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Volume 137 • Issue 43
Wednesday, October 22, 2025
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Bauman named KM Postmaster Earlier this year Jeffrey Bauman was officially named the Kings Mountain Postmaster, a position he is honored to hold. Bauman said, “As Postmaster, my goal is to ensure that customers of the Kings Mountain Post Office receive the best possible service whether it’s mail and package delivery or retail services.” The U.S. Postal Service has a long-standing tradition of connecting people— through letters, packages, and reliable service. Bauman is committed to upholding that tradition while working to enhance the customer experience in every way possible. “The Postal Service continues to modernize operations to better serve customers. They are becoming more financially sustainable, strengthening our workforce, investing in our high-speed processing and delivery network, using the latest technology and logistics, and ultimately providing service excellence to our customers,”
Last year’s parade begins. Photo by Gabriel Thomas
JEFFREY BAUMAN KM Postmaster said Bauman. “Whether it’s ensuring timely deliveries, improving our retail services, answering your questions about postal products and services, my goal is to make our post office a place of trust and support for everyone,” said Bauman. Bauman is honored to be part of a great postal team in Kings Mountain, and proud to serve this community as the Postmaster.”
A New Vision in Motion
Great Pumpkin Parade coming to Kings Mountain on Oct. 31 Trick or Treat, Bags of Sweets, Ghosts and Goblins walk down the street! The City of Kings Mountain will host its annual “Great Pumpkin Halloween Parade” on Friday, October 31. Children, along with their parents, are invited to gather at Cherokee Street Parking at 9:30 am to line up
for this spectacular spooky parade. At 10:00 am, the foot parade will travel to the Gazebo at Patriots Park for a howling good time. This event is open to children aged newborn to 4. School groups of children up to age seven are welcome as well. Kings Mountain Marketing, Tourism and Events Department, Mauney Memorial Library’s Harris Children’s Department, in cooperation with Dance Magic Studio, Cleveland County Childcare
Connections, and Cleveland County Partnership for Children, will provide entertainment, games, Halloween stories, songs, sing-alongs, and fun for all. Local merchants are encouraged to dress in costumes to greet the children and hand out candy along the parade route. Tables will be provided at Patriots Park for businesses to use to give away candy and treats. Afterward, children and parents are welcome to stay and play, have a pic-
nic lunch, take photos with the Peanuts gang in Linus’ pumpkin patch, or dine in one of the convenient downtown restaurants. The parade will start at the Cherokee Street parking lot and continue to Mountain Street, turn left on Battleground, cross Battleground at W. Gold Street, and ends at Patriots Park. For additional information, call 704-730-2101 or visit the website at www. kingsmountainevents.com.
Construction to begin at Thombs Moore fights to continue WNC Walking Track A new chapter begins for the City of Kings Mountain as the long-envisioned renovation of Thombs Walking Track at Watterson Park officially breaks ground on Monday, November 3, 2025. This project is a major step in the city’s comprehensive Master Parks and Recreation Plan, setting the stage for exciting improvements that reflect community needs and future growth. Project Features Include: • A fully renovated walking track • Brand new restroom facilities • A welcoming entry sign and information kiosk
• Comfortable benches and a covered picnic table What to Expect During Construction: For the safety of residents, the walking track will be temporarily closed during the renovation period. The city anticipates completion of this initial phase by mid-April 2026, weather and conditions permitting. Regular updates and progress highlights will be shared with the community throughout the project timeline. For more information and project updates, visit www. cityofkm.com or follow the City of Kings Mountain on social media.
Dashing through the Snow Performances in November Kings Mountain Little Theatre and Bobby and Tosha Dearmin – Cleveland County Farm Bureau Insurance present Dashing through the Snow, directed by David Baez. Performances will be at The Joy Theatre on November 7, 8, 14, 15 at 7:30 PM and November 8, 9, 16 at 3:00 PM.
Tickets: Adults $20 and students and senior citizens: $10 Accepting season member reservations at tickets@kmlt. org & 704-730-9408. Online ticket sales available at www. kmlt.org It’s four days before Christmas in Tinsel, Texas, and a parade of eccentric guests arrive at the Snowflake Inn to deck the halls with holiday hilarity. Trina, the innkeeper, has more than she can handle! It’s clear it will take more than a kiss See DASHING, Page 4A
recovery during the shutdown
U.S. Congressman Tim Moore of Kings Mountain introduced the Disaster Relief Continuity Act to ensure the Federal Emergency Management Agency’s (FEMA) disaster recovery efforts continue uninterrupted, despite Senate Democrats blocking a clean House-passed bill to keep the government open. “House Republicans did our jobs to pass a bill to keep the government open and continue Helene recovery in Western North Carolina and other communities that are rebuilding from natural disasters,” said Congressman Moore. But Senate Democrats blocked it. “Democrats are playing politics with people’s livelihoods and putting disaster recovery at risk just to jam through their $1.5 trillion liberal wish list. My Disaster Relief Continuity Act would ensure that Western
North Carolinians continue receiving the help they need, regardless of the dysfunction in Washington,” he said.
The Disaster Relief Continuity Act would temporarily authorize FEMA to continue essential disaster
2025 Community Table Thanksgiving Meals Sat., Nov. 22 The 2025 Community Table Thanksgiving Meals are scheduled in six (6) different locations around the county on SATURDAY, November 22, at 4 pm. You read that right, SATURDAY instead of the Wednesday before Thanksgiving. Feeding Kids Cleveland
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Congressman Tim Moore at the Broad River in Rutherford County, encouraging aid to continue during the government shutdown. Photo provided by Tim Moore
operations during a lapse in government funding. This includes life-saving response activities, continued payments for ongoing recovery projects, and support personnel working in federally declared disaster areas. The bill prohibits any funding for unrelated programs, new policy development, or nonessential administrative functions. In his floor speech in support of the Continuing Resolution, Congressman Moore said, “If the government is shut down, those relief efforts, which are vital to my state, vital to other states, including California that are dealing with cleaning up from disasters, vital to making sure that those things continue, if we shut this government down, those efforts will stop. That is malpractice. We cannot do that.
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County. decided to change the event to Saturday in hopes of increasing participation and welcoming more folks to the table for this wonderful, community-wide meal. This year's locations are a little different. We have two different locations from last year. Please see below for this year's locations:
• Mt. Zion Baptist Church, 220 N. Watterson Street, Kings Mountain, NC • Macedonia Missionary Baptist Church (Waco), 235 A W. Black Street, Cherryville, NC • Jefferson Park, 915 Buffalo Street, Shelby, NC • Bobby Bell Pavilion (NEW), 126 West Marion
Street, Shelby, NC • Holly Oak Park, 809 Holly Oak Road, Shelby, NC • Burns High School (NEW), 307 E. Stagecoach Trail, Lawndale, NC We hope you will attend one of the meals at a location near you on Saturday, November 22, at 4 pm. All are welcome!
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