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a Litman i ENR Le sv SD 1 RIOR Bi es ayy : Se diary A eZ bed i eT As sEbAx Tw - ; AF SIE Gp AT AGAR TRIN TR a aS La eR AEA PT a i HS A AA im 3 3 Py Sena. emda BAN aia NT Fo orv et? PANERA IO SRR ar ER i SERGI ‘ey & The Kings Mountain Herald Page 5 A ioe 3 eed A tornado struck Cobb’s Mobile Home Park off of Yarbro Road, in Kings Mountain, around 9:40 Monday morn- ing, blowing the roofs off of homes, destroying three vehicles and leaving nearly 12 people homeless for the night. “No one got hurt, thank goodness. They're just bad shook up,” said park owner Revonda Cobb. A few of the residents, who were dis- placed by the tornado’s wrath, were inside one of the homes when the twister MILY WEAVER | eweaver@kingsmountainherald.com The Cleveland County Board of Education shuffled some personnel into new positions at its meeting Monday ot night. AA Superintendent Dr. Bruce Boyles gave i] recommendations to the Board to fill 10 _ positions, some of which, he said, were left open due to retirements. He said that they advertised the vacancies “exten- sively.” After interviewing 25 individu- als from the nearly 50 that applied for the 10. vacancies, he recommended and the Board approved two new principals in Kings Mountain. Kings Mountain Middle School Principal Stephen Fisher is stepping down from his role at Kings Mountain Middle School to fill the empty seat of Steve Borders, Director of Administrative Services for Cleveland hit. But no injuries were reported on Monday. “The Red Cross is taking care of them tonight and I'm going to relocate them into other homes tomorrow,” Cobb said. The damage was first thought to have been caused by a microburst, which is a strong, concentrated downdraft of air with peak gusts usually lasting from 2 to 5 minutes. But after officials from the Greenville-Spartanburg branch of the National Weather Service surveyed the damage, they classified it as a “weak tor- nado.” According to the report, “Two aspects of damage were observed in the park. County Schools. Borders is retiring in June. Fisher has been the principal of KMMS for the past three years. Prior to his principalship, he served as assistant principal at the school and as a teacher at Kings Mountain High School. Aaron Allen, the current principal of West Lincoln Middle, will be taking the reigns at KMMS. “Mr. Allen is a former teacher and coach at Kings Mountain High and assistant principal at North Lincoln High and West Lincoln Middle schools. He is a graduate of UNC- Chapel Hill and received master’s degrees from Gardner-Webb and Temple University and an Educational Specialist Degree from Appalachian State University,” according to information released by CCS. “He has worked in our system. He's a graduate of our system,” Boyles said, “and he comes highly recommended.” East Elementary Jerry Hoyle retired from East at the Straight line wind damage was observed on the East end of the mobile home park where skirting was blown off (of) homes, tree limbs were down and a large tree fell on three vehicles. “Toward the West end of the mobile home park, damage consistent with a weak tornado was observed. A portion of a roof was blown off (of) one home and tossed several hundred feet. The roof over the home’s deck was severely damaged. Another home was dislodged from its blocks. Also, a metal utility shed was destroyed with parts tossed in opposite directions.” The report went on to say that the end of March to become Executive Director of Cleveland County's Communities in Schools. He retired after leading East for 15 years and after 37 and a half years in education. Jennifer Wampler, an assistant princi- pal of Pinewood Elementary School in Mount Holly, is set to be East's next leader. “A Kings Mountain resident, Mrs. Wampler also taught high school in Wake County. She is a National Board Certified teacher and was a N.C Teaching Fellow and N.C. Principal Fellow at Appalachian State University where she received bachelor’s and mas- ter’s degrees,” according to CCS. After the meeting, Dr. Boyles conced- ed that Hoyle has left behind some big shoes to fill at East, but he has confi- dence in Mrs. Wampler. “She comes highly recommended and we believe that she will do a great job there at East,” he said. Board member Connie Phifer Savell Johnny Hutchins injured while skydiving, undergoes surgery in Charlotte Tuesday “damage observed would classify the tornado as a EF-0 with winds likely in the 70-80 mph range. The damage path was only about 200 yards and the torna- do was only 110 feet in diameter.” “I think one (mobile home) is all I'm totally going to lose. With this one, we'll probably rebuild the roof over it,” Cobb said, pointing to one of the homes partly scalped by the gales. A blue tarp covered the roofs of a few of the homes in the park, marking the tornado’s path of . destruction. The homes that were targeted were also the few that were not insured, Cobb said. Fisher promoted, two new principals named in KM said that she was pleased to hear that the new leaders will still have mentors close by to help them transition into their new roles. Gary Blake, principal of Burns Middle and a former principal at West Elementary, will become principal of Burns High; Jeff Benfield, principal of Crest Middle, will become principal of Burns Middle; Amy Jones, assistant prin- cipal of Crest High, will become princi- pal of Crest Middle; Gloria Sherma, prin- cipal of Jefferson Elementary, will become principal of Springmore Elementary; Shannon Millen, principal of Springmore Elementary, will become the county’s curriculum coordinator; Paula Peeler will move up from assistant principal to principal at Jefferson Elementary; and, Eric Lamanna, assis- tant principal of Boiling Springs Elementary, will become the new princi- pal at Casar Elementary. All positions are set to begin on July 1, 2008. Invisalign®, Now It’s Your Turn! . EMILY WEAVER eweaver@kingsmountainherald.com Cleveland County Commissioner Johnny Hutchins was airlifted to Carolinas Medical Center in Charlotte Tuesday morning after sus- taining injuries from a skydiving adventure. Hutchins, a Kings Mountain native, has been parachuting on a moderate basis for several years. He ascended to his jump with Skydive Carolina, in Chester, SC, around 10:30 a.m. “It was actually a very routine skydive,” said Sales Manager James La Barrie, of Skydive Carolina. “He flew a beautiful pattern. The flight pattern was textbook.” La Barrie, an expert skydiver, said that every- thing looked fine. “(There was) nothing abnormal about his parachute, nothing abnormal about his landing,” he added. ‘Hutchins just wasn’t standing back up. When Te a ao le ct Br — La Barrie and a few others, who watched his descent, noticed that he wasn’t getting up, they rushed to his side. “I thought he twisted an ankle,” La Barrie said. He added that Hutchins was fully conscious when they got to him about a minute later. It was a routine flight and a routine landing, but pain ripped through him when he touched down. “He said, ‘hey I think I broke my leg,”” La Barrie said, and they called for transport. “From what he’s explained to me, he just had somewhat of a firm opening on deployment.” A “hard opening” is considered to be a jarring effect which can happen to the body when the parachute opens. Hutchins suffered a broken femur and a fractured pelvis. His daughter, Tammy Hogue said that she spoke to him before he was wheeled into surgery on Tuesday. Family and friends have asked for prayers during this time. One-Day Only *500 OFF for new, eligible Invisalign patients May 7th, 8 am - 12 pm - 525 S. New Hope Road, Gastonia Hannon.Orthodontics Preferred Invisalign® Provider Chioose Invisalign®, the nearly invisible way to straighten your teeth Ask about Invisalign® for Teens & Adults! 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