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July 26, 2007
CARL JACKSON “CJ” GREENE
KINGS MOUNTAIN - Carl Jackson “CJ” Greene, 63, 936 Grace
Street, died July 18, 2007 at his home.
He was a native of
Cleveland County, son of the late Roscoe and Nellie Mae Patterson
Green. He was also preceded in death by two brothers, Curtis Green
and Steve Green, and a sister, Madge Wright.
years.
He was retired from the textile industry and
also worked for STI in Kings Mountain for nine
He is survived by his wife of 33 years, Judy
Greene of Kings Mountain; brother Lloyd Greene
of Bostic; sister Martha Harrelson of Kings
Mountain; father and mother-in-law Gene and
Lila White of Clover, SC; and best friend Kenneth
Wyatt of Shelby.
The funeral was conducted by the Rev. Herman
Green at 11 a.m. Friday, July 20, 2007 at Ollie Harris Memorial
Chapel. Interment was in Mountain Rest Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to Hospice and Palliative Care of
Cleveland County, 951 Wendover Heights, Shelby, NC 28150.
A guest register is available at www.harrisfunerals.com.
Harris Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
REV. KENNETH E. GEORGE SR.
KINGS MOUNTAIN - Rev. Kenneth E. George Sr., 81, 210
Cleveland Avenue, died July 20, 2007 at White Oak Manor, Kings
Mountain.
He was born in Cleveland County. He was the
son of the late John Ivey and Eva Ballard George
Sr. He was also"preceded in death by brother
Harold Dean George, sister Melba G. Payne,
brother-in-law Horace Cunningham, and sister-
in-law Sara George.
He was a member of First Wesleyan Church,
Kings Mountain. He served in the U.S. Army dur-
ing World War II and he was a retired minister.
He is survived by his wife, Becky Early George
of Kings Mountain; sons Kenneth E. George Jr. and wife Carol of
Kings Mountain, and Barry Wayne George of Cherryville; daughter
Alice Brockman and husband Mack of Cramerton; brothers John
George Jr. of Kings Mountain, Richard George and wife Sally of
Virginia Beach, Va, and Curtis George and wife Mary of Statesville;
sisters Frances G. Sarvis and husband Gary of Kings Mountain, and
Pansy G. Cunningham of Kings Mountain; four grandchildren,
Cindy George Crook of Lowell, Eric George of Gastonia, Kyle
George and wife Faith of Shelby, and Heather George of Cherryville;
five great-grandchildren, Michael Bell, Skylar Hoyle, Ryan Bell, Tyler
George, and Chelsea George; and a number of nieces and nephews.
A graveside service was conducted by the Revs. Eddie Gray and
Daryl Lewis at 3 p.m. Sunday, July 22, 2007 at Mountain Rest
Cemetery.
Memorials may be made to Hospice and Palliative Care of
Cleveland County, 951 Wendover Heights Drive, Shelby, NC 28150.
A guest register is available at www.harrisfunerals.com.
Harris Funeral Home was in charge of arrangements.
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for 10 years; a waiver of all fees
associated with the project; an
expedition of all building inspec-
tions and permits; the county
being responsible for extending
a water supply line to the site for
the initial phase of potable
water; an agreement to sell the
“unneeded portion” of parcel
no. 72785 at fair market value, if
the county acquires this piece of
property, which is located next
to their site northeast of Grover
between I-85 and Highway 29;
and an agreement to assist with
the entrance and highway
improvement by working with
DOT.
According to the agreement,
the county will “waive all fees
for permitting, inspection, devel-
opment or other fees normally
charged by the county for devel-
opment and/or industrial proj-
ects.”
Also noted in the agreement,
the “city of Kings Mountain will
provide the company’s require-
ments for water at the project
site.” The specific water require-
ments will be contained in
another agreement between the
city of Kings Mountain and
Southern Power.
“We're looking at three
options for supplying water:
treated domestic water from the
water distribution system, treat-
ed wastewater from the waste-
water treatment plant or raw
water (non-potable) removed
from the reservoir at Moss
Lake,” said Mayor Rick
Murphrey. “We will be present-
ing those options to Southern
Power. We have committed to
supply all of their water require-
ments.”
Murphrey said that the city
has been working with Southern
Power for several months.
“We're excited about Southern
Power,” he added.
Cleveland County Chamber of
Commerce Chairman Roger
Holland said that Southern
Power could potentially be the
largest taxpayer in the county
one day. Shelby Mayor Ted
Alexander also spoke in support
of the project, saying that it
poses the potential for a
“tremendous tax base” in the
county.
The public hearing was closed
at 6:12 pm, 12 minutes after the
meeting started. Before the vote,
Commissioner Johnny Hutchins
pointed out that no incentive
payments will be made unless
the company is up-to-date in the
payment of all county taxes and
fees.
Chairwoman Mary Accor said
that there is an old saying,
“Cleveland County has every-
thing that matters. Now you've
just made that even richer,” she
told the representatives, present,
from Southern Power.
Mike Tyndall, media liaison of
Southern Power, said the compa-
ny has great plans that may be
years in the making. Plans
include possibly building multi-
ple simple cycle combustion tur-
bines (CTs) and/or combined
cycle power plants. But he said
construction and development
of the site will depend on the
customer-base and customer-
needs in the area. Southern
Power is a wholesale distributor
of energy.
INGLES
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Julie and Tim Moore are
also seeking annexation of
Moore’s Mini Mart, the two lots
at the corner of County Line
Road and Goforth Road, approx-
imately 2.49 acres.
The city’s Planning & Zoning
Board will present a text amend-
ment for a R-20 change in the
ET] (extra territorial jurisdiction)
that would require new proper-
ty owners wanting to raise
chickens and pigs to take their
permit requests to the Board of
Adjustment. Property owners in
. the area currently owning chick-
ens and pigs are not affected by
the change.
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ARRESTS
Carolyn Keown, 47, Grover,
felony fugitive probation viola-
tion, no bond.
Brandon Mills, N. Carpenter
St., felony breaking and entering,
felony larceny, felony possession
of stolen goods, $15,000 secured
bond.
Kyile Dorman, 20, N.
Carpenter St.,
felony possession of stolen
goods, $15,000 secured bond.
James Ross, 16, Beech Lane,
felony breaking and entering,
felony larceny, felony possession
of stolen goods, $15,000 secured
bond.
Stacy Wells, 35, Monta Vista
Dr., assault with deadly weapon,
harassing phone calls, $25,000
unsecured bond. ;
Joey Detter, 26, Fulton St, reck-
less driving,
resist/ delay / obstruct, driving
while license revoked, $5,000
secured bond.
Loretta Red, 42, Branchwood
Circle, larceny, possession of
stolen goods, $300 secured bond.
Marvin Phillips II, 24,
Belvedere Circle, breaking and
entering, $1,000 secured bond.
Dwayne Spikes, 35, Mountain
Crest, civil contempt, $400 cash
bond.
Richard Flowers, 48, Baker st.,
felony breaking !
and entering, felony larceny,
communicating threats, $500
secured bond.
Christopher ~~ Atkins, 18,
Bridges Dr., simple assault, sec-
ond degree trespassing, commu-
nicating threats, $1,000 secured
bond.
Cheryl Mercer, 48, Thornburg
Dr., four counts assault,
resist/obstruct/delay, no bond.
Sheila Wilson, 40, Shelby,
felony obtain property by false
pretense, - felony forgery of
instrument, $2,000 secured bond.
Lloyd Idol, 30, Shelby, larceny,
DWI, unsafe movement, $1,300
secured bond.
Stacy White, 34, Bridges Dr,
driving while license revoked,
possession of drug parapherna-
lia, simple possession of sched-
ule II substance, $3,000 secured
bond.
Kyile © Dorman, 19, N.
Carpenter St., possession of mar-
ijjuana, possession of drug para-
phernalia, $300 secured bond.
Brandon Mills, 19, N.
Carpenter St., possession of drug
paraphernalia, possession of
marijuana, $300 secured bond.
Daphne Fowler, 48, Shelby,
shoplifting, $1,000 unsecured
bond.
Ashley Parks, 22, Charles St.,
driving while license revoked,
simple possession, possession of
drug paraphernalia, $500
secured bond.
Daniel Owens, 19, Bessemer
City, failure to comply (DWLR),
$315 secured bond.
INCIDENTS
A resident of Manor Rd.
reported larceny of four storm
windows and a storm door from
a home on N. Gaston St. Total
value was $600.
A resident of Phifer Rd. report-
ed larceny of a cast iron flower
pot.
A resident of Blacksburg, SC
and a resident and business in
Kings Mountain reported an
assault with a deadly weapon,
attempted larceny and trespass-
ing at a business on Kings
Mountain Blvd.
CV S Pharmacy, Shelby Rd.,
reported larceny of numerous
items.
A resident of Bennett Dr.
reported that someone broke
into a vehicle.
A resident of Boyce St. report-
ed that someone struck his car
with unknown objects, damag-
ing the windshield and three
doors, and knocking the vehicle
out of alignment.
Al's Quick Pick, S.
Battleground Ave., reported
shoplifting and concealment of
merchandise.
A resident of Waco Rd. report-
ed larceny of hanging baskets.
A resident of Second St. Ext.
reported larceny of medicine.
Food Lion, E. King St., report-
ed larceny of beer.
City of Kings Mountain report-
ed meter tampering on
Pennington Place.
A resident of Third St. reported
a break-in and larceny of a weed
eater valued at $150.
A resident of Waco Rd. report-
ed a break-in and larceny of a
digital camera valued at $250,
computer valued at $1,200, dia-
mond necklace valued at $850,
chain saw valued at $900, money,
and 10 DVDs valued at $200.
A resident of Tabernacle Dr.
reported that someone used a
blunt object to damage his mail-
box.
A resident of N. Goforth St.
reported a break-in and larceny
of a watch.
A resident of Townsend
Terrace reported a suspicious fire
on Lackey St.
A resident of Grace St. report-
ed that someone took her vehicle
without permission and also
damaged to TV sets valued at
$150 each.
A resident of Tobe Bridge Rd.
reported a lost or stolen cell
phone.
AMVETS
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Johnson said that they charged
owner, proprietor and com-
mander of post 995, Mashburn,
with a score of offenses after a
raid in 2005. Those charges were
recently dismissed in court.
Different agencies have charged
the post with alcohol violations,
possession of illegal gambling
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impacts other people, so I want
to be sure that I always support
them the best way I know how.”
Ross said she is running again
because she wants to see Council
become more responsive to the
have been seized), possession of
stolen goods, running an illegal
pawn shop, and possession of
illegal and open titles, among
other charges.
“This is giving AMVETS a bad
name in the neighborhood and I
want to correct that,” he said. He
“is pursuing the expulsion of
Charles Mashburn as a member
of AMVETS and is investigating
other officers of 995s executive
committee, for their culpability
people’s. wishes. i
“I've always been civic- -mind-
ed,” she said. “I enjoyed my
tenure when I was on Council. I
just like to address the people’s
concerns. We all have wants and
wishes, and sometimes we just
sit back and let everybody else
take control. I'll let my record
speak for me and go from there.
in the continuing illegal actions
of the post.”
“We the AMVETS Department
of North Carolina apologize to
the residents and veterans of
Kings Mountain and (the) sur-
rounding area,” Clark said. “The
behavior of these members is not
condoned by AMVETS, nor will
it be allowed to continue.”
Johnson said that he hopes the
revocation of the post’s charter
will help, But he is also dountal.
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If the ny would like to see
me back in office I'd love to serve
them. I love Kings Mountain and
want to see us grow. We're in a
great location. There's no reason
why we couldn’t become a little
town that everybody would be
proud of.”
McAbee said he wants to see a
better sewer system, the Moss
Even without a charter,
Mashburn will still own the
building and the group can still
file for other charters. He is sure
of one thing. Johnson said that if
they continue to break the law,
he’ll continue to arrest them and
one day, the charges will stick.
AMVETS (American Veterans)
is a veterans service organization
who, for 63 years, has taken
pride in assisting veterans and
communities throughout the
country.
Lake water lines to the city com-
pleted, and reduced utility bills.
“The main thing I want to do is
stand up for the people, and give
them their vote instead of the
Council doing it themselves.
You're elected by the people,” he
said.
Pressley and Carroll could not
be reached for comment.
DIRECTOR
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part of it.”
In June of this year, she decid-
ed to separate from the Gang and
look for a gig closer to home.
“I've got two small boys and
they're needing mom to be
home. I was doing a lot of tour-
ing with the group, so I decided
to come off of the road,” she said.
“Having a choir has always been
sort of a secret dream of mine.”
She started checking the
Cleveland County Schools web-
site for choir teacher openings.
Nothing was listed, until one
day the advertisement at KMHS
popped up on her screen. She
quickly applied.
Funderburke and Bumgardner
met with Truax and soon decid-
ed she would be a great addition
to the school. After all, she had
sung in a famous gospel quartet,
studied under world-renowned
conductor Jing Ling-Tam, won
first and second places in the
National Association of Teachers
of Singing competitions, had a
sparkling resume and glowing
recommendations.
She graduated magna cum
laude from Southeastern
Louisiana University with a
Bachelor of Arts in vocal per-
formance. Afterwards, she
attended the University of Texas
at Arlington, where she earned
another Bachelor's degree in
Music Education, with an
emphasis in choral conducting.
Before she joined the Chuck
Wagon Gang, she spent many
years as an opera singer. “It was
completely a 180-degree turn as
far as style and atmosphere,” she
said about trading in her opera
sheet music for hymns. “But it’s
been a way of putting what God
has given me to use and to min-
ister to other people.”
“Her knowledge of music, the
people that she studied under is
just outstanding,” Funderburke
said. “It’s fate 1 guess that we
would have someone of this cali-
bre available to us.”
“KMHS is such a good school
and has a tremendous program,”
she said, excited about her new
role. In regards to her plans for
the choral program, she said that
she doesn’t want to change
something that has been so suc-
cessful. But she hopes to provide
a smooth transition for the stu-
dents.
“The kids will be disappoint-
ed enough that Bumgardner isn’t
there and they need a good tran-
sition,” she said. “I am really
impressed and excited to know
the calibre of kids that are at
KMHS. I want them to continue
to get superior ratings.”
She is ready to share her gift
by helping shape the music
industry’s future. Truax current-
ly lives in Shelby with her two
sons Benjamin, 9, and Noah, 7
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