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ELIZABETH STEWART
lib.kmherald@gmail.com
_ To aman, seven of the eight can-
didates for two contested seats on
city council said that unemployment
is the No. 1 big issue facing Kings
Mountain at a candidate forum Mon-
day night sponsored by the Cleve-
land County Chapter of the NAACP
at Bynum Chapel AME Zion
3 zoning
debates
face city
council
7 ELIZABETH STEWART
lib.kmherald@gmail.com
Three controversial zoning issues
will take center stage at Tuesday
night's meeting of Kings Mountain
City Council.
By unanimous vote last Tuesday,
the Kings Mountain Planning & Zon-
ing Board-after-a marathon nearly
five-hour-long meeting—sent a rec-
ommendation to city council to re-
zone Mike Brown's Raven Drive
property to light industrial for an RV
campground.
The council will also decide Tues-
day at 6 p.m. whether to take the
board's recommendation in a 5-4 vote
to approve a new zoning amendment
that regulates recreational vehicles
parks and campgrounds. Chairman
Doug Lawing cast the tie vote last.
week. Those approving were Keith
Miller, Christy McCleary, Phil Dee
and Ed Richardson. Those voting
"no" were Lamar Fletcher, Jim Pot-
ter, Tommy Hall and Ernest Rome.
John Houze left the room early in the
discussion.
Brown and 40 supporters stood in
support of the rezoning and against
the amendment Brown contended
would thwart his plans to develop the
old Park Yarn/Glen Raven Mills site.
Planning board members said that
the new ordinance is needed because
it sets minimum standards which are
protection for both the city and prop-
erty owners and similar to the poli-
See ZONING, 7A
Mountaineers slam
Wildcats 53-28 in
Homecoming game
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Church.
Incumbent mayor Rick Mur-
phrey and at-large candidates Brian
Cloninger, Bobby Horne, Keith
Miller, Butch Pearson, Jerry Mulli-
nax, and Curtis Pressley fielded 10
questions from Willie McIntosh,
president of the county chapter
NAACP, on various topics. Al-
though the attendance was light, the
candidates said they enjoyed con-
necting with the voters and sharing
their ideas.
Gilbert (Pee Wee) Hamrick, can-
didate for mayor, was absent.
Brenda Lipscomb, Political ac-
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tion chair, gave the welcome. Phil
Hager gave the invocation and clos-
ing prayer, Julie Brooks, secretary of
the NAACP chapter, led the pledge
and Jerry Hayes was timekeeper.
Candidates had 1-2 minutes to give
See NAACP, 5A
YOU DECIDE NOVEMBER 8
Homecoming Queen 2011
GARY STEWART/HERALD
Priscilla Jordan was crowned 2011 Kings Mountain High School homecom-
ing queen during halftime of Friday's football game at John Gamble Sta-
dium. Priscilla is the daughter of Jonathan Spires and Candice Perlov.
BELOW, Priscilla Jordan is surprised to learn that she was voted Home-
coming Queen while other court members, I-r, Kylee Wideman, Ariana
Wingo, Morgan Robinson and Caroline Baker applaud:
City set to
bring sewer
to 18 homes
Eighteen single family homes on Center Street and Galilee
Church Road should be hooked up to the city sewer system in
about five months.
During the September council meeting Mayor Rick Mur-
phrey was authorized by city council to ink the agreement for
a Community Development Block Grant of $600,000 with the
N.C. Department of Commerce, Division of Community As-
sistance. Council at next Tuesday's meeting is expected to
adopt the policy for implementation of the project which does
not require matching funds from the city. The money comes
ice.
jw ELIZABETH STEWART
\lib.kmherald@gmail.com
The two-term limit for
members serving on the city
planning board and the Moss
‘Pleasant Memories
coming to downtown
KM Mural Commission gets ‘all clear’ for 4th
city mural on monoliths behind Wells Fargo
Three red brick monoliths
that rest at the back of the drive-
way between Wells Fargo (Wa-
chovia bank) and Allen Tate
Realtors will soon don a bright
new look. The Kings Mountain
Mural Commission has received
city approval for downtown's
fourth mural to be painted on the
sides of the brick structures that
face Battleground Avenue.
The mural entitled "Pleasant
Memories" will be painted by
Rutherford County artist Clive
Haynes, who-painted the popu-
lar murals that can be seen
downtown today.
"This is a wonderful
achievement for Kings Moun-
tain," said Shirley Brutko, a
See MURAL, 7A
KYRA TURNER/HERALD
Shirley Brutko and muralist Clive Haynes stand
at the monoliths that will soon be painted with
the city’s fourth mural.
Lake advisory committee is
9 no more. :
City council at its Sep-
tember meeting changed the
policy which has been in
place since Nov. 25, 2008.
. ation
“from the state's 2010 contingency infrastructure funds.
At last month's meeting council tentatively awarded the
engineering contract to Joel E. Wood & Associates and the
administrative contract to Steve Austin for the project.
The new project consists of the installation of 4,270 linear
feet of 8-inch sewer lines and connections to 18 homes in the
Center Street and Galilee Church Road neighborhoods. Each
sub-area has nine households in need of municipal sewer serv-
City nixes
2-term limit
In other business, council
* Set four public hearings
Oct. 25 at 6 p.m. to consider
voluntary contiguous annex-
petition from
T5@Kings Mountain, Lots
25 and 199 and Parcels
10982 & 56145; zoning or-
dinance text amendment for
recreational vehicle parks or
campsites; request from
See TWO-TERM, 7A
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lunch is on the Tavern
Cherokee Street Tavern in Kings Mountain will host a
free luncheon Thursday, Oct. 20, fom 12 noon-2 p.m. for
"We care and that's why we're senting these spect] peo-
' says owner Robert Bolin acknowledging that
© October is Breast Cancer Awareness Month and the Amer-
ican Cancer Society is placing special emphasis on fighting
‘breast cancer with prevention, early detection and checkups.
In order for the restaurant to get the names of survivors,
Bolin asks survivors to call Cherokee Street Tavern, Kings
Mountain City Hall, Suzy B's, Hometown Hardware, and
One Life Nutrition with the names of people planning to at-
Dr. Forrest Thompson, chief medical oncologist at
Cleveland Regional Medical Center in Shelby, and other
speakers will be on hand for the program. ;
"Tell your friends who are breast cancer survivors that i
they are our guests,” says Bolin.