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City of KM and KM Gateway Trail host Earth Day Celebration April 20 The City of Kings Mountain in partnership with the Kings Mountain Gateway Trail will celebrate the 54th Anniversary of Earth Day by hosting an Earth Day Celebration on Saturday, April 20, 2024. Free activities will be provided by various community organizations and vendors. Dino Encounters by Ross plans to bring some very cool dinosaur friends and fossils to the event. Woody the Owl will be there too. Other attractions will include Son Ridge Farms’ Petting Zoo, Woodworking, Live Encampments, Upcycle Artisans, a Music Jamboree presented by The Dancing Fleas, and a live performance by Bright Star Touring Theatre called Gus Goes Green. The Butterfly Release is by far a crowd favorite! Make plans to help release 300 Painted Lady butterflies back into their natural habitat. This activity supports the national and environmental cause to save our pollinators. Extra parking is across the street from the trailhead and along Quarry Road. Come out, celebrate our beautiful earth, and enjoy a walk on the trail! This special event will begin at 11:00 am. The Kings Mountain
Gateway Trail is located at 807 South Battleground Avenue. For more information on Earth Day, contact the City of Kings Mountain’s Marketing, Tourism, and Events Department at 704730-2101, or visit their website at www.KingsMountainEvents.Com. The Dancing Fleas will perform at Earth Day on Saturday, April 20. (Photos by City of Kings Mountain)
Dino Encounters by Ross will bring dinosaur friends and Bright Star Touring Theatre will bring a fossiles live performance called Gus Goes Green.
Lots of fun activities for the kids.
This photo of Julie Yawn, left, and her staff was taken two weeks after the restaurant opened in 2004. Photo Herald Archives
Teresa Byars shared this photo on Facebook from the Southbound.
Chat-n-Nibble to celebrate Accident on I-85 leaves one killed, another injured 20th anniversary By Loretta Cozart
By Loretta Cozart The Chat-n-Nibble restaurant at 415 N. Piedmont Avenue in Kings Mountain is celebrating its 20th anniversary on Tuesday, April 23, starting at 6 a.m. Customers can enjoy cookies, punch, and giveaways on this special day. The restaurant's Special of the day will be their delicious deep fried pork loin, a popular dish among the customers.
Julie Yawn, who owns the restaurant with her husband Jerry, shared her excitement about the anniversary. Two decades ago, the Yawns lived in Gastonia and decided to go into the restaurant business. Julie's parents ran a restaurant for 20 years in their native Kentucky, so the commercial kitchen wasn't new to her. A friend who worked in sales noticed the empty building on North Piedmont Avenue. So, Julie visited, loved the place, and decided to start See CHAT, Page 5A
One truck driver was killed, and another injured after two tractor-trailers collided on I-85 South on Sunday, April 14, afternoon around 3:35 pm, according to WCNC. Three hours later, I-85 South was reopened. According to troopers, one tractor-trailer was in the far-right lane, attempting to move onto the shoulder of the road with a flat tire, when the second truck merged into it at full speed and both trucks then caught fire. The fire engulfed a tractor-trailer involved in the
crash, and the blaze emitted thick, black smoke. According to troopers, the truckdriver traveling at full speed died. The other driver also sustained injuries. Crowders Mountain Fire Department, Gastonia Fire Department, Tryonota Fire Department, Gaston Emergency Medical Services, Gaston County Police Department, North Carolina State Highway Patrol, Kings Mountain Fire Department and Bessemer City Police Department all responded to the crash and subsequent fire.
Traffic was snarled for hours after the deadly crash of two tractor-trailers on Sunday. Photo by Amy Mohaugen
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