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Scooter’s Coffee Drive-Thru opens in Cherryville New store celebrates with Grand Opening, Friday, March 3 by MICHAEL E. POWELL Editor michael@cfmedia.info
Transplanted New Yorkers Tony and Janine Sas had a ribbon cutting and Grand Opening event last Friday, March 3, as their Scooter’s Coffee, franchise hosted Cherryville city officials and Gaston County officials as well. Scooter’s, best known (as per a media release) for “…its amazingly fast drive-thru, specialty coffee, and baked-from-scratch pastries,” added a new location at 2507 Lincolnton Hwy., in Cherryville, in front of the Walmart. By way of celebrating the event, the drive-thru loca-
tion allowed customers to get half off any drink when they pay with the Scooter’s Coffee mobile app! Tony and Janine Sas noted the drive-thru location is the first unit in N.C., adding they are “very excited” about being in Cherryville and in N.C. Sas, a retired NYC firefighter, and his wife, Janine, both had words of high praise for the folks of Cherryville and the state, saying how friendly everyone is, always waving and saying, “Hi!” The Sas’s continued, “We chose Scooter’s because of their core values of Integrity, Love, Humility and Courage. We love the small town feel of Cherryville and the people have been very receptive to our presence.” Cherryville Chamber of Commerce Board of Directors Chairman, Pete
Craft, welcomed the couple to Cherryville, saying, “We are always glad to see new businesses open in Cherryville.” He added the Chamber is here to support Scooter’s in any way, adding, “Your business is very important to us.” Mayor H.L. Beam, III, agreed, adding, “Welcome Tony and Janine, and let me say this: I am very glad to know you all have your amazing coffee in the K-cups form, which I use all the time!” Beam thanked the Sas’s for choosing Cherryville, bringing their unique product and business model to the town. He also thanked the various city staff members, city officials and city council members present at the ribbon cutting, as well as all of the Gaston County officials who turned out for the event as well. See SCOOTER’S, Page 3
Tony and Janine Sas, owners and operators of Scooter’s Coffee Dive-Thru, stand in front of their business, having just cut the ribbon on their business, one of Cherryville’s newest, located at 2507 Lincolnton Hwy., in front of Walmart. With them are a host of Cherryville City and Gaston County officials, as well as Scooter’s employees and well-wishers. (photo by MEP/The Eagle/CF Media)
NC communities to Council work session discusses ETJ receive nearly $500 properties; CPD staff position changes million in funding Money mainly for water infrastructure upgrades by THERESA OPEKA Carolina Journal
Gov. Roy Cooper and NC Department of Environmental Quality (NCDEQ) Secretary Elizabeth S. Biser announced Thursday, Feb. 23, that 249 infrastructure projects in 80 communities across North Carolina would receive $462.9 million to aid in cleaner drinking water and strengthen wastewater and stormwater systems.
The announcement was made at the Lexington Regional Wastewater Treatment Plant in Davidson County. “Every single North Carolinian deserves clean drinking water, and aging water systems are a threat to the health and economies of too many of our communities,” said Cooper. “Thanks to investments initiated by the Biden administration, we can make a once in a generation transformation in rebuilding water infrastructure for towns and counties throughout our state.” See FUNDING, Page 2
Nothing discussed; decided yet on Cherryville Historical Museum by MICHAEL E. POWELL Editor michael@cfmedia.info
Last Tuesday’s Feb. 28, 2023 city council work session was held at the W.J. Allran, Jr. Council Chambers in the Community Building.
The Cherryville City Council listens to comments from the crowd at this February 2022 meeting. (Eagle/CF Media file photo) On the consent agenda was a proposal to set a public hearing for March 13’s
regular city council meeting to discuss and vote on the city’s relinquishment
of the Extraterritorial Jurisdiction, or ETJ, properties to Gaston County for Piedmont Lithium. Planning and Zoning Director Alex Blackburn went over these issues with council, reiterating that the city staff “… received a Zoning Map Amendment application on Dec. 9, 2022, requesting the City of Cherryville” relinquish the noted properties located in said ETJ district “…to be included See COUNCIL, Page 2
Cherryville’s Arthurs boxes in Vegas’ Master’s Boxing Invitational Knocks down his opponent in 20 seconds; wins title belt
NC community colleges to offer quicker path to by MICHAEL E. POWELL elementary teacher licensure Editor michael@cfmedia.info
by DAVID BASS Carolina Journal
The North Carolina Board of Community Colleges recently approved a policy that makes it easier for bachelor-degree holding college graduates to obtain a teacher license and become elementary-school educators. The move is designed to increase the number of teachers in public schools after a pandemic-induced shortage has developed in recent years.
“North Carolina community colleges are making it easier and more affordable to become an elementary school teacher in your community,” said N.C. Board of Community Colleges interim president Dr. Bill Carver in a statement. “We are committed to supporting the needs of the state through education programs that quickly and appropriately prepare graduates for vital classroom responsibilities.” The teacher licensure program is slated to be available at five community colleges – Alamance, Central Piedmont, Fayetteville Technical, McDowell Technical, and Western Piedmont. The applications See LICENSURE, Page 2
Cherryville Golf and Country Club owner and operator, Dan Arthur’s, is a boxing practitioner of the “Sweet Science” and has been for most of his life. As a matter of fact, according to Arthurs, he has been fighting for most of his life, though many times it was not really for any sort of fame or fortune, and sometimes it had to do with… well, keeping someone from hurting him or his loved ones and friends; basically just staying safe. To say he has seen more than his share of battles is an understatement; he’s a scrapper, make no mistake of that! That said, it should then come as no surprise to any-
After strapping the winner’s belt on Dan Arthurs, 1960’s Middleweight champ Joe Cortez lifts the right hand of title bout winner Arthurs after Dan’s knocking opponent Randy Braden (seen leaving the ring behind Arthurs) down after 20 seconds of boxing. one who knows him that he loves a challenge and when one came his way recently, in the way of boxing in the
USA Masters Boxing Invitational tournament, which took place at the Las Vegas International Sports Center,
Arthurs, at age 69, went out there, registered, boxed in a match and won a Title Belt See ARTHURS, Page 10
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