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Volume 126 ¢ Issue 48 o Wednesday, November 26, 2014
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KM’s Tim Moore in line to be next Speaker of House
local lawyer choice of GOP for powerfu
ELIZABETH STEWART
lib.kmherald @ gmail.com
North Carolina's next
speaker of the House of
Representatives is a Kings
Mountain native and law-
yer who may be Cleveland
County's first in recent his-
tory and one of the young-
est to serve as one of the top
three political leaders in the
state.
Rep. Tim Moore
' (R-Cleveland 111th Dis-
trict) scored a first ballot
victory Saturday for the
nomination at a GOP cau-
cus in Asheboro, beating
out five other House mem-
bers who had also sought
the Speaker's job.
The telephone hasn't
stopped ringing in Moore's
King Street office this week
as he prepared to return to
Raleigh for a meeting with
newly-elected US Sena-
tor Thom Tillis, outgoing
Speaker, who is cleaning
out his office in Raleigh for
Moore and taking his staff
to Washington, DC in Jan-
uary.
“My voice mail has never
‘been fuller and I have never
received as many emails or
texts," said Moore, who said
he is very appreciative of
the outpouring of support he
is receiving. “I am thrilled
and humbled," he said.
One of his first orders of
business will be to hire an
expanded legislative staff.
He will be meeting with his
new chief of staff, Clayton
Sommers of Durham, in
Raleigh this week and they
and Tillis will be putting
together a transition team.
Since winning the Repub-
lican nomination he has re-
ceived “a very fine pool” of
resumes which he will take
with him this week as he
begins screening applicants.
Moore said he won't be
formally elected until Jan-
uary 14, the opening day
of the 2015 General As-
sembly. Since Republicans
have the majority vote—74
of the 120 House members—
Moore's election as Speaker
is expected, and following
election on Jan.14 by the full
body of the House he would
be the first to be sworn in
at 12 noon and then would
preside with the election of
a speaker pro tem and adop-
tion of temporary rules.
The House speaker can
set the legislative agenda
for the entire state, since
that person makes commit-
tee appointments and de-
cides when and if legislation
comes up for a vote in the
House, making Rep. Moore
one of the top three political
leaders in the state, along
with Governor Pat McCrory
and Senate leader Phil
Berger, both Republicans.
McCrory called Moore
in Asheboro Saturday to
congratulate him and also
came to Kings Mountain
Sunday to join Moore, his
father city councilman Rick
Moore, McRae Moore, 14,
and Wilson Moore, 12, sons
See MOORE, Page 3
| position in state
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BBQ WITH GOVERNOR - Governor Pat McCrory congratulated Rep. Tim Moore, the Re-
publican House members’ choice for speaker, at a barbecue stop in Shelby Sunday at Red
Bridges Barbecue Lodge. Seated on the left are Moore's son, Wilson, his dad, Rick Moore,
and Tim's son, McRae Moore. On the other side of the table are Rep. Moore, McCrory and
Moore's law partner, Justin Brackett.
Contributed photo
KM woman
remembered
© dave.kmherald@gmail.com
When a three-car acci-
dent last week took the life
of April Terry, the tragedy
left behind a large circle
of family and friends who
remember the wife and
mother of two as a fun-lov-
ing and uniquely generous
person who had her priori-
ties in order.
In the days following
the fatal wreck, her family
said they were touched by
the outpouring of love and
support that came from the
community.
“It’s been a big, horrific
shock, but everyone’s re-
ally coming together,” said
“April Terry
Wanda Allison, the mother
of the 35-year-old Terry.
“It’s been an outpouring
of love like I’ve never seen
See KM WOMAN, Page 4
Costner lights to glow
: ELIZABETH STEWART
¢ lib.kmherald@gmail.com
Twenty years of work, all
handmade in his shop, is sit-
ting in Grady Costner's yard
ready to sparkle with thou-
sands of Christmas lights on
8 Il 00200
Thanksgiving night.
For the Kings Mountain
man and his wife, Katie, dec-
orating for the holidays is a
present they give to Kings
Mountain and they plan to
continue for years to come.
Last week, Grady was fin-
ishing up a new archway
decorated with dolphins and
reindeer on motorcycles plus
some little pieces and, of
course, contacting Santa to
welcome his guests at 5:30
p.m. Thursday.
See COSTNER, Page 4
Christmas tree lighting kicks
off holiday season in KM
be
DAVE BLANTON
dave.kmherald @gmail.com
Children welcomed
Santa Claus to town Monday
night with songs and Christ-
mas wish lists at Mauney
Memorial’s annual Christ-
mas tree lighting. “This is
my favorite time of year,”
said Kings Mountain Mayor
Rick Murphrey, who deliv-
ered the welcome address.
“It reminds me of what
Christmas was like for me
as a child, and for my own
children. It’s a season for
caring.”
Kids gathered around to
hear the mayor give a dra-
matic reading of “’Twas the
Night Before Christmas.”
Later, ahead of Santa’s ar-
rival on a noisy fire truck, a
group of North Elementary
and Bethware Elementary
students entertained the
crowd with upbeat rendi-
tions of several Christmas
carols.
Not long after the man of
the hour made his entrance,
he was besieged with re-
quests for presents: video
games, puppies, bicycles
and of course computers
and other gadgets. But not
before the visitor from the
North Pole ceremoniously
flipped a switch to light up
A young boy sits on Santa’s lap so he can tell the man in red what he wants for Christmas
this year. Santa chatted with nearly 100 children at Monday night’s Christmas tree lighting
ceremony at Mauney Memorial Library downtown.
the biggest Christmas tree in
town.
To the delight of adults
and children alike the tall
spruce gave off a brilliant
glow against the dark night
sky.
A troupe of dancers from
Dance Reflections was also
on hand to put on a dynamic
Yuletide-themed show.
And the crowd was
treated to a soaring rendition
of “Santa Claus Is Coming
To Town” sung by Grand
Majestic Miss North Car-
olina Sophia Kellstrom, a
sophomore at KMHS. Mon-
day night’s festivities at the
library kicked off a month
of Christmastime events in
town, including the YM-
CA’s Jingle Bell Rockin’
Run on Saturday, Dec. 6.
photo by DAVE BLANTON
The 13th annual road race
expects to see more than 500
runners and participants join
in for a SK walk/run, a 10K
run and a Kid’s Fun Run at
Patriot Park. The fun starts
at 9 am. The city’s annual
Christmas parade takes
place later that day at 3 p.m.
Throughout the holiday
See CHRISTMAS, Page 3
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