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Call for h appointment today! 704.473.4048 786 Bell Rd., Kings Mountain Over 20 years’ experience! kmherald.net A a AGO pa-17-14 0024 SAONEY MEMORIAL LIBRARY 9 100 S KINGS MOUNTA Kings Mountam rierald Volume 126 ¢ Issue 10 ¢ Wednesday, March 5, 2014 Jor FA KE PIEDMONT AVE IRM gorne IN NC 28086-3450 15¢ Spring Sports Preview Section C Godspell opens Friday Wal-Mart Demolition for new store to begin soon Demolition is expected to start next month on the old Winn-Dixie building in Kings Mountain Plaza where the new Wal-Mart Neighborhood Market is ex- pected to be open by early November. Mayor Rick Murphrey said that job-seekers will be able to apply about 100 days before the opening of the store and Wal-Mart officials will announce the place for them to make application for approximately 95 jobs. Shoppers learned in No- ‘vember 2013 that Wal-Mart plans to build a 40,000 square foot grocery store, which will include a phar- macy, at the site of the old Winn-Dixie property. The mayor will make a presentation to the Kings Mountain Rotary Club Thursday at 12 noon about Wal-Mart's plans for the new construction. Wal-Mart operates nearby stores in Shelby and Cherryville. Business Showcase to kick off Tuesday Who will be Kings Moun- tain's Business Person or Business of the Year? The winner will be announced at the kickoff reception for the 2014 Business Showcase of the CC Chamber Tuesday, March 11, from 5:30-8 p.m. at Kings Mountain City Hall. Theme of the annual event is “Door to the Future” and local businesses will be featuring exhibits on the theme that will be on display at City Hall through April 2. Entry forms and sponsor- ships are available by calling Brutko at 704-739-4755 or email Shirley@cleveland- chamber.org. What would you like to see downtown? Community residents and downtown workers en- couraged to complete sur- veys to help strengthen the downtown district. The Kings Mountain Main Street Program has de- veloped a Consumer Survey to determine the wants and needs of the local commu- nity when it comes to shop- ping in downtown Kings Mountain. This survey is a joint project of the Organi- zation and Economic Re- structuring Committees and seeks to drill deeper into the Tw 98525700200 shopping habits of area resi- dents as well as the level of community awareness of the types of businesses currently found in downtown Kings Mountain. In order to figure out what he community desires in its downtown with regard to shopping, playing, work- ing, living and aesthetics, this survey will be presented to as diversified a group of area residents as possible. The survey will be available on the home page of the City of Kings Mountain’s web- site http://www.cityof km.com and on the Mauney Memorial Libraries website http://www.mauneylibrary.o 18 “Civic groups, church See SURVEY, 4A Hairspray a hit! Page 6B Over $1,000,000 raised Patrick Center campaign reaches goal, construction to start in summer ¢ ELIZABETH STEWART lib.kmherald@gmail.com In four months’ time the Patrick Center Building the Future Campaign has reached its $1,065,000 goal, with help from the City of Kings Mountain. The City has retained Cooper, Stew- art, Newell Architects, the architectural firm that designed the Patrick Center. The architectural firm has begun work on the construction drawings that will be used to bid out the construction, which is expected to start in the sum- Local students in statewide USFirst robotics competition z= DAVE BLANTON L dave.kmherald@gmail.com A big group of area stu- dents have spent the winter focusing and hustling in an intense competition that will take them to Raleigh later this month to show off their robotics, electronics and en- gineering skills. The USFirst Robotics Competition is a national contest for high school and college kids to build a robot — or a small team of robots, in some cases — that excels at scoring in a game pre- scribed by contest organiz- ers. The local team is called Cleveland County Cross Connectors and is composed of students from five local high schools: Kings Moun- tain, Crest, Burns, Shelby and Cleveland Early Col- lege. Students and instruc- tors froni Cleveland Com- munity College and a retired teacher are also part of the mer. “We met the goal, with help from the City,” said Carl Elliott, with the fundraising firm Research Develop- ment. We haven't tallied all the contri- butions, because we have had a flurry of giving towards the end of the cam- paign. The campaign is drawing to a close, but the contributions will con- tinue to come in, and I want to thank the mayor and City Council and all the contributors for their support. This has been a great team effort, and I feel proud and privileged to be part of the 40-person effort. “These kids Members of the Cleveland County Cross Connectors robotics | rat. project for an upcoming USFirst competition in Raleigh. See STUDENTS, 9A team. This is a great organization, which is changing people’s lives for the better.” Co-chairs of the steering committee were Alex Bell, administrator of Kings Mountain Hospital, CCHS, Mary Neisler, and Jim Pridgen, president, Firestone Fibers & Textiles Company, and honorary co-chair Mayor Rick Murphrey. Other members of the Gommitice were Lou Ballew, James Conrad, Deb- bie Crocker, Sheila Gentry, Emmanuel Filing ends Several seats up for grabs are all The last day of the spring filing period ended Saturday with a race developing for Cleveland County Sheriff, a three-man race for District Attorney 27-B, a race for the N. C. Senate District 46 seat, a race for the US Congress 10th Congressional seat and a sixth candidate for Cleve- land County Coroner. The spate of filing means that incumbent Sheriff Alan Norman (D) faces opposi- tion from Carl W. Jensen, (R) in the November elec- tion: In N. C. Senate, District 46, incumbent © Warren Daniel (R) faces opposition in November from Emily B. Church of Valdese, Democ- See FILING ENDS, 9A +4 Creating Dazzling Smiles that Brighten Your Life! Preventative, Restorative & Cosmetic Dentistry To schedule an appointment contact Baker Dental Care today! Call 704-739-4461 703 E. Kings St., Suite 9, Kings Mountain = www.BakerDentalCare.com Now Open on Fridays!
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