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Stroll through Patriots Park and experience Costner’s Christmas Lights Extravaganza. (photo provided) MOUNTAINEER FANS CELEBRATE AT KM COUNTRY CLUB – This group of Kings Mountain Mountaineer fans were ecstatic after the last second touchdown scored against the West Charlotte Lions last Friday night. The Mountaineers won the game 22-19 with just a little over 10 seconds remaining. See more action highlights and game details on Page 1B.
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Saturday, December 3
It’s time to ring in the holiday season, and this year there is no better place to celebrate than in Downtown Kings Mountain with a month-long Kings Mountain Christmas Festival featuring amazing Christmas lights, interactive experiences, and free festive fun for the entire family. Make plans to gather downtown for an evening with, Christmas lights, carriage rides, hayrides, train rides interactive characters, and much more!
KM Christmas Festival KM Christmas Parade takes over Patriots Park Join your friends downtown as the city presents the Kings Mountain Christmas Parade, December 3 at 3 p.m. The parade will line-up at 1:00 p.m. on East Gold Street near Mountain Rest Cemetery, proceed downtown and turn right on up South Battleground Avenue and right on US 74 near the overhead bridge on King Street, and disband on Deal Street located near Advance Auto Parts. Over 100 entries are expected for this special parade, including the Kings Mountain High School Marching Mountaineers, Mayor Scott Neisler, City of Kings Mountain’s City Manager and Elected Officials, Cleveland County Commissioners, the Catawba Shrine Club’s Gator Patrol, and the jolly ole
Kings Mountain Christmas parade will be held on December 3. Parade registration has been extended to Dec. 23. See details on page 3A. (Photo provided) elf himself, Santa Claus, and many other surprises. Kings Mountain own 2022 Mountaineer Football Team will serve as Grand Marshals for this special event. The Christmas Parade will impact various roads
beginning on Gold Street at the intersection of Highway 161; west down Battleground Avenue (216); east on 74 Business, then south on Deal St. Motorists are urged to use extreme caution while traveling See PARADE, Page 3A
Heating assistance for qualified families Cleveland County Department of Social Services is now taking applications from individuals who need financial assistance with paying their heating bills. Each eligible household may receive up to a maximum of $600 per year for heating and cooling assistance combined. This is a federally-funded program and the total amount that Cleveland County received for heating and cooling assistance this year was $547,000. Of this total funding, $264,000 was paid to 1,342 households for cooling assistance this past summer.
That deduction leaves a remaining balance of $283,000 in the County’s emergency fund to pay for heating bills this winter. To be eligible to receive financial assistance with heating, a household must: • Be located in Cleveland County • Have at least one U.S. citizen or non-citizen who meets the eligibility criteria • Have income equal to or less than 150% of the federal poverty limit For example: • For a household of one, an income of $18,732 or less • For a family of four, an income of $38,628 or less • Have a health-related issue that might be made worse without heat
• Have a utility bill that shows how much is owed to the utility company • Be responsible for their heating cost Each household is individually evaluated, and if determined eligible for assistance, payments are made directly to the household’s utility company. Each household can receive a maximum of $600 per year in heating and cooling financial assistance. For example, if a household received $200 for cooling assistance this summer, they would be eligible to receive up to $400 more for heating assistance this winter. This program provides a total payment to the utility See HEATING, Page 3A
Kings Mountain takes great pride in its special blend of family friendly holiday magic. Step into a Hallmark movie as twinkling Christmas lights illuminate city streets with Mayor Scott Neisler’s signature Downtown Christmas Fantasy Light Show where a dazzling display of lights synchronize to music playing on your car’s radio (tune into 87.9 to enjoy the show!) Stroll through Patriots Park and experience Costner’s Christmas Lights
Extravaganza, where one special display will be unveiled, guaranteed to take your breath away. Liberty Mountain Garden located at the Joy Performance Center will be transformed into a Downtown Artisan Market featuring local goods that will make the perfect stocking stuffers, and, of course, the extremely popular Polar Express Train Rides will be returning for another season. See FESTIVAL, Page 4A
KM Crisis Ministry helps neighbors in need By Loretta Cozart Kings Mountain Crisis Ministry (KMCM), an emergency organization sponsored by the Kings Mountain Ministerial Association, helps individuals and families in need in our community. With rising inflation resulting in greater needs locally, the ministry is asking the community for help. Last year, KMCM helped 2133 people with food. That is roughly 25 percent of all the people living in Kings Mountain. This year, 259 families got help with utilities, 128 families were helped with rent, 184 individuals received clothes, and 72 families received needed gas or kerosene. Executive Director Lisa Harrison shared, “The numbers are double what they were the year before, and we anticipate even more individuals and families will need help this coming year. Kings Mountain Crisis Ministry is unique to our area. Shelby and Gastonia have nothing like this, it is truly an example of Kings Mountain people taking care of each other in the community.” “The individuals and
Kings Mountain Crisis Ministry Executive Director Lisa Harrison checks the Clothes Closet inventory. Photos by Loretta Cozart families we help are in crisis, and they come from all walks of life,” she said. “They are in need, and we are able to meet them where they are and provide much
needed resources like food, rent, and utilities – to help propel individuals and families into a better position for success and well-being.” See CRISIS, Page 5A
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