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Coinhole creator Jackson Martin says game is a “Made in the USA” story Artisian Crafts all his boards in Lattimore-based shop by MICHAEL E. POWELL Editor michael@cfmedia.info
Coinhole creator and game-maker Jackson Martin proudly points out on his web site and Facebook page the game he created in 2008 is a “Made in the USA” story. It is… and a fun one at that. Martin is a very busy man these days, as his creation has taken off like the proverbial rocket and can be found pretty much locally and, by the creator’s own hard work and admission, all over the world these days. Martin’s web site proudly points out that on a particular July 4th holiAs you can see, based on this photo from Coinhole’s Facebook page, the game is made by real humans day, “…the team at Coinhole” was See COINHOLE, Page 6 in Lattimore, N.C. (photos from Coinhole Facebook page)
Here are a few (stacked versions) of unfinished Coinhole boards waiting to be finished and painted or decorated with various logos of your favorite college or sports teams.
Cherryville City Council members at last Tuesday’s work session. (photos by MEP/The Eagle/CF Media) Cherryville Mayor H.L. Beam, III, speaks at the 21st 911 Remembrance Ceremony, held at Starnes Auditorium. (Eagle/CF Media file photo by Michael E. Powell)
Short list of items take City’s 2023 911 Remembrance up bulk of Council’s Ceremony is smaller this year Aug. 29 work session
by MICHAEL E. POWELL Editor michael@cfmedia.info
Cherryville Assistant Fire Chief Colby Heffner said this year’s 911 Remembrance ceremony “… will be smaller” than previous years, noting, “We will have a memorial banner and wreath in the front yard of
CFD for citizens to stop by and leave flowers or simply pay their respects.” AC Heffner said the City of Cherryville and the Cherryville Fire Department hold the event every year – as they have for the past 22 years – to honor the memory of the 2,977 innocent civilians; 343 NYFD firefighters; 27 NYPD officers; and
37 New York Port Authority officers who were murdered that day at the hands of a small group of radical religious fanatics. He further stated the banner will be located in the department’s front yard area by the main entrance, and that “…any department is welcome to stop by to visit See 911, Page 2
Trump, Meadows, Powell among those indicted by Georgia grand jury by CJ STAFF Carolina Journal
North Carolinians Mark Meadows and Sidney Powell are among the 18 people indicted with former President Donald Trump by the state of Georgia for alleged crimes during the state’s 2020 elections.
A Fulton County grand jury returned the indictments on Monday. Fulton County District Attorney Fani Willis claimed that the former president led a “criminal enterprise” to alter the results of the 2020 election. The special grand jury convened in May of 2022 under the leadership of foreperson Emily Kohrs, 30, who drew criticism for her February 2023 media tour during which she revealed publicly their deliberative See JURY, Page 2
Mark Meadows, President Trump’s former chief of staff and a former U.S. House member for North Carolina’s 11th Congressional District. (photo provided)
by MICHAEL E. POWELL Editor michael@cfmedia.info
The main news at last Tuesday night’s, Aug. 29, city council work session was two-fold actually; a $15,000 check presentation by the Cherryville ABC Board Chairman James R. Beam. With Beam were ABC Board member Gail Jenkins and ABC store manager, Allen Fraley. Fraley is also a Gaston County Commissioner, representing Cherryville Township, said it was his pleasure to be at the meeting. The other news item was a presentation to the city by Electricities’ representative, Roy Jones, in which he requested that council “…take the appropriate steps necessary to approve the required Ordinance and other documents required concerning the long-term sale of power from the Catawba Nuclear Station.
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As far as the ABC presentation, Mr. Beam read from a prepared document noting that the Board’s total distribution to the city for the fiscal year 2022-2023 was $45,000, and their total distribution to the city for CPD law enforcement was $6,000. Beam noted ABC’s total distribution of funds to the city since 1982 to date are $1,026,486, and total distri-
The total revenue from the ABC system since 1982, noted Mr. Beam, is $1,905,286. In conclusion, Beam read from the statement, “The Cherryville ABC Board had another record-breaking year with annual revenue topping $1,650,000 for the FY ending June 30, 2023. With this additional check for $15,000, it brings the total distribution to the City
Cherryville ABC Board members Gail Jenkins, James R. Beam, and store manager, Allen Fraley, speak to the city council last Tuesday, Aug. 29. bution to CPD law enforcement to date is $208,800, bringing the complete total distribution from Cherryville’s ABC board to $1,235,286. Mrs. Jenkins, Mr. Beam, and Mr. Fraley told council the estimated revenue from beer and wine sales for FY 2023 is $25,000, with an estimated total revenue (since 1982) of $670,000.
of Cherryville for the FY2022-2023 to a grand total of $51,000 (including CPD Law Enforcement) which represents the largest distribution of profits for any single year! “In addition, the Cherryville Shrine Club received the Alcohol Education distribution again this year in the amount of $3,000.” See COUNCIL, Page 6