Most of us fully expect banks, post offices and schools to be closed on Labor Day.
Need to know other services affected by the holiday?
Here’s look at what schedules will be altered:
Trash collection
GastonCounty: No trash collection on Monday for any cities served by the county
Cherryville: Garbage pickup delayed one day throughout the week
Lowell: Garbage pickup delayed one day throughout the week
Belmont: Garbage pickup delayed one day throughout the week
Ranlo: Garbage pickup delayed one day throughout the week
Bessemer City: Monday trash collection postponed until Tuesday. The rest of the week will run on schedule.
Mount Holly: Monday trash collection postponed until Tuesday. The rest of the week will run on schedule.
Gastonia: Monday trash collection postponed until Tuesday. The rest of the week will run on schedule.
Municipal meetings
Two city council meetings had to be moved because of Labor Day.
Belmont City Council will meet at 7 p.m. Tuesday
Stanley City Council will meet at 6 p.m. Thursday.
You can reach Diane Turbyfill at 704-869-1817 and twitter.com/GazetteDiane.