Earl Scruggs Center plans Saturday grand opening
For more than 10 years, Cleveland County residents and volunteers have worked to open the Earl Scruggs Center as a tribute to the county’s history and Scruggs’ legacy. But finishing, and opening, the...
View ArticlePolice: Man charged with first-degree murder in Saturday death (updated)
The Kings Mountain Police Department responded to 504 Phenix St. on Saturday around 1 p.m. in reference to a well-being check at the home. Officers arriving at the scene made contact with a man inside...
View Article(Updated) Cat wakes Cherryville woman before fire consumes home
Paula Shipley lost everything she owns when her mobile home was destroyed by fire Sunday morning. Only because of her 3-month-old kitten, Mittens, did she not lose her life. “I was asleep,” the...
View ArticleToday in history: Henry Ford gives workers $5 a day pay
Today is Sunday, Jan. 5, the fifth day of 2014. There are 360 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Jan. 5, 1964, during his visit to the Holy Land, Pope Paul VI met with Patriarch...
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Rain on Sunday, temps in the teens next week
A cold rain is heading to Charlotte to wrap up the weekend. Temperatures are above freezing Saturday and additional cloud cover will keep the thermometer from moving much. It should be just a rain...
View ArticleNC, US legislative openings a topic for lawmakers
RALEIGH, N.C. (AP) — Lawmakers come and go from North Carolina's General Assembly and congressional delegation. Now some elected leaders wonder whether it's time to change how to replace those who...
View ArticleWho got arrested? 1/5/14
The following is a daily arrest report provided by the Gastonia and Gaston County police departments and the Gaston County Sheriff’s Office. An arrest does not imply someone is guilty of any alleged...
View ArticleDangerous cold weather coming Monday
The National Weather Service in Greenville-Spartanburg has issued a wind chill advisory, which is in effect from 6 p.m. Monday to noon Tuesday. Locations, the foothills and piedmont of North Carolina...
View ArticleMan charged with murder after police find body in home
Police found one man dead in his home, and charged another person living there with first-degree murder. Kings Mountain Police officers went to 504 Phenix St. at 1:19 p.m. Saturday for a well-being...
View Article‘I think she’s an angel’
A Gazette newspaper carrier was in the right place at the right time to help an 85-year-old woman lying helpless outside her home. Cathy Savage was nearing the end of her paper route around 6 a.m....
View ArticleLand up for commercial rezoning
Developers want to make a patch of residential real estate in Gastonia more enticing to potential commercial users. The land being considered for rezoning involves 6.2 acres behind Tindol Ford and...
View ArticleCOLUMN: Bill Williams: Lots of fond memories from 20 years ago
He came out of the edge of the woods carrying his slingshot, his eyes wide and his 6-year-old imagination intact. “Pappy,” he said, “you were kiddin’ — I know you were kiddin’ — when you said there...
View ArticleToday in history: Figure skater Nancy Kerrigan was attacked
Today is Monday, Jan. 6, the sixth day of 2014. There are 359 days left in the year. Today's Highlight in History: On Jan. 6, 1994, in an incident that shook the world of figure skating, Nancy...
View Article10 Things to Know for Monday
Your daily look at late-breaking news, upcoming events and the stories that will be talked about Monday: 1. WHERE 'POLAR VORTEX' IS TAKING AIM: The whirlpool of frigid, dense air is ushering in snow...
View ArticleWhat's getting built in Gastonia
CITY OF GASTONIA - INSPECTIONS DIVISION BUILDING PERMITS ISSUED 12/30/2013 through 01/03/2014 PERMIT DATE PRIMARY CONTACT ADDRESS CONSTRUCTION COST DESCRIPTION OF WORK CENSUS TRACT PARCEL 57645...
View ArticleSome 'safe' funds may not be so safe
That mutual fund you bought, figuring it would shield you from pain in the stock market, may turn out to be a wolf in sheep’s clothing. I’m talking about the mutual funds in 401(k) plans, individual...
View ArticleSelling Gaston County: Whose home sold and for how much?
Real estate transactions represent transfer of real property recorded with the Gaston County Register of Deeds. The following property transfers took place last week. Alfred A. Taylor to James Taylor,...
View ArticleNew businesses getting a start
These corporations registered with the N.C. Secretary of State in the past week. Gaston County Alders Ridge LLC, Gray, Charles D. IV, 425 W. Franklin Ave., Gastonia Buddy Harper Team Realty...
View ArticleFire guts home; Family says furnace exploded
A family of four is staying with relatives after they believe their furnace caught on fire and spread throughout their home. The fire started around 4:30 a.m. Monday morning at 2115 Lowell Bethesda...
View ArticleGaston County's newest hotspot
Local library branches will soon become Wi-Fi hotspots. Equipment ordered in November makes it possible to equip the buildings with wireless Internet, allowing patrons Internet access on their...
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