🌱 How a Kings Mountain traffic stop uncovered $3 million in meth

Hi there, Kings Mountain! We've got your morning read ready! Read on to stay connected. ☀️

In today's newsletter:

• How a Kings Mountain traffic stop uncovered $3 million in meth
• Why a Kings Mountain dad is naming his son after a hero

Also on today's calendar: Holiday Wine Tasting: Paired Wine & Small Plates and 3 more events.

Today's riddle: My brother swallowed a box of firecrackers. - Is he all right now? 🤔 (Answer below!)

Weather forecast:

• Thursday: Rain; breezy in the afternoon, with a high of 53 and low of 46 degrees.
• Friday: Breezy in the morning, temps: high: 59, low: 28.
• Saturday: Plenty of sunshine, with a high of 56 and low of 37 degrees.

📰 News we're reading

• Deputies intercept 138 pounds of meth in Kings Mountain traffic stop (wsoctv.com) — Deputies stopped a car on U.S. Highway 74 in Kings Mountain and seized about 138 pounds of methamphetamine, which they estimate could have been worth $3 million on the street. The driver was arrested and jailed without bond, and the sheriff says the bust significantly disrupts drug trafficking in Cleveland County.
   

• A local police officer is naming his baby after his fallen partner (gastongazette.com) — A Mount Holly police officer who now lives in Kings Mountain plans to give his unborn son the middle name Avery to honor his fallen partner, Officer Tyler Herndon. After Herndon was killed in 2020, the officer scaled back his police work, started a plumbing business, and is focused on keeping his friend’s legacy alive for his growing family.
   

📸 Around Kings Mountain

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🗓 Upcoming Events in Kings Mountain

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★ Featured events ★

Saturday December 20

• Free Christmas Movie Event
  Joy Performance Center, 202 S Railroad Ave, Kings Mountain
  10:00 am

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Other local events

Friday December 19

• Learn Grow Play
  Kings Mountain, NC Calendar , 100 South Piedmont Ave. , Kings Mountain
  10:00 am

Saturday December 20

• Holiday Wine Tasting: Paired Wine & Small Plates
  Veronét Vineyards & Winery , 1549 Ike Brooks Dr , Kings Mountain
  3:30 pm

Sunday December 21

• Closed Sundays In-Person
  Mauney Memorial Library , 100 S. Piedmont Ave , Kings Mountain

Wednesday December 24

• Library Closed In-Person
  Mauney Memorial Library , 100 S. Piedmont Ave , Kings Mountain

Tuesday December 30

• Library Storytime
  Kings Mountain, NC Calendar , 100 South Piedmont Ave. , Kings Mountain
  10:30 am

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🗓 Events Nearby

Thursday December 18

• Toccoa Falls Eagles at Gardner Webb Runnin' Bulldogs Basketball
  Paul Porter Arena , 110 Lutz-Yelton Dr , Shelby
  1:00 pm

Friday December 19

• Handmade For the Holidays
  Cleveland County Arts Council , 111 S Washington St , Shelby
  9:00 am
• Story Time @ Union Road In-Person
  Union Road Branch Library , Branch Library - Meeting Room , Gastonia
  10:30 am

Saturday December 20

• Wicks & Wines Winter Soiree- Wine Tasting
  STEM Wine & Desserts , 222 W Warren St , Shelby
  1:00 pm
• Music Under the Stars: Merry Melodies
  The Schiele Museum of Natural History & Planetarium , 1500 E Garrison Blvd , Gastonia
  5:30 pm
• Cody Gentry
  Little Theater of Gastonia , 238 S Clay St , Gastonia
  7:00 pm

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💬 Chatter

What your neighbors are talking about on social media

• McDonald's posted a job opening for Hourly Shift Managers starting up to $16/ hour once McDonalds certified in Kings Mountain. Apply here.
• Wendy's posted a job opening for Crew Member in Kings Mountain. Apply here. You can search for other jobs near Kings Mountain here.

🗞 Nearby News

Bessemer City

• Bessemer City man faces 40 charges related to internet sex crimes against children (wccbcharlotte.com)
• Gaston County man killed in crash memorialized by the city he served (gastongazette.com)
• Four-Star Offensive Playmaker Legend Bey Announces He Will Sign with Ohio State After Securing Release from Scholarship Agreement with Tennessee (elevenwarriors.com)

Gastonia

• Gastonia man dies in camper fire (gastongazette.com)
• How Gastonia police tracked a woman charged in a fatal hit-and-run (gastongazette.com)
• Powerball ticket sold in Cumberland County wins $50,000 in Saturday drawing (cbs17.com)

Ok Kings Mountain! So now you're in the loop about what's happening today. Thanks for reading, and see you in your inbox next time! Oh -- and if you like what you're reading, invite a friend to Patch AM!

-- The Patch AM Team

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