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KM Waffle House
robbed Tuesday
The Kings Mountain Waffle
House, 726 York Road, was
robbed at 4:54 a.m. Tuesday
and police are seeking the pub-
lic’s assistance in apprehending
the suspects
According to Sgt. C.N.
Moore, two white males
entered the business with
weapons and demanded money
from the register Employees
complied and the subjects left
on foot. No one was injured.
The same type of robbery
occurred in Gaston County at
another Waffle House approxi-
mately one hour earlier.
Suspects met the same descrip-
tion.
One suspect is described as a
while male wearing a black
coat or dark hoodie shirt, black
ski mask, black gloves and dark
colored sweat pants, and carry-
ing a black gun.
The other suspect is
described as a white male wear-
ing a gray coat, gray gloves and
ski mask and gray sweat pants,
and carrying a silver or gray
handgun.
Anyone with information
should call KM Police at 734-
0444.
CC Baptist Association
to meet at area churches
The Greater Cleveland
County Baptist Association will
hold its 156th Fall Biannual
Meeting Monday and Tuesday,
Oct.23-24. The theme is
“Worship the Lord your God,
and Serve Him Only” (Matthew
4:10 NCSB).
The Monday evening session
will begin at 6:45 p.m. at Oak
Grove Baptist Church, Kings
Mountain. New pastors and
staff persons will be intro-
duced. Miscellaneous team
reports will be presented. A
time of worship will be led by
the Association staff.
The Tuesday meeting will
begin at 6:45 p.m. at First
Baptist Church, Grover.
Diplomas, awards and certifi-
cates will be presented to peo-
ple who have earned credits by
attending discipleship classes
and reading selected Bible read-
ings. A time of worship will be
lead by Rev. Neal Eller, Leader
of the Vital Ministry Leadership
Community of Congregational
Services, of the Baptist State
Convention of North Carolina.
Messengers and visitors are
encouraged to attend.
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KINGS "MOUNTAIN
Vol. 118 No. 42 Since 1889
Sheriff,
50 Cents
commissioner
candidates
speak out a
Monday f
EMILY WEAVER
eweaver@kingsmountainherald.com
In order to find out who is in the running for Cleveland
County sheriff or commissioners, one only needs to look
at the hundreds of signs staked along the roadways. But
what the signs do not tell, is the stance, views and beliefs
of those running for office. Cleveland Community
College held a public candidate forum Monday night in
the auditorium, where some of those questions of pur-
pose were answered.
A forum featuring candidates for the State House and
Senate and U.S. Congress will be held tonight at 6:30 at
Cee:
Cleveland County Sheriff
In the sheriff race, incumbent Raymond Hamrick (D)
stood his ground as competitor Don Allen (R) pointed
out the “improprieties”, as he sees it, of the current
department. “For too long, weve had the good ol’ boy
politics of being able to buy your way in with political
favors and contributions to political campaigns,” Allen
said. “In my administration it will be strictly profession-
al. Promotions, hirings, salaries will be based on profes-
sional standards in law enforcement and will not be
based on the political participation of my deputies.” He
said that the current deputies are having to devote too
much of their time promoting Hamrick, when they
should be focusing on their jobs.
Hamrick said that all of the department's hirings and
promotions are based solely on qualifications, not on pol-
itics. Given the time allotted, he did not have a chance to
rebut against Allen's accusations of him making his
deputies campaign for him. One of Hamrick’s deputies,
— Mayberry Memories
Dillards steal show at KM’s Gateway Festival
Tommy Carroll, had wonderful things to say about him
after the break. He said that he and some of the other
guys in the department are not promoting their boss
because they have to - they simply do not want to lose
the “papa” to their family.
“We need more help. We need more resources and I'm
going to continue to ask for more resources to attack the
(drug) problem,” Hamrick said. Drugs pose a serious
threat in any community and he said that they only have
seven officers who are spread thin to deal with this prob-
lem.
“Drugs are a growing problem i in our county and I feel
like it’s one that has not been adequately addressed,”
Allen said. He added that folks throughout the county
have told him during his campaign that Sheriff Hamrick
will not return their phone calls or respond to their com-
plaints. “When you lose the trust and confidence of the
people in your community, your drug program will be
seve rely hammered,” he said.
In regards to why they are seeking office of sheriff,
Hamrick said, “I'm seeking the office of sheriff because
this has been my career. At 19 years of age, I started
working with the sheriff's office and have worked my
way up through the department at every level. My career
goal from a young age was to someday be sheriff of
Cleveland County.” He obtained that goal four years ago.
Now he wants to hold onto the title because he said ‘he
knows the community he serves, knows what needs to be
done, can be the leader and has the experience needed to
be sheriff. “We do return telephone calls. Our officers
work very hard out here,” he said. “I have dedicated my
whole life to serving Cleveland County and I want to
continue to serve.”
: See Forum, 8A
Mounties
mauled by
Shelby Lions
1B
The Dillards turned a bustling
downtown Kings Mountain
into a front porch in Mayberry,
on Saturday at the Gateway
Festival. With playful rapport,
the audience cheered, laughed
and conversed with the easy-
going Bluegrass musicians.
“Are there any crazy characters
in this town?” Rodney Dillard
asked the crowd. He explained
that they had a wild character in
their home town and then the
band played a Mayberry
favorite “Dooley.”
“Some entertainers just say
‘look at me’ and then some
want to actually involve the
audience in what they do and
that’s what we try to do. So
there's no separation }ietween
the artist and the audience,”
Rodney said. “Then it all
becomes art - the audience and
the music.”
“The greatest feeling that I get
is feeling the audience. When
you know you're doing right,
the audience can tell,” said
Doug Dillard.
“It’s synergistic, is what This.
The combination of the music
and the audience creates a form
of synergy, when you have the
audience connecting with you,”
Rodney said. “The whole secret
is for both of you to be able to
feel that moment at the same
time.”
Rodney and Doug Dillard the
two original Dillards, got their
break into the Hollywood lime-
light playing the talented, yet
quiet Darling boys on the Andy
Griffith Show in the early 60s.
Doug said that the Andy
Griffith Show was the highlight
of his career. “It was wonderful
to have the national exposure
that we got and the Andy
Griffith people were just won-
derful people. It was like a fam-
ily,” he said.
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JOSEPH BRYMER / HERALD
Republican challenger Don Allen addresses a question
about the race for Cleveland County Sheriff in
Monday’s forum at Cleveland Community College. The
forum for the State House and Senate and U.S.
Congress is scheduled for tonight.
EMILY WEAVER / HERALD
The Dillards played and sang ‘Dooley’ and other favorites - and
reminisced about their days on the Andy Griffith Show - at
Saturday’s Gateway Festival at the gazebo.
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