March 28, 2012
Meth lab found in room at BC
Catherine Stacey and
Mark Stacey, both of Kings
Mountain, were arrested and
charged March 19 with man-
ufacturing methampheta-
mine.
According to Gaston
County Police Captain C.J.
Roselle, suspicious materials
were initially discovered in
room 210 of the America’s
Best Inn, 1207 Edgewood
Road, Bessemer City, by
Cleveland County Sheriff's
Department investigators.
The investigators initially
went to the inn to serve a
warrant on Mrs. Stacey re-
garding meth charges from
their county, Rosselle said.
"When their survey of the
scene revealed elements and
precursors of methampheta-
mine production, they in turn
notified Gaston County Po-
lice narcotics agents," Capt.
Rosselle said. "No one else
was present, just the two of
them. Thankfully, no chil-
dren were there."
The North Carolina State
Bureau of Investigation re-
sponded and, in turn, a certi-
fied contractor was called in
for the removal and disposal
,of the hazardous waste.
Catherine Michelle
McAbee Stacey, 612 Charles
St., Kings Mountain, and
Mark Kevin Stacey, 638 Bell
Rd., Kings Mountain, were
charged with manufacturing
methamphetamine, posses-
sion of methamphetamine,
possession of methampheta-
mine precursors, possession
of drug paraphernalia, main-
taining a dwelling/place for
controlled substances, and
felony conspiracy to manu-
Finding a home
for baby Madison
Finding a home for three-month-old Baby Madi-
son is the goal of a fundraiser Thursday from 10
_am.-5 p.m. at the fellowship hall of Cornerstone
~ Church of God, 202 Margrace Road.
~The baked spaghetti/lasagna lunch/dinner is
sponsored by. Burning Bush House of God. Choice
of spaghetti or lasagna will be served with c corn, » gar du
lic bread, and dessert.
re Members of Burning Bush House of God are |
hoping to raise funds to help a local family hoping
to adopt the little girl.
The public is invited. 2 704- 739: 3648 for
more information.
Suliaals uit
2012 calendar
The first day of school for the Fall term 2012 will be Au-
gust 27. The last day of the 180-day school term is June 10,
2013.
Cleveland County Board of Education last week adopted
the school calendar.
The calendar:
Aug. 16 - annual leave day; planning days Aug. 17-24;
first of 180 days Aug. 27; Labor Day holiday Sept. 3; HS/MS
progress reports Sept. 18; Elementary/Intermediate progress,
reports
Sept. 27; HS/MS progress reports Oct, 9; Parent-Teacher
conference and early dismissal Oct. 11; end of first quarter
Oct. 26; planning day Oct. 29; K-12 report cards distributed
Nov. 6; Veterans Day Holiday Nov. 12; Annual leave day
Nov. 21; Thanksgiving holidays Nov. 22-23; HSMS progress
reports Nov. 27; Elementary/Intermediate progress reports
Dec. 6; HS/MS progress reports Dec. 18; planning day Dec.
21; Christmas holidays Dec. 24-26; annual leave day Dec.
27-31.
Also: Jan. 1 holiday; end of second quarter Jan. 18; Mar-
tin Luther King holiday Jan. 21; Panning day Jan. 22; K-12
report cards distributed Jan. 31; HS/MS progress reports Feb.
12; planning day Feb. 22; Elementary/Intermediate progress
See SCHOOLS, 7A
The Kings Mountain Herald | www.kmherald.net
MARK STACEY
facture methamphetamine.
Catherine Stacey is cur-
rently incarcerated in the
Cleveland County Detention
Center on unrelated
methamphetamine charges.
Her secured bond is $8,000.
Mark Stacey is currently in
Gaston County Jail under a
$10,000 secured bond.
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(photos submitted)
The Bessemer City motel room in which meth precursor malarkals were found.
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County okays funding 2 CCS renovation
Cleveland County Commissioners last Tuesday okayed
funding to begin renovations to the old Shelby Middle School
in Shelby to house central staff members and the alternative
school, the
Turning Point Academy.
The action was the final step before work on the estimated
$8.9 million project can begin,
A petition with 149 signatures of people opposing the
move was presented during the meeting and three people
strategic plan.
signed up to speak, two of them addressing the board and
asking for more time for evaluation of the school system's
Commission Chairman Johnny Hutchins told the large
group present for the meeting that
"legally, we can't hold the money," explaining that school
system funds include both local and state money and are held
until the school system makes a request and if the funds are
available, the expenditure is approved.
NC has similar self-defense law as Fla.
Citizens in Neighborhood Watch are encouraged to call 911 when
they see something suspicious and let the police handle the rest
A wash of debate over self-defense
laws has swept the nation. Waves of
protests have headed south with cries of
reform in the wake of the shooting
death of an unarmed 17-year-old in
Florida. The alleged triggerman, a
neighborhood watch captain, said he
fired in self defense...and was therefore
covered under the law.
"Stand Your Ground" laws, which
give people the right to defend them-
selves against attackers, are active in 21
states, including North Carolina. -
The leeway in the Florida law may
explain why no charges have been
brought against 28-year-old George
Zimmerman. He told police he had
stopped chasing Trayvon Martin in his
gated community and ‘was headed back
to his truck when the teen attacked him
and he fired. Police on the scene de-
cided not to press charges.
Under the Castle Doctrine, in North
Carolina the use of deadly physical
force was only justifiable for lawful res-
idents protecting their homes and those
within them against threatening intrud-
~ ers’bent on committing a felony. But the
law changed last December.
Now it covers those within a home,
workplace, motor vehicle or anywhere
else they feel threatened. Lawful citi-
zens are not burdened with the "duty to
retreat" in North Carolina or in Florida
and, in cases of self defense or the de-
fense of others, residents are condition-
ally immune from prosecution for
standing their ground.
But Martin's death, many have ar-
gued was senseless, unnecessary and
unjust.
Florida's law allows a person to
"stand his or her ground and meet force
with force", "including deadly force" -
anywhere there's a reasonable belief it's
essential to "prevent death or great bod-
ily harm", even if the situation could be
avoided.
Police say Zimmerman was found
with a bloody nose and.a possible
wound on the back of his head; Martin
was pronounced dead on the scene. But
other sides to the story have emerged in
911 records, a background check and
witness statements. ;
Whether or not he broke the law, he
reportedly broke some cardinal rules in
the Neighborhood Watch handbook.
Law enforcement officials say that
one of the first things Zimmerman did
‘wrong was to approach a suspect. Citi-
zens participating in the Neighborhood
. Watch program are encouraged to call
911 when they see anything suspicious
and let the police do the job of checking
into it.
Although Zimmerman was licensed
to carry a concealed weapon, those with
the Neighborhood Watch organization
never urge citizens to patrol their com-
munities armed.
Florida police say Zimmerman was
out running an errand when he spotted
a suspicious figure in his neighborhood
a little after 7 p.m. Martin was walking
back to his father's fiance's home,
where he was visiting. He had stopped
at a convenience store and picked up a
bag of Skittles and an iced tea. He had
pulled the hood of his shirt over his
head.
Zimmerman phoned 911 and re-
ported the suspicious teen he was fol-
lowing. The dispatcher advised him net
to engage the suspect. Martin was talk-
ing with his girlfriend on his cell phone
when he reportedly told her he was
being followed.
Martin was shot once in the chest
with a 9 mm handgun. He reportedly
died steps away from the home where
he was staying. The FBI and the U.S.
Department of Justice are investigating.
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On May 8th not only will
you be voting in the primary
election for county represen-
tatives, county commission-
ers, President, ... but also for
a state Constitutional amend-
ment.
The proposed amend-
ment is on defining marriage
between one man and one
woman. y
The official explanation
adopted by the Constitu-
tional Amendments Publica-
tion Commission: a current
North Carolina law enacted
in 1996 says that marriage
between individuals of the
same sex are not valid in
North Carolina.
The proposed amend-
ment would add to Amend-
ment 1, Article 14 of the
North Carolina Constitution
a new section called Section
6. It would read as follows::
"Sec. 6. Marriage.
Marriage between one
man and one woman is the
that shall be valid or recog-
nized in this State. This sec-
tion does not prohibit a
private party from entering
into contracts with another
private party; nor does this
section prohibit courts from
adjudicating the rights of pri-
vate parties pursuant to such
contracts."
The General Assembly
approved the language vot-
ers will see on the ballot in
May:
"[ ] For [ ] Against
~ Constitutional amend-
ment to provide that mar-
riage between one man and
one woman is the only do-
Voters have Constitutional decision to make in May
mestic legal union that shall
be valid or recognized in this
State."
The * amendment also
states that private ‘parties
may still enter into contracts
creating rights enforceable
against each other. This
means that unmarried peo-
ple, businesses and other pri-
vate parties may be able to
enter into agreements estab-
lishing personal rights, re-
sponsibilities or benefits as
to each other.
The courts will decide the
extent to which such con-
tracts can be enforced.
The term “domestic legal
union” used in the amend-
ment is not defined in North
Carolina law. There is debate
among legal experts about
how this proposed constitu-
.tional amendment may im-
pact North Carolina law as it
relates to unmarried couples
of same or opposite sex and
same sex couples legally
married in another state, par-
ticularly in regard to em-
ployment-related benefits for
domestic partners; domestic
violence laws; child custody
and visitation rights; and
end-of-life arrangements:
The courts will ultimately
make those decisions.
North Carolina may have
a law that prohibits same sex
couples from marrying but it
is the only state in the South-
east without such restrictions
written into its constitution.
- SurveyUSA polled over
1,000 likely voters across
~ North Carolina and found
*
that 58 percent support the
proposed amendment.
Thirty-six percent of voters
opposed and six percent re-
mained undecided.
According to the Secre-
tary of State, Elaine F. Mar-
shall, "In terms of this
proposed constitutional
amendment this is the one
and only time North Car-
olina: voters will be able to
vote in favor of or in opposi-
tion to it. So, if there are any
voters out there who have
been thinking they might not
vote in the Primary, they
should realize this is the
‘general election’ for this pro-
posed amendment."
For 17 year olds and this
being their first time voting,
if you are going to be 18 by
Nov. 6, you cannot vote on
the constitutional amend-
ment. You may however
vote on everything else. The
registration deadline is Fri-
See VOTERS, 7A
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