Race for
at-large
city seat
getting h
we ELIZABETH STEWART
lib.kmherald @gmail.com
A three-man race
developed this week
for the at-Large seat
on city council up
for grabs in the Nov.
8 municipal election.
Councilman
Houston Corn, com-
pleting his eighth
year on city council,
is retiring from poli- KEITH MILLER
tics, he told the Her-
ald last week. Corn,
who retired as KM
Chief of Police in
2002, said he’s en-
joyed his service on
the board but he’s
ready ° for discre-
tionary “time out”
and enjoy his grand-
children. a
Keith Miller, 50, JERRY MULLINAX
of 102 Jason Dr,
Jerry Mullinax, 71,
of 210 Cleveland
Ave., and = Roy
(Butch) Pearson, 50,
of 112 N. Piedmont
Ave., filed this week
with the Cleveland
County Board of [|
Elections. 2
“I'm coming BUTCH PEARSON
back after a two
year absence on the
board because I love Kings Mountain and
I have always strived to represent the peo-
ple,” said Mullinax, who served 10 years
on city council, six years as councilman
from Ward II and four years as council-
man from Ward III. Manager for 10 years
of the 41 unit BattleForest Apartments on
Cleveland Avenue and the eight unit
Mary Leigh’s Cottages on North Goforth
Street, Mullinax also works part time at
Greene Funeral Service in Gastonia. For
five years he was the host of a gospel
music program on WKMT Radio. He is a
veteran of the US Army, 1958-60, and a
Kings Mountain native, son of the late |
Carl and Jeanette Mullinax. He is a vol-
unteer at Kings Mountain Hospice House.
Said Miller in a filing statement,”l am
making myself available to serve the peo-
ple of Kings Mountain. I presently serve
in a number or roles and routinely com-
municate with the mayor, council mem-
bers, board members and department
heads about ways to improve the city.” He
added, “I have skill sets and knowledge
that can benefit the city and its citizens
and whether or not I am elected I will
continue to do what I can to improve the
city, and if elected would have more in-
fluence on policy and budget matters and
can officially represent the city at func-
tions, inter-government meetings and on
economic development and recruitment
missions.” ‘Miller served on city council
from 2005-2007 and has served for a
number of years on both the city planning
board and board of adjustment. He is cur-
rently vice chairman of both boards. He
holds a degree in'political science and
graduated with a perfect 4.0 GPA, summa .
cum laude and was a member of the Na-
tional Collegiate Political Honor Society.
He is currently enrolled in a Masters in
Public Administration degree program.
He and his wife, Julie, have three children
‘and are active in First Baptist Church.
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What’s our water worth?
EDITOR ’S NOTE: The Herald looks at the his-
tory, current status and future of our water supply
in this four-part series.
Part 3 of 4
EMILY WEAVER
Editor
The City of Kings Mountain’s water
source was drying up in the 1960’s. The two
city lakes just weren’t producing enough to
satiate Kings Mountain’s growing thirst.
A four-year-long drought made. the situa-
tion more dire. The city and the Army Corps |
of Engineers tapped into a well in an old - |
abandoned gold mine shaft for emergency re-
lief.
Getting Moss Lake was a definite chal-
lenge fraught with hurdles, but the city
needed it. Then the county came to want it.
Many others have sought its nectar over the
years.
In January 1969, the (now) late Mayor
John Henry Moss was quoted as saying, “It’s
been 30 months since we launched this proj-
ect. Its fruition will transform the landscape
in this area industrially, commercially, recre- mh
ationally and residentially.” : Photo by ELLIS NOELL
He was right. Moss Lake at sunrise.
The city, the county, neighboring munici-
palities and scores of others have soaked in Quenchi uA Cur Thirs E £ for
the benefits of Moss Lake. Its water is sold
to 4,651 households and industries, which
brought in more than half-a-million dollars in
profit to the city last year. Its shores are lined A crystal clear stream gave birth to a gold rush in Kings
with scenic lakefront properties and spacious Mountain. Now the water itself is gold and Moss Lake
homes...and Woodbridge Golf Club — on is the gold mine. Over the next four weeks we'll look at
land that became a paradise for developers. this potent resource and how it affects how we work,
play and live. This week... Moss Lake has become a rich
See BANKING, 6A resource. Next week...
TA North end
for the arts
EDITOR'S NOTE: In this four-part series, The Herald
is looking at the Mountaineer Partnership's Design
Committee proposals. to revamp the pedestrian spaces
and pocket parks that line the backs of businesses from
Gold Street to Wachovia. This week, the "North End"
painted with possibilities.
Part 2 of 4
or EMILY WEAVER
This alleyway across from Stevo's Bar, which runs from Mountain Street to the back of Wa-
chovia, may be in for some changes. Design ideas include the possibility of a mural on the Editor
wall to the right, pedestrian-friendly lighting, Potted plants and a mosaic or mural on the ;
monoliths in the background: Bernice Chappell, president of the Southern Arts So-
= 7 = ; ciety, and Camille Bradshaw, vice president, presented to
H un t in wa b b I Is ? : members of the Southern Arts Society Wednesday night
* plans for an arts-sponsored alleyway downtown. Chap-
pell said the members were "excited".
Chappell and Bradshaw, both serving on the design
committee of Mountaineer Partnership, presented im-
provement plans to what is coined the "North End" of -
pedestrian spaces that was first unveiled at a recent MPI
downtown Design Summit. The summit focused on de-
sign upgrades to the city's back alleyways of Battle-
ground Avenue businesses stretching from Gold Street
to King Street.
Design projects are broken down into three phases
nicknamed the "South End", "Center Site" and "North
End". There have been a couple of conflicting design
~ ideas for the city's "North End" in recent weeks.
Local artist and recent re-commissioned mural com-
mittee chairman for the city Shirley Brutko has sug-
gested murals be painted on the monoliths behind
Wachovia bank. Another local artist, Jewel Reavis, has
KYRA TURNER/HERALD | suggested the monoliths sport mosaics. Both have spe-
Myrtle Mae (Danah McKinney) and Veta Mae (Jill Heafner) cringe as Elwood cial artists in mind that could tackle either challenge.
(Jim Champion) introduces his friend Harvey to Aunt Ethel Chauvenet (Punkin The brick monoliths, which would form a hexagon
Higginbotham). : were they pieced together, stand as an interesting design
challenge to developers.
City leaders have mulled over design ideas, all of
H a ve BAY, u m é { my fr l é n d ? which may bring new character and life to an alleyway
pedestrians may some day enjoy. Right now, however,
3 ; the space is less than enjoyable... less than pleasing to
Back by popular demand, the . :
‘H arve 9 Kings M i pr Little Theatre will the eye. With the support of the city and downtown prop-
present the heartfelt comedy “HAR- | erty owners, the Mountaineer Partnership hopes to .
» change that.
vy Y bo : a The "North End" which may soon carry its own dis-
: . tinction with monickers such as "Artists' Row", "Artists"
starts i Cor = ne e Shed Way" or "Park of the Arts", will be capped at two ends
¢ Fok ag 5 dul : — with decorative archways yet to be named. : ;
° . Bor ihe ood rr eligi The committee has mentioned the possibility of in-
or ; : : corporating a mural on the side of a building that runs the
Fri day at Teresa Williams iy the director and length of the alleyway. The building is occupied by
the production is sponsored by Harris Friendly Billiards.
Funeral Home. The show will be pre- Ry : :
sented with special permission fom Potted plants and pedestrian-friendly lights may also
, y : ; line the corridor. But perhaps one of the most unique fea-
J 0y Theatre Dramatists Play Service. KMLT is a | oq planned for the alleyway is an open space for the
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