Kings Mountain's Mason made a Colonel

Congressman Ben Chandler (right) stopped by the Lincoln County Democratic Party Rally at the high school on Saturday night and presented Millard Mason, 89, with a certificate from Governor Steve Beshear, making him a Kentucky Colonel. (Photo by T. J. Hill)

Congressman Ben Chandler stopped by the Lincoln County Democratic Party Rally at the high school on Saturday night and presented Millard Mason, 89, with a certificate from Governor Steve Beshear, making him a Kentucky Colonel.  Mason, a life-long resident of Kings Mountain, is a farmer and World War II veteran.