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Volume 137 • Issue 42
Wednesday, October 15, 2025
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Good food brings the community together By Loretta Cozart
Come on out to the Outdoor Yard Sale on October 24. You never know what treasure you might find. (Photo provided)
Patrick Sr. Center yard sale Oct. 24 The Patrick Senior Center at 909 E King St in Kings Mountain will have its 9th Annual Fundraiser Yard Sale / Bake Sale / Craft Sale on Friday, October 24, from 9 am until 12 pm. The public is welcome to shop. Seniors can rent a table to sell their items
for $5. If you would like to donate a baked good for the event, please let them know. All proceeds from the table rentals and baked sale go to our Pet Food Pantry. Call the Center for more information at 704734-0447.
Rotary Spaghetti Supper Oct. 24 By Loretta Cozart The Kings Mountain Rotary Club will hold its famous ‘Rotary Spaghetti Supper” on Friday, October 24, from 5 p.m. until 7 p.m., between Kings Mountain and Hunter Huss. Individual plates are $15.00. Donations are also being accepted and will include the following tickets: • $50.00 donations - 4 tickets • $70.00 donations - 6 tickets • $90.00 donations - 8
tickets • $135.00 donations - 12 tickets Event sponsor levels include: • $1,000 100 tickets • $500.00 45 tickets • $250.00 20 tickets This event raises funds for the Rotary scholarships given to KMHS seniors, the Rotary backpack weekend food program, Thanksgiving lunch for the seniors, and other community projects funded by the club. The club has also supported other projects in the community, such as the KM Touchdown Club, Hospice, and Boy Scouts, among others.
Need to report a water or sewer issue? The City of Kings Mountain has made it easier to report water and sewer issues. You can now submit your request directly through the city’s online “Request Tracker” program. Using this program helps city services to respond faster and ensures that the resident’s concern goes directly to the right team to address the problem.
To report a water issue, go to https://www.cityofkm. com/forms.aspx?fid=88. To report a sewer issue, go to https://www.cityofkm. com/forms.aspx?fid=90. The City of Kings Mountain maintains 107 miles of water mains, 107 miles of sewer mains, and 32 pump stations. The City of Kings Mountain thanks the public for helping to keep our community running smoothly.
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Gail Hunter and her husband, Norris Hunter, own Doane’s Carolina Café at 105 S. Cansler St., in Kings Mountain, NC. “Everyone calls him by his nickname, Doane. We live right here in the great city of Kings Mountain, North Carolina. I’ve been here my whole life. I went to Davidson Elementary, then Central, graduated from Kings Mountain High in 1972, and later attended Gaston College. Doane attended Compact and graduated from Kings Mountain High School back in 1969. When asked what inspired the couple to open a restaurant, Gale answered, “Doane’s been cooking chicken for 25 years at Bynum Chapel A.M.E. Zion Church. One day, someone said, ‘You ought to open a café and serve that chicken.’ We were both retired, and we said, ‘Well, why not?’ Just a few days a week. That was five years ago, October 1. Cooking for a restaurant takes a lot of work. “We serve fresh whole flounder, straight from the coast, croaker,
Gale and Doane Hunter with their signature thick-cut fried pork chops. Photo by Loretta Cozart knit community. For Gale and Doane, it’s all about community. “When people walk into our café, it’s like coming home. Old classmates come in, neighbors from back in the day, church
Two Kings Casino Topping Off Ceremony set for October 27 The Catawba Two Kings Casino Resort is hosting its “Topping Off Ceremony” on Monday, October 27th at 10:00 a.m., according to a post on the Catawba Nation’s social media page, Meta (Facebook). This marks the placement of the final structural beam for the casino project. It is a celebration framed as both a cultural milestone and a construction achievement. The social media post encouraged community members and stakeholders to “Come out and join us!” A topping off (or topping out) ceremony is a traditional milestone in construction that marks the moment when a building’s structure reaches its highest point. It is both symbolic and celebratory, with roots going back over a thousand years. It signifies the completion of the building’s frame, often when the final steel beam or roof truss is placed. After this, the project shifts from heavy structural work to interior systems and finishes. The casino is roughly a
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The Topping Off Ceremony is set for the Catawba Two Kings Casino on October 27. Photo by Catawba Two Kings Casino Resort $1 billion project, spanning 2 million square feet when complete, featuring a 24-story hotel with 385 guest rooms and a casino complex with 4,300 slot machines and 100 table games at full build-out. The facility will include 11 dining outlets, 11 bars with a center bar and sports bar, players’ lounge, 2700-space parking garage, and 800 exterior surface parking spaces.
Opening of the introductory casino (Phase 1) with approximately 1,350 slots, 20–22 table games, a restaurant, bar, and sports betting kiosks is expected in the Spring of 2026, replacing the current temporary facility. The full resort launches in 2027. To RSVP for the “Topping Off” event, sign up online at https://www.twok-
candidates on Tuesday, October 21, at 6:30 pm at Mt. Zion Missionary Baptist Church’s Family Life Center. They encour-
age you to attend and get to know those who want to represent you! For more information, contact them at thedavidsonassociation@
ingscasino.com/rsvp. RSVP by October 17th. If you have questions regarding your RSVP, please get in touch with VIP Services at vipservices@twokingscasino.com. The Two Kings Casino is located at 538 Kings Mountain Boulevard near Exit 5 on Interstate 85, just north of the South Carolina state border.
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friends, young families. And everyone has something in common: good food and good memories.” Good food brings the community together - always has, always will.
Meet the candidates at Mt. Zion Snoopy and the Peanuts gang await you for a photo in Linus’ Pumpkin Patch.
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whiting, and perch. We also serve fried chicken, wings, chicken tenders, corn dogs, and bologna sandwiches. But our thick-cut, bone-in pork chops? That’s our bestseller,” Gale shares with a smile. “And then there are the sides. You know, macaroni and cheese, potato salad, collard greens, slaw, fries, hushpuppies, fried okra, and those crispy fried green tomatoes. People love my collard greens. For dessert, we offer pound cake and red velvet cake with nuts. “My mom and dad moved here from Shelby back in 1952 and built our home on Cherokee Street. We had a great neighborhood. You could walk to town to shop; we had lots of stores, including an A&P and B&B Grocery. Folks here knew your name. And they still do,” she said. “When I was younger, I worked in Gastonia and Charlotte, but I ended up spending my career right here in Kings Mountain at Foote Mineral for 24 years. I'm not used to a big, big, big, big city. Growing up, this was just a tight-
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