CANDIDATES
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the last election but I will
will be seeking votes again
and knocking on doors in
Ward 3."
A life-long resident of
Kings Mountain, Ross has
been married for 50 years to
Jerry Anderson Ross and is
mother of three children,
Tammy Thornburg, Toni
Putnam and Tim Ross who
. have increased the family
with eight grandchildren -
Ross, Brain, Tyler, Tanner,
Tiffany, Ansley, Andy and.
Robert Jr. She is currently
serving on the city's board
of adjustments and the land
development committee.
She is an active member of
Grace United Methodist
Church.
Said Ross, "I promise to
represent all the people of
Ward II and all citizens to
the best of my ability. Hav-
ing been off council four
years I am still hearing the
concerns of our citizens.
Those concerns need to be
addressed and we most def-
initely don't want to lose
any of our residents. We are
at a very critical time when
it comes to the direction that
the future growth of our city
will take. We are a unique
city. We need to capitalize
on those things that make us
unique and become the
envy of all those around us.
In the race for three open
seats on the Cleveland
County Board of Education
incumbent Phillip. Gloyer,
44, of 125 Chickasaw Dr.,
Wednesday, July 22,
2009
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JERRY MULLINAX
TOMMY HAWKINS
Ward lI
Shelby, and S. Dale Oliver,
47, of 749 Pleasant Dale
Drive, Shelby filed. They
join Eddie Benton, 66, of
611 Belwood-Lawndale
Road, Kathy Falls, 43, of
302 - Timberland Dr,
Grover, in their bids to un-
seat Connie Phifer Savell,
56, of 206 N. Roxford Rd.
Kings Mountain, = and
George Litton, 73, of 203
Prestwick Court, Shelby.
As filing closed this
week seven people had filed
for a seat on the Cleveland
County Water District. They
were: incumbents Don
Melton, 68, of Casar and
Tim Brooks,47, of Shelby
and challengers Vallery
McCoy, 60, of Cherryville,
Sylvia Lattimore, 55, of
Kingstown, Amy
Bridges.,42, of Shelby, John
Taylor,66, of Cherryville
and Reece McRorie,56, of
Shelby.
The Kings Mountain Herald
WATCH
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ing held to form a watch that May.
“The bad guys like quick, quiet and dark. Take it
away from them,” Carnes said.
Also attending the meeting was Capt. Bobby Steen,
with the Cleveland County Sheriff’s Department, ex-
plaining that, “Times have changed. It’s getting bad.
You guys are our eyes and ears, We can’t do it with
out you.”
He urged people to never be afraid to call 911. Of-
ficers would rather come out and it be nothing than to
not be notified and it be something.
The Neighborhood Watch’s mission is to build
upon the original concepts of Neighborhood Watch,
by using all available resources to create a proactive
community-police partnership to help prevent crime
and solve problems in our communities. The Neigh-
borhood Watch Program is a crime prevention pro-
gram that enlists the active participation of citizens in
cooperation with law enforcement to reduce crime in
our neighborhoods. ;
The following are some home security tips offered
from Brinks Home Security in 2007:
B Keep the lawn, bushes, shrubs, and trees
trimmed and well maintained.. Unkempt lawns can
give the illusion that no one is home and overgrown
shrubbery can provide ample hiding places.
BUST
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deliver and possession of Schedule III narcotic, hy-
drocodone. Lee, stopped by police in traffic, was
charged with driving while license revoked, and also
arrested for the felony charge and booked under
$10,000 bond.
The senior Lee was booked under $100,000 se-
cured bond. Both men posted bond after a first ap-
pearance court hearing on Friday.
Proctor said the arrests culminated a two month in
by detectives and other charges may be pending.
Assisting Detectives Capt. Derek Johnson, Sgt.
Lisa Proctor, Sgt. Chris Moore, Cpl. Doug Shockley,
and Cpl. Todd McDougal were Officer Shane Davis,
Sgt. Larry are Ware and Cpl. Keith Davis.
| DOCTOR
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| legal prescription for medicine to get money.
"It's bad business," says Proctor. Suspects
get caught and often jail time for prescrip-
tion fraud.
Proctor says some perpetrators aren't
caught the first time they call in a fake pre-
J scription to a drug store and so they try
again. The most common narcotic is pain
medicines Hydrocodone and Oxycontin.
More and more of these two drugs are ap-
pearing on arrest reports.
| Areal asset for doctor offices and phar-
© thacies currently is a service provided by the
orth Carolina Special Bureau of Investiga-
tibn. Proctor said that a doctor or pharmacist
can sign up for the system and on the com-
puter type in the patient's name and birth
date and find out quickly whether that pa-
i; is seeing more than one physician.
Proctor said that what happens is that a
pefson may-use an insurance to pay for the
and then go to a second physician for another
prescription and pay cash. That same patient
may also use
in death.
i round of medicine at one doctor's office
someone else and try to sell it on the street.
"We can track all this kind of illegal stuff if
it's reported," she says.
"We track all calls to determine if legiti-
mate," says Proctor. Sometimes a caller re-
ports illegal activity because the caller "is
mad at an individual." Police weed out those $2,000 scholarships to
type of calls and also use what Proctor calls Chasiti Jordan Falls and
+ a "paper trail" to nail down a suspect. Sara Elizabeth Stewart
Says Proctor, "We see and investigate this Ellis.
kind of activity by all ages of people and Falls is the daughter
urge citizens to report any illegal activity to
us or anonymously. Statewide, law enforce-
ment is seeing more abuse of prescription
medicine. For patients who need i t, relief
from pain is the goal. For those who don 't
need it, a person can become nauseous and
deathly sick. For other people, drugs be-
come an addiction and often times results
pdin - meds prescribed for
The Kings Moun-
tain Hospital Auxiliary
recently awarded
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FESTIVAL
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of "A id we will Dance," of
North # Carolina; Garrick
ing, w i made the film "In-
terpretation", of California;
€ fostival.
2dded that other
filmmakers may also show
val. After nearly seven
feature-length film by Elias
Plagianos, of New York,
"Two desperate men, from
different worlds, find them-
selves unwitting pawns in
an ‘ancient ritual. Greed,
lust, pride, anger and envy
have consumed the lives of
Thomas Caine, a seemingly
wealthy businessman, and
Parker, a down on his luck
pro-wrestler. Both are over-
whelmed with insurmount-
able debts and struggling to
break free by any means. As’
their lives quickly unravel,
so does an age-old secret
conspiracy that leads the
two men down a deadly
path of redemption."
The short-length film
"Jeopardy," by Garrick
Lane of North Carolina,
features "A serial killer on
dow, his lust to live outside
SHOWTIME
the loose. A city in Fear.
Tonight, the story is about
to take another turn."
In the animation film
"Reach" by Luke Randall
of Australia, "A tiny robot is
given the gift of life with
only one limitation - the
length of his power cable.
When a curious bird ap-
pears at the workshop win-
of his reach may be his de-
mise."
Descriptions, trailers and
previews of other films that
will be shown at the festival
can be found online at
www.ccartscouncil.org/re-
altoreel/real2009.htm
Parents are ‘advised to
preview the descriptions of
the films that will be play-
ing each day.
of Tracy Falls Denver CHASITI FALLS
and Robert Lyn Falls.
She is planning to attend the University of
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BM Secure perimeters with a fence of at least six-
feet tall with a solid lock. Tall fences are harder to get
over and pose a hurdle for escape.
B If going out of town, put a temporary stop of
mail deliveries to your house at the post office or have
a neighbor pick up your mail.
BM Clear your house’s exterior of ladders and tools,
which can help a burglar get in the house.
HM Porch lights, motion-sensitive lighting and light-
ing at each corner of the house can illuminate possi-
ble hiding places and movements of invaders.
‘Bm Keep all doors and windows locked.
B® Make sure doors leading outside are steel-rein-
forced or made of solid core.
B® Use solid brass deadbolt locks or double-keyed
deadbolts on exterior doors with reinforced door
frames. .
BW Secure sliding glass doors by putting a sturdy
stick in the door, making a burglar have to break the
windowpane to get in.
BM Secure each ground-level windows with a sec-
ondary window lock.
BM Always keep garage doors closed, even if you
are outside or going to be in for just a moment and re-
move the red release cord, as they are most often right
near a garage door window. Keep garage door re-
motes hidden.
BM Take photographs of all valuables and record se-
rial numbers. :
KMFD hosts
118 firemen
Kings Mountain Fire Department hosted 118 firemen
representing the Western North Carolina Association of
Firefighters at a recent meeting in Kings Mountain at Town
& Country Catering.
Mike Sprayberry, N. C. Deputy Director of Emergency
Management, was the speaker and talked about domestic
preparedness, calling for more funding for emergency serv-
ices in nine regions in the state and looking for grants to
fund emergency services, fire and police, in vent of disas-
ter in the region.
Falls, Ellis earn
hospital
North Carolina at Char-
lotte to study nursing or
pre-pharmacy.
Ellis is the daughter
of Jeffery Lee and Eliz-
abeth Stewart Ellis. She
is planning to attend
Cleveland Community
College to study radiol-
ogy. ¥
scholarships
SARA ELLIS
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