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KMHS Homecoming Parade Friday Sept. 16
Streetscape update
Football is back! What better way to celebrate 100 years of Mountaineer football than to attend the Kings Mountain High School Homecoming Parade at 3:30 p.m. on Friday, September 16th? The parade will begin at First Baptist Church in Kings Mountain and travel down Mountain Street and Railroad Avenue, ending on Gold Street at Patriots Park. Roads will close early for this event. Please use extreme caution when traveling in this area due to the
For a brief period of two days, Mountain Street and Cherokee Street were open for traffic. The 100 block of W. Mountain Street saw traffic moving through and local business owners were excited to see cars flowing by, if only for a brief time. Beginning on Monday, September 12, the 200 block of W. Mountain Street saw the next phase of Streetscape begin and traffic blocked between S. Piedmont Avenue and Cherokee Street. This phase is slated to completed by October 31. City officials, including City Manager Marilyn Sellers, Special Events Director Christy Conner, and Economic Development Manager Michael Worley visited the shops communicating their plan and keeping the shopkeepers appraised of the situation. In addition, representatives from Green See STREETSCAPE, Page 2A
increase in motor vehicles
roads if you are impacted
and pedestrians. Please
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Go Mountaineers!
Patrick Senior Center Yard Sale this Friday The Patrick Senior Center in Kings Mountain will host a yard sale, bake sale and craft sale fundraiser this Friday, September 16, from 9 a.m. to 12 p.m. The event will be held inside and outside, rain or shine. The public is welcome to come shop that day. The Patrick Center will have a bake sale table at the event and will be accepting baked goods to sell at the table. If you would like to donate a baked good, please call the Patrick Center or bring it by on the morning of the sale. Come enjoy a morning of shopping while support-
By Loretta Cozart
With cars parking on W. Mountain Street over last weekend, merchants got a glimpse of times to come. The 200 block of W. Mountain Street will be closed starting September 12 until work is completed in that phase. Photo Loretta Cozart
KM Historical Museum 19th Annual Reverse Raffle and Auctions September 17 By January Costa KMHM Director and Curator
The Patrick Senior Center will hold a yard sale, bake sale and craft sale this Friday, September 16. Come out and enjoy a morning of shopping to help feeds seniors in need. Photo provided ing their efforts to feed seniors in need in the Kings Mountain area. The Patrick
Center is located at 909 E King Street in Kings Mountain.
Every September, Kings Mountain Historical Museum hosts a fundraiser to generate revenue necessary to support our programming. The Annual Reverse Raffle and Auctions has been acclaimed the “best event of the year in Kings Mountain” and this 19th annual fundraiser will be held in-person at the Joy Performance Center. The event will be held on September 17. “We anticipate a sold-out event with 300 tickets bought by individuals throughout the region, and we offer a Grand Prize of $10,000.” This year the 19th Annual Reverse Raffle and Auction will be back to the tradition again of the reverse raffle for prizes. Each ticket is $125 which gets two peo-
ple into the event with drink tickets, hors d’oeuvres and entertainment. It also includes a 1 in 300 chance of winning the $10,000 Raffle Prize, along with other raffle items! Unique auction items and great raffle prizes are included in this year’s event. Tickets are on sale now and can be purchased from Board Members, calling the museum, emailing the museum at kmhmdirector@ outlook.com or by mailing a check to Kings Mountain Historical Museum, P.O. Box 552, Kings Mountain, NC 28086.
This event is a great opportunity for local business owners to showcase their business while investing in the community. Kings Mountain Historical Museum is currently welcoming event sponsors as well as in-kind donations for auction items. The Museum is recognized as a 501(c)(3) non-profit tax-exempt organization; donations are tax deductible as permissible by law. To find out more about sponsorship and donation opportunities, please call 704-739-1019 or email kmhmdirector@outlook.com. For more information, please visit our event page: https://www.kingsmountainmuseum.org/annual-fundraiser You can also call (704) 739-1019 or follow us on Facebook and Instagram.
Casino opens onsite sportsbook Nuevo Pacto Wesleyan Church ahead of pro football season
Nuevo Pacto Wesleyan Church’s Inauguration Service held on Sept 3, 2022. Photos provided
held Inaugural Service Sept. 3 By Loretta Cozart Nuevo Pacto Wesleyan Church held their Inaugural Service on Saturday, September 3 at 2:00 p.m. in the Family Life Center of East Gold Street Wesleyan Church at 701 East Gold Street, in
Kings Mountain. East Gold is honored to host this developing congregation of Hispanic Christians! In less than one year, they have established a core group of approximately 20 committed Kingdom building laborers. Pastor Scott Whitney of East Gold Street Wesleyan Church formally welcomed the new church and cele-
brated their partnership in ministry together in Kings Mountain. District Superintendent Reverend Jerry Lumston was present to welcome the new church to the North Carolina West District of the Wesleyan Church and welcomed Pastors Jose Rodriguez and Elizabeth Padrón, as pastors of the new congregation. See CHURCH, Page 2A
On September 7, the Catawba Two Kings Casino opened an on-property sportsbook ahead of the pro football season, bringing sports wagering to greater Charlotte and a new option for sports bettors in the Carolinas. The temporary casino now features a branded Catawba Two Kings Casino sportsbook, agent/teller services with betting voucher redemption, as well as 30 betting kiosks in the sportsbook and
throughout the facility. The sportsbook is open 24 hours daily, and the betting kiosks can be accessed at any time during the casino’s 24/7 operating hours.
Patrons can now place wagers on an array of sports, including auto racing, baseball, basketball, boxing, football, golf, hockey, mixed martial arts and soccer. “We’re very excited to bring a sportsbook and betting kiosks to the Catawba Two Kings Casino so our loyal patrons can enjoy sports wagering,” said Trent Troxel, vice president of the Catawba Nation Gaming Authority. See CASINO, Page 2A
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