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Former Chief Jenks recognized at Dec. 12 Council meeting Regular session work also wraps up four zoning issues before holiday season by MICHAEL E. POWELL Editor michael@cfmedia.info
St. John’s Lutheran’s Youth and Family Director, David Whitesides, takes a “selfie” of him and the other pastors and laypersons who came out on Tuesday morning, Dec. 13 to pray over and bless the new Prayer Box, located on Main St reet. (photo provided)
Ministerial group unveils, dedicates Prayer Box on December 13 Prayer box located across the street from Cherryville Distributing, beside Brunner Automotive by MICHAEL E. POWELL Editor michael@cfmedia.info
A group of Cherryville ministers, laypersons, and interested individuals met last Tuesday morning, Dec. 13, to unveil and dedicate a
Cherryville’s City Council regular session of last Monday, Dec. 12, had a number of items to vote on and discuss, which began after they approved the previous agenda and the previous agenda minutes and closed session minutes from November. In Mayor Beam’s comments, he noted how the city’s staff and employees have all been very busy since See JENKS, Page 2
City Manager Brian Dalton and the Council recognize former CPD Chief Cam Jenks with a plaque at the Dec. 12 regular session. With former Chief Jenks are his family; wife, Ashley and son, Aiden. (photo by MEP/The Eagle/CF Media)
prayer box they hope (and pray, of course!) will be a great help to folks in this little town who are need of assistance from above, and maybe elsewhere as well. David Whitesides, St. John’s Lutheran Church of Cherryville’s Youth and Family Director, who works with the Cherryville Ministerial Association, said the Prayer Box Unveiling Ceremony finally came to fruition after many decisions and location changes. See PRAYER, Page 2
The Monday, Dec. 12 ribbon cutting at the new Piedmont Lithium Cherryville branch office at 116 E. Main Street. CAO Kris McVey cuts the ceremonial ribbon. COO Patrick Brindle (in green shirt) stands to Ms. McVey’s right, as a host of Cherryville city officials and staff and Piedmont Lithium staff beam with pride at having a new business on Main Street. (photos by MEP/The Eagle/CF Media
International company Piedmont Lithium opens Cherryville office Cherryville High School Education Foundation receives New Gaston County Sheriff Chad Hawkins is pinned at the check for $10,000 Monday, Dec. 5 Commissioner’s meeting as his family members look on. (photo provided) from lithium company
New Sheriff Chad Hawkins sworn in at Dec. 5 Commissioner’s meeting Brown, Hovis to again lead 2023 Board of Commissioners Former Cherryville and Belmont Police Chief Chad Hawkins was sworn in and pinned at the Monday, Dec.
5, organizational meeting of the Gaston County Commissioners. Looking on were his family and outgoing Gaston County Sheriff Alan Cloninger. Also at its annual organizational meeting, the Gaston County Board of Commissioners selected Riverbend Township Commissioner Chad Brown to serve as the board Chairman for 2023. See MEETING, Page 6
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by MICHAEL E. POWELL Editor michael@cfmedia.info
On Monday, Dec. 12, Piedmont Lithium opened a branch office in Cherryville in the newly redone Belk Building, located on Main Street. Piedmont, listed as “…a leading global developer of lithium resources critical to the U.S. electric vehicle supply chain,” announced the opening of a new office at 116 E Main St., Suite 100, adding in a media release, “The space will serve as a hub for community engagement related to our proposed
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Piedmont Lithium’s COO Patrick Brindle (right) speaks at the ribbon cutting on Monday, Dec. 12 of the company’s new office location on Main Street, in downtown Cherryville. With him are Cherryville Mayor H.L. Beam, III (left) and Chamber Board Chairman Pete Craft (center). since CHSEF’s inception in 2010, awarded “close to $400,000” to help and support the high school’s teachers. Welcoming PL to the historical Cherryville downtown location was Mayor H.L. Beam, III, who said, “Thank you for choosing us
and being willing to answer all our questions about the planned project.” Chamber Board President Pete Craft also welcomed the mining company to Cherryville’s Main Street. He introduced Downtown Director David Day, who See LITHIUM, Page 4 Like Us On
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Carolina Lithium project as well as the headquarters for the Piedmont Lithium Foundation: Power for Life.” They will still maintain their office in Belmont, N.C., as well, said Chief Administrative Officer, Krishna “Kris” Y. McVey. The event – a ribbon-cutting ceremony – was hosted by the Cherryville Chamber of Commerce and attended by chamber officials, elected officials of Cherryville, and other key members of the community. One of the highlights of the event was the presentation of a facsimile check for $10,000 to the Cherryville High School Education Foundation, received by its representative, Ms. Nan Davis. The special gift/donation, noted Ms. McVey and Ms. Davis, provides “…support (for) the group’s 2023 operating budget.” Ms. Davis also noted that CHSEF has,
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