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Meth lab busted A Friday meth drug bust at 207 Linwood Road turned up. several one pot meth cooks, according to Det. Sgt. Lisa Proctor of the Kings Mountain Police Depart- "ment. Proctor said that KMPD had arrested David Edward Parker, 46 of 207 Linwood Road, earlier in the day on a warrant for probation viola- tion and he was in custody at the Cleveland County Jail when police received a call to assist Probation and Pa- role at 207 Linwood Road. Proctor said that KMPD and the state SBI arrived to assess the scene and upon further investigation officers secured the scene until a search warrant was obtained. After a search warrant was obtained by KMPD joint agencies searched the resi- dence. The search led to locating the pot cooks. Officers from the North Carolina SBI processed the scene with officers from KMPD and = Cleveland County Sheriff’s Office. Parker is also charged with felony maintaining a dwelling, felony manufac- turing methamphetamine, felony possession of meth precursor, and misdemeanor possession of drug parapher- nalia. Grover Fall Festival ‘Saturday, GROVER - Come out Saturday and have a spook- tacular time at the pre-Hal- loween Fall Festival on Main Street, says Grover Mayor J.D. Ledford. The Oct. 27 festival from noon until 8 p.m. promises to be a fun-filled event for the whole family, featuring live bands, a wall.of 700 lighted pumpkins, and a corn maze which is not just a maze but a challenge to find six hid- den trick or treaters. Entertainment features include Southern Experience from noon until 1:30 p.m.’ Emily Minor, former Amer- ican Idol contestant from 3- Oct. 27 4:30 p.m. and Nantucket Sound from 6:15-8 p.m. An added highlight is the 5K run dedicated to the memory «of . young . Zoe ‘Brockman with all proceeds earmarked from the race for the ‘Niemann-Pick Disease Foundation. Headless horsemen car- riage rides, ‘plenty of food and crafts, kiddie rides, crowning of a Pumpkin + Queen, a trick or treat trail, and other events make the Octoberfest one of the most “unique fall festivals in the state which last year at- tracted crowds to Grover. YMCA Fall Festival Thursday, Oct. 25 ‘The Kings Mountain YMCA’s community-wide Fall Festival Thursday, Oct. 25, will feature fun for all from 6-8 p.m.. Kevin Osborne, Y Execu- tive Director, said the events in the YMCA Gymnasium are free with a donation of two canned food items for the Kings Mountain Crisis Ministry. Food, old fashion cake walks, inflatables for the kids, and plenty of games are on the agenda for the two [ hours of entertainment. “We hope everyone will come and have a good time during this family event and also help out the Crisis Min- istry,” said Osborne. He said that staple food items are needed to stock the pantry at the Crisis Ministry as the holidays arrive. * Last year over 300 people attended the event. Early voting begins Kings Mountain’s early voting polling place will open Monday, Oct. 29 and continue through Nov. 2 from 10 a.m.-6:30 p.m. at Boyce Memorial ARP Church on Edgemont Av- enue. The last day to vote early is Saturday, Nov.’ 3; from § a.m.-1 p.m. City "Council included funds in the budget for the satellite site. Nearly 1,000. people voted last Thursday at the Cleveland County Board of Elections on the first day of early voting. “It’s been non- stop ever since,” Elections reports the Director Debra Blanton. She recommends voters arrive at the board of elections early in the morn- ing or later in the day to avoid peak * lunchtime crowds. ? tivities. - Cleveland County church gives to the commu- nity and free to everyone.’ The City of Kings Mountain will host the annual “Great Pumpkin Hal- loween Parade” on Wednesday, Octo- ber 31. Children are invited to gather at the City Hall Plaza on Cherokee Street at Gold Street at 10 a.m. and walk with Mayor Rick Murphrey on the parade route ‘to the : Gazebo at Pa- triots Park for post parade ac- 4 Mauney © Me- morial ~~ Library’s Harris Children’s De- partment, in cooper- ation with Childcare Con- nections, Partner- ship for Children - Community Play and Learn Pro- gram, a id Smart Start, and NC Pre-K will provide entertainment, games, Halloween sto- ries, songs, sing-along’s and a haystack search for Halloween goodies. One lucky individual, in each of the three age groups’ haystacks, will find the “Gold Pumpkin” and receive a $25.00 gift card to a local toy store. There will also be an These superheros marched in the 2011 Great Pumpkin Halloween Parade. \ Kings Mountain, NC 3 Y Harris Funeral Home + Locally Otimed @ Operated Since | 047 A Family Tradition of Dignity, Service & Underssanding 108 St Piodiion Ave. 139-2591 It's the ‘Great Pumpkin Parade’! inflatable giant slide and obstacle course. The Kings Mountain Police De-. partment will provide reflective bags - for treats to the children and the Kings Mountain Fire Department will have a fire truck on display. Local merchants are encouraged to dress in costumes to ‘greet the children along the parade route. Afterwards, children and parents are welcome to stay and play, have a picnic lunch or dine in one of the con- venient down - t own restau- rants. Herald file photo Fairgrounds shut down pending + health department investigations More than three weeks after an E- coli outbreak hit the Cleveland County Fair, the fairground has shut Sows for other events. Calvin Hastings, manager of ne Cleveland County Fair, said this week that all public events at the Cleveland County Fair are cancelled “in the inter- est of the general public and until the exact source and DNA identity of the strain or strains of the current E-coli virus are determined.” Preliminary findings suggest animal exposure may be the bikely. source of the outbreak. ‘Hog Happnin 333 , the biggest event - scheduled at the fair the remainder of the year, has booked the Shelby City Park. “We are making the responsible de- cision to temporarily close all public events at the fairgrounds pending the completion of current state and local health department investigations,” Hastings said in a press release. Hastings added, “Since so much is unknown about the pathogen at this point, including the finding of a hereto- - fore unknown and unidentified strain of E.coli, and sine no source has been necessary precautionary measures, it will temporarily suspend all public events at the facility.” This suspension, said Hastings, will remain effective pending further find- ings and instructions from the state and local health agencies and the N. C. De- partment of Agriculture. In the mean- time, he said the Fair will continue to work with all state and local health part- ners in a joint effort to determine the proximate cause and source of this in- cident. : Last week public health officials identified, the Fair has determined that, = - in the exercise of all reasonable and See CLOSED, 5A Experience choices and their eternal ‘Judgement House’ ‘consequences with , The dramatic walk- through gospel presentation, “Judgement House,” at- tracted 1,345 people to First Baptist, Church of * Kings Mountain in the first of two weekends of performances. . This coming weekend will be the final weekend of this year’s presentation. The times are Friday, 6:30-10 p.m., Saturday 3:30-10 p.m. and Sunday 3:30-7 p.m. The show ‘tours’ begin every 15 minutes. Rev. Jeff Johnson, Minis- ter of Students, is the pro- ducer for the event, a gift the The drama is the result of many months of preparation involving the talents of more than 200 members of the ~ See JUDGEMENT HOUSE, 5A Saturday and Sunday. Aaron Allen, in the role of “Josts, "in Ti Heaven hefore a I host in the First Baptist Church presentation of “Judgement House.” The final weekend of the performance is Friday, Glenda* | fod 3/8" x 3/16” Foam Weatherstrip Tape 42" x 62" g Window | Insulation Kit Lv on door & window insulation kits * 4 Bridges Truelalue. ‘Hardware 301 W Kings St. « Kings Mountain + 704-739-546 START RIGHT. START HERE" 62" x 210" 8 Window Insulation 1 o www. bridgeshardware.c com STORE HOURS Mon-Fri 8a-8p Sat 8a-6p 4 84" x 110" Patio Door Insulation Kit While supplies ot / SE APR
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