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704-484-1047 www.shelbyinfo.com Our 40th Year • Issue No. 37 • September 14, 2023 "In GOD We Trust" EARLY BIRD TICKETS UNTIL SEPT. 27TH FREE SHOWS WITH ADMISSION SKIP THE LINE! Buy Tickets Here: Clay & Associates R e a l E s t a t e Gary W. Self Broker Cell: 704-472-8949 Offi ce: 704-482-7316 gself1@carolina.rr.com 825 S. Washington St., Shelby, NC Liberty Mountain opens September 15 By Loretta Cozart Liberty Mountain: The Revolu- tionary Drama opens for its eighth season this Friday, September 15 at the Joy Performance Theatre in downtown Kings Mountain. The play shares the personal tri- als many families faced during the period of the Battle of Kings Moun- tain in the South during Cornwallis' Southern Campaign. When the Herald visited with Bob Inman and Jim Champion last week, Bob shared a significant fact about the victory at Kings Moun- tain. "When the battle was won, it swayed people to the patriot cause, helping them recruit more participants. The victory turned the tide in favor of the patriot cause and swayed public sentiment," he said. Nobody wants to back a losing cause, especially against the British, one of the most powerful and technologically ad- vanced militaries in Europe and the world. To do so could mean the loss of everything a family had worked so hard to achieve or the loss of the family altogether. Many settlers were unwilling to take that risk by fighting until people saw that it was possi- ble to defeat the British. The Battle of Kings Mountain gave them that hope. The battle took place eight miles south of Kings Mountain and is the pivotal histori- cal event for which the city took its name. Many descendants of this battle remain in the community and embrace that history in name and spirit. When asked about this season, Jim Champion said, "I am hopeful for this year." And Bob quickly pointed out that a sophis- ticated marketing effort is underway under Jim's supervision. "Thanks to our spon- sors, we have funds for a robust marketing plan utilizing geotargeted marketing." Geo- targeting creates more relevant, targeted promotions to engage consumers. "In addition, Albemarle is a new spon- sor," Jim adds. "Thanks to them, every fourth grader in Cleveland County re- ceived tickets for them and a parent. Every fourth grader in Cleveland County can see the play this year, around 1,400 students. That is huge." "Moving to the Fall allowed us to do a school drive. This year, three schools from Gas- ton, Cleveland, and Cherokee Counties will join us for three school-day perfor- mances. See LIBERTY Page 11 Overmountain men gather at Sycamore Shoals and pray before leaving for Kings Mountain. (Photos by Torrence Photograph) Patriots discover the location of Major Patrick Ferguson's whereabouts on their journey to Kings Mountain. Settlers arrive in the Carolinas to start new lives. While men march into battle, women fight equally as hard to defend their homes and support their families. Overmountain men gather to plan an attack on Major Patrick Ferguson.