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Wednesday, August 14, 2013
Tucker installed as Pastor of St. Matthew’s
Rev. Joshua Adam Tucker, 29, of Indian
Land, SC, was installed Sunday at 4 p.m. as
Pastor of historical St. Matthew’s Lutheran
Church, and likes calling Kings Mountain
home.
Tucker and his wife, Kristi, are moving
into the church parsonage later in the month
but already have acclimated themselves in
the community. Driving 100 miles round trip
every day to minister to the needs of his con-
gregation and also preach on Sunday, “Josh”
is enjoying meeting Kings Mountain people.
Mrs. Tucker has accepted a part time job at
Wells Fargo and is completing her degree in
Christian counseling on-line with Liberty
University, Lynchburg, Va.
Rev. Hobby Outten, Pastor of Resurrec-
tion Lutheran Church in Kings Mountain and
Dean of the Gaston Conference in the
Lutheran Synod, delivered the message at the
installation service Sunday and performed
the rite of installation. The Sacrament of
Holy Communion was observed with the in-
stalled pastor officiating. A reception was
hosted by the congregation after the service.
A 2006 graduate of Appalachian State
University and a May 2013 graduate of
Lutheran Theological Southern Seminary,
Columbia, SC., Tucker said he thought God
was calling him into the business world in
Rev. Josh Tucker
2006 and he went to work for 2 5 years with
Hanes Industries in Conover. “I learned that
God wanted me in the ministry and I entered
seminary,” said Tucker. He formerly served
at Crossroads Lutheran Church in Indian
Land and at Amazing Lutheran Church in
Waxhaw.
St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church was or-
ganized in 1876. Sunday School is 9:45 a.m.
preceded by coffee and fellowship at 9:15
a.m. Morning worship is at 11 a.m. The
Sacrament of Holy Communion is observed
first and third Sundays.
Rev. Josh Tucker, kneeling, was installed as the new pastor of St. Matthew’s Lutheran Church
Sunday. From left, Rev. David Drysdale, pastor of Holy Communion Lutheran Church, Dallas;
Rev. Hobby Outten, pastor of Resurrection Lutheran church and Gaston Conference Dean of
the NC Synod ELCA, is blessing the pastor; and to their right is Rev. George Rhyne, Pastor of
Antioch Lutheran Church in Dallas. Dr. Grady Howard Jr., a member of the church council, in
background, also assisted with the installation service.
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MURDER: progress being made in Smoker’s Etc. case
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sure,” he said. “The commu-
* nity needs closure.”
Officials are asking any-
one with information on the
shooting to call the Cleve-
land County Sheriff’s De-
partment at (704) 484-4822
or Crime Stoppers at (704)
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Store already
under investigation
Smoker’s Etc. had al-
ready caught the attention of
local law enforcement three
months before the crime that
left Davis dead. Norman said
that the Sheriff’s department
was investigating the store
for the sale and distribution
of laced potpourri — or “bath
salts” or “synthetic mari-
juana” as they are commonly
referred to. Bath salts pro-
duce a high — although often
an inconsistent high — that is
akin to crystal meth.
Sheriff’s deputies raided
the store in the spring and
took samples of every ques-
tionable product for sale on
its shelves. Those samples
were then submitted to the
FBI lab in Washington, D.C.
“That lab is very behind,”
Norman said. “Those results
are still pending, and that
case is still pending.”
Norman declined to say
whether investigators think
there may be a link between
the active bath salts investi-
gation and the murder at the
tiny, red-roofed store that
came amid a heightened law
enforcement crackdown on
the so-called bath salts,
which Norman and other po-
lice officials have called
dangerously addictive.
He said the sheriff’s de-
partment — working in con-
junction with the U.S. Drug
Enforcement Agency and
sheriff’s departments in
Spartanburg County and
Cherokee County had raided
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a similar business on U.S. 74
in Shelby called Smoker’s
Edge back in the spring, as
well. ;
The multi-jurisdictional
investigation in that case led
to the arrest of the proprietor
and the store being closed
down, he said.
The drug — or drugs — at
the center of such crack-
downs presents somewhat of
a moving target, both for
lawmakers and police offi-
cials who have seen their
prevalence spike dramati-
cally in recent years nation-
wide. That’s because
manufacturers are periodi-
cally tweaking the formula
to stay just ahead of new
laws that are gradually mak-
ing more of the individual
chemicals within it illegal,
according to Norman and
other police officials who are
working to crackdown on
their sale.
The newest version at any
given time is still intoxicat-
ing, but doesn’t violate the
letter of the law.
“What’s your actually
buying is potpourri that’s
been sprayed with some kind
of contraband,” he said.
“From a law enforcement
standpoint, it’s highly addic-
tive.”
Inspections
Cleveland County Health
Department inspected local
facilities during the period
July 22-Aug. 9.
They included: Chat N
Nibble 99; Mi Pueblito, 97.5;
Subway, Dixon School Road,
98; Subway, York Road, 98;
Patrick Senior C enter, 99.5;
Taco Bell, York Road, 98.5;
The Clubhouse, 94; Three
Point Market & Grill 94; and
Younguns Sports Bar 94;
Eaton Cafeteria, 98; Hardees
Kings Mountain, 99; Holiday
Inn Express Kings Mountain,
97; McDonalds, I-85 Kings
Mountain, 95.5, Little Cae-
sars Kings Mountain, 90.5,
and Summit Place, 98.