Our gift to you
Today you hold in your hands the first edition of what
we expect will become an annual event for your home
town newspapers. i
We believe "A Place Called Home" to be the most special
edition ever produced by our staff. It is special for many
reasons, the most important being that it was published for
you, our loyal readers. : 0
As you may know, The Kings
Mountain Herald and the Cherryville
~ Eagle have played an important part in
their respective communities for over
100 years. The BannerNews has served
‘Mt. Holly and Belmont for over 70
years. We appreciate the tens of thou-
sands of people that have read our
papers over the years and we appreciate
you. We hope you will accept this collec-
tor's edition as a gift to you with our sin-
cere thanks for making us part of your
home each week.
The theme, "A Place Called Home"
was a natural, because each edition of our papers is about -
you, your families, your communities and your towns. This
section is about those communities, the past and the pres-
ent.
Since I started working in the newspaper business some
30 years ago, my family and [ have lived in several com-
munities throughout this wonderful country from coast to
coast. Each town has been different, but they all had one
thing in common: the people who lived in those communi-
Flos and towns called them home. They were people much
you. People that live the American dream each day, trying
to make life better for their family and themselves. People
just like you and your family, friends and neighbors. It is
those stories that we hope to tell of in "A Place Called
Home.”
Stories about people that you work with, go to church or
school with. People that you see at the store, at ball games
or at community events. They could be people that you
grew up with. Maybe the stories are about people that you
have never even met or heard of. It does
not matter if they have lived here all their lives or just came
to visit and decided to stay, they are people that have
called or now call Cleveland and Gaston counties home.
Our goal with this section is to bring back fond memo-
ries of a time and place that used to be. We want to make
you smile or maybe even shed a tear. For those that have
lived is this area all your lives, we want to take you back in
time. For those that are new to the area, we want
this section to be a history lesson on how these communi-
ties came to be. We think you will enjoy finding out about
this place that you now call home.
As newcomers to this area, my family and I are still
learning new things about our new home each day. What
we have seen in our few short months here are communi-
ties and people that take pride in themselves. People that
believe in helping one another. We have seen businesses,
organizations and individuals come together in efforts to
raise money to help their neighbors or total strangers in
time of sickness, accidents or natural disasters. We have
Seat pecple willing to offer a hand up to those that have
We have seen people give of their time to help organize
events such as parades, 4th of July celebrations, county
fairs, school events and much, much more. All of these
things make a community more than just a place that you
live, it is what makes a town or a community, a place that
you call home. :
We hope that you enjoy this very special edition. We
hope that you will read all 46 pages. Not just look at, but
really read the stories.We hope you will look at every
photo and take time to remember. Most of all we hope you
will pause for a moment and give thanks that you have
the opportunity to live in one of the most beautiful and
friendly places in our great country.
An edition such as "A Place Called Home" does not just
happen. It has been a huge undertaking for our staff to
bring "A Place Called Home" to you while at the same time
producing your hometown newspapers each
week. Many long hours have gone into this section over.
the past several months. Even though I call it "a labor of
love," 1 am sure the staff has called it a labor of something
else. Without the efforts of a very talented group of indi-
viduals, you would not be holding this very special edi-
tion. I would like to take a moment to thank each of the
team members that made all of this possible.
First to our front office staff, who have answered count-
less phone calls and kept things running smoothly while
their coworkers put this edition together. Thanks to Kathy
Reynolds and Janey Ollis.
The credit for all the stories and pictures goes to our edi-
torial staff. The effort was coordinated by BannerNews
editor Diane Turbyfill. Diane had excellent support from
the editor of the Herald, Gary Stewart, and the editor of the
Eagle, Andie Brymer. In addition to Gary and Andie, the
editorial staff of all three papers did an outstanding job.
Thanks to Emily Weaver of Kings Mountain, Lib Stewart
of Cherryville and Jim Heffner and Richie Hallman from
Belmont /Mt Holly. We also had several freelancers that
contributed to the success of this section. A truly super
effort by super people. don
The wonderful ads that you see in the edition were creat-
ed by our very talented production staff of Senior Graphic
Artist, Jeannine McDonald and Graphic Artist, Dan
Shoemaker. 0 a
The ads were sold by Nancy Miller and Cecil Smith. A
truly remarkable effort, especially considering that the two
of them did the work of three people. The section would
not have been possible without your efforts...
Last but certainly not least, you would not be holding
this section in your hands today without the effort of our
circulation and mail room staff. Led by Betty Johnson,
Mary Wood and Helen Wells worked long hours to put thi
package together for you. Thank you ladies. Alsoa very
special thank you goes out to Claude Dixon, an important
‘member of our staff for over é0years. nn
Finally a big thank you to all of the readers that have
shared their stories, their pictures and their memories wi
4s. This section would have been impossible to do withou
you. Thank you for sharing the place that you call home
As we enter into this most remarkable season of giving
we hope that you will enjoy our gift to you of "A Pla
Called Home" as much as we have enjoyed bring
Bill Parsons
Publisher
you. On behalf of the staff and myself, let us be on
first to wish you and your family a most blessed
holiday season and Merry Christmas.
El
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Thursday, November 30, 2006
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Vol. 118 No. 48
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Crime or tragedy? |
Kings Mountain woman charged with killing husband but
attorney’s photos show her with bruises on face and arms
- GARY STEWART
gstewart@kingsmountainherald.co
Sgt. Lisa Proctor of Kings
Mountain Police Department
Tuesday said the investigation
into the Saturday morning shoot-
ing death of Kings Mountain
body shop owner Todd Weaver is
“far from over.”
Weaver’s wife, Tina, was
charged with murder shortly
after police were called to the
Weavers’ Southridge Drive home
at 4:16 a.m. She was confined to
the Cleveland County Law
Enforcement Center under no
bond, but has since been released
under a $40,000 bond.
Sgt. Proctor said the couple was
in the home alone and Todd
Weaver had been shot “multiple
times” with a small calibre hand-
gun. He was transported by EMS
to Cleveland Regional Medical
Center in Shelby and a short time
later was pronounced dead.
On Monday, Tina Weaver's
attorney, David Teddy of Shelby,
released photos that were report-
edly taken shortly after the inci-
‘dent that showed bruises on Mrs.
Weaver's face and arms and a cut
inside her lower lip. Tina Weaver
had reportedly taken out a
domestic charge against her hus-
history.
charge.
ment.
band once in the past, but it was
dismissed. Sgt. Proctor said Tina
Weaver has no previous criminal
Mrs. Weaver's first appearance
hearing was Monday in District
Court. Teddy said she waived her
right to a court-appointed attor-
ney. He said a probable cause
hearing is set for December 14 at
which time the D.A. or
could decide whether to continue
with the case or dismiss the
Teddy refused further com-
Sgt. Proctor said she is in con-
See Weaver, 7A
judge
Attorney David Teddy of Shelby
released this photo of Tina
Weaver after she was charged
with murder in the death of her
husband, Todd Weaver.
JOSEPH BRYMER / HERALD
Ray Wittneben puts up Christmas trees at Terry Saunders’ Christmas tree lot
at the intersection of NC 161 and East Gold Street.
Kings Mountain Christmas
parade Saturday at 3 p.m. -
| EMILY WEAVER
| eweaver@kingsmountainherald.com
Saturday's Kings Mountain's
Christmas Parade will be televised
with full commentaries.
Pastor Roger Woodard with the
Family Worship Center will be airing
the event on the Time Warner Cable
lease access channel 9 on Mondays at 5
pm and on Friday night at 12 midnight.
It will also be shown in Gastonia on
Tuesdays at 5:30 pm. His wife and one
of the ministers of music at the church
said that they will be filming in front of
Gateway Real Estate to get the best
view of the procession. The inspiration
to air this annual Kings Mountain
event hit them at last year’s parade.
“We're very excited about doing this,”
Mrs. Woodard said.
The parade will begin at 3pm,
Special Events Director Ellis Noell said
that about 60 people have registered to
be in the procession so far, but he antic-
ipates over 100 entrants signing up by
this weekend.
“As the weather begins to look more
favorable, more people are signing
up,” he said. Although rain is expected
Thursday and Friday, the skies are sup-
posed to clear up on Saturday for an
afternoon high of 59 degrees.
Registration will continue until Friday
at 3 pm. There is no cost or registration
fee. Applications are available online at
cityofkm.com. For more information,
contact Noell at 704-730-2103.
Grand marshals will be the returning
soldiers in the Army National Guard
505th Engineering Battalion. In uni-
form and with military pride they will
ride through the streets of Kings
Mountain on their Army National
See Parade, 7A
Ingles moving
forward with
plan to locate
Ingles Markets is moving forward on plans to build
a new super store in Kings Mountain.
Beh LaErombois, Inhouse Counsel for the Asheville-
based food chain, was at Tuesday night's City Council
meeting and heard the vote of 7-0 to satellite annex
71.45 acres on US 74 West (Shelby Road) owned by
Mrs. Ethel Yarbro and her son, Eddie Yarbro..'
“We haven't bought the Yarbro property yet but
that's what we're looking at,” said LaFrombois who
said he is pleased with the response of Kings Mountain
people to Ingles plans to locate here and: to the warm
welcome from city officials. In recent weeks
LaFrombois said he has been working closely with
Mayor Rick Murphrey and other city officials and also
with the N. C. Department of Transportation.
We have several hurdles to clear in this process
before we can give a timetable for the project but it
won't be long until we can present a site plan to the
city,” said LaFrombois. ;
The mayor said the annexed area can be provided
with fire services, water and sewer services that are
substantially equivalent to those within the corporate
limits. The location of the Yarbro land is closer to the
city’s corporate boundaries than to any other munici-
pal corporate boundaries limits. The Yarbro family
petitioned the city for voluntary annexation.
Fire departments
get $989,020
orant for radios
EMILY WEAVER
eweaver@kingsmountainherald.com
The Kings Mountain Fire Department and all of the
other 15 fire departments in Cleveland County will be
receiving new radios valued at nearly $3,900 apiece
from a $989,020 grant awarded by the U.S. Department
of Homeland Security (DHS). Congressman Patrick
McHenry announced Monday that the grant, applied
for by the Waco Volunteer Fire Department on behalf
of the county, will be awarded as the largest single
Assistance to Firefighters Grant (AFG) in North
Carolina.
While the grant is helping the departments pay for
some of the equipment, the county is footing the bill
for the infrastructure of the new 800 megahertz (mHz)
system. Cleveland County recently set up towers to
expand their current communication system from
about 100 mHz to 800 mHz. “This is just a start. Now
the work really begins,” said Chief Kevin Gordon with
the Waco VFD. “But the biggest hurdle is now out of
the way. :
“The hardware we had to purchase was out of our
reach. It would have taken us a long time to raise the
money,” he said.
See Grant, 7A