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Kings Volume 121 ¢ Issue 43 We,» » Sth By EMILY WEAVER CITY ELECTION Mullinax out, ‘Hawkins in Butler, Spears squeeze by ‘to keep their seats By ELIZABETH STEWART staff writer His third entry into the political arena paid off for Tommy Hawkins Tuesday night as voters in Ward 3 ousted 10-year councilman Jerry ° Mullinax. Hawkins won by 56 votes. The total was 185 for Hawkins and 131 for Mullinax. Kings Mountain HAWKINS 900 00000000000 0000000000000 00000006000000000000000COGCGOFO The fifth time turned out to be the charm for city leaders, who hoped to have extra revenue and at- tract economic development from’ the sale and consumption of beer and wine in Grover. The town has battled with this issue since the early 80’s with four referendums resulting in the same “dry” verdict. But this time, the cit- izens voted yes. On the question of whether or not to allow the “on-premises” sale of malt beverages: 96 voted for, 75 voted against. On the question of whether or not to allow the “off-premises” sale of malt beverages: 94 voted for, 76 voted against. : On the question of whether or not to allow the “on-premises” sale Dilling Heating Co. Sales & Service Sige 1955 Wo \ > £0 4 ¥ ON ANN \ P * \ vv X P x at & ¥ > 25 x TA : of on A \ ¥ Sa J $< X Eat we 2 Wk bot” of unfortified wine: 97 voted for, 74 voted against. On the question of whether or not to allow the “off-premises” sale of unfortified wine: 96 voted for, 73 voted against. Mayor Robert Sides and coun- cilwomen Jackie Bennett and Cindy. O’Brien anxiously waited inside of the polling site to learn the results. Quiet exclaims of “yes” and smiles quickly spread across their faces when the figures from the first question on the referendum were read. After all of the totals had been announced the group broke out in cheers. ~ Sides and Bennett hoped that al- lowing beer and wine in town lim- its would help them land a grocery store. A total of 278 voters cast their ballots in Grover. Editor EMILY WEAVER/HERALD Signs encouraging people to vote “yes” on beer and wine referendum sprouted over the weekend in the town. Several other signs and messages on local church bulletins popped up soon after. ALL TOTALS ARE PRELIMINARY. voters in Ward 2 re- turned councilman Mike Butler to an- other term at city hall. He squeaked by challenger Brenda McFalls ° Ross by 16 votes, a So + By EMILY WEAVER ‘total of 127-111 and BUTLER + Editor : incumbent at-large : ~ councilman Dean * Cleveland County Spears narrowly de- e voters ousted retired feated political new- » teacher Connie Phifer Somer Gina Oollias” 3 ‘Saveli from the board of y 53 votes, a total ducation Tuesday night. Sa 522. Curtis ‘received 310 votes. ; Precinct officials reported a busy day as more than 20 per- cent of the regis- tered voters went to the polls on a balmy: Indian Summer day. grabs. president SPEARS 000000000 OCOCOOONOOS Four seats were. up for 3 The most votes went to S. Dale Oliver, vice of Fidelity Bank in Shelby, who served on the board a few years ago as an in- terim member. Oliver led the ticket with 4,233 votes. Incumbent Phillip Glover, who currently serves as vice chair- man on the board, trailed in second with 4,106 votes. George Litton, who has served on the Cleveland County Board of Education since 1996, garnered 3,664 votes, securinng his seat SCH OLIVER GLOVER Eddi UP Grover Fall Fest starts Saturday Salon & Spa, Designs by. Ryan, = Grover Women's Club, Keeter Furniture, Kenny & Kathy Eller, the Inn of the Patriots Bed and Breakfast, Massage Thera- pist Cindy Parker, Jackson's Cafeteria, Gondola Italian Restaurant, Big E's BBQ, Keeter Ford, Frady's Florist, Pizza Inn of Shelby, Kaye The Town of Grover plans to have its biggest Fall Festival yet with a per- Tomas oy Dasville & Cindy Kut & Kurl, and fo IE us Fi a Mi - Pueblito Mexican Bi dyer 00d and tra Restaurant. vendors, a kids play land and a car show. The third annual Fall Festival will be held 10 am.-5 p.m. along Main Street. On the main stage, in front of the Grover Fire De- partment, Freeway South will perform from 10:30- 12:30, followed by Dance Reflections 12:30-1 p.m., Travis Powell 1-3 pm and Red Eye Gravy 3-5 pm Various artists will ap- pear on the second stage, in front of the Grover Rescue Squad. Bluegrass artists will perform from 10 am-3 Tickets will be sold for $1 each. Winners of raffles do not have to be present to win. Grover's Fall Fest is free and open to the public. Charlotte's Web premiers Friday at Joy "Charlotte's Web" will premier Friday night at the Joy Theatre. Dozens of talented young actors will take the pm, along wijth Dillon stage this weekend and next White 12:30-1 pm and to bring E.B. White's tale of Laura Pate 1-1:30 pm. alittle pig, desperate to live, and the spider, who saved the second stage from 3-5 him through love, to life. m. Come see why the "most In the kids play land, lit- powerful force in the world tle ones can climb a rock is the bond of friendship." Southern Breeze will take ING EVENTS days, Nov. 8 and 15. All tickets will be sold for a special family-friendly price of $5 each. The play is under the di- rection of Susan Champion, a. veteran actress and direc- tor with the Kings Moun- tain Little Theatre. The production is being spon- sored by First National Bank. For more information or for reservations, call 704- 730-9408 or visit www.kmlt.org Editor The HINI vaccinations ones “calling the shots” “swine flu”, while supplies Mountain Street Pha Gateway Trails grand opening set for Nov. 7 Health Department. They. received about 1 to give. “We received our sup- ply of HIN1 (vaccines) on Monday,” said Allen Propst, pharmacist and The Kings Mountain Gateway Trails committee will celebrate the grand opening of the trails at the trailhead park, 807 S. Bat- | owner of Mountain tleground Ave., 10 a.m.-3 | Street Pharmacy, last p.m. on Nov. 7. Thursday. “Before we In case of rain the grand opening will be held 1-5 p.m. on Nov. 8. The grand opening will feature a ribbon cutting, dis- plays, music, food, maps, and information on the trails. The trails will be’ open to bikers, hikers, walk- just open it up to the gen- eral public, we want to be sure those people in the crisis situation get it first.” The groups flagged for first dibs on the HIN1 vaccine include SL BOARD | Beyond the call of medicine Local pharmacies gear up to stop spread of flu; now offering H1N1, pneumonia and shingles immunizations ‘By EMILY WEAVER Kings Mountain and doctors aren’t the only . Three pharmacies in Kings Mountain are offering vaccines for Mountain Pharmacy and Ingles Pharmacy requested shipments of HIN1 shots to ad- minister, according to Dorothea Wyant, nursing director at Cléveland County and, as of Monday, they still had some left wall or have fun on the "wizzer" ride, pony rides and various inflatables. A car show will be held from 11 am-3 pm, with first and second place .cash prizes awarded. Entry fee to participate in the car show is $20. Hay rides and local fire and police demonstra- tions will also mark the fes- tival. The town will raffle off several great prizes donated by area businesses at 5 pm. Prizes are provided by Car- olina Crossing, Trendsetters The show will begin at 7:30 p.m. Friday and Satur- day nights on Nov. 6, 7, 13 and 14. A matinee will also be held at 3 p.m. on Sun- ers, runners, picnickers, and sight-seers. A trail shuttle will run throughout the day. pregnant women, people between the ages of six months and 24 years old, healthcare and emer- See SHOTS, 3A LECTION Close race among KM natives on the board. ~~ Itwasaclose race for the fou seat up Falls, a mother of three children in local schools, and incumbent Savell. Falls - grabbed 3,413 votes. Savell re- LITTON FALLS ceived 3s 330 votes. Yvette Grant, also of Kings Mountain, oured 2,044 votes and ie Benton got 1,199 votes. All early results are preliminary. Final figures will be released on Canvass Day Nov. 11 at the Cleveland County Board of Elec= tions office in Shelby beginning at 11 a.m. ; THURSDAY, NOV. 5 La ‘Allen Propst, of Mountain Street Pharmacy, will be offering shingles vaccines for people.over 60 and who ; have a prescription at the Patrick ~ Senior Center on Thursday, Nov. 5, from 10 a.m.-until. Shingles vac- cines are recommended for any per- son (usually 60 years or older), who has ever had chickenpox. The chick- enpox virus can flare up later in life as shingles - a painful rash. For more information about the clinic, call the center at 704-734-0447 or Mountain Street Pharmacy at 704-739-7225. have arrived in last. rmacy, Kings % SEEEsE - 00 doses each EMILY WEAVER/HERALD Allen Propst, owner of Mountain Street Pharmacy, gives Gary Harden a vaccination for “swine” flu. 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