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Wednesday, August 2, 2023
CHS principal; staff getting ready for August 14’s Freshman Transition Camp by MICHAEL E. POWELL Editor michael@cfmedia.info
It will soon be time for all Cherryville students and prospective students to look forward to – or at least, toward – getting back to school; to the classrooms that await them. In the case of Cherryville’s only high school, CHS, Principal Shawn Hubers said his upcoming school year starts with getting his newest students; his freshmen, centered on just what is expected of them and what they will be doing once school starts in earnest. That start, for them, begins with Freshmen Orientation, or as Hubers terms it, “Freshmen Transition Camp.” Said Mr. Hubers last week, “Our Freshmen Transition Camp will be held on Monday, Aug. 14, 2023 from 8 a.m. until 11:30 a.m., at Cherryville High School. Information about scheduling, academic requirements, athletics, clubs, and activities will be provided. All freshmen will receive
The old basketball court at Westgate Park before its “rehabbing.” (photos by MEP/The Eagle/CF Media)
Cherryville High School’s Freshmen Transition Camp is slated for Aug. 14. (Eagle file photo by Michael E. Powell/CF Media) their semester class schedule at the end of Freshmen Camp.” He continued, “Students will take a guided tour of our campus, as well as have the opportunity to ask any questions they may have about our school.” Mr. Hubers noted that Cherryville High School (CHS) student leaders and classroom teachers will speak with the incoming freshmen and “…offer advice that will lead to overall
student success.” Furthermore, he added, “Our guidance counselors and Career Development Coordinator will be available to answer questions related to student services, scheduling, and career pathways. This camp will only be for students. We will have a parent information night during the month of September.” Said Hubers, “If you have not registered your See CAMP, Page 2
City Council’s July 25 work session a short one last week Six older city vehicles to be listed on gov. deals.com web site by MICHAEL E. POWELL Editor michael@cfmedia.info
In their Tuesday, July 25, work session, Cherryville city council approved the agenda then moved on to discuss placing six city-owned items for sale on the gov.deals
website. Those items, as per Public works director Chris J. King, were as follows: a 2005 Bandit chipper; a 2011 Ford Escape SUV; a 2009 International garbage truck; a 1989 GMC bucket truck; a 2003 Ford F-250 Super Duty truck; and a 2000 Ford F-150 truck. Council had photos of the listed items and their respective conditions to view in order to see what was being sold and/or listed.
Next up on the agenda was a discussion by city manager Brian Dalton of Terrace Estates, a new area off Black Rock School Road, that has been the subject of a number of possible housing units being built there at some point. It was decided that the issue will go before the Planning and Zoning Board again. In other business, council was informed that the two Westgate Park courts; See SESSION, Page 4
Ballard running in Republican primary for lieutenant governor by THERESA OPEKA Carolina Journal
During the American Legion’s State games opening ceremony, Area IV Commissioner Jerry Hudson presented Post 100 Head Coach Bobby Reynolds the Area IV Championship trophy. This was the 21st Area IV Championship for Post 100 baseball. (photo provided)
Gaston County accepts land parcels from Cherryville ETJ Board places R-1 residential zoning on each of the five parcels by ADAM GAUB Gaston County Communications
GASTONIA, N.C. –
Following a vote in May by the Cherryville City Council to hand control of five land parcels in that city’s extraterritorial jurisdiction, the Gaston County Board of Commissioners accepted those parcels at a meeting Thursday night, July 27. As part of accepting the parcels, the board placed the R-1 residential zoning on each of the five parcels, which is similar to the zoning the land was under while a part of Cher-
ryville’s ETJ. The land in question totals 137.15 acres and has been identified as land that would become a part of the planned Piedmont Lithium mining operation. The Board’s acceptance of these land parcels is legally required by the state following the Cherryville Council’s vote. It in no way signals any intent on behalf of the County on any future Piedmont Lithium mining proposal.
Former North Carolina state senator and Lincoln County native Deanna Ballard announced on Monday, July 24, that she is running in the 2024 Republican primary for lieutenant governor. In a press release on her website, she said that “she’s running for Lt. Governor to pick up where she left off,” including fighting for children. “Financial security and constitutional freedoms are in jeopardy for working families – the backbone of North Carolina,” she said. “They have been stretched thin by inflation, looked down upon by elites, and told their way of thinking and worshipping is no longer mainstream. Enough is enough.” Ballard, who represented Watauga County, narrowly lost the 2021 Republican primary to Sen. Ralph Hise, R-Mitchell County, for Senate District 47’s general election. Hise secured 50.65 percent of the vote compared to Ballard’s 49.35 percent. The primary was one of the most closely watched in the state because of its unusual matchup – two popular sitting state senators fac-
Former N.C. state senator and Lincoln County native, Deanna Ballard. (photo provided) ing off after being “double bunked” in the same district due to redistricting. Ballard had represented the old Senate District 45 since 2016. She served as chair of both the Senate Education Committee and the Senate Education Appropriations Committee. “When parents are excluded from critical decisions affecting their child’s health and well-being at school, it really sends a message to children that parents’ input and authority is really no longer important,” Ballard said at a May 2022 Sen-
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