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Kings om kmherald.net Lhe oe SEN RE CRF IRM 44 54 NVI vail 1 Volume 124 ¢ Issue 44 » Wednesday, October 31, 2012 e 75¢ Premier Dealer ™ LENNOX) Home Comfort Systems Innovation never felt so good,” 1250 Linwood Road, Kings Mountain'NC 704.739.3446 or Mobile 704.297 Candidate Q&A 1C Voters head to the «ELIZABETH STEWART 2 lib.kmherald@gmail.com Kings Mountain area voters will join their Cleveland County neighbors at the polls Tuesday to elect a president of the United States, a governor, a 10th District congress- man or congresswoman, two senators and three members of the county board of com- missioners, among others, Polls open at 6:30 a.m. and close at 7: 30 p.m. Six days before election day candidates were busy pumping hands, volunteers were manning Party headquarters here and at other sites in the county and the satellite vot- ing site at Boyce Memorial ARP Church was the busiest place in town. Long lines of voters stood on a cold, windy day at opening of the church site in Kings Mountain Monday morning. The satellite site will be open Monday through Friday from 10:30 a.m. until 6:30 p.m. The final day open before election day is Satur- day, Nov. 3, from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. In Kings Mountain, interest is centered on the race for three seats on the county board of commissioners held by incumbents Johnny Hutchins and Ronnie Hawkins, both Republicans, and Mary Accor, Democrat. Susan K. Allen of Shelby, Republican, is challenger. Kings Mountain attorney Tim Moore, Republican, is unopposed for reelection to his fifth term in the North Carolina House of Representatives. Bonnie E. Reece is unopposed for county register of deeds. Randy McDaniel is unop- posed for Soil and Water Conservation Dis- trict Supervisor in Cleveland County. Great Pumpkin Parade is today! Today (Wednesday) is the day for the ’Great Pumpkin Halloween Parade” and the spooks. and goblins will be out front and center at City Hall plaza at 10 a.m. Mayor Rick Murphrey will lead the parade from city hall to Patriots Park on Gold Street for post parade activities the children are sure to enjoy. Ellis Noel, the city of Kings Mountain’s special events coordinator, said the entertainment will include games, Halloween stories, sing-a-longs, and a haystack search for Halloween good- ies. One lucky child in each of the three age groups’ haystacks, will find the “Gold Pumpkin” and receive a $25.00 gift card toa focal toy store. There will also be an inflatable giant slide and obstacle course. The Kings Mountain Police Department will provide reflective bags for treats to the children and the Kings Mountain Fire De- partment will have a fire truck on display. Local mer- chants are encouraged to dress in costumes on Hal- loween to greet the children along the parade route. See the full schedule of events on page 7A. Civics students weigh in on issues «= ELIZABETH STEWART ..lib.kmherald@gmail.com The 18-year-old vote could be good or bad for candidates in next Tuesday’s general election. Katie Holland, KMHS senior and daughter of Lori and Joe Holland, turned 18 on Oct. 21 and voted for the first time Monday as early voting opened at Boyce Me- morial ARP Church. Kayla Heisler, KMHS senior and daughter of Roberta and Donald Heisler, turned 18 on Sept. 17 and will vote Tuesday at the Waco precinct. Both young women were among the 26 students in the AP Civics & Economics Classes at KMHS who lis- tened to the three televised debates and made their 8 HI 00200 choice « for [EE President of | 4 the US after | the debates. | “I thing |g they should stay on the topic «and not shift to venting on what one or | the other [8 wants to do or isn’t doing,’’ said Heisler who added that it would have been nice to include the third Party candidate Gary Johnson. Katie noted that “ques- tions were fair, I didn’t like interruptions and I would have liked more time for the candidates to share more about what they hope to do.” All the students in the two classes taught Matthew Hubacher and Coach Grayson Pierce re- ceive extra credit for taking Kayla Heisler by See ELECTION, 3A SPORTS, 1B Clark is first 4,000 yard passer! polls Tuesday LIB STEWART photo Lines formed at Boyce Memorial ARP Church Monday on opening day of early voting prior to next Tuesday’s general election. Voters were bundled up to keep out the wind as they waited their turn to enter the church fellowship hall. Early voting continues this week from 10:30 a.m.-6:30 p.m. and on Saturday, the final day, from 9 a.m.-1 p.m. bee. wi . Afestival goer admires some of the pumpkins carved at the Braver Pumpkin Festival last Saturday. See more pictures from the festival on page 8A of today’s Herald. photo by Beth Brock Harris named Main Street Director An excited Jan Harris, 51, on her first day as the new Main Street Director already likes calling Kings Mountain home. Harris was hired by the City of Kings Mountain this week in the new position. Her office will be located in the city-owned building be- - side the old Cup & Saucer on King Street. The building has formerly housed Cold- well Banker and before that ~ a doctor’s office. “] want to build on what is here and bring together all the great partners,” said the Toccoa, Ga., native and for- mer Waycross, Ga., resident. Harris is no stranger to economic and downtown de- ‘velopment. For 14 years she worked as a Main Street di- rector in cities of 5,000 to 50,000 population and is na- tionally Main Street certified by the National Institute of Historic Preservation, Wash- ington, DC. For the past five years she has worked in the private sector in South Geor- gia, primarily with the photo by ELLIS NOELL Jan Harris, seated, has assumed new duties as Main Street Director for the the City of Kings Mountain. City Manager Marilyn Sellers and Mayor Rick Murphrey, standing, welcome Harris to the city. “The city is very support- ive of the Main Street pro- gram because downtown is the heartbeat of our.commu- Sellers, welcoming Har- ris, said “we’re excited. Jan will be a great fit for our community.” home in the Oak Grove com- munity this week. She said she welcomes the opportunity to meet START RIGHT. START HERE” Bridges Traelatue. Hardware 301 win gs St. » Kings Mountain ¢ 704-739-5461 9 Chamber of C 3 ity.” sai i i See STUDENTS, 7A amber of Commerce nity,” said the mayor. 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