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Albemarle Lithium opening downtown location in April By Loretta Cozart The Project Center, Albemarle Lithium’s new information center, at 129 W. Mountain Street in Kings Mountain is scheduled to open in April. The Herald caught up with Community Affairs Manager at Albemarle Corporation’s Kirsten Martin to get an update on plans for the mine in Kings Mountain and their new space downtown With the announcement of Albemarle’s recent acquisition of 800 acres in Chester, SC last week, the Herald asked if the newly announced Mega-Flex facility might impact plans for the Kings Mountain mine, lithium concentrator, and job and educational opportunities locally. According to Kirsten, there will be some changes. “Once See ALBEMARLE, Page 5A
Children scramble through Patriots Park searching for Easter Eggs. Photo by City of KM Special Events
Easter EGGstravaganza at Patriots Park April 6 Albemarle Lithium is opening their new location in downtown Kings Mountain in April. Photo by Loretta Cozart
KMPD responds to shots fired into a residence On Friday March 17, just after 11:30 p.m., Kings Mountain Police received a call of shots fired into a residence near Fulton Street and Gantt Street. Responding officers confirmed that several rounds had been fired at 113 Fulton St. striking the residence. There were no
injuries reported resulting from this criminal act. The Kings Mountain Police Department is asking for the public’s assistance in identifying the per-son or persons responsible for this crime. This is an active investigation and anyone with information about this case
More than 10,000 prize and candy filled eggs will be hidden across Patriots Park. Subway Cleveland Mall are proudly sponsoring four golden eggs to be hidden throughout the park. Inside each golden egg, a lucky egg hunter will find gift certificates redeemable at Subway. The EGGstravaganza will include a petting zoo,
compliments of Son Ridge Farms, music, and a visit from the Wendell the Easter Bunny himself. Along with all the fun, Battleground Community Church will provide free hot dogs and local businesses such as, Child Care Connections, Cleveland County Partnership for Children, and the See EASTER, Page 5A
is asked to please con-tact the Kings Mountain Police Department at 704-7340444. Or contact Crime Stoppers at 800-222-TIPS (8477) or submit a tip through the new Cleveland County Crime Stoppers P3 Tip App using the QR Code.
Grover teacher brings CPR to the classroom For the past 3 years Miranda McDaniel, PE teacher and Teacher of the Year at Grover Elementary, set up a heart obstacle course in which the students participate. The course is set up into the four chambers of the heart. Students learn how blood flows through their heart, to the lungs, into their body, and back to their heart. Students really get their heart pumping with the obstacle course and love it! Mrs. McDaniel talks to the students about how important our heart is and what we can do to make it strong and healthy. This year she wanted to do more! So, she decided to do hands-only CPR with 4th graders. At first the students were not sure about it but after talking and learning that at least half of the students in each class knew someone close who had suffered from a heart issue they seemed to be on board. Most thought they were too young and wouldn’t be able to do anything, but the students soon learned just how valuable they might be in helping save a life. With the help of Brown Emergency Training Center, we were able to use training manikins with the students to correctly perform CPR. Students worked in groups to help each other make sure they were correctly placing
Kings Mountain’s Easter Egg Hunt kicks off the city’s 2023 event season and what a kick-off it will be! Join them April 6, at 7:30 p.m. for an Egg-citing time at 220 South Railroad Avenue, as children, ages 1 up to 14, are welcome to hunt for colorful eggs filled with candy and toys after dark.
Happy Easter… stop and take a picture A photo opportunity awaits, as Wally the Bunny, Wendell the Easter Bunny’s cousin, has hidden some very large Easter Eggs within Patriots Park in a setting pretty enough for a family picture. The City of Kings Mountain Special Events invites citizens to stop by the park, take a picture with Wally and the Easter eggs and post it on Facebook using #HappyEasterKM. They will share picture submitted on their Facebook page. Patriots Park is located 220 South Railroad Avenue in Kings Mountain. Photo provided
American Legion National Commander visits Post 82 By Loretta Cozart
Miranda McDaniel, Grover Elementary School’s Teacher of the Year. Photo by Brandy Curtis their hands in the right place, pushing hard enough, and at a good pace. Students were really involved and cheering each other on to do their best. The students could be heard saying “you got this,” "don't give See GROVER, Page 5A
American Legion National Commander Jim Troiola visited American Legion Post 82, on Wednesday, March 22 to acknowledge the support of the American Legion World Series and other youth programs, among the Post’s many other accomplishments. Earlier in the day, he had visited Keeter Stadium and had lunch at LeGrand Center. Troiola was elected national commander of the nation’s largest veterans’ See LEGION, Page 5A
Post 82 Commander Martha Bridges with National Commander Troiola. Photo by Gary Schacher
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