & Patriots Park in downtown Kings Mountain, Saturday, for the approved an incentive asked that the board estab-
Hyundai Sassy Concessions will ~~ 7th annual Beach Blast. Three bands performed under the grant to Ruppe & Woody lish a fund to make essen-
be there selling food gazebo, slightly shaded from the hot summer sun. A group of Associates for expansion tial repairs at the library ¥
Special Section Insert: and drinks. . Fox Spectators sat in camping chairs or on blankets and listened ~ of new equipment which and cited Ie need for long Be
Honor, Glory & Pride Distributing, out of intently to the steel drum band, Panyelo, the oldies music could result in new jobs. term planning for |
2 Shelby, will have a Beer from Crimson Rose and the beach tunes from The Tams. The city offers incentives to improvements.
new and existing industry. BH YMCA Executive
“Everybody loved the first band (Panyelo). They were very : :
In other actions, council: David Ozmore, in an
Garden set up at the
good,” said Events Director Ellis Noell, adding that they
event. After 5, LIVE! is
Additional Honor, Glory & Pride
stories are on pages 7A, 8A and
% date on various pro-
OA free and open. to the brought a different flair with their steel drums. But he said | Approved an agree- Up P
: public. P that all of the bands were great. Crimson Rose is a localband ment with Robert Lee grams offered by the Y,
To advertise or subscribe “This is one of two of that has performed “Oldies and Goodies” at many functions, Smith III of Talley & Smith noted that the YMCA is in
call 704-739-7496 See Alive, 6A See Beach Blast, 6A Architecture for a $4,200 its seventh year as a part-
ner with the city.