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Volume 121 Issue 36 * Wednesday, September 16, 2009
1.704.739.3446 or Mobile 704
GROVER
By EMILY WEAVER
Editor
businesses, along with two similar ones
that popped up on the main drag,
seemed to bring in enough customers to
pack the parking lot along Main Street
each night.
But after a visit from law enforce-
ment officials a.couple of weeks ago,
the businesses have ceased operation.
The parking lot has been empty.
Before the Board of Adjustments’
meeting Wednesday night the lot was
occupied again. Several people came
out to witness the hearing and decision.
Both M&M and Cyberline operated
See BOARD, 3A
After a nearly two-and-a-half-hour
meeting Grover's Board of Adjustments
accepted M&M Internet Cafe's applica-
tion for a conditional use permit and de-
nied Cyberline's appeal of the county
zoning department's decision that it
would need the same.
The two businesses, owned by dif-
ferent companies but offering similar
services, had been operating on
Grover's Main Street since April.
For the past few months the two
:S INTO BUSINESS
By ELIZABETH STEWART
Staff Writer
Two people were hurt Friday morning in
oard denies appeal, grants permit
EMILY WEAVER/
: HERALD
Members of
Grover's Board of
Adjustments
deliberate after
Wednesday
night's '
testimonies. Left
to right, Jean
Harry Francis,
Cynthia O'Brien
and Terry Jack-
son.
Two injured in
‘freak accident’
the brake pedal," she said. "I ally hate i"
she said.
Kings Mountain Police and rescue per-
' ‘what the driver of the car called a "really
freak accident " and both are recovering
from painful injuries.
Kenneth Matthew Hole, 26, of Earl,
underwent extensive facial surgery Satur-
: day | at Carolinas Medical Center in Char-
; aven ort ‘was driving crashed through a
car wish on Cansler Street and into a
Childers Street business where he was in-
side. :
Davenport, 86, of 707 Princeton Dr.,
from her hospital room, said she broke her
left leg below the knee and was to begin
rehabilitation Tuesday. "I am sore," she
said.
"I just decided Friday morning I'd go
wash the car and I have used that car wash,
(X-Stream Car Wash) before but I was at-
tempting to put in the money, took my foot
EMILY WEAVER/HERALD
off the gas and the car rolled, I tried to stop
it but my foot hit the gas pedal instead of
1982 Ford Rub fevers
y Le k pedal w ile attempting to depress the brake
pedal. The vehicle then accelerated and 1 pro- Xe
sonnel rushed to the scene of the single-ve-
hicle crash at 9:57 am.
Ptl. H. W. Carpenter said in his report:
"The driver of the vehicle was attempting
to insert currency into the control panel of
the automatic car wash, 309 N. Cansler St.,
and apparently. depressed the accelerator ;
ceeded west through the automatic car
wash bay where it struck the sign package
portion of the car wash. The vehicle then
exited the bay striking the brick portion of
the building in which the car wash is
housed, traveled west on the parking area,
struck a curb which caused it to become air-
borne, penetrated a cement block wall of
the building located at 306 Childers St.,
BTW Blind & Shutter Factory, at which
time the driver of the vehicle was ejected
« from the opened driver's side door. The ve-
Car rests inside of business after ‘freak accident’ Friday ROming.
See ACCIDENT, 7A
PATRI ors DAY
"KM remembers 9/11
by ELIZABETH STEWART
Staff writer
Americans knew the world changed eight years ago on
September 11, 2001 when a horrific sequence of terrorist
destruction took the lives of over 3,000 people in the first
attack on US soil in 60 years.
Kings Mountain citizens gathered before a large US flag
at the front of Kings Mountain City Hall Friday at noon
to remember not only the victims, their families and count-
less, heroic rescue responders, but the Patriot's Day serv-
ice also recognized city and county police and firemen, all
3 law enforcement and emergency personnel and all ser-
4 vicemen and women at home and abroad for commitment
to service. ' ;
Mayor Rick Murphrey, KM Police Chief Melvin Proc-
4 tor, and Chief Deputy Danny Gordon challenged the large
§ crowd to renew their resolve against those who perpetrated
the violent acts of 9/11.
In his prayer of remembrance, Proctor, his voice tinged
with emotion, asked for God's peace for 3,000 victims, 365
See REMEMBER, 7A
Top, KM Firefighter Eric
Carroll tolls the bell to
honor fallen brothers with
his son, Ethan Carroll, in
the city’s Patriot’s Day
ceremony.
Left, KM Police Color Guard
post the colors as officials
salute. Left to right, on
stage, Fire Chief Frank
Burns, Police Chief Melvin
Proctor, Chief Dep. Danny
Gordon, Mayor Rick Mur-
phrey and Ashley Ray.
photos by EMILY WEAVER
P&Z board
denies Brown
Kings Mountain businessman Michael E. Brown
{ wants to put up a used car/garage business on his prop-
erties and is seeking rezoning of the 204-206 E. King
property from Neighborhood Business to General Busi-
ness and the 402 E. King Street property from Neigh-
borhood Business and Residential 8 to General
Business.
By unanimous vote, the Kings Mountain Planning
& Zoning Board Tuesday recommended denial of the
request to city council which will hold a public hearing
on the request at the Sept. 29 6 p.m. regular meeting at
City Hall.
Board members said the rezoning would not fit the
See ZONING, 7A
Museum to hold
reverse raffle Saturday
Lucky participants in
Saturday night's 6th annual
fundraiser for the Kings
Mountain Historical Mu-
seum ‘at American Legion
Post 155 will leave the fun
event from 7-10 p.m. with
handsome prizes donated
by Kings Mountain busi-
nesses.
"The big winner or win-
ners will take home from
the reverse raffle - a cash
prize of $10,000. Last year
Tim Miller, local hardware-
man, and his father-in-law
took the top prize which is
the last drawing of the
evening.
Mickey Crowell, the
Museum's executive officer,
said the event will include a
live auction, silent auction
and reverse raffle and ticket
holders don't have to be
present to win. She says the
way it works: Participants
buy a $100 ticket which. is
See RAFFLE, 3A
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