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Truck catches fire on I-85 Saturday afternoon By Loretta Cozart
New Biscuitville location located at 716 York Rd.
Biscuitville to open March 1 By Loretta Cozart Greensboro based Biscuitville announced plans to open the Kings Mountain drive-thru breakfast restaurant on March 1, according to their sign. The location of the new restaurant is 716 York Road, in Kings Mountain. The restaurant chain opened in 1966 but specialized in pizza. In 1975, they opened their first store in
Danville, VA, followed by eight stores in North Carolina in 1978. Biscuitville offers a variety of breakfast options, from a variety of biscuits to muffins, pancakes, and breakfast platters. Those looking to apply should visit https://biscuitville.com/ and look for the yellow rolling pin at the top of the page and click on “careers”.
Community Lenten Services Planned The Kings Mountain Ministerial Association is planning to host community Lenten services this year. Due to Covid-19 the Lenten services were halted after the third service in 2020 and were not conducted last year (2021). The ministers would like to offer these services this year. Now that we know more about
this pandemic and how to safeguard ourselves, the ministers felt positive about resuming these services this year. However, the decision was made not to host fellowship meals after the services. The time for each service will be at 12:00 noon (Wednesdays) at various churches with a See LENTEN, Page 2A
KMLT Comedy
Deliver Us From Mama premiers March 4 The 2021-2022 season of Kings Mountain Little Theatre will continue with “Deliver Us From Mama”, directed by Amy Hardin, on Friday, March 4, at 7:30 PM. KMLT is pleased to announce that performances are scheduled for March 4, 5, 11 and 12 at 7:30 PM with matinees on Sundays, March 6 and 13 at 3:00 pm. THE STORY: Mama’s back—so chaos can’t be far behind! This rip-roaring, hilarious, high-octane race to beat the stork begins when
Walker Sprunt’s wife, Hayley, goes into labor with their first child. The problem? She’s in Alabama, and Walker (Robert Wagman) is in L.A., trying his best to get through a surprise visit from his meddling mother (Jackie See COMEDY, Page 5A
Just before five o’clock on Saturday, February 19, a work truck traveling North on I-85 near the Cleveland County line caught fire. The occupants of the vehicle were able to escape before the cab burst into flame. Clouds of black smoke bellowed into the sky above the scene. Within minutes, Kings Mountain Fire Department’s Engine 283 arrived, followed by a second firetruck. Fire and rescue members scrambled to get the engine fire of the Ford work truck under control. See FIRE, Page 5A
Smoke bellowed into the sky at the scene of a work truck fire on I-85 North on Saturday afternoon just before 5 p.m. Nobody was injured in the blaze. Photo by Loretta Cozart
Proposed wastewater treatment plant planned for the Dixon community By Loretta Cozart Project South, the proposed wastewater system for the Dixon community, was unveiled at a community meeting hosted by City of Kings Mountain, Town of Grover, and Cleveland County at the Patrick Senior Center on February 8, at 6 p.m. Citizens who attended the meeting were upset because they felt they had not received adequate notice of the meeting, and not all citizens in the Dixon Community received notice. A letter was mailed to residents on Thursday, February 3 and was received by most on Saturday, February 5. Due to the weekend, those residents were not able to reach out to the city until Monday, February 7, just one day prior to the meeting. On February 4, a post was made to the City of
Kings Mountain’s Facebook page stating, “PUBLIC ANNOUNCEMENT: All property owners South of I-85, near Exit 5 are invited to attend an informational meeting regarding a prospective utility Jim Patterson Road was mentioned at the meeting as a potential location infrastructure for the new wastewater treatment plant. According to the city, no site has Photo by Loretta Cozart project in your yet been determined. area. The meetThis post serves as notice in and sewer connectivity to a ing will be held on Tuesday, February 8th at case an owner or resident growing area along I-85 between Exit 8 and the South 6:00 p.m. at the Patrick Se- was missed.)” According to the city, 80 Carolina State line. The $45 nior Center, 909 East King Street. The City of Kings to 100 people attended the million project was funded Mountain, Town of Grover, meeting in which the project by the state for assistance in and Cleveland County are was discussed. The overview population growth and ecoexcited for the economic reviewed installing, owning, nomic development value in development progress this and maintaining a new sewer their last budget. No firm decision has project will bring to the re- infrastructure, a new stateof-art treatment plant, three yet been made regarding the gion. (Letters have been sent Lift Stations along route, See PLANT, Page 5A by mail to those in the area.
PHENIX MILL BEING DEMOLISHED– Portions of the old Dilling / Phenix Mill have been demolished, another part of Kings Mountain’s history in the process of disappearing. The Dilling Mill, later renamed the Phenix Mill, was built by Freno Dilling, part owner of Kings Mountain Manufacturing with W. A. Mauney. The Dilling Mill eventually became the Phenix Mill #2, then renamed the Burlington Mill, and was located near the intersection of Battleground Avenue and Baker Street. It was bounded to the east by Phenix Street. Photo by Loretta Cozart
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