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Dremiel ‘Bam-Bam’ Byers
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Houses along Watterson Street showed support for Kings Mountain's Dremiel "Bam Bam"
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Byers, competed in the Olympic games in London on Monday. Byers, a heavyweight wrestler
in the Greco-Roman division, made his second straight trip to the Olympics after winning the
recent U.S. Olympic Trials in lowa City, lowa. :
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This was Byers’ second Olympics. He
finished seventh in Beijing, China in 2008.
Byers wrestles for the U.S Army World
Class program based in Colorado Springs,
CO. He was world champion in 2002 and is
a 10-time U.S. champion.
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Events Coordinator Ellis
Noell worked with the visi-
tors as they toured the city
last Wednesday, they liked
what they saw at city hall. A
scene was rehearsed Mon-
day and then cameras rolled.
"We couldn't believe all
the people involved in shoot-
ing one scene," exclaimed:
the mayor.
Eight actors and actresses
are in the main cast and
seven others are in the recur-
ring cast. "Homeland" is
filmed in Charlotte. Audi-’
tions for series regulars, re-
curring role and guest stars
HOMELAND: Showtime TV series filmed in KM
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take place in New York. Ad-
ditional principal actor roles
and all of the extras are cast
in North Carolina. The extras
casting director needs all
types and also a wide Variety
of ethnic types, both males
and females of any age.
The series was developed
for American television by
Howard Gordon and Alex
Gansa and is loosely based
on the Israeli series "Hatu-
fim" (English title: Prisoners
of War) created by Gideon
Raff. =
The series stars Claire
Danes as "Carrie Mathison",
a Central Intelligence Agent
officer, and Damian, Lewis
as "Nicholas Brody", a U.S.
Marine. Mathison has come
to believe that Brody, who
was held captive by Al-
Qaeda as a Prisoner of War,
was turned by the enemy and
now threatens the United
States.
The series is broadcast in
the U.S. on the Cable chan-
nel Showtime and is pro-
duced by Fox 21. It
premiered on Oct. 2, 2011,
received critical acclaim and
won the 2011 Golden Globe
‘Award for best TV series.
"Showtime" renewed the se-
ries for a second season of
12 episodes which will pre-
miere on Sept. 30.
COUNCIL: denies two requests for satellite annexation; requests may come up again
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resident at the hearing spoke against the pro-
posed annexations. A neighbor of Grandpa's
Store spoke in favor. :
Tim Moore, Kings Mountain lawyer,
.legal representative for the two business
owners, reiterated that the businesses had
been free of crime and that the stores close
in the evenings, one at 9 p.m. and one at 10
p.m.
"I would really like to have more infor-
mation," said Mayor pro tem Rodney Gor-
don, his remarks erupting in inaudible
comments from several council members.
Taped minutes by City Clerk Ann Sessoms
reported a motion to table for more discus-
sion Tom's Family Mart's request for annex-
ation by Gordon but the tape failed to pick
up a second.
Ward 3 councilman Tommy Hawkins is
emphatic that he seconded the motion, which
would have required more discussion and a -
vote. "I would have called for a vote on
tabling if that was in order," said the mayor.
At-Large Councilman Rick Moore then
made the motion to approve the Tom's Fam-
ily Mart annexation, seconded by Ward I
Councilman Howard Shipp, and Mayor Rick
Murphrey called for the vote. Voting in favor
were Moore, Shipp and At-large Councilman
Dean Spears. Opposing were Councilmen
Keith Miller, Tommy Hawkins, Mike Butler
and Mayor pro tem Rodney Gordon.
The second motion on the request for an-
nexation at Grandpa's Store by Yash Patel
was made by Moore to approve, seconded by
Spears, and failed by 4-3 with Miller,
Hawkins, Butler and Gordon opposing ‘and
Moore, Spears and Shipp favoring,
The annexation petitions by Patel and
Brooks were for land that is not contiguous
to the existing corporate limits of Kings
Mountain. :
In presenting the report to the council
from the planning department on the two an-
, hexation requests Planning and Economic
Development Director Steve Killian said that
voluntary annexations have become practi-
cally the only way for a city to physically in-
crease in area because of changes in the
annexation law. Unlike involuntary annexa-
tion the city does not have to extend public
water and public sewer to properties seeking
annexation, nor does it have to work on pri-
vate property to connect those homes and.
businesses to water and sewer when it gets
there. He explained that voluntary annexa-
tions are now seen as the first resort for city
growth and are taken very seriously in dis-
cussions about growth and the future of eco-
nomic development in a region. Economic
development is heavily dependent, Killian
added, upon the ability of cities to provide
services to businesses, residents, visitors or
users.
Both Grandpa's Store and Tom's Family
Mart meet state statutory tests for annexa-
tion, Killian said, adding, "It is at city coun-
cil's discretion to adopt or not adopt the
annexation ordinance."
Responding to questions from council,
city officials said that rolling services (po-
lice, fire, sanitation) could be delivered im-
mediately without additional personnel. The
subject property area is already served with
public water and public water and sewer is
not a required service for a voluntary annex-
ation.
In the last 15 years the city has approved
five satellite annexations that have led to the
development of convenience stores, retail
stores, grocery stores, or the addition of more
sales outlets. For satellite annexations Kil-
lian said there are advantages to the city, such
as land use direction, economic develop-
ment, franchise fees and utility development
as there are advantages to the property owner
such as lower fire insurance, city police pro-
tection, reasonable sanitation costs, lower
utility rates in some cases and adding more
products to sell such as beer or wine prod-
ucts. ;
In the report from the planning depart-
ment, Killian said, Tom's Family Mart is on
the way to and from Moss Lake for the police
and on the way to and from the landfill for
the sanitation trucks.
Mayor Rick Murphrey said after the
meeting that he was "disappointed" in the
outcome of the vote, saying that he supports
extending service to other communities to
‘make a "footprint" in those communities. He
said he expects Tom's Family Mart to reapply
for annexation and the board could set the
date for another public hearing on the reap-
plication at council's Aug. 28 meeting.
SELLERS: third from Kings Mountain to attend UNC School of the Arts in Winston-Salem
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The Sellers were told that
a full scholarship equates to
about
worth of private professional
lessons.
At the school, Morgan's
focus will be on acting,
vocal and dance training.
Her course-load will consist
of 7:30 am.-10 p.m. days
with three academic classes
interspersed with coaching,
training and practice in the
arts. A letter from the school
told Morgan, "In addition to
your regular curriculum, you
will work on Drama produc-
tions, participate in commu-
nity service, take master
classes and have the oppor-
tunity to see dance, film, and
music productions of world-
class caliber."
She will room with Sa-
vannah Litten, a music major
from North Carolina.
She will graduate next
$80,000-$100,000
Three weeks later, she was
in.
"They wanted someone
who could sing, dance and
act, someone who was well-
rounded and had good aca-
demics," Morgan said.
"They noticed she had re-
ally good academics," Mari-
lyn added.
"She has always been a
singer and dancer, that was
her love," Marilyn said.
But when she decided to
take a Theater class her
freshman year and landed
the leading role of "Gertrude
McFuzz" in Kings Mountain
High's production = of
"Seussical the Musical", she
was "bitten" by the theater
bug.
"After being given the
role and contributing to the
success of the musical, I re-
alized that being involved in
the arts was something I
wanted to do for the rest of
my life," she said.
At KMHS, she won the
award for Best Actress in a
Musical for the role and won
another Best Actress in a
Musical accolade her junior
year for her portrayal as
"Dorothy" in "The Wiz". She
was voted the Best New-
comer in Theater her fresh-
man year.
Morgan is a tap competi-
tion dancer and has won na-
tional awards. At UNCSA
she plans to keep training in
dance, a division of the arts
she started learning at the
age of 3. For 10 years, she
danced and trained at Dance
Reflections in Kings Moun-
tain. She spent three years
training at Dance Specialties
in Belmont.
Morgan started singing in
elementary school and made
the honors chorus. In middle
school, she was the only fe-
male from Cleveland County
to make the state honors cho-
rus.
In 2010, she was crowned
Miss Teen Kings Mountain. .
"She's always had a pas-
sion for the stage," Marilyn
said.
"T would almost call the
stage home," Morgan added.
Morgan is an active
member of First Baptist
Church in Kings Mountain.
She has attended several
leadership camps, including
three years attending the
Broyhill Youth Leadership
Conference, and one year at
Rotary Tomorrow's Leader-
ship Conference and at
Clemson's C-Cats. At
KMHS, she has been a Ren-
aissance Gold Cardholder,
Ambassador, member of
Symphonic Chorale and
Kings Revue, involved in
Advanced Theater, member
of the National Thespian So-
ciety Troupe #7561, member
of Student Participation Or-
ganization, French Club, and
Drama Club.
«Morgan is the daughter of
Marilyn Herrell Sellers and
Joseph William Sellers, Jr. of
Kings Mountain. She is the
sister of Johana Sellers, who
will enter Kings Mountain
High as a freshman this year.
She is the granddaughter of
Bill and Rachel Sellers of
Kings Mountain and the late
Willie and Etta Herrell of
Bakersville, NC.
"I want to thank the peo-
. ple, who have been instru-
mental in my life for
teaching me music and the-
ater and dance - the faculty
and staff of Dance Reflec-
tions and Dance Specialties;
theater teachers Dan Treharn
and Traci Dill; Sarah Fulton,
the chorus teacher at KMHS.
I thank them for all the op-
portunity they gave me and
for helping me grow as a
performer," Morgan said.
She adds that she will
miss all of her friends at
KMHS and performing with
Kings Revue.
"I've had a good three
years" at Kings Mountain
High, said the former sopho-
more class president. "I wish
my class the greatest senior
year and can't wait to hear of -
the many accomplishments
they achieve this year."
summer with a special trip to
Chicago, where after a year
of professional guidance and
private instruction she will
audition in front of several
big schools like New York
University and Carnegie
Mellon - her dream school.
The focused effort at
UNCSA, Morgan said, is "to
get us prepared for college
auditions. They get you
‘ready and get your name out
there to get you to these big
schools."
On Saturday, March 31,
Morgan had her first audi-
tion before recruiters. In ad-
dition to an interview, she
had to perform two contrast-
ing monologues and sing 16
bars of a song A cappella.
"Most kids were coming
out in like 15 minutes, but
she was in there about 45
minutes," Marilyn said,
laughing that she felt wor-
ried.
The audition went well
for Morgan, who made it
into the second finalist round
of 26. On Saturday, April 21,
she had her second tryout.
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